Biography:
Loudon Wainwright III (born 5 September 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright , children of his marriage to the late Kate McGarrigle. In 1970 he acquired a record deal with Atlantic Records, who released his first album.
A graduate of St. Andrew's School, Wainwright is best known for a 1972 novelty song hit Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)
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Other songs:
- Daughter
- Dead Shunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Drinking Song
- Got A Ukulele
- Hard Day On The Planet
- Tip That Waitress
- When You Leave
- A Year
- Black Uncle Remus
- Cardboard Boxes
- Dead Man
- Dilated To Meet You
- Donations
- Dreaming
- Four Mirrors
- Ghost Blues
- Glad To See Youve Got Your Religion
- Good Ship Venus
- Grey In La
- Grown Man
- Harlan County
- Heaven
- High Wide Handsome
- Hollywood Hopeful
- Homeless
- Human Cannonball
- I Had A Dream
- I Know Im Unhappy
- I Suppose
- Im Alright
- In C
- Iwiwal
- Love And I Hate It
- Lullaby
- Man And Dog
- Men
- Motel Blues
- Muse Blues
- New Paint
- One Man Guy
- Over The Hill
- Pretty Good Day
- Primrose Hill
- Prince Hals Dirge
- Reciprocity
- Road Ode
- School Days
- So Damn Happy
- Sometimes I Forget
- Strange Weirdos
- Strange Wierdos
- Suddenly Its Christmas
- Surviving Twin
- Swimming Song
- The Days That We Die
- The Picture
- The Shit Song
- Therapy
- Turkish Revelry
- Unfriendly Skies
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Unrequited To The Nth Degree
- Valley Morning
- What Gives
- White Winos
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- Your Mother And I
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Song: Cardboard boxes
Artist: Loudon Wainwright III
Song: Cardboard boxes
Album: I'm alright
Tabbed by: DJ
13th Aug 2013
Am = x02210 F = 133211 D7 = xx0212
Am/E = 002210 G = 320003 G4 = 320013
Am/G = 302210 E7 = 022130 Am7 = x02213
***********************************************************
[Intro]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
e|---0----0-0------------|---0----0-0------------|[x4]
B|---1----1-2------------|---1----1-1------------|
G|---2----2-2------------|---2----2-2------------|
D|---2----2-2------------|---2----2-2------------|
A|---0-------------------|---0-------------------|
E|--------------0----3---|--------------0----3---|
[Verse 1]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna go to the super - mark - et,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna go to the liquor store,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna get me some cardboard box - es,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
You know what them boxes are for!
[Verse 2]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna rent me a 'U - Haul' trail - er,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Hook it on the back of ...my old car,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Call up some of my stronger bud - dies,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
That's what your strong buddies are for!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, move-----------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Give it to the Sal - vation Army, or the Good - will,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
We've got so much ....junk it's a joke,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Wrap a knick- nack in some old news - paper,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I know it was a present, but the damn thing broke!
[Verse 4]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Your old shoes, and my old T - shirts,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
My strong buddies crave ice cold beers,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Don't throw that a - way, it's a family heir -loom,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I've had that ash - tray for fifteen years!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, move-----------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Break]
E7
We're gonna empty out our old place,
D7
And move into a brand new better space,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Move--------------------------------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 5]
Am Am/E
We got the books, and the records,
Am/G Am Am/E
And the tapes, and the pictures,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E
And the pots and the pans, and all the breakable glass,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The living room couch, and the dining room table,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The washer, and the dryer, what a pain in the ass!
[Verse 6]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
We've got the TV, and the home enter - tainment centre,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The box spring, and the queen-size bed,
Am Am/E
We got the Christmas deco - rations,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And the bureau, and the play - pen,
Am Am/E Am/G Am
IF WE ...HAD A PI - ANO, I THINK I'D DROP DEAD!
[Chorus]
F G
Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Oh, yes, yes! Brrr, dah!
(We're gonna move, we're gonna move!)
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 7]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E
At the end of the day, the old place is empty,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And the new place hous - es all of our stuff,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
It wasn't that bad, no, it wasn't so rough!
[Verse 8]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
But my strong buddies... look a little bit grumpy,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I don't why----- I broke my butt,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
To - morrow we'll call up the telephone compan - y,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And get another set of house keys cut!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, ...move-----------------------------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Break]
E7
I can tell by the look on your face,
D7
You just... love our brand new better space, baby!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Move-----------------------------! | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------!
Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------!
Am Am/E Am/G F
We're gonna move,
G4 G G4 G G4 G G4 G (Whick -tish!)
Yeah, move-----------------------------!
[Coda]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
Am7
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ / ||
Artist: Loudon Wainwright III
Song: Cardboard boxes
Album: I'm alright
Tabbed by: DJ
13th Aug 2013
Am = x02210 F = 133211 D7 = xx0212
Am/E = 002210 G = 320003 G4 = 320013
Am/G = 302210 E7 = 022130 Am7 = x02213
***********************************************************
[Intro]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
e|---0----0-0------------|---0----0-0------------|[x4]
B|---1----1-2------------|---1----1-1------------|
G|---2----2-2------------|---2----2-2------------|
D|---2----2-2------------|---2----2-2------------|
A|---0-------------------|---0-------------------|
E|--------------0----3---|--------------0----3---|
[Verse 1]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna go to the super - mark - et,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna go to the liquor store,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna get me some cardboard box - es,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
You know what them boxes are for!
[Verse 2]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I'm gonna rent me a 'U - Haul' trail - er,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Hook it on the back of ...my old car,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Call up some of my stronger bud - dies,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
That's what your strong buddies are for!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, move-----------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Give it to the Sal - vation Army, or the Good - will,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
We've got so much ....junk it's a joke,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Wrap a knick- nack in some old news - paper,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I know it was a present, but the damn thing broke!
[Verse 4]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Your old shoes, and my old T - shirts,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
My strong buddies crave ice cold beers,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Don't throw that a - way, it's a family heir -loom,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I've had that ash - tray for fifteen years!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, move-----------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Break]
E7
We're gonna empty out our old place,
D7
And move into a brand new better space,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Move--------------------------------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 5]
Am Am/E
We got the books, and the records,
Am/G Am Am/E
And the tapes, and the pictures,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E
And the pots and the pans, and all the breakable glass,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The living room couch, and the dining room table,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The washer, and the dryer, what a pain in the ass!
[Verse 6]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
We've got the TV, and the home enter - tainment centre,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
The box spring, and the queen-size bed,
Am Am/E
We got the Christmas deco - rations,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And the bureau, and the play - pen,
Am Am/E Am/G Am
IF WE ...HAD A PI - ANO, I THINK I'D DROP DEAD!
[Chorus]
F G
Brrrrrrrrrrrr! Oh, yes, yes! Brrr, dah!
(We're gonna move, we're gonna move!)
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 7]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E
At the end of the day, the old place is empty,
Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And the new place hous - es all of our stuff,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
It wasn't that bad, no, it wasn't so rough!
[Verse 8]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
But my strong buddies... look a little bit grumpy,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
I don't why----- I broke my butt,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
To - morrow we'll call up the telephone compan - y,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
And get another set of house keys cut!
[Chorus]
F G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move,
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Yeah, ...move-----------------------------!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Break]
E7
I can tell by the look on your face,
D7
You just... love our brand new better space, baby!
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G
Move-----------------------------! | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------!
Am Am/E Am/G F Am Am/E Am/G
We're gonna move, we're gonna move----------!
Am Am/E Am/G F
We're gonna move,
G4 G G4 G G4 G G4 G (Whick -tish!)
Yeah, move-----------------------------!
[Coda]
Am Am/E Am/G Am Am/E Am/G Am7
| / / / / | / / / / | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ |
Am7
| /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ / ||
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