Biography:
The Wonders are a fictional one-hit wonder rock band from the 1996 film "That Thing You Do!," which was written and directed by Tom Hanks. It shows their rise to near fame on the heels of the British Invasion in the early 1960s, from local clubs and dances, to a major national tour and a record contract.
Written and composed by Adam Schlesinger, bassist for Fountains of Wayne, and released on the film's soundtrack, the song "That Thing You Do!" became a genuine hit for The Wonders in 1996
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"That Thing You Do"
(A. Schlesinger)
[Intro]
(2-bar drum fill)
E Am N.C.
[Verse]
E A B E
You doin' that thing you do
A B C#m F#
You're breakin' my heart into a million pieces
F#m Am B
Like you always do
E A B E
And you you don't mean to be cruel
A B C#m F#
You never even knew about the heartache
D B
I've been goin' through
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well, I try and try to forget you, girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E [1: B 2: to bridge]
Every time you do that thing you do
[Verse]
E A B E
I know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m Am B
You'll be mine some day
E A B E
'Cause we could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
D B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well, I try and try to forget you, girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E [1: B 2: to bridge]
Every time you do that thing you do
[Bridge]
A
I don't ask a lot, girl (I don't ask a lot, girl)
C#m
But I know one thing's for sure (know one thing's for sure)
F#
It's your love I haven't got, girl
B C B
And I just can't take it anymore (Wow!)
[Verse]
[repeat verse 2 w/ guitar solo over first half]
E A B E
I know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m Am B
You'll be mine some day
E A B E
'Cause we could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
D B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
'Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
E E7 A Am
Around with someone new
E Am
And if I know you you're doin' that thing
Coda:
E Am
Every day just doin' that thing
E B (A)
I can't take you doin' that thing you do
A Am (E) Emaj7
v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|-------------4-----|
B|-----------------|-------------4-----|
G|-----------------|-------------4-----|
D|-----------------|-------2-----6-----|
A|-----------------|-----2-------7-----|
E|-----------------|-0-4---------------|
-- the second ace 90's tab from Andrew Rogers
That Thing You Do - The Wonders
[Intro/Verse 1]
E Am
E
You
A B E
Doin' that thing you do
A B C#m F#
Rippin' my heart into a million pieces
F#m A B
Like you always doooo
E
And you
A B E
Don't mean to be cruel
A B C#m F#
Never even knew about the heartache
F#m B
I've been goin' through
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well I try and try just to get you girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E B
Every time you do that thing you do
[Verse]
E
I
A B E
Know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m A B
You'll be mine some day
E
'Cause we
A B E
Could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
F#m B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Cause I try and try to forget you girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E
Every time you do that thing you do
(Ascending bass line F#-G-G#)
[Bridge]
A
I don't ask a lot girl
C#m
But I know one thing for sure
F#
It's your love I haven't got girl
B C B
And I just can't take it any more
[Solo}
(Verse chords)
E
A B E
A B C#m F#
F#m B
[Verse 3]
(2nd half of verse 2)
E
'Cause we
A B E
Could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
F#m B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
E E7 A Am
Around with someone new
E Am
And if I know you you're doin' that thing
E Am
Every day just doin' that thing
E B
I can't take you doin' that thing you do.
[Outro]
A Am
then this
(which is really a bass part)
E
e|---------------------------4----|
B|---------------------------5----|
G|---------------------------4----|
D|-------------------2-------6----|
A|-------------2-------------7----|
E|-0-----4-------------------4----|
(A. Schlesinger)
[Intro]
(2-bar drum fill)
E Am N.C.
[Verse]
E A B E
You doin' that thing you do
A B C#m F#
You're breakin' my heart into a million pieces
F#m Am B
Like you always do
E A B E
And you you don't mean to be cruel
A B C#m F#
You never even knew about the heartache
D B
I've been goin' through
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well, I try and try to forget you, girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E [1: B 2: to bridge]
Every time you do that thing you do
[Verse]
E A B E
I know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m Am B
You'll be mine some day
E A B E
'Cause we could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
D B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well, I try and try to forget you, girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E [1: B 2: to bridge]
Every time you do that thing you do
[Bridge]
A
I don't ask a lot, girl (I don't ask a lot, girl)
C#m
But I know one thing's for sure (know one thing's for sure)
F#
It's your love I haven't got, girl
B C B
And I just can't take it anymore (Wow!)
[Verse]
[repeat verse 2 w/ guitar solo over first half]
E A B E
I know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m Am B
You'll be mine some day
E A B E
'Cause we could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
D B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
'Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
E E7 A Am
Around with someone new
E Am
And if I know you you're doin' that thing
Coda:
E Am
Every day just doin' that thing
E B (A)
I can't take you doin' that thing you do
A Am (E) Emaj7
v v v v v v v v
e|-----------------|-------------4-----|
B|-----------------|-------------4-----|
G|-----------------|-------------4-----|
D|-----------------|-------2-----6-----|
A|-----------------|-----2-------7-----|
E|-----------------|-0-4---------------|
-- the second ace 90's tab from Andrew Rogers
That Thing You Do - The Wonders
[Intro/Verse 1]
E Am
E
You
A B E
Doin' that thing you do
A B C#m F#
Rippin' my heart into a million pieces
F#m A B
Like you always doooo
E
And you
A B E
Don't mean to be cruel
A B C#m F#
Never even knew about the heartache
F#m B
I've been goin' through
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Well I try and try just to get you girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E B
Every time you do that thing you do
[Verse]
E
I
A B E
Know all the games you play
A B C#m F#
And I'm gonna find a way to let you know that
F#m A B
You'll be mine some day
E
'Cause we
A B E
Could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
F#m B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Cause I try and try to forget you girl
E E7 A Am
But it's just so hard to do
E Am E
Every time you do that thing you do
(Ascending bass line F#-G-G#)
[Bridge]
A
I don't ask a lot girl
C#m
But I know one thing for sure
F#
It's your love I haven't got girl
B C B
And I just can't take it any more
[Solo}
(Verse chords)
E
A B E
A B C#m F#
F#m B
[Verse 3]
(2nd half of verse 2)
E
'Cause we
A B E
Could be happy can't you see
A B C#m F#
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you
F#m B
And keep you here with me
[Chorus]
C#m F#
Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
E E7 A Am
Around with someone new
E Am
And if I know you you're doin' that thing
E Am
Every day just doin' that thing
E B
I can't take you doin' that thing you do.
[Outro]
A Am
then this
(which is really a bass part)
E
e|---------------------------4----|
B|---------------------------5----|
G|---------------------------4----|
D|-------------------2-------6----|
A|-------------2-------------7----|
E|-0-----4-------------------4----|
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