That Thing You Do - The Wonders
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Wonders - That Thing You Do [Incomplete]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Throughout: E, A, B, C#m, F#, F#m, D, Am, C, C(Power Chord)

(E) (A [Power Chord]) (B [Power Chord]) (C#m) (F#)

e| ---0----------------x----------------x-----------------4----------------2---------------
B| ---0----------------x----------------x-----------------5----------------2---------------
G| ---1----------------2----------------4-----------------6----------------3---------------
D| ---3----------------2----------------4-----------------6----------------4---------------
A| ---3----------------0----------------2-----------------4----------------4---------------
E| ---0----------------x----------------x-----------------x----------------2---------------

(F#m) (D) (Am) (C) (C [Power Chord])

e| ---2----------------2----------------0-----------------3----------------x---------------
B| ---2----------------3----------------1-----------------3----------------x---------------
G| ---0----------------2----------------3-----------------0----------------5---------------
D| ---4----------------0----------------3-----------------2----------------5---------------
A| ---4----------------x----------------0-----------------3----------------3---------------
E| ---2----------------x----------------x-----------------x----------------x---------------


Note: "X" denotes that the string is not played.

Intro:

e| -4----2----0---------0------------------------------------------------------------------
B| -0----0----0----0----1------------------------------------------------------------------
G| ----------------1-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse:

(E) (A) (B) (E)
You, doin' that thing you do...

(A) (B) (C#m) (F#)
Breakin' my heart into a million pieces,

(F#m) (B)
Like you always doooooo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 2:

(E) (A) (B) (E)
And you, don't mean to be cruel,

(A) (B) (C#m) (F#)
You never even knew about the heartache,

(D) (B)
That I've been goin' throuuuugh.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Chorus:"

(C#m) (F#)
Well I try and try to forget you girl,

(E) (A) (Am)
But it's just so hard to dooooooo.

(E) (Am) (E) (B) x7
Every time you do that thing you doooo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 3:

(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) (B)
You'll be mine somedayyyyyy.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 4:

(E) (A) (B) (E)
Cause we, could be happy can't you seeeee,

(A) (B) (C#m) (F#)
If you'd only let me be the one to hold you,

(D) (B)
And keep you here with meeeee.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Chrous:"

(C#m) (F#)
Cause I try and try to forget you girl,

(E) (A) (Am)
But it's just so hard to dooooooo.

(E) (Am) (E) (E) x7
Every time you do that thing you dooooo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 5:

(A) [Gently pick at first two strings, or all three.]
I don't ask alot girl, (I don't ask alot girl.)

(C#m) [Gently pick at first few strings.]
But I know one thing's for sure...(know one things for sure)

(F#) [Gently pick at first few strings.]
It's the love I haven't got girl,

(B) (C) (B) x7
And I just can't take it anymorrrre. WAAHHHHHH!

^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^

Interlude/Breakdown/Solo:

Rhythm Guitar Plays with Lead:

Same as first verse;

(E) -------> (A) -------> (B)
(E) -------> (A) -------> (B) -------> (C#m) -------> (F#) -------> (F#m) -------> (B)

^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^

Verse 6:

(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 meeeeee.


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Chorus:"

(C#m) (F#)
Cause it hurts me so just to see you go,

(E) (A) (Am)
Around with someone newwwwwww.

(E) (Am)
And if I know you, you're doin' that thing.

(E) (Am)
Every day just doin' that thing.

(E) (A) (Am) (A)
I can't take you, doin' that thing you dooooooo.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

End: (Unknown chord in here, version of E.)

e| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A| ---------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E| -2---4-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-+- Tabbed by: Mason Nichols -+-

- mason@nanionline.every1.net -
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

[Intro]
(after 3 sets of drums and handclaps)
E|----------------|
B|--9-7-5-0-1-----|
G|--9-------2-----|
D|--9-------2-----|
A|--7-------0-----|
E|----------------|

[Verse]
(w/ verse riff x2)
(See verse riff below)
E A B
You doin that thing you
E A B C#m
Do breaking my heart into
F# F#m Am B
A million pieces like you always do and
E A B
You don't mean to be cruel
E A B C#m
You never even knew
F# F#m D B
About the heartache i've been going through

[Chorus 1]
C#m F#
Well I try and try to forget you girl
E E7 A Am
But its just so hard to do
E Am E B
Everytime you do that thing you do

[Verse 2]
(same chords as to the above)
I Know all the games you
play and i'm gonna find a way
to let you know that you'll be mine someday 'cause
We could be happy can't you
See if you only let me be
the one to hold you and keep you here with me

[Chorus 2]
Well i try and try to forget you girl
But its just so hard to do
Everytime you do that thing you do

[Bridge]
A
I don't ask for a lot girl
C#m (I don't ask for a lot girl
But i know one things for sure
F# (Know one things for sure)
It's the love i haven't got gurl
B C B
and i just can't take it anymore

[Solo]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9------9--11br--9------9-9----9--11br--9----9------9------------|
D|------11-------------11-9-----11------------11----11---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11b~~--9--11b~~--9--11---11b~~--9--11b~~--9--11--11b~~--9--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-11--9--10--9---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

[Outro]
E A B
'Cause we could be happy can't you
E A B C#m
See if you only let me be
F# F#m D B
The one to hold you and keep you here with me
C#m F#
'Cause it hurts me so just to see you go
E E7 A Am
Around with someone new and if
E Am
I know you you're doing that thing
E Am
Everyday just doing that thing
E B (see outro riff)
I can't take you doing that thing you do

[Verse Riff]
E A B
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2---------------------------|
A|--------------2-2-4------------4--------6---------|
E|--0-0---3-4----------------5-5-----7-7------------|

[Outro Riff]
E|--------------------------4------|
B|-------1------------------4------|
G|---------2----------------4------|
D|----2-----------------2---6------|
A|--0----------------2------7------|
E|-------------0--4----------------|


************************************

| br Bend release

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
|: C C4 C Cadd9 C C C4 C Cadd9 C :|

C G
I never thought my life would end up quite this way
C G
sometimes it's hard to figure out what I should say
Fm C
I tried alone to mend this broken heart
Am Dm G C
I need you that thing you do

C C4 C Cadd9 C C C4 C Cadd9 C

C G
When we're apart I find it very hard to smile
C G
you know that other girls have never been my style
Fm C
well there's a feeling that I get when I'm with you
Am Dm G C
I need you that thing you do

C C4 C Cadd9 C C C4 C Cadd9 C

Ab Eb F
I could search around the world only to find
Ab Eb F
the only thing I need is you right by my side

C G C
E :--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B :--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G :--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D :------2-|3-2-0---|0-------|--------|------2-|3-2-0---|
A :3-3-3---|------3-|--------|--------|--3-3---|------3-|
E :--------|--------|-------3|3-------|--------|--------|
V
G Fm
E :--------|--------|--------|
B :--------|--------|--------|
G :--------|-------0|--------|
D :0-------|----023-|3-------|
A :---32--0|-023----|--------|
E :--------|3-------|--------|

Fm C
there's a feeling that I get when I'm with you
Am Dm G C C C4 C Cadd9 C
oh that thing you do

Ab Eb F
I could search around the world only to find
Ab Eb F
the only thing I need is you right by my side

C G
I never thought my life would end up quite this way
C G
sometimes it's hard to figure out what I should say
Fm C
I tried alone to mend this broken heart
Am Dm G Am D
I need you that thing you do
F Bb F C
need you that thing you do
Song info
That Thing You Do
The Wonders
2001
  • Rock
  • Rock & Roll
Alternative tracks
Similar songs
The Getaway - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
I Fought The Law - The Bobby Fuller Four
Day Tripper - The Beatles
Jet Boy - New York Dolls

Hi! Hope you enjoy backing track experience.
If you want to help us in the development of the project, feel free to donate!