{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1505598,"song":"Protagonist","artist":"They Might Be Giants","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1505598-protagonist-chords-by-they-might-be-giants/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1505598?type=chord","rating":4.66515,"votes":3,"content":"Artist: They Might Be Giants\r\nTitle: Protagonist\r\nAlbum: Join Us\r\nTabbed by: Daniel Martin\r\nTuning: Standard\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\ne|--1-----0-----1------0-----5-----3-----3-----6-----|\r\nB|--1-----2-----3------1-----7-----3-----5-----8-----|\r\nG|--2-----2-----3------2-----7-----3-----5-----8-----|\r\nD|--3-----2-----3------2-----7-----5-----5-----8-----|\r\nA|--3-----0-----1------0-----5-----5-----3-----6-----|\r\nE|--1------------------------------3-----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(you don't have to use these exact fingers, I just found these the easiest to play)\r\n\r\nAlso, the [  ]s are the second person talking in the song, but you can sing the whole song with one person\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe stole my daydreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe stole my air guitar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[Exterior. Man on lawn, alone at dawn.][/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nPacked the typewriter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd drove off in her car [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[A battered automobile drives past state line sign.][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd now I know that I'll rue the day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI let her get away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI need a haircut[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got myself to blame [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        \r\n[A gloved hand spins a combination dial quickly[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nopening a large wall safe.][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe wasn't so fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo my beginner's mind [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[Motel. The other man, severe, refined.][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut with that big talk[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI should have seen the signs [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[Woman enters and they embrace. He packs duct tape, rope.][/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch] \r\nAnd right on her he was fixing his aim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHe pushed me out of frame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI need new head shots[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've got myself to blame [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\n[She spins her ring to hide the diamond in her hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nand drops a gun into a small beaded purse.][/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nKnow the diff between a script and a spec[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's a test, just the stage directions left\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd no camera angles to use, mm-hmm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nA novice script may seem strange in this format[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut like any other business\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a standard that the writer gets used to, aw-huh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy scenes are cut out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm just on speaker phone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n(*Trumpet*)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor exposition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm out here on my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n(*Trumpet*)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd as the night falls on this sleepy town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThe iris closes down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI missed my close-up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've got myself to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've got myself to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI've got myself to blame[/tab]","plain_text":"Artist: They Might Be Giants\nTitle: Protagonist\nAlbum: Join Us\nTabbed by: Daniel Martin\nTuning: Standard\nChords used:\n\n\n\n(you don't have to use these exact fingers, I just found these the easiest to play)\n\nAlso, the [  ]s are the second person talking in the song, but you can sing the whole song with one person\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nIt's a test, just the stage directions left\n\n\n\n\nBut like any other business","chords":["F","A","Bb","Am","D","Gm","C","Eb","B","G","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}