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Someone Keeps Moving My Chair

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They Might Be Giants -- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
Capo 3
Intro:
D C  D C  D C  D C
Verse 1:
Mr. HorriDbleC  
Mr. DHorribleC  
TeleDphone call for CMr. HorriDbleC  
But Dbefore he can Gtalk to the Emugliness Amen
There's some Bmhorrible Abusiness Gleft
For Ahim to Bmattend to
SoAmething unGpleasant has Aspilled on his Bmbrain
As he Asponges it Goff they Asay
Verse 2:
"Is this HorriDble?C  
Is this HorriDble?C  
It's the Dugliness Cmen, Mr. HDorribleC  
We're just Dtrying to Gbug you
We Emthought that our Adreadfulness
BmMight be a Athing to anGnoy you Awith"
Chorus:
But GMr. Horrible says, "I don't Amind
The thing that bothers me is
DSomeDone Gkeeps DmovAing Dmy-Ay-Dy Bmchair"E  
D C  D C
Verse 3:
"Would you Dmind if we Cbalance this Dglass of Cmilk
Where your Dvisiting Cfriend acciDdentally was Ckilled?
Would it be Dokay with Gyou if we Emwrote a Areminder
Of Bmthings we'll forAget to Gdo Atoday otherBmwise,
AUsing a Ggreen magic Amarker, if Bmit's alAright
On the Gback of your Ahead?"
Verse 4:
Mr. HorriDbleC  
Mr. HorriDbleC  
We're not Ddone with you Cyet Mr. HorriDbleC  
You have to Dtry on these Gpants so the EmUgliness AMen
Can deBmcide if they're Ajust as emGbarrassing Aas we Bmthink
We Ahave to be Gsure about Athis
Chorus:
But GMr. Horrible says, "I don't Amind
The thing that bothers me is
DSomeDone Gkeeps DmovAing Dmy-Ay-Dy Bmchair"E  
DSomeDone Gkeeps DmovAing Dmy-Ay-Dy Bmchaa-Eaaaaaaaa-F#aair
Chorus:
Mr. GHorrible says, "I don't mindA  
The thing that bothers me is
DSomeDone Gkeeps DmovAing Dmy-Ay-Dy Bmchair" E  D  

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The story behind the song

This song comes from They Might Be Giants, known for their satirical outlook in their lyrics and their success on modern rock and college radio. The band formed in 1982 with John Flansburgh and John Linnell and expanded to include a backing band in 1992. "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair" appears on their album Flood. It plays like a quirky, relatable commentary on the small frustrations of everyday life.

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Someone Keeps Moving My Chair

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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They Might Be Giants -- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair

Capo 3

Intro:

D C D C D C D C

Verse 1:

D C

Mr. Horrible

D C

Mr. Horrible

D C D C

Telephone call for Mr. Horrible

D G Em A

But before he can talk to the ugliness men

Bm A G

There's some horrible business left

A Bm

For him to attend to

A G A Bm

Something unpleasant has spilled on his brain

A G A

As he sponges it off they say

Verse 2:

D C

"Is this Horrible?

D C

Is this Horrible?

D C D C

It's the ugliness men, Mr. Horrible

D G

We're just trying to bug you

Em A

We thought that our dreadfulness

Bm A G A

Might be a thing to annoy you with"

Chorus:

G A

But Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind

The thing that bothers me is

D D G D A D A D Bm E

Someone keeps moving my-y-y chair"

D C D C

Verse 3:

D C D C

"Would you mind if we balance this glass of milk

D C D C

Where your visiting friend accidentally was killed?

D G Em A

Would it be okay with you if we wrote a reminder

Bm A G A Bm

Of things we'll forget to do today otherwise,

A G A Bm A

Using a green magic marker, if it's alright

G A

On the back of your head?"

Verse 4:

D C

Mr. Horrible

D C

Mr. Horrible

D C D C

We're not done with you yet Mr. Horrible

D G Em A

You have to try on these pants so the Ugliness Men

Bm A G A Bm

Can decide if they're just as embarrassing as we think

A G A

We have to be sure about this

Chorus:

G A

But Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind

The thing that bothers me is

D D G D A D A D Bm E

Someone keeps moving my-y-y chair"

D D G D A D A D Bm E F#

Someone keeps moving my-y-y chaa-aaaaaaaa-aair

Chorus:

G A

Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind

The thing that bothers me is

D D G D A D A D Bm E D

Someone keeps moving my-y-y chair"

About Someone Keeps Moving My Chair Chords by They Might Be Giants

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