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We Live In A Dump

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*All down strums*
[Intro]
D C#m G Bb A
[Verse]
DHangin' F#mout
GWhile the monkeys type aBbwayA  
GWaiting Din my room all AdayA  
[Pre-chorus]
DWhy Abe GreaAlistic? 
DDon't Awake me Gfrom my Adream 
DI Awas GindividuaAlistic 
DThey Akicked me Goff the Ateam 
[Chorus]
We live in a Ddump 
Admit it's a Adump 
Our friends are all Dnuts 
And half of 'em Gdrunks 
And if they're not Dnuts 
Then they're reBmtired nuts 
And Gthat might be the Ahardest nut 
 D   D   D(bass notes)
[Verse]
DMakin' pAlans 
GThe kind that go awBbry A  
     G                   D   A(hold)
Got a full life-time supply 
[Pre-chorus]
DWhy Abe GreaAlistic? 
DDon't Awake me Gfrom my Adream 
DI Awas GindividuaAlistic 
DThey Akicked me Goff the Ateam 
[Chorus 2]
We're living with Dbats 
What's good about Athat? 
I hear they lay Deggs 
And when the eggs Ghatch 
You gotta believe Dthen 
There's Bmrelated madness 
From the Glead that's in the Asealing wax 
We live in a Ddump 
Admit it's a Emdump 
Our friends are all F#mnuts 
And half of 'em Gdrunks 
And if they're not Dnuts 
Then they're Bmretired nuts 
And Gthat might be the Ahardest nut
We live in a DdumpA  G  A  D  

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We Live In A Dump

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

*All down strums*

[Intro]

D C#m G Bb A

[Verse]

D F#m

Hangin' out

G Bb A

While the monkeys type away

G D A A

Waiting in my room all day

[Pre-chorus]

D A G A

Why be realistic?

D A G A

Don't wake me from my dream

D A G A

I was individualistic

D A G A

They kicked me off the team

[Chorus]

We live in a dump

Admit it's a dump

Our friends are all nuts

And half of 'em drunks

And if they're not nuts

Then they're retired nuts

G A

And that might be the hardest nut

D D D

(bass notes)

[Verse]

D A

Makin' plans

G Bb A

The kind that go awry

G D A

(hold)

Got a full life-time supply

[Pre-chorus]

D A G A

Why be realistic?

D A G A

Don't wake me from my dream

D A G A

I was individualistic

D A G A

They kicked me off the team

[Chorus 2]

We're living with bats

What's good about that?

I hear they lay eggs

And when the eggs hatch

You gotta believe then

There's related madness

G A

From the lead that's in the sealing wax

We live in a dump

Admit it's a dump

F#m

Our friends are all nuts

And half of 'em drunks

And if they're not nuts

Then they're retired nuts

G A

And that might be the hardest nut

D A G A D

We live in a dump

About We Live In A Dump Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play We Live In A Dump by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “We Live In A Dump chords”, “We Live In A Dump guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants We Live In A Dump chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy We Live In A Dump chords and for experienced players who want accurate We Live In A Dump lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, C#m, G, Bb, A, F#m.

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The chords for "We Live In A Dump" show the original chord names (including D, C#m, G, Bb, A, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.