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I Left My Body

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[Intro]
D
[Verse]
DI left my body
And I Awent on a journey
And I forgot Gwhere I left my Abody.
DThey're going to tow you
If they Athink you're abandoned
You got to Gact like you're not aAbandoned
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7I left a noteAbook with all of my Em7good ideas
AKeywords enEm7coded cryptoF#graphically
[Chorus]
GI'm waiting enAdlessly
On the reBmceptionist E7at the desk
GI'm searching Ahigh and low
But I Ddon't see Ganyone
DDon't see Ganyone
DDon't see Ganyone Dthere
[Verse]
DI left my body
With the Aold landlady
But I don't Gknow if she read the diArections
DThere must be something
You can Ause on the carpet
Someone might Gwant that electric Ablanket
[Pre-Chorus]
Em7Unfinished AManuscript and Em7tungsten ring
AMy plastic Em7hip is going to be F#worth something
[Chorus]
GI took the Afolding knife
and my Bmbat repellent E7soap
GI left my Abody
And right away I Bmknew I'd made E7a mistake
GI left withAout my senses
And DI can't see Ganything
DCan't see Ganything
[Chorus]
GI'm waiting Aendlessly
On the reBmceptionist E7at the desk
GI'm searching Ahigh and low
But I Ddon't see Ganyone
DDon't see Ganyone
DDon't see Ganyone Dthere

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I Left My Body

by They Might Be Giants

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Em7

[Intro]

[Verse]

I left my body

And I went on a journey

G A

And I forgot where I left my body.

They're going to tow you

If they think you're abandoned

G A

You got to act like you're not abandoned

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 A Em7

I left a notebook with all of my good ideas

A Em7 F#

Keywords encoded cryptographically

[Chorus]

G A

I'm waiting endlessly

Bm E7

On the receptionist at the desk

G A

I'm searching high and low

D G

But I don't see anyone

D G

Don't see anyone

D G D

Don't see anyone there

[Verse]

I left my body

With the old landlady

G A

But I don't know if she read the directions

There must be something

You can use on the carpet

G A

Someone might want that electric blanket

[Pre-Chorus]

Em7 A Em7

Unfinished Manuscript and tungsten ring

A Em7 F#

My plastic hip is going to be worth something

[Chorus]

G A

I took the folding knife

Bm E7

and my bat repellent soap

G A

I left my body

Bm E7

And right away I knew I'd made a mistake

G A

I left without my senses

D G

And I can't see anything

D G

Can't see anything

[Chorus]

G A

I'm waiting endlessly

Bm E7

On the receptionist at the desk

G A

I'm searching high and low

D G

But I don't see anyone

D G

Don't see anyone

D G D

Don't see anyone there

About I Left My Body Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play I Left My Body by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “I Left My Body chords”, “I Left My Body guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants I Left My Body 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 I Left My Body chords and for experienced players who want accurate I Left My Body lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, G, Em7, F#, Bm.

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