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Madam I Challenge You To A Duel

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[Intro]
A6 B6
[Verse]
AI am a Bman of honor Eand I am F#mmortified
By your C#m7litany of D7/Cslurs
C#m7Such a lot of D7/Cwords
A6Oh, B6dear
[Chorus]
EMadam, I Achallenge you to a Bduel
My Asecond warned you to be Ecareful
That Abell can't be DunrungA  
EMadam, you miAstake me for a Bbumpkin
It's Aclear you're yelling Esomething
Oh, Aplease don't burst a DlungA  
[Break]
A6 B6
A6 B6
[Verse]
AYou are an Bunfit rival
EBy spirits F#mtaught to sing
But a C#m7tune so twisted D7/Cnow
Like C#m7all that's sweet's gone D7/Csour
A6Oh, B6dear
[Chorus]
EMadam, you miAstake me for a Bfool
Yes, your Alittle dog may hold the Epistols
AlAthough he seems high DstrungA  
EMadam, I Achallenge you to a Bduel
My Asecond warned you to be Ecareful
That Abell can't be Dunrung
ACan't be unBrung
ACan't be unErung

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Madam I Challenge You To A Duel

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m7

D7/C

[Intro]

A6 B6

[Verse]

A B E F#m

I am a man of honor and I am mortified

C#m7 D7/C

By your litany of slurs

C#m7 D7/C

Such a lot of words

A6 B6

Oh, dear

[Chorus]

E A B

Madam, I challenge you to a duel

A E

My second warned you to be careful

A D A

That bell can't be unrung

E A B

Madam, you mistake me for a bumpkin

A E

It's clear you're yelling something

A D A

Oh, please don't burst a lung

[Break]

A6 B6

[Verse]

A B

You are an unfit rival

E F#m

By spirits taught to sing

C#m7 D7/C

But a tune so twisted now

C#m7 D7/C

Like all that's sweet's gone sour

A6 B6

Oh, dear

[Chorus]

E A B

Madam, you mistake me for a fool

A E

Yes, your little dog may hold the pistols

A D A

Although he seems high strung

E A B

Madam, I challenge you to a duel

A E

My second warned you to be careful

A D

That bell can't be unrung

A B

Can't be unrung

A E

Can't be unrung

About Madam I Challenge You To A Duel Chords by They Might Be Giants

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The chords for "Madam I Challenge You To A Duel" show the original chord names (including A6, B6, A, B, E, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.