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[Verse]
You Esay you've got some Avery excellent Enews
You Esay I'm going to Adie when you Btell me
And Ain my way I Bwill
But Ethough your words will Akill
I F#mknow you'll Athink that C#mI don't Bseem to AcareA/Ab  F#m  E  
[Chorus]
It's F#mjust because my Dfrown
Is upside EdownA  
It's upside Edown my Afrown
Is upside C#mdownB  
[Verse]
I'm Ehappy at your Ahappiness as Ewell
You Eanger makes me Amad though you can't Btell
BeAlieve me when I Bsay
I'm Ewith you in my Aprivate way
And F#mthough you Athink I'm C#mtrying to Bblow you AoffA/Ab  F#m  E  
[Chorus]
It's F#mjust because my Dfrown
Is upside EdownA  
It's upside Edown my Afrown
Is upside C#mdown
My Bfrown's upside Edown
[Bridge]
AYou'd probably like to give me a Esmack
F#But there's something about my face Athat always keeps you Bcoming back
[Verse]
EWhen I'm with you the Alandscape goes all Eweird
EBlack is white and the Arainbow has a Bbeard
Are yAour eyes playing Btricks
Or Eshould you get your Aglasses fixed?
Well, F#mI don't Athink your C#meyesight Bis to AblamA/AbeF#m  E  
[Chorus]
The F#mproblem is my fDrown
Is upside EdownA  
It's upside Edown my Afrown
Is upside C#mdown
My Bfrown's upside EdownA  
It's upside Edown my Afrown
Is upside C#mdown
My Bfrown's upside Edown

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Upside Down Frown

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

A/Ab

[Verse]

E A E

You say you've got some very excellent news

E A B

You say I'm going to die when you tell me

A B

And in my way I will

E A

But though your words will kill

F#m A C#m B A A/Ab F#m E

I know you'll think that I don't seem to care

[Chorus]

F#m D

It's just because my frown

E A

Is upside down

E A

It's upside down my frown

C#m B

Is upside down

[Verse]

E A E

I'm happy at your happiness as well

E A B

You anger makes me mad though you can't tell

A B

Believe me when I say

E A

I'm with you in my private way

F#m A C#m B A A/Ab F#m E

And though you think I'm trying to blow you off

[Chorus]

F#m D

It's just because my frown

E A

Is upside down

E A

It's upside down my frown

C#m

Is upside down

B E

My frown's upside down

[Bridge]

A E

You'd probably like to give me a smack

F# A B

But there's something about my face that always keeps you coming back

[Verse]

E A E

When I'm with you the landscape goes all weird

E A B

Black is white and the rainbow has a beard

A B

Are your eyes playing tricks

E A

Or should you get your glasses fixed?

F#m A C#m B A A/Ab F#m E

Well, I don't think your eyesight is to blame

[Chorus]

F#m D

The problem is my frown

E A

Is upside down

E A

It's upside down my frown

C#m

Is upside down

B E A

My frown's upside down

E A

It's upside down my frown

C#m

Is upside down

B E

My frown's upside down

About Upside Down Frown Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play Upside Down Frown by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Upside Down Frown chords”, “Upside Down Frown guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants Upside Down Frown 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 Upside Down Frown chords and for experienced players who want accurate Upside Down Frown lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, A, B, F#m, C#m, A/Ab.

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What key is "Upside Down Frown" in?

The chords for "Upside Down Frown" show the original chord names (including E, A, B, F#m, C#m, A/Ab). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.