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Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon

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Intro:  E   B   A   B   E   B   A   B   E   B   A   B   E   B   A   B   E  
Verse 1:
EFell in the door
And you fBell on the floor
With your hAand on the knob
Looking Aup and abruptly
FEorget what you're thinking
BFire alarms go oAff in your head you live 
Chorus:
In the nigBhtgown of tEhe sullen mBoonA  
How the winEdows lean inBto the rAoom
In the nigBhtgown of tEhe sullen mBoonA  
BDrug trip. it's not a drAug trAip so you fEeel a bit insAulted     E  
ASpace walk. It's like a spAace wEalk with the correspoAnding wAeight loEss
Verse 2:
And you're nothing but air, with your hand in the air
And your shoelaces tied up together with care
There's a feeling of boredom, of the big whoredom
Following dressing up
Chorus:
In the nightgown of the sullen moon
How the windows lean into the room
In the nightgown of the sullen moon
Chorus:
In the nightgown of the sullen moon
How the windows lean into the room
In the nightgown of the sullen moon
Outro:
Your head is on the moon
It's not necessary to breathe
Forever is a long time
Your head is on the moon
It's not necessary to breathe
Forever is a long time
Your head is on the moon
Your head is on the moon

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Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E B A B E B A B E B A B E B A B E

Intro:

Verse 1:

Fell in the door

And you fell on the floor

With your hand on the knob

Looking up and abruptly

Forget what you're thinking

B A

Fire alarms go off in your head you live

Chorus:

B E B A

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

E B A

How the windows lean into the room

B E B A

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

B A A E A E

Drug trip. it's not a drug trip so you feel a bit insulted

A A E A A E

Space walk. It's like a space walk with the corresponding weight loss

Verse 2:

And you're nothing but air, with your hand in the air

And your shoelaces tied up together with care

There's a feeling of boredom, of the big whoredom

Following dressing up

Chorus:

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

How the windows lean into the room

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

Chorus:

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

How the windows lean into the room

In the nightgown of the sullen moon

Outro:

Your head is on the moon

It's not necessary to breathe

Forever is a long time

Your head is on the moon

It's not necessary to breathe

Forever is a long time

Your head is on the moon

About Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon Chords by They Might Be Giants

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