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Intro:
  Gm   D#twice
  GmI know what you're all wondeD#ring
Have Tripod ever been to GmJapanGm  
But you're ignoring a much bigger D#question
Why don't the Japanese have a space A#program
Why aren't there any Japanese D#astronauts
  A#Have you ever seen a Japanese F#astronau__G#______t
I'll tell you Cwhy you haven't seen one
  D#I'll tell you why
You A#can't do the Japanese FTea Ceremony D#when you're an astroGmnaut
It's those damn Ffat gloves
And you A#can't do the Japanese FTea Ceremony D#when you're in zero Gmgrav
Cos the tea goes Feverywhere
The tea goes everyGmwhere
  GmJapanese culture's always fansciD#nated me
From their traditions to their modern way of Gmlife
But all their elegance and rich hisD#tory
Doesn't sit well with my interest in A#space
Because you A#can't carry out a ninja style assassiFnation D#dressed as an astroGmnaut
It's the luminous Ffabric (you're too visible)
And they A#don't let you use a Fsamurai sword D#when you're an astroGmnaut
You might punctuFre the suit
You might deGmpressurize
 FLike a gremlin in a Gmmicrowa__F#___ve
  G#But it's those damn C#fat gloves
They're the main Fproblem
You F#can't nurture your tamaC#gotchi
You can't Fmake an origami F#swan
Have you G#ever tried to get a used Apanty vending macA#Mhine into a space D#shuttle
Well D#I've tried and they don't C#let you
Fucking NASA red F#tape
Interlude:
Gm  D#   Gm  D#   A#   D#   A#   D#
 GmI couldn't reconcile the two things that I D#loved
So I threw away my dreams of outeGmr space
I had to find myself a whole new D#job
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a A#place
But you A#can't do a Japanese FTea Ceremony D#when you're a boxing Gmchamp
It's those damned Ffat gloves again
Those A#confounded puffy mitts loom in Ffront of my face D#every night in Gmbed
I'm haunted by Ffat gloves
You A#can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or Fride a Kawasaki
D#When you're an astroF#naut
         F#(let ring)                              G#(let ring)
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele 
                                A#(let ring)
Cos you're not enough of a red herring
***************************************************************************
Capo 3rd fret version
Intro:
  Em   Ctwice
  EmI know what you're all wondeCring
Have Tripod ever been to EmJapanEm  
But you're ignoring a much bigger Cquestion
Why don't the Japanese have a space Gprogram
Why aren't there any Japanese Castronauts
  GHave you ever seen a Japanese D#astronau_F_______t
I'll tell you Awhy you haven't seen one
  CI'll tell you why
You Gcan't do the Japanese DTea Ceremony Cwhen you're an astrEmonaut
It's those damn Dfat gloves
And you Gcan't do the Japanese DTea Ceremony Cwhen you're in zero Emgrav
Cos the tea goes Deverywhere
The tea goes everyEmwhere
  EmJapanese culture's always fansciCnated me
From their traditions to their modern way of Emlife
But all their elegance and rich hisCtory
Doesn't sit well with my interest in Gspace
Because you Gcan't carry out a ninja style assassiDnation Cdressed as an astrEmonaut
It's the luminous Dfabric (you're too visible)
And they Gdon't let you(Ooooh) use a Dsamurai sword Cwhen you're an astroEmnaut
You might punctuDre the suit
You might deEmpressurize
 DLike a gremlin in a Emmicrowa__D#___ve
  FBut it's those damn A#fat gloves
They're the main Dproblem
You D#can't nurture your tamaA#gotchi
You can't Dmake an origami D#swan
Have you Fever tried to get a used F#panty vending macGmhine into a space Cshuttle
Well CI've tried and they don't A#let you
Fucking NASA red D#tape
Interlude:
Em   C   Em   C   G   C   G   C
 EmI couldn't reconcile the two things that I Cloved
So I threw away my dreams of outeEmr space
I had to find myself a whole new Cjob
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a Gplace
But you Gcan't do a Japanese DTea Ceremony Cwhen you're a boxing Emchamp
It's those damned Dfat gloves again
Those Gconfounded putty mitts loom in Dfront of my face Cevery night in Embed
I'm haunted by Dfat gloves
You Gcan't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or Dride a Kawasaki
CWhen you're an astroA#naut
         A#(let ring)                              C(let ring)
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele 
                               G(let ring)
Cos you're not enough of a red herri 

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Astronaut

by Tripod (Australia)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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A#M

Intro:

Gm D#

twice

Gm D#

I know what you're all wondering

Gm Gm

Have Tripod ever been to Japan

But you're ignoring a much bigger question

Why don't the Japanese have a space program

Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts

A# F# G#

Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t

I'll tell you why you haven't seen one

I'll tell you why

A# F D# Gm

You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut

It's those damn fat gloves

A# F D# Gm

And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav

Cos the tea goes everywhere

The tea goes everywhere

Gm D#

Japanese culture's always fanscinated me

From their traditions to their modern way of life

But all their elegance and rich history

Doesn't sit well with my interest in space

A# F D# Gm

Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut

It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible)

A# F D# Gm

And they don't let you use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut

You might puncture the suit

You might depressurize

F Gm F#

Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve

G# C#

But it's those damn fat gloves

They're the main problem

F# C#

You can't nurture your tamagotchi

F F#

You can't make an origami swan

G# A A#M D#

Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle

D# C#

Well I've tried and they don't let you

Fucking NASA red tape

Interlude:

Gm D# Gm D# A# D# A# D#

Gm D#

I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved

So I threw away my dreams of outer space

I had to find myself a whole new job

Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place

A# F D# Gm

But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ

It's those damned fat gloves again

A# F D# Gm

Those confounded puffy mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed

I'm haunted by fat gloves

You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake

Or ride a Kawasaki

D# F#

When you're an astronaut

F# G#

(let ring) (let ring)

And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele

A#(let ring)

Cos you're not enough of a red herring

***************************************************************************

Capo 3rd fret version

Intro:

Em C

twice

Em C

I know what you're all wondering

Em Em

Have Tripod ever been to Japan

But you're ignoring a much bigger question

Why don't the Japanese have a space program

Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts

G D# F

Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t

I'll tell you why you haven't seen one

I'll tell you why

G D C Em

You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut

It's those damn fat gloves

G D C Em

And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav

Cos the tea goes everywhere

The tea goes everywhere

Em C

Japanese culture's always fanscinated me

From their traditions to their modern way of life

But all their elegance and rich history

Doesn't sit well with my interest in space

G D C Em

Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut

It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible)

G D C Em

And they don't let you(Ooooh) use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut

You might puncture the suit

You might depressurize

D Em D#

Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve

F A#

But it's those damn fat gloves

They're the main problem

D# A#

You can't nurture your tamagotchi

D D#

You can't make an origami swan

F F# Gm C

Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle

C A#

Well I've tried and they don't let you

Fucking NASA red tape

Interlude:

Em C Em C G C G C

Em C

I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved

So I threw away my dreams of outer space

I had to find myself a whole new job

Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place

G D C Em

But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ

It's those damned fat gloves again

G D C Em

Those confounded putty mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed

I'm haunted by fat gloves

You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake

Or ride a Kawasaki

C A#

When you're an astronaut

A# C

(let ring) (let ring)

And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele

(let ring)

Cos you're not enough of a red herri

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