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N.C. A Amaj7 D E
Why is the world in love again?
Why are we Amarching Amaj7hand in F#7hand?
Why are the Bmocean F#7levels Drising Eup?
It's a Abrand new record for Fm71990
DThey Might Be Gi-Dmaj7ants' Esus4brand new Ealbum: 'FAmaj13lood'
[Intro]
CI'm your only Dmfriend, I'm not your Ebonly friend
But FI'm a little Bbglowing friend
But Cmreally I'm not Dbactually your Gfriend, but I am...
C[Chorus]
CBlue canC/Eary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C/GWho watches F/Aover G/Byou
CMake a G/Blittle F/Abirdhouse Fin your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your CsoulF C F
[Verse]
CI have a Fsecret to tell Cfrom my elFectrical well
CIt's a Gsimple C7message and I'm Fleaving out the Gwhistles and bells
CSo the room must Flisten to me, Cfilibuster Fvigilantly
CMy Gname is C7blue canary Fone note spelled L-GI-T-E
AmMy story's Finfinite
D7Like the Longines FSymphonette it Gdoesn't rest
[Chorus]
CBlue canC/Eary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C/GWho watches F/Aover G/Byou
CMake a G/Blittle F/Abirdhouse Fin your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your CsoulF C F
[SOLO]
Am F D7 F
Am F D7 F
F#m D B7 D
E[IntrDo]F#m E
AI'm your only Bm7friend, I'm not your onCly friend
But DI'm a little Gglowing friend
But Amreally I'm not Bbactually your Gfriend, but I am...
[Verse]
CThere's a picture Fopposite me Cof my primitive Fancestry
CWhich Gstood on C7rocky shores and Fkept the beaches Gshipwreck free
CThough I resFpect that a lot, CI'd be fired if Fthat were my job
CAfter Gkilling C7Jason off and Fcountless screaming GArgonauts
AmBluebird of Ffriendliness
D7Like guardian Fangels it's Galways near
[Chorus]
CBlue canC/Eary in the Foutlet by the light switch
C/GWho watches F/Aover G/Byou
CMake a G/Blittle F/Abirdhouse Fin your Ebsoul
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your CsoulC/E
[Outro]
FWhile you're at it, C/Gkeep the nightlight F/Aon inG/Bside
The Cbirdhouse G/Bin your AmsoulG
EbNot to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your Csoul
Blue canC/Eary in the Foutlet by the light switch (While you're at it)
C/GWho watches F/Aover G/Byou {Keep the night light on inside the
CMake a G/Blittle F/Abirdhouse Fin your Ebsoul (birdhouse in your soul)
Not to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your Csoul C/E(Blue canary in the)
FWhile you're at it, C/Gkeep the nightlight F/Aon inG/Bside (outlet by the light switch, who watches over you)
The Cbirdhouse G/Bin your Amsoul G(Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
EbNot to put too Abfine a point on it
EbSay I'm the only Abbee in your bonnet
EbMake a Cmlittle Abbirdhouse Gin your Csoul
[Verse]
I Glost my lucky Emball & chain
And Cnow she's four years Dgone
Just Gfive feet tall and Emsick of me
And Call my Drattling Gon
She Gthrew away her Embaby-doll
I Cheld on to my Dpride
But GI was young and Emfoolish then
I feel Cold and Dfoolish Gnow.
B7
ConfiCdentially, she never called me Gbaby-doll
ConfiCdentially, I never had much Gpride
But Cnow I rock a bar stool and I Gdrink for two
Just Dpondering this Ctime bomb in my Dmind.
[Verse]
I Glost my lucky Emball & chain
And Cnow she's four years Dgone
Just Gfive feet tall and Emsick of me
And Call my Drattling Gon
She Gwalked away from a Emhappy man.
I Cthought I was so Dcool.
GI just stood there Emwhistling
"There Cgoes the bride" as sDhe walked out the GdoorEm
There gCoes the bride as sDhe walked out the GdoorG G
[Instrumental]
D#dim7(climbs up the neck)
[Verse]
GI could shake my Emtiny fist
And Cswear I wasn't Dwrong,
But Gwhat's the sense in Emarguing
CWhen you're Dall Galone?
GSure as you can't Emsteer a train
CYou can't change your Dfate
GWhen she told me Emoff that day
CI knew I'd Dlost my Ghome.
B7[Chorus]
ConfiCdentially, I never told you oGf her charms
ConfiCdentially, we never had a Ghome
But Cthis railroad apartment was the Gperfect place
DWhen she'd sit and Chold me in her Darms.
[Verse]
I lGost my lucky Emball & chain
And nCow she's four years Dgone
Just fGive feet tall and Emsick of me
And aCll my Drattling Gon
She wGalked away from a Emhappy man.
I tChought I was so Dcool.
GI just stood there wEmhistling
"There Cgoes the bride" as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm
There Cgoes the bride as Dshe walked out the GdoorEm
There Cgoes the bride as Dshe walked out the Gdoor.Em C D
G(repeaEmt to faCde)D
[Intro]
Fm C7 Fm C7
Fm[VerseC7]Fm C7
FmIstanbul was Constantinople
Now it's FmIstanbul, not Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's FmTurkish delight on a moonlit night
FmEvery gal in Constantinople
Lives in FmIstanbul, not Constantinople
So if C7you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be Fmwaiting in C7IstanFmbul
[Bridge]
Even Fmold New York was once New Amsterdam
C7Why they changed it I can't say
So Fmtake me back to Constantinople
No, you Fmcan't go back to Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the C7works?
That's nobody's business but the FmTurks.
[Instrumental]
Fm C7 FmN.C.
Whoaaaaaoh, aaaaaoh, aaaaoh Istanbul (Istanbul)
Fm C7 FmN.C.
Whoaaaaaoh, aaaaaoh, aaaaoh Istanbul (Istanbul)
[Bridge]
Even Fmold New York was once New Amsterdam
C7Why they changed it I can't say
[Verse]
FmIstanbul was Constantinople
Now it's FmIstanbul, not Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the C7works?
That's nobody's business but the FmTurks.
[Instrumental]
Fm Fm C7 Fm
FmDoo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
FmDoo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
C7Doo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
Fm Fm C7N.C.
[Verse]
So Fmtake me back to Constantinople
No, you Fmcan't go back to Constantinople
Been a C7long time gone, Constantinople
Why did FmConstantinople get the C7works?
That's nobody's business but the FmTurks.
Fm Fmmaj7
Istanbul
[Verse]
EI returned a Abag of Bgroceries Eaccidently Ataken Boff the Eshelf
Before the AexpirBation Edate
EI came back as a Abag of Bgroceries Eaccidently Ataken Boff the Eshelf
Before the Adate stamped Bon mysEelfE7
[Chorus]
ADid a large procession G#mwave their F#mtorches as my head fell G#min the Abasket
And was everybody Bdancing on the casket
ENow it's over I'm Adead and I haven't Fmdone anything that I Bwant
Or I'm Estill aAlive and there's Fmnothing I Dwant to EdoA B
[Verse]
EI will never Asay the Bword proEcrastinate aAgain
I'll Bnever Esee myself in the Amirror Bwith my Eeyes closed
EI didn't aApoloBgize for Ewhen I was eight and I Amade my Byounger Ebrother
Have to Abe my Bpersonal EslaveE7
[Chorus]
ADid a large procession G#mwave their F#mtorches as my head fell G#min the Abasket
And was everybody Bdancing on the casket
ENow it's over I'm Adead and I haven't Fmdone anything that I Bwant
Or I'm Estill aAlive and there's Fmnothing I Dwant to EdoA B
[Bridge]
ASo I won't A/G#sit at home Banymore B7and you won't
ASee my head in A/G#the window and BI won't B7be around
AEver anyA/G#more and I'll be Eup there on the Awall at the B7store
[Verse]
EI returned a Abag of Bgroceries Eaccidently Ataken Boff the Eshelf
Before the AexpirBation EdateA B
EI came back as a Abag of Bgroceries Eaccidently Ataken Boff the Eshelf
Before the Adate stamped Bon mysEelfE7
[Chorus]
ADid a large procession G#mwave their F#mtorches as my head fell G#min the Abasket
And was everybody Bdancing on the casket
ENow it's over I'm Adead and I haven't Fmdone anything that I Bwant
Or I'm Estill aAlive and there's Fmnothing I Dwant to EdoA B
ENow it's over I'm Adead and I haven't Fmdone anything that I Bwant
Or I'm Estill aAlive and there's Fmnothing I Dwant to Edo
[Intro]
Em[Chorus]
This is wGhere the pCarty Dends.
CI can't stand here Dlistening to Gyou Cand your Dracist Gfriend.D C D
I know Gpolitics Cbore Dyou, but CI feel like a Dhypocrite talking to Gyou
Cand your Dracist Gfriend
[Verse]
EmIt was the loveliest party that I've ever attended
Emif anything was broken I'm sure it could be mended
Emmy head can't tolerate this bobbing and pretending
EmN.C.
listen to some bullet-head and the madness that he's saying
[Chorus]
This is Gwhere the Cparty Dends.
CI'll just sit here Dwondering how Gyou can Cstand by your Dracist GfriendD C
DI know Gpolitics Cbore Dyou, but CI feel like a Dhypocrite talking to Gyou
Cyou and your Dracist Gfriend
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em Em
D G A G Em A
D G A G Em A
D G A G Em A
D[ChoGrusA]D
This is wGhere the pCarty Dends.
CI can't stand here Dlistening to Gyou Cand your Dracist Gfriend.D C D
I know Gpolitics Cbore Dyou, but CI feel like a Dhypocrite talking to Gyou
Cand your Dracist Gfriend
[Verse]
EmOut from the kitchen to the bedroom to the hallway
Emyour friend apologizes, he could see it my way
Emhe let the contents of the bottle do the thinking
EmN.C.
can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding
[Chorus]
This is wGhere the pCarty Dends.
CI can't stand here Dlistening to Gyou Cand your Dracist Gfriend.D C D
I know Gpolitics Cbore Dyou, but CI feel like a Dhypocrite talking to Gyou
Cand your Dracist Gfriend
G[VersCe 1]D G
AParticle Man, Particle Man, doing the things a Eparticle can
Dwhat's he like, it's Anot important, Particle Man
AIs he a dot or Dis he a speck
When Ehe's underwater does Ahe get wet?
Or Ddoes the water get Ehim instead?
DNobody knows, AParticle Man
[Chorus]
ATriangle Man, Triangle Man, Triangle Man hates EParticle Man,
Dthey have a fight, ATriangle wins, Triangle Man
A[VeErse A2]
AUniverse Man, Universe Man, Size of the entire Euniverse man
DUsually kind to Asmaller man, Universe Man
He's got a watch with a Dminute hand, millEennium hand, and an Aeon hand
And Dwhen they meet it's a Ehappy land. DPowerful man, AUniverse man
[Verse 3]
APerson man, Person man, Hit on the head with a Efrying pan
DLives his life in a Agarbage can, Person man
Is he depressed, or Dis he a mess? EDoes he feel totalAly worthless?
DWho came up with EPerson man? DeDgraded man, APerson man
[Chorus]
ATriangle Man, Triangle Man, Triangle Man hates EPerson Man,
Dthey have a fight, ATriangle wins, Triangle Man
A E A
A[InEtro]A
G[VerFse]C D G F C D
GShe Fset your Cgoldfish Dfree
Gand Fnow she's CsighDing
Gblew Fout your Cpilot Dlight
Gand Fmade a CwishD
CShe doesn't Bbhave to have her CD.B.'s record Bbback now
Gbut Fthere's not a Clot of Dthings that
G Fshe'll take CbackD
[Chorus]
CShe wants to Dsee you again
CShe wants to Dsee you again
G C FSlowly Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
G(Twisting) C FTwisting, Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
[Verse]
GShe's Fnot your CsatellDite
Gshe Fdoesn't Cmiss Dyou
Gso turn Foff your Csmoke machDine
Gand FMarshall CstackD
Cshe doesn't Bbhave to have her CYoung Fresh Fellows Bbtape back now
G Fthere's not a Clot of Dthings that
G Fshe'll take CbackD
[Chorus]
CShe wants to Dsee you again
CShe wants to Dsee you again
G C FSlowly Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
G(Twisting) C FTwisting, Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
[Instrumental]
G F C D G F C D
C D C D
G[ChForuCs]D G F C D
CShe wants to Dsee you again
CShe wants to Dsee you again
G C FSlowly Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
G(Twisting) C FTwisting, Gtwisting
C(Twisting) F Cin the Gwind
9. We Want A Rock
[Intro]
C( Gx D4 G)
[Verse]
AmWhere Am7was I? DI forD7got the Gpoint that Gmaj7I was CmakingCmaj7
I Amsaid if Am7I was Bsmart that B7I would Emsave up for a Em7piece of string
And a Crock to Gwind the Dstring aGround
[Chorus]
CEveryGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring Garound
CEveryGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring Garound
[Bridge]
AThrow the Bcrib door Cwi-Dide
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone Bin this Cto-Down
GIs trying to Dburn the Cplayhouse down
[Chorus]
CThey want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
A Crock to Gwind a Dstring aGround
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring aGround
[Bridge]
AThrow the Bcrib door Cwi-Dide
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone Bin this Cto-Down
GIs trying to Dburn the Cplayhouse down
[Chorus]
CThey want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
A Crock to Gwind a Dstring aGround
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring aGround
[Verse]
AmIf I Am7were a DcarpenD7ter, I'd Ghammer Gmaj7on my Cpiglet, Cmaj7I’d
CollAmect the Am7seven Bdollars B7and I'd Embuy a big prosEm7thetic forehead
And Cwear it Gon my Dreal Ghead
[Chorus]
CEveryGbody Dwants prosGthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
CEveryGbody Dwants prGosthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
[Bridge]
AThrow the Bcrib door Cwi-Dide
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone Bin this Cto-Down
GIs trying to Dburn the Cplayhouse down
[Chorus]
CThey want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
ProsCthetic Gforeheads Don their Gheads
CBut everyGbody Dwants prosGthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
[Solo]
| Em| Em7| C G| D G|
| Em| Em7| C G| D E|
[Bridge]
AThrow the Bcrib door Cwi-Dide
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone Bin this Cto-Down
GIs trying to Dburn the Cforeheads down
[Chorus]
CThey want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
A Crock to Gwind a Dstring aGround
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring aGround
[Intro]
F[VEberse F1Eb]F Eb F Eb
Mr FHorrible, EbMr FHorribleEb
TeleFphone call for EbMr. FHorribleEb
But Fbefore he can Bbtalk to the Gmugliness Cmen
There's some Dmhorrible Cbusiness Bbleft for Chim to Dmattend to
CSomething Bbunpleasant has sCpilled on his Dmbrain
As he Csponges it Bboff they Csay
[Verse 2]
"Is this FHorrible? EbIs this FHorrible?Eb
It's the Fugliness Ebmen, Mr. FHorribleEb
We're just Ftrying to Bbbug you,
We Gmthought that our Cdreadfulness
DmMight be a Cthing to anBbnoy you Cwith"
[Chorus]
But BbMr. Horrible says, "I don't Cmind, the thing that bothers me is
FSome-one Bbkeeps Fmo-Cving Fmy - Cy - Fy Dmchair"G
F[VerEbse 3]F Eb
"Would you Fmind if we Ebbalance this Fglass of Ebmilk
Where your Fvisiting Ebfriend accidFentally was Ebkilled?
Would it be Fokay with Bbyou if we Gmwrote a Creminder
Of Dmthings we'll forCget to Bbdo toCday otherDmwise,
CUsing a Bbgreen magic mCarker, if Dmit's alCright
On the Bbback of your Chead?"
[Verse 4]
Mr. FHorrible, EbMr FHorribleEb
We're not Fdone with you Ebyet Mr. FHorribleEb
You have to Ftry on these Bbpants so the GmUgliness CMen
Can decDmide if they're Cjust as embBbarrassCing as we Dmthink
We Chave to be Bbsure about Cthis
[Chorus]
But BbMr. Horrible says, "I don't Cmind, the thing that bothers me is
FSome-one Bbkeeps Fmo-Cving Fmy - Cy - Fy Dmchair"G
FSome-one Bbkeeps Fmo-Cving Fmy - Cy - Fy DmchaaaCaaa-Gaaaa-EmaaaGa - aAir
[Chorus]
BbMr. Horrible says, "I don't Cmind, the thing that bothers me is
FSome-one Bbkeeps Fmo-Cving Fmy - Cy - Fy Dmchair"G F
11. Hearing Aid
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[Intro]
D A Bm Bm
D A G
D A G
D A C
[Verse]
Em GFrosty the AsupervCmaj7isor
Em GLives by himAself (bass run)
Em GSometimes I Afeel sorry Cmaj7for him
EmUsualGly I Acan't (bass run)
[Chorus]
EmI've turned off my Ghearing aid
Don't F#msay the eC#mlectric cChair's not
Emgood enough For Gking-lazy-bones like F#mmyself
C#m C
[Link]
Em
[Verse 2]
EmMore Gcoffee for Ame bosCmaj7s
Em G AN.C. Em
'Cause I'm not as messed up as I want to be
[Chorus]
EmI've turned off my Ghearing aid
Don't F#msa-a-a-y the eC#mlectric cChair's not
Emgood enough For Gking-lazy-bones like mF#myselfC#m C
BeGcause BeAcause
[Break]
D A G
D A G D A C
[Outro]
D A C
D A C
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12. Minimum Wage
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Minimum Fwage! HCeeya!C7 C C7 F C C7 C C7
G#
F C C7 C C7 F C C7 C C7
F C F
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13. Letterbox
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[Intro]
E A E AN.C. E A E A
[Verse]
I'll Enever know what you find
when you open Aup your letterbox tomorrowE A
Cause the little Ebird never tells me anything
I want to Aknow she's my best friend she's a sparrEowA
E A
And I'll never never F#mknow
what you never never never want to Aknow
when you know what you are ohE A E A
[Verse 2]
EIf I had a pair of eyes
in the Aback of my head for each timeE A
You forgot to take out Eall the things you forgot to talk about
AWhen you took a bite out of my Espine.A
I would have a F#mlot of eyes on the other side
wouldn't AI? wouldn't that just be fine?
E AN.C. E A
[Bridge]
BToo late or soon C#mto make noise aF#mbout love and there's Bno time for sorrow
C#mRun around in the rain with a F#hole in the brain till tomo B- rAroG#mwB/F#
[Verse]
I'll Enever know what you find
AN.C. E A
when you open up your letterbox tomorrow
Cause the little Ebird never tells me anything
I want to Aknow she's my best friend she's a sparErowA
And I'll never never F#mknow
what you never never never want to Aknow
when you know what you are ohE E E E E
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14. Whistling In The Dark
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[Verse]
A Awoman came up to me and Emsaid 'I'd Alike to poison your mindEm
With Awrong ideas that appeal to Emyou, though AI am not unkind'Em
She Alooked at me, I looked at sEmomething Awritten across her scalpEm
And Athese are the words that it faintly Emsaid as I Atried to call for help:A7
[Chorus]
There's Donly one thing that I Emknow how to do Awell
And I've Bmoften been told that you Gonly can do
What you kAnow how to do wDell
And that's be Gyou, ABe what you're GlikeA
Be like yourGself,E7
And so I'm Ahaving a wonderful Ftime but I'd rather be
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
There's Conly one thing that I Dmlike
And that is Bbwhistling in the Cdark
[Link]
DAah Emaah Caah Daah
DAah Emaah Caah Daah
[Verse]
A Aman came up to me and sEmaid 'I'd Alike to change your mindEm
By Ahitting it with a rock," he Emsaid, 'though AI am not unkind'Em
We Alaughed at his little joke and Emthen I Ahappily walked awayEm
And Ahit my head on the wall of the Emjail where the Atwo of us live todayA7
[Chorus]
There's Donly one thing that I Emknow how to do Awell
And I've Bmoften been told that you Gonly can do
What you kAnow how to do wDell
And that's be Gyou, ABe what you're GlikeA
Be like yourGself,E7
And so I'm Ahaving a wonderful Ftime but I'd rather be
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
There's Conly one thing that I Dmlike
And that is Bbwhistling in the Cdark
[Chorus]
There's Donly one thing that I Emknow how to do Awell
And I've Bmoften been told that you Gonly can do
What you kAnow how to do wDell
And that's be Gyou, ABe what you're GlikeA
Be like yourGself,E7
And so I'm Ahaving a wonderful Ftime but I'd rather be
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling in the Dmdark, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
CWhistling, Dmwhistling, Bbwhistling in the Cdark
[Outro]
DAah Emaah Caah Daah
DAah Emaah Caah Daah
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)
DWhistling (whistling) Emwhistling (whistling) CDark (dark) Ddark (dark)....
D Em C D
D Em C D
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15. Hot Cha
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[Intro]
N.C.
[Chorus]
GHot EmCha, where are you?
GEveryA7body's Emeyes are closed
EmI can't Gsee why I Emmiss you so
So GHot EmCha, where are you?
[Verse 1]
GFirst time A7Hot Cha Emwent away
A Gfloating A7island Emwas his home
GThen the A7phone rang Emoff the hook
EmAnd Hot Cha Ghad to Emcome back home
[Chorus]
GHot EmCha, where are you?
GEveryA7body's Emeyes are closed
EmI can't Gsee why I Emmiss you so
So GHot EmCha, where are you?
[Verse 2]
GSecond A7time he Emwent away
GLeft the A7bathtub Emrunning over
GStereo A7on and Emcooking bacon
EmNever came back to tell us why
[Piano solo]
Em
[Bridge]
GIf that A7honey would come back
GWe would A7throw such a party
GDrink and A7cook the prodigal son
EmFondue forks for everybody
[Chorus]
GHot EmCha, where are you?
GEveryA7body's Emeyes are closed
EmI can't Gsee why I Emmiss you so
So GHot EmCha, where are you?
GHot EmCha, where are you?
GHot EmCha, where are you?
Em
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16. Women And Men
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[Verse]
When the Gship runs out of Cocean and the Gvessel runs aDground
EmLand's where we Cknow the Dboat is Gfound
Now there's Gnothing unexCpected about the Gwater giving Dout
Em"Land"'s not a Cword we Dhave to Gshout
CBut there's Dsomething beside the CshoreGline
GMoving across the CbeachDhead
DComing up from the CshipGwreck
GMaking as if to Dsay
[Chorus]
Women and GmenC G D
Women and GmenC G D G
Women and GmenC G D
Women and GmenC G D G
[Bridge]
(Women and Dmen) Bringing with them messages of love
And everyGwhere they Cgo, Glove will Dgrow
(love will grow)
(Women and Dmen) When you see the faces of the women
And the Gmen, you Ctoo will Dknow
(you will know)
[Verse 2]
Women and Gmen have crossed the Cocean, they Gnow begin to Dpour
EmOut from the Cboat and Dup the Gshore
Two by Gtwo they enter the Cjungle, and Gsoon they number Dmore
EmThree by three as Cwell as Dfour by Gfour
CSoon the Dstream of people gets CwiGder
GThen it becomes a CrivDer
DRiver becomes an CocGean
GCarrying ships that Dbear
[Chorus]
Women and GmenC G D
Women and GmenC G D G
Women and GmenC G D
Women and GmenC G D G
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17. Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love
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E C#m6 E C#m6
EPistol shots, C#m6 EGun C#m6shots
EPistol shots, C#m6 EGun C#m6shots
ABullets from a reC#mvolver
ABullets from a C#mgun
ABullets through the C#matmosphere
F#mHere they cF#dimome
C#mJohn, I've been bC+ad
And they're Ecoming after F#7me
F#mDone someone F+wrong
And I Afear that it was B6me
ESapphire C#m6bullets
ABullets Cdimof pure lEoveC#m6 E C#m6
ESapphire C#m6bullets
ABullets Cdimof pure lEoveC#m6 E C#m6 E C#m6 E C#m6 E
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18. They Might Be Giants
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N.C.
Hang on, Hang on tight
CThey might be Fgiants (boy) CThey might be Fgiants
FThey might be rain They Gmight be heat They Fmight be frying up a Gstalk of wheat...
CThey might be Fgiants (boy) CThey might be Fgiants
FThey might be brain They Gmight be washed They Fmight be Dr. Spock's Gback-up band....
(To make the merry-go-round go faster So that everyone needs to hang on tighter
N.C.
Just to keep from being thrown to the wolves)
[Chorus]
AmTabloid footprints in your Dhair AmTabloid footprints Deverywhere
CWe can't be Amsilent 'Cause Fthey might be Dm7giants
And Gwhat are we going to Emdo unless they AbareBb
CThey might be Fgiants (boy) CThey might be Fgiants
FThey might be bald, They Gmight be snow, They Fmight be something else Gin the snow....
Hang on tight (Guitar Solo, bass line moves up in half steps)
F#m G G#m
CThey might be Fgiants (boy) CThey might be Fgiants
FThey might be fake, They Gmight be lies, They Fmight be big, big, Gfake, fake lies....
[Chorus]
AmTabloid footprints in your Dhair AmTabloid footprints Deverywhere
CWe can't be Amsilent 'Cause Fthey might be Dm7giants
And Gwhat are we going to Emdo unless they AbareBb
CThey might be Fgiants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
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19. Road Movie To Berlin
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[Intro]
F A D D7
Bb Bb Bb A Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb C B Bb A
[Verse]
N.C. F A
We're in a road movie to Berlin.
Can't drive D7out the way we drove iBbn.
So sneak Aout this glass of bourbon
and we'll Bb6go....
[Verse]
N.C. F A
We were once so close to Heaven.
Peter D7came out and gave us mBbedals.
DeAclaring us the nicest of the Bb6damned....
[Verse]
FTime won't find the Alost.
It'll D7sweep up our skeleton bones.
So Bbtake the wheel and AI will take the Bbpedals....
[Break]
C B Bb A F G E D7
Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb C B Bb A
[Verse]
N.C. F A
We're in a road movie to Berlin.
Can't drive D7out the way we drove iBbn.
So sneak Aout this glass of bourbon
and we'll Bb6go.
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Flood
by They Might Be Giants
Chords in this song · guitar
A
Amaj7
D
E
F#7
Bm
Fm7
Dmaj7
Esus4
Amaj13
C
Dm
Eb
F
Bb
Cm
Db
G
C/E
C/G
F/A
G/B
Ab
C7
A Amaj7 D E
N.C.
Why is the world in love again?
A Amaj7 F#7
Why are we marching hand in hand?
Bm F#7 D E
Why are the ocean levels rising up?
A Fm7
It's a brand new record for 1990
D Dmaj7 Esus4 E Amaj13
They Might Be Gi-ants' brand new album: 'Flood'
[Intro]
C Dm Eb
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
F Bb
But I'm a little glowing friend
Cm Db G
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am...
C
[Chorus]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C F C F
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Verse]
C F C F
I have a secret to tell from my electrical well
C G C7 F G
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
C F C F
So the room must listen to me, filibuster vigilantly
C G C7 F G
My name is blue canary one note spelled L-I-T-E
Am F
My story's infinite
D7 F G
Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest
[Chorus]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C F C F
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[SOLO]
Am F D7 F
Am F D7 F
F#m D B7 D
E D F#m E
[Intro]
A Bm7 C
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend
D G
But I'm a little glowing friend
Am Bb G
But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am...
[Verse]
C F C F
There's a picture opposite me of my primitive ancestry
C G C7 F G
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
C F C F
Though I respect that a lot, I'd be fired if that were my job
C G C7 F G
After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts
Am F
Bluebird of friendliness
D7 F G
Like guardian angels it's always near
[Chorus]
C C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C C/E
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Outro]
F C/G F/A G/B
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside
C G/B Am G
The birdhouse in your soul
Eb Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
C/E F
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (While you're at it)
C/G F/A G/B
Who watches over you {Keep the night light on inside the
C G/B F/A F Eb
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)
Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C C/E
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (Blue canary in the)
F C/G F/A G/B
While you're at it, keep the nightlight on inside (outlet by the light switch, who watches over you)
C G/B Am G
The birdhouse in your soul (Make a little birdhouse in your soul)
Eb Ab
Not to put too fine a point on it
Eb Ab
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Eb Cm Ab G C
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[Verse]
G Em
I lost my lucky ball & chain
C D
And now she's four years gone
G Em
Just five feet tall and sick of me
C D G
And all my rattling on
G Em
She threw away her baby-doll
C D
I held on to my pride
G Em
But I was young and foolish then
C D G
I feel old and foolish now.
B7
C G
Confidentially, she never called me baby-doll
C G
Confidentially, I never had much pride
C G
But now I rock a bar stool and I drink for two
D C D
Just pondering this time bomb in my mind.
[Verse]
G Em
I lost my lucky ball & chain
C D
And now she's four years gone
G Em
Just five feet tall and sick of me
C D G
And all my rattling on
G Em
She walked away from a happy man.
C D
I thought I was so cool.
G Em
I just stood there whistling
C D G Em
"There goes the bride" as she walked out the door
C D G G G
There goes the bride as she walked out the door
[Instrumental]
D#dim7
(climbs up the neck)
[Verse]
G Em
I could shake my tiny fist
C D
And swear I wasn't wrong,
G Em
But what's the sense in arguing
C D G
When you're all alone?
G Em
Sure as you can't steer a train
C D
You can't change your fate
G Em
When she told me off that day
C D G
I knew I'd lost my home.
B7
[Chorus]
C G
Confidentially, I never told you of her charms
C G
Confidentially, we never had a home
C G
But this railroad apartment was the perfect place
D C D
When she'd sit and hold me in her arms.
[Verse]
G Em
I lost my lucky ball & chain
C D
And now she's four years gone
G Em
Just five feet tall and sick of me
C D G
And all my rattling on
G Em
She walked away from a happy man.
C D
I thought I was so cool.
G Em
I just stood there whistling
C D G Em
"There goes the bride" as she walked out the door
C D G Em
There goes the bride as she walked out the door
C D G Em C D
There goes the bride as she walked out the door.
G Em C D
(repeat to fade)
[Intro]
Fm C7 Fm C7
Fm C7 Fm C7
[Verse]
Fm
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Fm
Every gal in Constantinople
Fm
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
So if you've a date in Constantinople
Fm C7 Fm
She'll be waiting in Istanbul
[Bridge]
Fm
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
C7
Why they changed it I can't say
Fm
So take me back to Constantinople
Fm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
[Instrumental]
Fm C7 Fm
N.C.
Whoaaaaaoh, aaaaaoh, aaaaoh Istanbul (Istanbul)
Fm C7 Fm
N.C.
Whoaaaaaoh, aaaaaoh, aaaaoh Istanbul (Istanbul)
[Bridge]
Fm
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
C7
Why they changed it I can't say
[Verse]
Fm
Istanbul was Constantinople
Fm
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
[Instrumental]
Fm Fm C7 Fm
Fm
Doo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
Fm
Doo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
C7
Doo doo doo, doo doo do do do do do
Fm Fm C7
N.C.
[Verse]
Fm
So take me back to Constantinople
Fm
No, you can't go back to Constantinople
C7
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Fm C7
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Fm
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Fm Fm
maj7
Istanbul
[Verse]
E A B E A B E
I returned a bag of groceries accidently taken off the shelf
A B E
Before the expiration date
E A B E A B E
I came back as a bag of groceries accidently taken off the shelf
A B E E7
Before the date stamped on myself
[Chorus]
A G#m F#m G#m A
Did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket
B
And was everybody dancing on the casket
E A Fm B
Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want
E A Fm D E A B
Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do
[Verse]
E A B E A
I will never say the word procrastinate again
B E A B E
I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed
E A B E A B E
I didn't apologize for when I was eight and I made my younger brother
A B E E7
Have to be my personal slave
[Chorus]
A G#m F#m G#m A
Did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket
B
And was everybody dancing on the casket
E A Fm B
Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want
E A Fm D E A B
Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do
[Bridge]
A A/G# B B7
So I won't sit at home anymore and you won't
A A/G# B B7
See my head in the window and I won't be around
A A/G# E A B7
Ever anymore and I'll be up there on the wall at the store
[Verse]
E A B E A B E
I returned a bag of groceries accidently taken off the shelf
A B E A B
Before the expiration date
E A B E A B E
I came back as a bag of groceries accidently taken off the shelf
A B E E7
Before the date stamped on myself
[Chorus]
A G#m F#m G#m A
Did a large procession wave their torches as my head fell in the basket
B
And was everybody dancing on the casket
E A Fm B
Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want
E A Fm D E A B
Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do
E A Fm B
Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want
E A Fm D E
Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do
[Intro]
Em
[Chorus]
G C D
This is where the party ends.
C D G C D G D C D
I can't stand here listening to you and your racist friend.
G C D C D G
I know politics bore you, but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
C D G
and your racist friend
[Verse]
Em
It was the loveliest party that I've ever attended
Em
if anything was broken I'm sure it could be mended
Em
my head can't tolerate this bobbing and pretending
Em
N.C.
listen to some bullet-head and the madness that he's saying
[Chorus]
G C D
This is where the party ends.
C D G C D G D C
I'll just sit here wondering how you can stand by your racist friend
D G C D C D G
I know politics bore you, but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
C D G
you and your racist friend
[Instrumental]
Em Em Em Em
D G A G Em A
D G A G Em A
D G A G Em A
D G A D
[Chorus]
G C D
This is where the party ends.
C D G C D G D C D
I can't stand here listening to you and your racist friend.
G C D C D G
I know politics bore you, but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
C D G
and your racist friend
[Verse]
Em
Out from the kitchen to the bedroom to the hallway
Em
your friend apologizes, he could see it my way
Em
he let the contents of the bottle do the thinking
Em
N.C.
can't shake the devil's hand and say you're only kidding
[Chorus]
G C D
This is where the party ends.
C D G C D G D C D
I can't stand here listening to you and your racist friend.
G C D C D G
I know politics bore you, but I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
C D G
and your racist friend
G C D G
[Verse 1]
A E
Particle Man, Particle Man, doing the things a particle can
D A
what's he like, it's not important, Particle Man
A D
Is he a dot or is he a speck
E A
When he's underwater does he get wet?
D E
Or does the water get him instead?
D A
Nobody knows, Particle Man
[Chorus]
A E
Triangle Man, Triangle Man, Triangle Man hates Particle Man,
D A
they have a fight, Triangle wins, Triangle Man
A E A
[Verse 2]
A E
Universe Man, Universe Man, Size of the entire universe man
D A
Usually kind to smaller man, Universe Man
D E A
He's got a watch with a minute hand, millennium hand, and an eon hand
D E D A
And when they meet it's a happy land. Powerful man, Universe man
[Verse 3]
A E
Person man, Person man, Hit on the head with a frying pan
D A
Lives his life in a garbage can, Person man
D E A
Is he depressed, or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless?
D E D A
Who came up with Person man? Degraded man, Person man
[Chorus]
A E
Triangle Man, Triangle Man, Triangle Man hates Person Man,
D A
they have a fight, Triangle wins, Triangle Man
A E A
A E A
[Intro]
G F C D G F C D
[Verse]
G F C D
She set your goldfish free
G F C D
and now she's sighing
G F C D
blew out your pilot light
G F C D
and made a wish
C Bb C Bb
She doesn't have to have her D.B.'s record back now
G F C D
but there's not a lot of things that
G F C D
she'll take back
[Chorus]
C D
She wants to see you again
C D
She wants to see you again
G C F G
Slowly twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
G C F G
(Twisting) Twisting, twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
[Verse]
G F C D
She's not your satellite
G F C D
she doesn't miss you
G F C D
so turn off your smoke machine
G F C D
and Marshall stack
C Bb C Bb
she doesn't have to have her Young Fresh Fellows tape back now
G F C D
there's not a lot of things that
G F C D
she'll take back
[Chorus]
C D
She wants to see you again
C D
She wants to see you again
G C F G
Slowly twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
G C F G
(Twisting) Twisting, twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
[Instrumental]
G F C D G F C D
C D C D
G F C D G F C D
[Chorus]
C D
She wants to see you again
C D
She wants to see you again
G C F G
Slowly twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
G C F G
(Twisting) Twisting, twisting
C F C G
(Twisting) in the wind
9. We Want A Rock
[Intro]
C G D G
( x 4 )
[Verse]
Am Am7 D D7 G Gmaj7 C Cmaj7
Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making
Am Am7 B B7 Em Em7
I said if I was smart that I would save up for a piece of string
C G D G
And a rock to wind the string around
[Chorus]
C G D G
Everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
C G D G
Everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
[Bridge]
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D C
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
[Chorus]
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
[Bridge]
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D C
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
[Chorus]
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
[Verse]
Am Am7 D D7 G Gmaj7 C Cmaj7
If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet, I’d
Am Am7 B B7 Em Em7
Collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead
C G D G
And wear it on my real head
[Chorus]
C G D G
Everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
C G D G
Everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
[Bridge]
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D C
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
[Chorus]
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads
C G D G
But everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
[Solo]
Em Em7 C G D G
| | | | |
Em Em7 C G D E
| | | | |
[Bridge]
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D C
Is trying to burn the foreheads down
[Chorus]
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
[Intro]
F Eb F Eb F Eb F Eb
[Verse 1]
F Eb F Eb
Mr Horrible, Mr Horrible
F Eb F Eb
Telephone call for Mr. Horrible
F Bb Gm C
But before he can talk to the ugliness men
Dm C Bb C Dm
There's some horrible business left for him to attend to
C Bb C Dm
Something unpleasant has spilled on his brain
C Bb C
As he sponges it off they say
[Verse 2]
F Eb F Eb
"Is this Horrible? Is this Horrible?
F Eb F Eb
It's the ugliness men, Mr. Horrible
F Bb
We're just trying to bug you,
Gm C
We thought that our dreadfulness
Dm C Bb C
Might be a thing to annoy you with"
[Chorus]
Bb C
But Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind, the thing that bothers me is
F Bb F C F C F Dm G
Some-one keeps mo-ving my - y - y chair"
F Eb F Eb
[Verse 3]
F Eb F Eb
"Would you mind if we balance this glass of milk
F Eb F Eb
Where your visiting friend accidentally was killed?
F Bb Gm C
Would it be okay with you if we wrote a reminder
Dm C Bb C Dm
Of things we'll forget to do today otherwise,
C Bb C Dm C
Using a green magic marker, if it's alright
Bb C
On the back of your head?"
[Verse 4]
F Eb F Eb
Mr. Horrible, Mr Horrible
F Eb F Eb
We're not done with you yet Mr. Horrible
F Bb Gm C
You have to try on these pants so the Ugliness Men
Dm C Bb C Dm
Can decide if they're just as embarrassing as we think
C Bb C
We have to be sure about this
[Chorus]
Bb C
But Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind, the thing that bothers me is
F Bb F C F C F Dm G
Some-one keeps mo-ving my - y - y chair"
F Bb F C F C F Dm C G Em G A
Some-one keeps mo-ving my - y - y chaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa - air
[Chorus]
Bb C
Mr. Horrible says, "I don't mind, the thing that bothers me is
F Bb F C F C F Dm G F
Some-one keeps mo-ving my - y - y chair"
11. Hearing Aid
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[Intro]
D A Bm Bm
D A G
D A G
D A C
[Verse]
Em G A Cmaj7
Frosty the supervisor
Em G A
Lives by himself (bass run)
Em G A Cmaj7
Sometimes I feel sorry for him
Em G A
Usually I can't (bass run)
[Chorus]
Em G
I've turned off my hearing aid
F#m C#m C
Don't say the electric chair's not
Em G F#m
good enough For king-lazy-bones like myself
C#m C
[Link]
Em
[Verse 2]
Em G A Cmaj7
More coffee for me boss
Em G A Em
N.C.
'Cause I'm not as messed up as I want to be
[Chorus]
Em G
I've turned off my hearing aid
F#m C#m C
Don't sa-a-a-y the electric chair's not
Em G F#m C#m C
good enough For king-lazy-bones like myself
G A
Because Because
[Break]
D A G
D A G D A C
[Outro]
D A C
D A C
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12. Minimum Wage
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F C C7 C C7 F C C7 C C7
Minimum wage! Heeya!
G#
F C C7 C C7 F C C7 C C7
F C F
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13. Letterbox
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[Intro]
E A E A E A E A
N.C.
[Verse]
E
I'll never know what you find
A E A
when you open up your letterbox tomorrow
E
Cause the little bird never tells me anything
A E A
I want to know she's my best friend she's a sparrow
E A
F#m
And I'll never never know
A
what you never never never want to know
E A E A
when you know what you are oh
[Verse 2]
E
If I had a pair of eyes
A E A
in the back of my head for each time
E
You forgot to take out all the things you forgot to talk about
A E A
When you took a bite out of my spine.
F#m
I would have a lot of eyes on the other side
A
wouldn't I? wouldn't that just be fine?
E A E A
N.C.
[Bridge]
B C#m F#m B
Too late or soon to make noise about love and there's no time for sorrow
C#m F# B A G#m B/F#
Run around in the rain with a hole in the brain till tomo - rrow
[Verse]
E
I'll never know what you find
A E A
N.C.
when you open up your letterbox tomorrow
E
Cause the little bird never tells me anything
A E A
I want to know she's my best friend she's a sparrow
F#m
And I'll never never know
A
what you never never never want to know
E E E E E
when you know what you are oh
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14. Whistling In The Dark
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[Verse]
A Em A Em
A woman came up to me and said 'I'd like to poison your mind
A Em A Em
With wrong ideas that appeal to you, though I am not unkind'
A Em A Em
She looked at me, I looked at something written across her scalp
A Em A A7
And these are the words that it faintly said as I tried to call for help:
[Chorus]
D Em A
There's only one thing that I know how to do well
Bm G
And I've often been told that you only can do
A D
What you know how to do well
G A G A
And that's be you, Be what you're like
G E7
Be like yourself,
A F
And so I'm having a wonderful time but I'd rather be
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm
There's only one thing that I like
Bb C
And that is whistling in the dark
[Link]
D Em C D
Aah aah aah aah
D Em C D
Aah aah aah aah
[Verse]
A Em A Em
A man came up to me and said 'I'd like to change your mind
A Em A Em
By hitting it with a rock," he said, 'though I am not unkind'
A Em A Em
We laughed at his little joke and then I happily walked away
A Em A A7
And hit my head on the wall of the jail where the two of us live today
[Chorus]
D Em A
There's only one thing that I know how to do well
Bm G
And I've often been told that you only can do
A D
What you know how to do well
G A G A
And that's be you, Be what you're like
G E7
Be like yourself,
A F
And so I'm having a wonderful time but I'd rather be
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm
There's only one thing that I like
Bb C
And that is whistling in the dark
[Chorus]
D Em A
There's only one thing that I know how to do well
Bm G
And I've often been told that you only can do
A D
What you know how to do well
G A G A
And that's be you, Be what you're like
G E7
Be like yourself,
A F
And so I'm having a wonderful time but I'd rather be
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling in the dark, whistling in the dark
C Dm Bb C
Whistling, whistling, whistling in the dark
[Outro]
D Em C D
Aah aah aah aah
D Em C D
Aah aah aah aah
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)
D Em C D
Whistling (whistling) whistling (whistling) Dark (dark) dark (dark)....
D Em C D
D Em C D
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15. Hot Cha
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[Intro]
N.C.
[Chorus]
G Em
Hot Cha, where are you?
G A7 Em
Everybody's eyes are closed
Em G Em
I can't see why I miss you so
G Em
So Hot Cha, where are you?
[Verse 1]
G A7 Em
First time Hot Cha went away
G A7 Em
A floating island was his home
G A7 Em
Then the phone rang off the hook
Em G Em
And Hot Cha had to come back home
[Chorus]
G Em
Hot Cha, where are you?
G A7 Em
Everybody's eyes are closed
Em G Em
I can't see why I miss you so
G Em
So Hot Cha, where are you?
[Verse 2]
G A7 Em
Second time he went away
G A7 Em
Left the bathtub running over
G A7 Em
Stereo on and cooking bacon
Em
Never came back to tell us why
[Piano solo]
Em
[Bridge]
G A7
If that honey would come back
G A7
We would throw such a party
G A7
Drink and cook the prodigal son
Em
Fondue forks for everybody
[Chorus]
G Em
Hot Cha, where are you?
G A7 Em
Everybody's eyes are closed
Em G Em
I can't see why I miss you so
G Em
So Hot Cha, where are you?
G Em
Hot Cha, where are you?
G Em
Hot Cha, where are you?
Em
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16. Women And Men
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[Verse]
G C G D
When the ship runs out of ocean and the vessel runs aground
Em C D G
Land's where we know the boat is found
G C G D
Now there's nothing unexpected about the water giving out
Em C D G
"Land"'s not a word we have to shout
C D C G
But there's something beside the shoreline
G C D
Moving across the beachhead
D C G
Coming up from the shipwreck
G D
Making as if to say
[Chorus]
G C G D
Women and men
G C G D G
Women and men
G C G D
Women and men
G C G D G
Women and men
[Bridge]
D
(Women and men) Bringing with them messages of love
G C G D
And everywhere they go, love will grow
(love will grow)
D
(Women and men) When you see the faces of the women
G C D
And the men, you too will know
(you will know)
[Verse 2]
G C G D
Women and men have crossed the ocean, they now begin to pour
Em C D G
Out from the boat and up the shore
G C G D
Two by two they enter the jungle, and soon they number more
Em C D G
Three by three as well as four by four
C D C G
Soon the stream of people gets wider
G C D
Then it becomes a river
D C G
River becomes an ocean
G D
Carrying ships that bear
[Chorus]
G C G D
Women and men
G C G D G
Women and men
G C G D
Women and men
G C G D G
Women and men
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17. Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love
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E C#m6 E C#m6
E C#m6 E C#m6
Pistol shots, Gun shots
E C#m6 E C#m6
Pistol shots, Gun shots
A C#m
Bullets from a revolver
A C#m
Bullets from a gun
A C#m
Bullets through the atmosphere
F#m F#dim
Here they come
C#m C+
John, I've been bad
E F#7
And they're coming after me
F#m F+
Done someone wrong
A B6
And I fear that it was me
E C#m6
Sapphire bullets
A Cdim E C#m6 E C#m6
Bullets of pure love
E C#m6
Sapphire bullets
A Cdim E C#m6 E C#m6 E C#m6 E C#m6 E
Bullets of pure love
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18. They Might Be Giants
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N.C.
Hang on, Hang on tight
C F C F
They might be giants (boy) They might be giants
F G F G
They might be rain They might be heat They might be frying up a stalk of wheat...
C F C F
They might be giants (boy) They might be giants
F G F G
They might be brain They might be washed They might be Dr. Spock's back-up band....
(To make the merry-go-round go faster So that everyone needs to hang on tighter
N.C.
Just to keep from being thrown to the wolves)
[Chorus]
Am D Am D
Tabloid footprints in your hair Tabloid footprints everywhere
C Am F Dm7
We can't be silent 'Cause they might be giants
G Em Ab Bb
And what are we going to do unless they are
C F C F
They might be giants (boy) They might be giants
F G F G
They might be bald, They might be snow, They might be something else in the snow....
Hang on tight (Guitar Solo, bass line moves up in half steps)
F#m G G#m
C F C F
They might be giants (boy) They might be giants
F G F G
They might be fake, They might be lies, They might be big, big, fake, fake lies....
[Chorus]
Am D Am D
Tabloid footprints in your hair Tabloid footprints everywhere
C Am F Dm7
We can't be silent 'Cause they might be giants
G Em Ab Bb
And what are we going to do unless they are
C F
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants (boy)
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19. Road Movie To Berlin
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[Intro]
F A D D7
Bb Bb Bb A Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb C B Bb A
[Verse]
F A
N.C.
We're in a road movie to Berlin.
D7 Bb
Can't drive out the way we drove in.
A
So sneak out this glass of bourbon
Bb6
and we'll go....
[Verse]
F A
N.C.
We were once so close to Heaven.
D7 Bb
Peter came out and gave us medals.
A Bb6
Declaring us the nicest of the damned....
[Verse]
F A
Time won't find the lost.
D7
It'll sweep up our skeleton bones.
Bb A Bb
So take the wheel and I will take the pedals....
[Break]
C B Bb A F G E D7
Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb A
Bb Bb Bb C B Bb A
[Verse]
F A
N.C.
We're in a road movie to Berlin.
D7 Bb
Can't drive out the way we drove in.
A
So sneak out this glass of bourbon
Bb6
and we'll go.
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