Dr. Worm
They Might Be Giants
[Intro Riff]
F# D#m F# C# F#
e|-----------6-----|-----------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|-------------|
B|-7---7---7-------|-----------6---7-|(7)--7---7-------|-------------6---|-7-----------|
G|---------------8-|(8)--8---8-------|---------------6-|(6)--6---8-------|-------------| (n) = hold note
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| over bar line
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
[Verse 1]
F# D#m B C#
They call me Dr. Worm. Good morning, how are you? I'm Dr.
F# D#m B C#
Worm. I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
B5 C#5 F#5 D#5
am a real worm, I am an actual worm
B5 C#5
I live like a worm
[Verse 2]
F# D#m B C#
I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good but I can
F# D#m B C#
handle criticism. I'll show you what I know and you can
B5 C#5 F#5 D#5
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
B5 C#5 D5 E5
I'll leave the front unlocked 'cause I can't hear the doorbell
[Intro Riff Variation]
e|--------------9------|---------------------|--------------9---10-|(10)--9---10---12---|-14-------|
B|-10---10---10--------|--------------9---10-|(10)--10---10--------|--------------------|----------|
G|------------------11-|(11)--11---11--------|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------|
[Bridge]
F# B
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|---------2---2-0-|
E|-2---2-0---------|
F# B F# B F# B F# B
When I get into it I can't tell if you are
F# B F# B F# B F# B
watching me twirling the stick
[Riff 3]
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-6---8---9---6---|
E|-4---6---7---4---|-----------------|
When I give the sig-nal my friend
B Cdim7
Rabbi Vole will play the solo
[Solo] (Played on bass while the guitar plays staccato accents)
F# D#m F# C# F# D#m C#
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------6-8--9-8--------|-11--11--9-9--8-8--6-6-----|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|----9------------------|------------------------9--|-9--8--6-----------------|-4---------------|
E|-9---------------------|---------------------------|----------9--7--6--4--2--|-----------------|
[Intro Riff Variation 2]
F# D#m F# C#
e|-----------6-----|-----------------|-----------6-----|-----------------|
B|-7---7---7-------|-----------6---7-|(7)--7---7-------|-----------------|
G|---------------8-|(8)--8---8-------|---------------8-|(8)--6-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9---8---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Riff 3]
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|-6----8----9----6----|
E|-4----6----7----4----|---------------------|
Someday somebody else besides me will
B Bm
call me by my stage name, they will
[Verse 3] (vocals only)
Call me Dr. Worm. Good morning, how are you? I'm Dr. Worm
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
B5 C#5 F#5 D#5
am a real worm, I am an actual worm
B5 C#5
I live like a worm
[Verse 4]
F# D#m B C#
And I like to play the drums. I think I'm getting good but I can
F# D#m B C#
handle criticism. I'll show you what I know and you can
B5 C#5 F#5 D#5
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
B5 C#5 D5 E5 Repeat Intro Riff x2
I'm not a real doctor but they call me Dr. WormDoctor Worm chords and lyrics
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Dr. Worm They Might Be Giants [Verse 1] [Verse 2] [Intro Riff Variation] [Riff 3] When I give the sig-nal my friend [Riff 3] Someday somebody else besides me will [Verse 3] (vocals only) Call me Dr. Worm. Good morning, how are you? I'm Dr. Worm I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I [Verse 4]
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