Twisting

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Twisting - They Might Be Giants
[Convention: each chord is one beat/a quarter measure. A dash indicates
that the chord is held for another beat.]
Keyboard Riff
E|-15-15-15-13-13-13-------------------| (main)
B|-------------------13-13-13-15-15-15-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--3--3--3--------------------| (alternate/guitar II)
A|-------------------3--3--5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------------------|
(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 dB's record back now
G F C D
|
but there's not a lot of things
G F C D
|
that 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
|
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
G F C D
|
there's not a lot of things
G F C D
|
that she'll take back
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Instrumental:
(drum solo for 2 bars)
G F C D
|: :| (guitar II plays unison bends*)
C D
|: - - :| (both guitars play chords)
G F C D
|: :| (<--”keyboard riff”)
G F C D
(*)
e|:--------------------------:|
b|:-3~~-3~~-3~~-3~~-3~~-3~~--:|
g|:-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7--:|
(REPEAT CHORUS)

Twisting chords and lyrics

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Twisting - They Might Be Giants
(VERSE)
(CHORUS)
(VERSE)
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Instrumental:
(drum solo for 2 bars)
|: G  F  C  D :| (guitar II plays unison bends*)
|: C  -  D  - :| (both guitars play chords)
|: G  F  C  D :| (<--”keyboard riff”)
 (REPEAT CHORUS)

Twisting Chords by They Might Be Giants

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