Tag Archives: They Might Be Giants

Window

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Chords and lyrics for Window by They Might Be Giants

D 
Look at all the people in the w
E 
indow.
 
I’m c
D 
heckin’ out the people in the w
E 
indow
G 
I was uncomfortable.
D 
Now I’m uncomfortable
 
The  
E 
trouble I encountered when I  
G 
thought it was, it  
A 
was a win
Bb 
dow.
D 
 
E 
It was a catalogugue of  
G 
many women,  
A 
men, the window
D 
C# 
Window. 
 
W
D 
in
B 
do
D 
w.
 
D 
Look at all the people in the  
E 
window.
 
I’m ch
D 
eckin’ out the people in the w
E 
indow
G 
I was uncomfortable.
D 
Now I’m uncomfortable
 
The t
E 
rouble I encountered when I t
G 
hought it was, it w
A 
as a win
Bb 
dow.
D 

Wicked Little Critta

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Chords and lyrics for Wicked Little Critta by They Might Be Giants

 
He’s a wi
C 
cked little critta with a si
G 
ssy 
 
bar
 
And he l
Dm 
ays a patch on t
F 
he 
 
tar
 
He’s a wic
C 
ked little critta with a si
G 
ssy 
 
bar
 
And he lay
Dm 
s a patch on the
F 
tar
 
And he pop
C 
s a wheelie on his mini-
G 
bike
 
And he bu
Dm 
rns rubber and he peels
F 
out
 
He’s a  
C 
wicked little critta with a s
G 
issy 
 
bar
 
And he l
Dm 
ays a patch on the
F 
tar
 
And he cl
C 
ips the ball from Ha
G 
vlicek
 
And Havl
Dm 
icek is used and ab
F 
used
 
He’s a wi
C 
cked little critta with a siss
G 
y 
 
bar
 
And he la
Dm 
ys a patch on t
F 
he 
 
tar
 
He d
C 
ecides to ditch and he  
G 
ditches
 
And nobo
Dm 
dy knows where he ditche
F 
d
 
He’s a wic
C 
ked little critta with  
G 
a sissy bar
 
And he la
Dm 
ys a patch on
F 
the 
 
tar

Why Must I Be Sad

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Chords and lyrics for Why Must I Be Sad by They Might Be Giants

D 
No 
 
 
Dmaj7 
more 
 
Mis
Gm 
ter Nice Guy
C 
I 
 
 
C7 
love 
 
the
F 
dead
A 
D 
I’ve been  
Dmaj7 
thinki
Gm 
ng about it
 
Now I under
C 
stand 
 
 
C7 
what 
 
he
F 
said
A 
 
D 
Ask 
 
 
Em 
me
F 
now
C 
I
D 
under
Em 
stand 
 
the
F 
words 
 
that
C 
Alice
D 
said
 
I  
Em 
kick 
 
the
F 
rocks 
 
b
C 
eneath 
 
me
D 
I squint  
Em 
at 
 
the
F 
sun
C 
 
D 
Sad, 
 
 
G 
sad, 
 
 
F#m 
sad
Bm 
, 
 
sad
Em 
Why 
 
must
G 
I 
 
be
A 
sad?
D 
The rows of  
G 
dande
F#m 
lion
Bm 
s 
 
growi
Em 
ng 
 
a
F#m 
ll around me
G 
Why must  
A 
I be  
D 
sad?
Em 
F 
C 
D 
Em 
F 
C 
 
Now I understand what he said
A 

Why Does The Sun Shine

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Chords and lyrics for Why Does The Sun Shine by They Might Be Giants

 
Intro chords: (  
F 
 
Bb 
 
F 
 
C 
 
F 
 
Bb 
 
F 
)
 
The s
F 
un is a mass of inc
Bb 
adescant gas. a g
F 
igantic nuclear f
C 
urnace.
 
Where hyd
F 
rogene is built into he
Bb 
ilium at a tem
F 
perature of mi
C 
llions of de
F 
gre
Bb 
es
F 
 
The s
F 
un is hot. the  
Bb 
sun is not a p
F 
lace where we could  
C 
live.
 
But he
F 
re on earth there’d  
Bb 
be no life with  
F 
out the light it g
C 
ives
Bb 
.
F 
 
We n
F 
eed it’s light we n
Bb 
eed it’s heat. The su
F 
nlight that we  
C 
see.
 
The sun
F 
light comes from  
Bb 
our own suns a
F 
tomic 
 
e
C 
nergy.
Bb 
F 
 
The s
F 
un is a mass of inc
Bb 
adescant gas. a g
F 
igantic nuclear f
C 
urnace.
 
Where hyd
F 
rogene is built into he
Bb 
ilium at a tem
F 
perature of mi
C 
llions of de
F 
gre
Bb 
es
F 
 
The s
F 
un is  
Bb 
hot….
 
The s
F 
un is l
Bb 
arge…
 
The s
F 
un is f
Bb 
ar 
 
 
C 
away…
 
But e
F 
ven when it’s  
Bb 
out of site the  
C 
sun shines night and  
F 
day.
Bb 
F 
 
We ne
F 
ed it’s h
Bb 
eat. We  
F 
need it’s  
Bb 
light. the s
F 
unlight that we
C 
see
 
The su
F 
nlight comes f
Bb 
rom our own suns a
C 
tomic 
 
e
F 
nergy
Bb 
F 
 
The s
F 
un is a mass of inc
Bb 
adescant gas. a g
F 
igantic nuclear f
C 
urnace.
 
Where hyd
F 
rogene is built into he
Bb 
ilium at a tem
F 
perature of mi
C 
llions of de
F 
gre
Bb 
es
F 

Which Describes How Youre Feeling

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Chords and lyrics for Which Describes How Youre Feeling by They Might Be Giants

 
Which des
A 
cribes how you’re  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time
E 
 
Which des
A 
cribes how you’re  
D 
feeling
 
all the  
F#m 
feeling all th
E 
e 
 
time
 
There’s this  
Bm 
guy in the
G 
sky and he
 
m
A 
akes you want to  
Em 
want to make you
 
S
G 
igh, like the  
Bm 
time
 
When you  
A 
felt like you’re  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time
E 
 
And you s
A 
ighed at the  
D 
cracks
 
in the c
F#m 
eiling all the
E 
time
 
You said, “
Bm 
I’m 
 
feeling
G 
fine,”
 
but it  
A 
didn’t really  
Em 
rhyme,
 
It didn’t  
G 
rhyme 
 
over
Bm 
seas
 
Which des
A 
cribes how you’re  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time
E 
D 
It… 
 
 
Dm 
de…
A 
scribes…
Adim 
how.
Bm 
.. 
 
you’re
F#m 
… 
 
fe
F 
el… 
 
 
E7 
ing….
 
Which des
A 
cribes how you’re  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time
E 
 
When you  
A 
lie that your  
D 
live’s
 
unap
F#m 
pealing all th
E 
e 
 
time
 
But your  
Bm 
lie 
 
doesn’t
G 
rhyme
 
with the  
A 
word 
 
over
Em 
seas
 
Over
G 
seas there’s this  
Bm 
guy
 
Who des
A 
cribes how you’re  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time
E 
 
In his  
A 
mind he can  
D 
find
 
how your  
F#m 
feeling all th
E 
e 
 
time
 
From  
Bm 
behind 
 
distant
G 
lines
 
even  
A 
straighter than his  
Em 
spine
 
Which is  
G 
fine, which is  
Bm 
fine
 
And des
A 
cribes how your  
D 
feeling all the  
A 
time

Where Your Eys Dont Go

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Chords and lyrics for Where Your Eys Dont Go by They Might Be Giants

 
 
C 
Where your e
F 
yes don’t go a f
G 
ilthy scarecrow w
A 
aves his broomstick
 
a
Bb 
rms and does a p
G 
arody of  
Am 
each unconscious  
F 
thing 
 
yo
G 
u 
 
do
 
Ab 
Where your  
Bb 
eyes don’t go a
Cm 
part of you  
Ab 
is 
 
h
Bb 
overing
 
Eb 
it’s a  
Fm 
nightmare that you’ll
Gm 
never be  
Ab 
disc
Bb 
overing
 
you’re f
Eb 
ree to come and go or talk like Kurtis Blow
 
but there’s a p
Ab 
air of eyes in back of your  
Ab 
head

Where Your Eyes Dont Go

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Chords and lyrics for Where Your Eyes Dont Go by They Might Be Giants

 
 
C 
Where your e
F 
yes don’t go a f
G 
ilthy scarecrow w
A 
aves his broomstick
 
a
Bb 
rms and does a p
G 
arody of  
Am 
each unconscious  
F 
thing 
 
yo
G 
u 
 
do
 
 
C 
when you t
F 
urn around to lo
G 
ok it’s gone behi
A 
nd you on its f
Bb 
ace
 
it’s wearing y
G 
our confused ex
Am 
pression – where your  
F 
eyes 
 
don’t
G 
go
 
Ab 
Where your  
Bb 
eyes don’t go a
Cm 
part of you  
Ab 
is 
 
h
Bb 
overing
Eb 
it’s a  
Fm 
nightmare that you’ll
Gm 
never be  
Ab 
disc
Bb 
overing
 
you’re f
Eb 
ree to come and go or talk like Kurtis Blow
 
but there’s a p
Ab 
air of eyes in back of your  
Ab 
head

Where Do They Make Ballons

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Chords and lyrics for Where Do They Make Ballons by They Might Be Giants

D 
Marmalade’s from  
Em 
Scotland
D 
Rugs from Paki
Em 
stan
D 
Mexico has j
Em 
umping 
 
beans
 
And c
D 
ars are from Ja
Em 
pan
D 
Clowns are from the c
Em 
ircus
D 
Barking comes from d
Em 
ogs
D 
Eggs come from a c
Em 
hicken
 
And log  
D 
cabins come from l
Em 
ogs
 
But  
G 
where, where do they make ball
D 
oons? 
 
 
Em 
(wher
D 
e)
Em 
 
But  
G 
where, where do they make ball
D 
oons? 
 
 
Em 
(wher
D 
e)
Em 
D 

When It Rains It Snows

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Chords and lyrics for When It Rains It Snows by They Might Be Giants

 
There’s a  
E 
knock at the  
A 
door 
 
tha
F#m 
t I a
B 
dore
 
There’s a  
E 
face at the w
A 
indow, 
 
a
F#m 
smilin
B 
g 
 
yello
Abm 
w 
 
face
 
There’s a  
A 
knock at the  
E 
door
 
And if  
C#m 
I were a
A 
t home they’
F#m 
d 
 
find
B 
me 
 
there
 
E 
There’s a no
A 
te on the
F#m 
door 
 
t
B 
hat I would see
 
And the fu
E 
rniture’s 
 
ba
A 
rely 
 
been
F#m 
moved 
 
fro
B 
m where i
Abm 
t 
 
was
 
There’s a  
A 
note on the d
E 
oor
 
And the  
C#m 
note would say
A 
when 
 
it
F#m 
rains 
 
 
B 
it 
 
snows
 
E 
When it rains it s
A 
nows, I  
B 
wonder
E 
why
F#m 
B 
 
And  
A 
now I  
E 
kn
A 
ow
E 
t
A 
hat when it  
B 
rains it  
E 
snows
 
There’s a  
E 
nut with a  
A 
shotgun 
 
 
F#m 
bang 
 
ban
B 
g 
 
bang
 
There’s a  
E 
doctor, a  
A 
waitress, a  
F#m 
firema
B 
n with  
Abm 
a 
 
hat
 
There’s a  
A 
nut with a  
E 
gun
 
There’s en
C#m 
ough so they’l
A 
l 
 
neve
F#m 
r know wh
B 
ich 
 
one
 
E 
When it rains it s
A 
nows, I  
B 
wonder
E 
why
F#m 
B 
 
And  
A 
now I  
E 
kn
A 
ow
E 
t
A 
hat when it  
B 
rains it  
E 
snows

West Hollywood House Of Blues

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Chords and lyrics for West Hollywood House Of Blues by They Might Be Giants

 
There’s a  
D 
band
 
That’s l
G 
iving in  
D 
LA
 
But they n
G 
ever get to  
D 
play
 
They’re just wo
G 
rking jobs all da
D 
y
G 
 
But their  
D 
plan
 
Is to fol
G 
low us a
D 
round
 
As we g
G 
o from town to to
D 
wn
 
They’re cop
G 
ying our sou
D 
nd
 
Em 
And at the ho
A 
use of blues in
Em 
West 
 
Hollyw
A 
ood
Em 
They’re 
 
taking
A 
notes from the back row
Em 
And they’re listening g
A 
ood
 
F# 
All you  
D# 
bands who are s
G# 
tudying our  
D# 
grooves
 
And stea
G# 
ling all ou
D# 
r 
 
truths
 
And co
G# 
pying all our m
D# 
oves
G# 
 
I know your pl
D# 
an
 
Is to fo
G# 
llow us ar
D# 
ound
 
As we  
G# 
go from town to  
D# 
town
 
You’re c
G# 
opying our s
D# 
ound (You’re  
G# 
copying 
 
our
D# 
sounds)
 
You’re c
G# 
opying our s
D# 
ound (You’re  
G# 
copying 
 
our
D# 
sounds)
 
You’re c
G# 
opying our s
D# 
ound 
 
(sounds!
G# 
)
D#