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From: gt6234b@prism.gatech.edu (Joshua Bardwell) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crash Test Dummies God Shuffled His Feet Album --------------------------- Contents: God Shuffled His Feet Afternoons and Coffespoons Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm In the Days of the Caveman Swimming In Your Ocean Here I Stand Before Me I Think I'll Disappear Now How Does a Duck Know When I Go Out With Artists The Psychic Two Knights and Maidens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ God Shuffled His Feet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

^DAfter seven ^Bmdays, he was The people sipped their wine, and what with So he said once there was a boy, who The people sat wait ing out on their

^GQuite tired, so ^DGod ^Asaid God there, they asked him ques tions, like woke up with blue hair. To blankets in the gar den. But

^DLet there ^Bmbe a day just for Do you have to eat, or get your him it was a joy, until he God said noth ing. So someone

^GPicnics, with ^Bmwine and ^Gbread hair cut in hea ven ran out into the warm air asked him, beg your par don

^A Gathered up some ^Dpeople he had ^Gmade And if your eye got poked out in this life, He thought of how his friends would come to see I'm not quite clear a bout what you just spoke

^Em Created blankets and ^Dlaid back in the ^Gshade would it be waiting up in heaven with your wife and would they laugh or had he got some strange dis ease Was that a parable or a very subtle joke

[Chorus]

^AGod shuffled his ^Efeet and glanced a ^Around at them ^D The ^Apeople cleared their ^Ethroats and stared right ^Aback at him ^D ^G

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Afternoons and Coffespoons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, all chords 1/2 measure each] F F F Bb F F F Bb C C C C [Verses]

^FWhat is it that ^Cmakes me just a ^Flittle bit ^Bbqueasy ^C Times when the day is like a play by Sartre Maybe if I could do a play by playback

^F There's a breeze that ^Cmakes my breathing ^Fnot so ^Bbeasy ^C When it seems a book burning's in perfect order I could change the test results that I will get back

^Ab I've had my ^Dblungs checked out with ^EbX rays I gave the doctor my de scription I've watched the summer evenings pass by

^Ab I've smelled the ^Dbhospital ^Ebhallways ^Fm ^Db I've tried to stick to my presciptions I've heard the rattle in my bronchi

[Chorus]

^FSomeday ^BbI'll have ^F a disappearing hair ^Cline ^FSomeday ^BbI'll wear ^F pajamas in the day ^Ctime

[Extended Chorus (play 2nd and 3d time through)]

^Bb Oh .... ^Foh .... oh ^CAfter ^Fnoons will be ^Bbmeasured out, ^Dmmeasured out, and ^Bbmeasured with ^C coffe ^Fspoons, and T.S. ^BbEliot

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, all chords 1/2 measure each] Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Ab Bb Ab Bb [Verses]

^CmOnce ^Bbthere was this ^Ebkid who Once there was this girl who Once there was this boy whose

^Abgot into an ^Ebaccident and ^Bbcouldn't come to ^Ebschool, but wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room. And parents made him come directly home right after school. And

^Abwhen he finally ^Bbcame back when they finally made her when they went to their church

^Bbhis ^Ebhair ^Abhad turned from ^Ebblack into bright ^Bbwhite. He they saw birthmarks all over her body. She they shook and lurched all over the church floor. He

^Bsaid that it was ^Ebfrom when the ^Bcars had smashed couldn't quite ex plain it. They'd always just couldn't quite ex plain it. They'd always just

^Bbso ^Abhard. [To Chorus] been there. [To Chorus, then to Bridge] gone there. [To Chorus, then fade]

[Chorus]

^Gm7Mmm mmm ^Dm7mmm mmm. ^Gm7Mmm mmm ^Dm7mmm mmm. ^Ab ^Bb ^Gm7Mmm mmm ^Dm7mmm mmm. ^Gm7Mmm mmm ^Dm7mmm mmm. ^Ab ^Bb

[Bridge]

^FmBut both girl and ^Ebboy were ^Bbglad ^Fmthat one kid had it ^Ebworse than ^Bbthat ^Ab 'Cause ...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the Days of the Caveman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro]

^G#mWhen you go on camping trips, ^F#You're stuck right out in ^Bnature. ^G#m ^B ^E Foraging the ^F#forests like a ^Bprimate. ^E Using sharpened ^F#tools instead of ^Bhot plates ^G#m ^B

[Verses]

Your ^Ethumb and forefinger Sometimes when I lie awake, when I finally get to sleep,

^F#supposed to show you're not a ^Bwild beast. ^G#m ^B I hear the rainfall on my tent fly. I dream in Techni color.

^EYou can hear their ^F#noises at night^B time I think of all the insects that are sleeping, I see creatures come back from the Ice Age

^EThey don't have to ^F#keep a certain ^Bbed time. ^G#m ^B and wonder if the animals are dreaming. alive and being fed inside a zoo cage.

[Chorus]

^F#See in the ^G#mshapes of my ^Ebody ^F#leftover ^G#mparts from the ^Eapes and monkeys ^F#

[Extended Chorus (play 2nd and 3d time through)]

^CIn the days of the ^Dcaveman, and ^Gmammoths, and ^Emglaciers. ^CBugs and trees were your ^Dfood then ^Gno pajamas, or ^Emdoctors. ^C ^G

[Outro] G#m F# B G#m B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Swimming in Your Ocean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, 1 measure per chord] F F C Am F C [Verses]

^GWhen I'm ^Csampling from your ^Ambosom When I kneel before your bounty When you let me taste your fingers

^Gsometimes ^CI suffer from distractions like sometimes I wonder if there could be really I take them like fruit and as I linger, I

^Fmaj7Why does God ^Amcause things like torna ^Cdoes and train wrecks. U F O's that come from other planets. wonder if my seed will find pur chase in your soil.

[Chorus]

^FWhen I'm swimming in, when I'm swimming in your ocean, ^Cfloating aloft on creams ^Amand scented lotion, well ^FI can get pretty sidetracked. ^CI hope you understand.

[Postchorus Instrumental] Am F G Dm7 G Dm7 Bb Bb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here I Stand Before Me ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro (simple, ain't it?)] Esus4 [Verses]

^AMy doctor told me that it was time for me to have my ^EX ray. Well, take my fingers, what to fingers really mean to me? [Instrumental 3d verse]

^F#mOf course, I had many night ^Amares ^Esus4about the fatal day. Oh, you can easily look them up in the dictionary. [Instrumental 3d verse]

^AThe room was dark and my skeleton was floating on the ^Ewall. They call them digits or techically they're known as the pha langes. [Instrumental 3d verse]

^DMy voice ^Gtrembles down in ^Aside me. My joints con nected up in side me, My, my the future lay be fore me.

^DI'm trapped ^Gway down in my ^Abody. ^G ^D way down deep inside my body. Hey hey, deep inside my body.

[Chorus]

^GI, I, I, ^Aoh here I stand be ^Dfore me, but ^Asomething's out of ^Dplace here. ^GMy mind's eye is ^Amissing from my ^Dbody. ^GWell, I know it's there, ^Abut I can't see where. ^D

[First time through, play G and goto second verse. Second time through, play Bm -> B and then this bridge]

^EMy bones shine brightly, a ^Amap of my whole ^Bbody. ^EMy vital organs just ^Achurn away in ^Bside me. Some- ^Eday ^Bthey're going to stop this motion, ^Eand I'll be left with

[Then play B, D and goto the instrumental third verse.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Think I'll Disappear Now ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, 4 distinct beats per chord except for [Csus4-C] and [Dm-C], which are each 4 beats total] Bb C F Csus4 Bb [Csus4-C] F Bb F [Dm-C] [Vocal Intro]

^FRunning into ^Bbyou like this without a ^Fwarning ^Dm ^Cis like ^Bbcatching a sniff of te ^Cquila in the ^Fmorning. ^DmBut I'll try, I'll ^Bbtry to keep my food down. ^FThat's quite an aftertaste that ^Dmyou've left now that ^Gmyou're not a ^Cround. ^Bb ^Csus4 ^C

[Verses]

^FYou can just pretend we're ^Bbnot in the ^Fsame room. ^Dm ^Csus4 I'll buy a fast car and drive it fast from here. Well, you can bet that I'll forget how it was then,

^BbWell alright I'll just ^Cmosey to the ^Fbathroom. There's a beach I haven't seen since last year. all the drives to your farm for the weekend.

^DmYou flew by like a ^Bbsummer vacation It's far, but I like night drives But I've seen the swimsuit magazines

^Fand you left me with ^DmTV movies and a ^Gmmessy ^Ckitchen it just makes it nicer when I do ar rive. and I've smelled te quila first thing in the morning.

[Chorus]

^BbI think ^CI'll disap ^Fpear now, slip out sideways. ^BbJust for a ^Cwhile, but un ^Amtil then, I'll ^Dmstay in and sleep late. Ex - ^Bbcuse me.

[Extended Chorus (play 2nd and 3d times through)]

^Csus ^C ^GmAren't you going to ^Cmiss me? ^GmAren't you going to ^Feven say one ^Dmthing to ^Bmme anymore. ^F ^B

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How Does a Duck Know ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

^FHow does a duck know ^Cwhat direction ^Fsouth is? ^Bb ^FAnd how to tell his wife ^Cfrom all the other ducks? ^F ^Bb

^DYou can cut a chicken's head ^Aoff ^Dbut it will keep on ^Erunning and ^Dtwitching. ^A

^DWhen everything seems ^Eplanned out ^Dwhen everything seems ^Enicely planned out ^Dwell the human race ^Awill come and smack your face ^E

^FHow come all my body parts ^Cso nicely fit to ^Fgether? ^Bb ^FAll my organs doing their ^Cjobs, no help from ^Fme. ^Bb

A ^Dperson pulls a spider's leg ^Aout ^Dto watch it keep on ^Emoving and ^Dtwitching. ^A

^DWhen everything seems ^Eplanned out ^Dwhen everything seems ^Enicely planned out ^Dwell the human race ^Awill come and smack your face ^E

^Bbmaj7Satan ^Clives here ^F on grain and earth, ^Arain and air. ^Bb ^E

^DYou can put me in and iron ^Alung ^Dand I will keep on ^Ebreathing and ^Dtwitching. ^A

^DWhen everything seems ^Eplanned out ^Dwhen everything seems ^Enicely planned out ^Dwell the human race ^Awill come and smack your face ^E ^DYou might be dead, ^Abut you keep your head. ^E ^D

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I Go Out With Artists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure] D D A E D A E D D E E [Verses]

When ^BmI go out with ^Eartists, If I were David Byrne,

^F#mthey talk about the language and the I'd go to galleries and

^Dcubists and the ^Adadaists and I not be too con cerned. Well, I would

^Bmtry to catch their ^Emeanings have a cup of coffee

^Dand keep up with ^Eall of their mar ^Atinis. and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And

^EI don't know which ^Ashould be my favorite ^Dpaintings. ^F#m ^E people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.

[Chorus - Second time through, goto Bridge]

^DIf I could see, if I could see, if I could ^Asee all the symbols, unlock what they ^F#mmean, ^DMaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I ^Acould meet the artists and get to know them ^F#mpersonal ^Cly -^E- ^A ^E

[Bridge - Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge]

^C#mWhat if the ^Aartists ran the ^BTV? ^EAll the ads would be for ^Afine scotch or ^Bwhiskey ^C#mGlenfiddich, ^BGlenlivet, ^Athe whole single malt ^Efamily -^A-

[Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure] D D D D A A A F#m D D D D A A (NC) (NC) C C E E B B E [Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge]

The ^C#martists of the ^F#future ^G#mwill make up new things and ^Edifferent nomen ^Bclatures. And they'll ^C#mstand amongst their ^F#pictures ^Eand they'll sing and ^F#laugh and quote from ^Bscriptures. And ^F#when they go home, ^BThey'll dream of brilliant ^Epaintings. ^G#m ^F#

^EIf I could see, if I could see, if I could ^Bsee all the symbols, unlock what they ^G#mmean, ^Emaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I ^Bcould meet the artists and get to know them ^G#mpersonally. ^EIf I could see, if I could see, if I could ^Bsee all the symbols, unlock what they ^G#mmean, ^Emaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I ^Bcould meet the artists and get to know them personal ^Dly ^F#m-- ^B ^G#m ^D ^E ^B

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Psychic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro - 4/4 time, all chords represent 1/2 measure] D D G G D D A A C F A A D G G G D D D D [Verses]

^GShe knows the ^Afu ^Dture She said her vis ions What does she think when

^Alike the palm of your ^Dhand. were a bane in her life. she foretells a dis ease?

^GShe knows your ^Cpast ^Dlike the She could not con trol them, they Would she keep it a se cret if

^Gsus2lay of the ^Dland. The kept her up nights. I death stood be fore me

^Afirst time she ^Dmet me know what you're thinking What could some cards hold

^Gshe saw right ^Dthrough me, some haven't been drinking. Where is her foothold?

^Gcards and a cane in her ^Ahand. [To Chorus] She knew things that cut like a knife. [To Bridge] Can I escape what she sees? [To Ending]

[Chorus]

^AAnd she said, ^DAll the years that have ^Gcome to pass and ^Dall the years that shall ^Abe ^CI ^Fsee ^Ahere right be ^Dfore ^Gsus2me.

[Bridge] D Gmaj7 Dadd2 G D

^AWill there be ^Bmearthquakes and ^Em7great tidal ^Awaves? ^GCan she see ^Dback to the ^Gdinosaur ^Adays? How ^Dcan she fore ^Gsee just by ^Dsquinting at ^Gme? And ^Em7can she see me ^Bmnaked in her ^Ammind's ^Aeye ^G ^A ^D ^G ^D

[Ending]

^AAnd she said, ^DAll the years that have ^Gcome to pass and ^Dall the years that shall ^Abe ^CI ^Fsee ^Ahere right be ^Dfore ^Gsus2me. ^CI ^Fsee ^Ahere before ^Dme. ^G ^D

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two Knights and Maidens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Editor's note -- this song has some screwy chords ... good luck playing it -- I figured it out by myself ... uh yeah, that's the ticket! :) ] [Chord definitions: Aadd2 x 0 2 4 2 0 Badd4 x 2 4 4 4 0 F#m(add4) x 4 4 2 0 0 C#m x 4 6 6 5 4 Esus4 0 2 2 2 0 0 F#m7 x 4 2 2 2 2 [Intro - 6/8 time, each chord is 1 measure] Aadd2 E Badd4 [Vocal Intro - 6/8 time]

^F#m7(add4)Once there were ^Dtwo ^Eknights and ^Aadd2maidens. ^Em ^C#mThey'd walk to ^Bgether ^Cout in the ^Dgar ^Gdens ^Ein all ^Akinds of weather. ^E ^Esus4 ^E

[Verses - 6/8 time]

The ^F#m7knights always ^Dpestered the ^Emaidens ^Em The knights took the potions gladly The knights only laughed at the tigers

to ^C#mlove them to g^Bether They laughed at their visions they thought they were visions

^Cout in the ^Dgar ^Gdens and ^Ethey could ^Awatch each other ^E but outside the gar den tigers smelled them together. Out in the gar den the maidens watched them together.

^Awatch each other ^E [To Chorus] smelled them together. [To Chorus] watched them together. [To Ending]

[Chorus]

The ^Fmaid ^Gens had ^Cother plans for the two ^Fknights ^Am ^Bbthey'd give them ^Cpotions ^Fand make them see ^Bbdreams and lights.

[Ending]

^Am7Ah --^G- ^Cbut for the two ^Fknights. ^Am ^BbAh but for ^Cmaidens ^Fwho gave to them ^Bbdreams and lights. ^F ^Bb

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