They Might Be Giants - Palindrome
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Tuning:
[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]
1.
|: D G Em A Bm G Em A :|
Some day mother will die and I'll get the money
Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly
Bb you s
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on of a bGitch" - I pAalindrome I Chorus: |: Bm G Em A :| [I palindrome I] I palindrome I [I palindrome I]And I am a sBmnake head eDating the hGead on the oDpposite sEmide G A
|: G - D - :|
I palindrome I [man o man]
2.
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
see the medical chart with the random zig-zag
Now I'll help it decide - I palindrome I
[Chorus]
Bridge:
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[snake head] [snake head]G A Bm A[bass C#] D Em DF# G
"Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said I,
A Bm AC# BmD Em D G A
"Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though" - said she: "Able am I, son..."
3.
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
[egad, a base tone denotes a bad age]
see the hands of my offspring making windmills
Dad palindrome dad - I palindrome I
[Chorus]
-E.M.