Particle Man (live acoustic version) They Might Be Giants This is a great little tune by They Might Be Giants, but I haven't seen any tabs or chords for it out there, so I decided to do it myself :). This is my first attempt at doing a song--sorry for any mistakes! (but it sounds pretty close when I play it) This was done from the live acoustic version on 120 Minutes on MTV, but it shouldn't be too different from the album version. Listen to the recording for strumming patterns, etc.

^CParticle man, particle man ^CDoing the things ^Ga particle can ^FWhat's he like' ^CIt's not important ^CParticle man

^CIs he a dot, ^For is he a speck' ^GWhen he's underwater does ^Che get wet' ^FOr does the water get ^Ghim instead' ^FNobody knows, ^CParticle man

(slight pause while acordian plays--guitar holds out C chord)

^CTriangle man, Triangle man ^CTriangle man hates ^Gparticle man ^FThey have a fight, ^CTriangle wins ^CTriangle man (bridge with acordian solo--the guitar just plays C for a while, then G then C) ^CUniverse man, Universe man ^CSize of the entire ^Guniverse man ^FUsually kind to ^Csmaller man ^CUniverse man

^CHe's got a watch with a ^Fminute hand, ^GMillenium hand and an ^Ceon hand ^FWhen they meet it's a ^Ghappy land ^FPowerful man, ^Cuniverse man

(slight pause while acordian plays softly strum C)

^CPerson man, person man ^CHit on the head with a ^Gfrying pan ^FLives his life in a ^Cgarbage can ^CPerson man

^CIs he a mess or ^Fis he depressed' ^GDoes he feel totally ^Cworthless' ^FWho came up with ^Gperson man' ^FDegraded man, ^Cperson man

(slight pause while acordian plays--guitar holds out C chord)

^CTriangle man, triangle man ^CTriangle man hates ^Gperson man ^FThey have a fight, ^Ctriangle wins ^CTriangle man

(then the same accordian solo plays twice and the song ends) ----- tabbed by Jimmy jimmbotheman@hotmail.com

They Might Be Giants - Particle man acoustic