Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: Purple Toupee Album: Lincoln Intro: A D E C# F#m B ( W/ Talk Box) E A B E Verse 1:

^G I remember the year ^CI went to c^Gamp he^Card about some l^Gady named Se^Alma and some bl^Dacks s^Gomebody put their f

ingers in the pr^Cesident's e^Gars and it w^Casn't too much l^Gater they came o^Dut with John^Gson's Wax

Pre Chorus 1:

^DI rem

ember the b^Gook reposit

ory where they^D crowned the k

ing of Cu^Gba

Th^Gat's all I can th

ink of but I'm s^Cure there's something e^Glse w^Cay down ins^Gide me I can f^Deel it coming b^Eack

Chorus:

Pur^Aple tou^Dpee will sh^Eow the ^C#way when s^F#mummer br^Bings you down E A B E :| (purple toupee when summer brings you down) pur^Aple tou^Dpee and go^Eld la^C#me will t^F#urn your br^Bain around ^E(purple to^Aupee and g^Eold la^C#me)

Verse 2: Chinese people were fighting in the park we tried to help them fight no one appreciated that Martin X was mad when they outlawed bell bottoms ten years later they were sharing the same cell Pre Chorus 2: I shouted out "Free the Expo '67" till they stepped on my hair and they told me I was fat Now I'm very big I'm a big important man and the only thing that's different is underneath my hat Chorus: Purple toupee will show the way when summer brings you down (purple toupee when summer brings you down) purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around (purple toupee and gold lame) Bridge Outro:

P^F#murple tou^Bpee is h^Eere to s^C#tay a^F#mfter the h^Bair has g^Eone^D away the pu^Arple brig

ade is m^Barching fr

om the gr^Eave

(Same Chords for the La La Part)

^BbWe're on some kind of mission ^Fwe have an obligation ^Ebwe have to wear toupees G

They Might Be Giants - Purple toupee