They Might Be Giants - The mesopotamians

^DmWe've been driving a^Gmround ^DmFrom one end of this ^Gmtown to the ^Bbother and ^Cback ^BbBut no one's ever ^F/Aseen ^Bbus (No one's ever ^F/Aseen ^Bbus) ^BbDriving our E^F/Acono^Bbline ^Cvan (And no one's ever heard of our band) And ^Ano one's ever heard of our band

We're the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi ^G/B-ans ^D/ASargon, ^GHammurabi, ^D/F#Ashurbani -^Empal, and ^AGilgamesh

^DThen they wouldn't under^Bmstand a word we ^Emsay, So we'll scratch it all ^Gmdown into the ^F#mclay Half believing there will ^Bsometime come a ^Cday Someone gives a damn ^AMaybe when the concrete has crumbled to sand

We're the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Bans ^D/ASargon, ^GHammurabi, ^D/F#Ashurbani -^Empal, and Gilga^Asus4mesh

The Mesopotam-ish s^Dmun is beating ^Gmdown ^DmAnd making cracks in the ^Gmground But there's ^Bbnowhere else to ^Cstand In ^BbMesopo^F/Atami^Bba, (No one's ever ^F/Aseen ^Bbus) The ^Bbkingdom where we ^F/Asecret^Bbly ^Creign (And no one's ever heard of our band) The ^Aland where we invisibly rule

As the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Bans ^D/ASargon, ^GHammurabi, ^D/F#Ashurbani -^Empal, and ^AGilgamesh

^DThis is my last ^Bmstick of gum I'm going to ^Emcut it up so everybody ^Gmelse gets some Ex^F#mcept for Ashurbanipal who ^Bsays my haircut ^Cmakes me look like a ^AMohenjo-daroan

^AHey, Ashurbanipal, I'm a Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Ban ^D/ASargon, ^GHammurabi, ^D/F#Ashurbani -^Empal, and Gilga^Asus4mesh

We're the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Bans ^D/ASargon, ^GHammurabi, ^D/F#Ashurbani -^Empal, and Gilga^Asus4mesh

"Hey, ma^Gn, I thought ^D/F#that you ^Emwere d^G/Dead I ^Cthought you ^C/Bcrashed your ^Amcar&qu^C/Got; E G/D A/C# A E7 E7/G# A "No, man, I've been right here this whole time playing bass guitar For the Mesopotamians"

N.C.

We're the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Bans ^{D/A G} (^D/F#Sargon, ^EmHammurabi, ^AAshurbani^Dpal)^{D/C# G/B D/A G}Sargon, ^D/F#Hammurabi, ^EmAshurbani^A/Gpal, and ^Asus4Gilgamesh

We're the Mesopo^Dta-^D/C#mi -^G/Bans ^{D/A G}Sargon, ^D/F#Hammurabi,^Em Ashurban^Aipal, and^D Gilgamesh^D