Tripod - Astronaut

^Gm I know what you're all wonde^D#ring Have Tripod ever been to ^GmJapan ^Gm But you're ignoring a much bigger ^D#question Why don't the Japanese have a space ^A#program Why aren't there any Japanese ^D#astronauts ^A# Have you ever seen a Japanese ^F#astronau__^G#______t I'll tell you ^Cwhy you haven't seen one ^D# I'll tell you why

You ^A#can't do the Japanese ^FTea Ceremony ^D#when you're an astro^Gmnaut It's those damn ^Ffat gloves And you ^A#can't do the Japanese ^FTea Ceremony ^D#when you're in zero ^Gmgrav Cos the tea goes ^Feverywhere The tea goes every^Gmwhere

^Gm Japanese culture's always fansci^D#nated me From their traditions to their modern way of ^Gmlife But all their elegance and rich his^D#tory Doesn't sit well with my interest in ^A#space

Because you ^A#can't carry out a ninja style assassi^Fnation ^D#dressed as an astro^Gmnaut It's the luminous ^Ffabric (you're too visible) And they ^A#don't let you use a ^Fsamurai sword ^D#when you're an astro^Gmnaut You might punctu^Fre the suit

You might de^Gmpressurize ^F Like a gremlin in a ^Gmmicrowa__^F#___ve ^G# But it's those damn ^C#fat gloves They're the main ^Fproblem You ^F#can't nurture your tama^C#gotchi You can't ^Fmake an origami ^F#swan Have you ^G#ever tried to get a used ^Apanty vending mac^A#Mhine into a space ^D#shuttle Well ^D#I've tried and they don't ^C#let you Fucking NASA red ^F#tape

^Gm I couldn't reconcile the two things that I ^D#loved So I threw away my dreams of oute^Gmr space I had to find myself a whole new^D# job Maybe in the sports arena I would find a ^A#place

But you ^A#can't do a Japanese ^FTea Ceremony ^D#when you're a boxing ^Gmchamp It's those damned ^Ffat gloves again Those ^A#confounded puffy mitts loom in ^Ffront of my face ^D#every night in ^Gmbed I'm haunted by ^Ffat gloves You ^A#can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake Or ^Fride a Kawasaki ^D#When you're an astro^F#naut F#(let ring) G#(let ring) And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele A#(let ring) Cos you're not enough of a red herring

^Em I know what you're all wonde^Cring Have Tripod ever been to ^EmJapan ^Em But you're ignoring a much bigger ^Cquestion Why don't the Japanese have a space ^Gprogram Why aren't there any Japanese ^Castronauts ^G Have you ever seen a Japanese^D# astronau_^F_______t I'll tell you ^Awhy you haven't seen one ^C I'll tell you why

You ^Gcan't do the Japanese ^DTea Ceremony ^Cwhen you're an astr^Emonaut It's those damn ^Dfat gloves And you ^Gcan't do the Japanese ^DTea Ceremony ^Cwhen you're in zero ^Emgrav Cos the tea goes ^Deverywhere The tea goes every^Emwhere

^Em Japanese culture's always fansci^Cnated me From their traditions to their modern way of ^Emlife But all their elegance and rich his^Ctory Doesn't sit well with my interest in ^Gspace

Because you ^Gcan't carry out a ninja style assassi^Dnation ^Cdressed as an astr^Emonaut It's the luminous ^Dfabric (you're too visible) And they ^Gdon't let you(Ooooh) use a ^Dsamurai sword ^Cwhen you're an astro^Emnaut You might punctu^Dre the suit

You might de^Empressurize ^D Like a gremlin in a ^Emmicrowa__^D#___ve ^F But it's those damn ^A#fat gloves They're the main ^Dproblem You ^D#can't nurture your tama^A#gotchi You can't ^Dmake an origami ^D#swan Have you ^Fever tried to get a used ^F#panty vending mac^Gmhine into a space ^Cshuttle Well ^CI've tried and they don't ^A#let you Fucking NASA red ^D#tape

^Em I couldn't reconcile the two things that I ^Cloved So I threw away my dreams of oute^Emr space I had to find myself a whole new^C job Maybe in the sports arena I would find a ^Gplace

But you ^Gcan't do a Japanese ^DTea Ceremony ^Cwhen you're a boxing ^Emchamp It's those damned ^Dfat gloves again Those ^Gconfounded putty mitts loom in ^Dfront of my face ^Cevery night in ^Embed I'm haunted by ^Dfat gloves You ^Gcan't drink sake, you can't do bukkake Or ^Dride a Kawasaki ^CWhen you're an astro^A#naut A#(let ring) C(let ring) And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele G(let ring) Cos you're not enough of a red herri