Andrew Bird – Measuring Cups (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Chords
As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Transcribed by Cameron Brydon ([email protected])
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Standard Tuning
Intro Chords
C - G - D - Am (X2)
Verse 1
C G D Am C Get out your measuring cups and we'll play a new game G D Am C Come to the front of the class and we'll measure your brain G A We'll give you a complex and we'll give it a name C G D Am C Get out your measuring cups and we'll play a new game G D Am C Can't have the cream when the crop and the cream are the same G A Liquid or gas no more than the glass will contain
Chorus
C G When you talk about the hand of glory D Am A tale that's rather grim and gory C G A Is it just another children's story that's been de-clawed? C G A When the tales of brothers Grimm and Gory have been outlawed
Intro Chords (X2)
C - G - A
Verse 2
C G D I think they're gonna make you start over Am C You don't want to start over G D Put your backpack on your shoulder Am C Be the good little soldier G Take your places now A 'Cause we're all predisposed C G D Am C Measuring cups, play a new game G D Am C Front of the class, measure your brain G A Give you a complex and we'll give it a name C G When you talk about the hand of glory D Am A tale that's rather grim and gory C G A Is it just another children's story that's been de-clawed? C G A When the tales of brothers Grimm and Gory have been outlawed C G D Put your backpack on your shoulder Am Be the good little soldier C G It's no different when your older A You're predisposed C D#m That's all for questions now G The case is closed!
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
-Friedrich Nietzsche