They Might Be Giants – I Palindrome I (Guitar)

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Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: I Palindrome I Album: Apollo 18
(This is the melody played in the background during the verses.)
  D       G        Em      A   A    Bm      G        Em      A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----2---0-2-0---|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|2---4---5-4-5---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  D       G        Em      A   A    Bm      G        Em      A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----2---0-2-0---|----------------|
D|4-------0-------|----------------|----------------|2---4---5-4-2---|0
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
D        G           Em           A       Bm G   Em  A
Some day mother will die and I'll get the mo-ney

D         G               Em      A      Bm  G   Em  A
Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly,
[Bridge]
Bb    F6         G        A          Bm
  You son of a bitch."  I palindrome I
[Chorus]
   G          Em    A          Bm
(I palindrome I)  I palindrome I

   G          Em
(I palindrome I)

    A      Bm         D/A        G           D/F#     Em  G/D  A/C#
And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side
(snake head) (snake head) [Post-Chorus]
             G/B     D/A
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             G6      D
I palindrome I  (manonam)
[Verse 2]
D        G           Em            A        Bm     G    Em  A
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline

D       G       Em             A      Bm  G  Em  A
See the medical chart with the random zig-zag
[Bridge]
Bb       F6         G        A        Bm
Now I'll help it decide, I palindrome I
[Chorus]
   G          Em    A          Bm
(I palindrome I)  I palindrome I

   G          Em
(I palindrome I)

    A      Bm         D/A        G           D/F#     Em  G/D  A/C#
And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side
(snake head) (snake head) [Post-Chorus]
             G/B     D/A
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             G6      D/F#
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             Bm      D/A
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             G6      D
I palindrome I  (manonam)
[Middle 8]
G       A    Bm       A/C#
  "Son I am a-ble," she said,

     D         Em          D/F#       G
"though you scare me." "Watch," said I,

    A       Bm        A /C#     D6         Em
"Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though."

     D/F#    G      A
Said she, "Able am I, son."
[Verse 3]
D       G                Em       A
See the spring of the grandfather clock

  Bm  G           Em     A
unwinding
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad
 D         G           Em      A
 See the hands of my offspring making
(age)
Bm  G           Em     A
windmills
(Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age) [Bridge]
Bb    F6         G      A          Bm
  Dad palindrome dad. I palindrome I
[Chorus]
   G          Em    A          Bm
(I palindrome I)  I palindrome I

   G          Em
(I palindrome I)

    A      Bm         D/A        G           D/F#     Em  G/D  A/C#
And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side
(snake head) (snake head) [Post-Chorus]
             G/B     D/A
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             G6      D/F#
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             Bm      D/A
I palindrome I  (manonam)

             G6      D
I palindrome I  (manonam)