They Might Be Giants – Stone Cold Coup Detat (Guitar)

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F#
The stars got together and extinguised the moon and sun
And they reigned forever in the night sky they had won
    D                      E
The words assassinated the book

    F#                         B
The kitchen cooked and ate the cook
B C# B C#
   B   C#             B       C#       F# Abm
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?

   B            A                  C#                      F#
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)
C# B F# C# B
    F#           C#              B            C#        F#     C# B
The orchestra conductor has been captured and tried and killed

        F#        C#           B                       A     C#
And the viola now occupies the throne that he formerly filled

    D                     E
The bark now commands the trees

    F#                        B
The queen is overruled by the bees
B C# B C#
   B   C#         B       C#       F# Abm
Aw yeah, it has a certain je ne sais quoi

   B            A                  C#                      
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)

A                     E
But if history is any guide

             F#m
It cannot be understood

                               B
When you're not on the winning side
Ab C# F#
F#
Around the dinner table, a family says grace
And the son sees the secret signal on his sister's face
D                 E
Dad smiles at his wife

F#                        B
Daughter reaches for the knife
B C# B C#
   B   C#            B       C#       F# Abm
Aw yeah, it has that certain je ne sais quoi

       B           C#
Autumn leaves will burn

       B       C#
As the seasons turn

         F#              Abm
Nature's red in tooth and in claw

   B   C#             B       C#       F# Abm
Aw yeah, what is that certain je ne sais quoi?

   B            A                  C#                      F#
Aw yeah, it's a stone cold coup d'état (stone cold coup d'état)
C# F