They Might Be Giants - I Palindrome I guitar tab

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Song: I Palindrome I

Album: Apollo 18

( This is the riff played in the background durring the verses.)

E----------------------|----------------------|

B-3-1-0-----0-1-0-1-0--|-3-1-0-------1-0------|

G-------2-0------------|-------2-0-2-----2-0--|

D----------------------|----------------------|

A----------------------|----------------------|

E----------------------|----------------------|

Verse 1:

D G Em A B G Em A

Some day mother will die and I'll get the money

D G Em A B G Em A

Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly

Bb G A

you son of a bitch" I palindrome I

Chorus:

B G Em A

(I palindrome I) I palindrome I

(I palindrome I)

Bm D G D Em G A

And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side

(snake head) (snake head)

G D

I palindrome I (man o man)

Verse 2:

See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline

see the medical chart with the random zig-zag

Now I'll help it decide I palindrome I

(Chorus)

Bridge ( The bass is weird here. Maybe the flatted third? ):

G A B A(bass C#) D Em D(F#) G

"Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said I,

A B A(C#) Bm(D) Em D G A

"Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though" Said she: "Able am I, son..."

Verse 3:

See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding

(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)

see the hands of my offspring making windmills

(egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)

Dad palindrome dad. I palindrome I

(Chorus)