They Might Be Giants - Number Three guitar tab

Number Three by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that

the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between

them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]

Chorus:

E - A E

There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third

E - F# B

don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words

E - A E

spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave

F#m A B E

for the two songs in me and the third one I just made

1.

A - E -

A rich man once told me - hey, life's a funny thing

A - B -

a poor man once told me that he can't afford to speak

Ab - A -

now I'm in the middle like a bird without a beak

(Chorus)

2.

So I went to the president and I asked old whatshisname

has he ever gotten writer's block or something like the same?

he just started talking like he was on tv

E - B E

if there's just two songs in ya boy, what do you want from me?

3.

So I bought myself some denim pants and a silver guitar

but I flatly told the ladies - you'll still have to call me 'sir'

'cause I have to keep my self-respect or I'll never be a star

E - A -

since there's just two songs in me and this is

- - E

number three

-E.M.