They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. They are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music.
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Artist: They Might Be Giants Song The Mesopotamians Album: The Else
Verse 1: DmGm We've been driving around DmGmBbC From one end of this town to the other and back BbFBbFBb But no one's ever seen us (No one's ever seen us) BbFBb Driving our Econoline van (And no one's ever heard of our band) CA And no one's ever heard of our band
Chorus: DD[C#] Bm We're the Mesopota- mi - ans Bm[AGGsus4[F#] EmA Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbani -pal, and Gilgamesh
Bridge: DD[C#] BmBm[A] G Then they wouldn't understand a word we say, GmF#m So we'll scratch it all down into the clay BEm Half believing there will sometime come a day someone gives a damn A Maybe when the concrete has crumbled to sand
Chorus: We're the Mesopota-mi -ans Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbani -pal, and Gilgamesh
Bridge: The Mesopotam-ish sun is beating down DmGm And making cracks in the ground BbC But there's nowhere else to stand BbFBbBbFBb In Mesopotamia, (No one's ever seen us) BbFBbC The kingdom where we secretly reign (And no one's ever heard of our band) A The land where we invisibly rule
Chorus: As the Mesopota-mi -ans Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbani -pal, and Gilgamesh
Bridge: DBm This is my last stick of gum EmG I'm going to cut it up so everybody else gets some F#mBCA Except for Ashurbanipal who says my haircut makes me look like aMohenjodaroan A Hey, Ashurbanipal,
Chorus: I'm a Mesopota-mi -an Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbani -pal, and Gilgamesh We're the Mesopota-mi -ans Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbani -pal, and Gilgamesh
Bridge: GEm "Hey, man, I thought that you were dead CAm I thought you crashed your car" EmAEmA "No, man, I've been right here this whole time playing bass guitar For the Mesopotamians"
Chorus: We're the Mesopota-mi -ans Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Gilgamesh We're the Mesopota-mi -ans Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Gilgamesh