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Sleeping In The Flowers

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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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From: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 22:26:39 -0400

Sleeping in the Flowers
by They Might Be Giants
Transcribed by Adam Lane

This doesn't sound totally right at parts, but it's a good guide. If you=

can come up with anything better for the chorus, please repost it. Also,=

I don't have time to figure out the solo. If there's any interest, maybe=

someone could post that too.

VERSE
Am F C E
I got a crush, copy shop clerk
Am F C(hit C chord and quickly mute)
But she won't look up at me
Am F
Don't want to be known as the freak
C E Am(hit and mute)
Who just comes around to catch her eye

CHORUS
A D Bm E
We could be sleeping in the flowers, We could sleep all afternoon
C F Dm E
You'd proclaim that your an island, I proclaim that I'm one too
A ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]=
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]D Bm E
Then we float into the harbor, With just piers and boats around
C F ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]=
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]Dm E
I declare that I am England, You declare that I have drowned

INTERLUDE
(This part is tough to show rythm as there are no words, but basically
the guitar just plays one note on the high E string)

e5-5-5-55-55-5-55-5-5-5-55-55-5-5e This is the rythm I use with each =

dash or 5 Equals a sixteenth note
but I think you can figure it out

Then the bass does somthing like this:

G-------------------0-|----------------0-----|G
D---------------2--2--|------------2--2------|D
A---0---3---5---------|0-0-3---5-------------|A
E---------------------|----------------------|E

Repeat these figures twice, then back to the verse

Am F C E
I got a ride, home with a drunk guy
Am F C(hit and mute)
How ungreatful I must have seemed
Am F C E
He showed me how, to spin my head round and round

Chorus and interlude

Solo(Play the chords for the verse over the solo)

Chorus(Extend the chorus to fade with this...)

A D
We could be sleeping in the flowers =

Bm C
Tell my boss that I've been fired
A D
We'll be sleeping in the flowers
Bm C
tell my boss i'm fired

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