Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: They'll Need a Crane
Album: Lincoln
[Verse 1]
Em Bm
Love sees love's happiness
G A D
but happiness can't see that love is sad
D
That love is sad
Em Bm
sadness is hanging there
G A D
to show love somewhere something needs a change
D
they need a change
[Chorus]
D D
They'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to take the house he built for her apart
F#m F#
to make it break it's gonna take
F#m G A
a metal ball hung from a chain
D
they'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to pick the broken ruins up again
F# F#
to mend her heart, to help him start
F#m G A
to see a world apart from pain
[Verse 2]
Em Bm
Lad's gal is all he has
G A D
gal's gladness hangs upon the love of lad,
D
the love of lad
Em Bm
some things gal says to lad
G A D
aren't mean't as bad but cause a little pain
D
they cause him pain
[Chorus]
D D
They'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to take the house he built for her apart
F#m F#
to make it break it's gonna take
F#m G A
a metal ball hung from a chain
D
they'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to pick the broken ruins up again
F# F#
to mend her heart, to help him start
F#m G A
to see a world apart from pain
[Bridge]
Em D G A
Don't call me at work again, oh no the boss still hates me
D Em G A
I'm just tired and I don't love you anymore and there's a restaurant
Bm D E G
we should check out where the other nightmare people like to go
D G D A
I mean nice people baby wait I didn't mean to say nightmare
[Verse 3]
Em Bm
Lad looks at other gals
G A D
gal thinks Jim Beam is handsomer than lad,
D
he isn't bad
Em Bm
call off the wedding band
G A D
nobody wants to hear that one again
D
play that again
[Chorus]
D D
They'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to take the house he built for her apart
F#m F#
to make it break it's gonna take
F#m G A
a metal ball hung from a chain
D
they'll need a crane, they'll need a crane
D A G
to pick the broken ruins up again
F# F#
to mend her heart, to help him start
F#m G A
to see a world apart from pain
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane
D
They'll need a crane