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You Are Old Father William

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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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Em G C Em
Em G C Em

Am Em G
"You are old, Father William," the young man said
C Em
"And your hair has become very white
Em G
And yet you incessantly stand on your head
C Em
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

D
"In my youth," Father William replied to his son
C G
"I feared it might injure the brain
D
But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none
C D
Why, I do it again and again

D
"I am old
I am old
I will tell you again
I am old"

Am Em G
"You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before
C Em
And have grown most uncommonly fat
Em G
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door
C Em
Pray, what is the reason of that?"

D
"In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his gray locks
C G
"I kept all my limbs very supple
D
By the use of this ointment, one shilling a box
C D
Allow me to sell you a couple?

D
"I am old
I am old
It's a statement, in fact
I am old"

Am Em G
"You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak
C Em
For anything tougher than suet
Em G
Yet you finish the goose, with the bones and the beak
C Em
Pray, how did you manage to do it?"

D
"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law
C G
And argued each case with my wife
D
And the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw
C D
Has lasted the rest of my life

D
"I am old
I am old
There's not much more to say
I am old"

Am Em G
"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose
C Em
That your eye was as steady as ever
Em G
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose
C Em
What made you so awfully clever?"

D
"I have answered three questions, and that is enough"
C G
Said his father, "don't give yourself airs!
D
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
C D
Be off or I'll kick you downstairs

D
"Downstairs
Downstairs
Be off or I'll kick you downstairs!"

Am Em