Biografia:
Alfred Matthew Yankovic (nascido em 23 de Outubro de 1959), mais conhecido como "Weird Al" Yankovic, é um músico com diversas premiações do Grammy, humorista, parodista, arcordeonista, e produtor de televisão. Ele é particularmente conhecido por suas músicas satirizando a cultura popular e paródias de músicas contemporâneas. Os seus trabalhos renderam-lhe três discos de ouro e cinco de platina nos Estados Unidos.
Albums lançados:
Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)
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Outras músicas:
- Albuquerque
- Another One Rides The Bus
- Callin' In Sick
- Canadian Idiot
- Do I Creep You Out?
- Don't Download This Song
- Eat It
- Ebay
- Everything You Know Is Wrong
- Hamilton Polka
- Jerry Springer
- Pancreas
- Polkamon
- Since You've Been Gone
- Skipper Dan
- Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me
- The Night Santa Went Crazy
- The Saga Begins
- Virus Alert
- White And Nerdy
- Why Does This Always Happen To Me
- You Don't Love Me Anymore
- You're Pitiful
- Yoda
- A Complicated Song
- Amish Paradise
- Another Tatoo
- Avocado
- Captain Underpants Theme Song
- Christmas At Ground Zero
- Close But No Cigar
- Cnr
- Dare To Be Stupid
- Don't Download This Song
- Dont Wear Those Shoes
- Foil
- Frank's 2000 Inch Tv
- Generic Blues
- Genius In France
- Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch
- Grapefruit Diet
- Gump
- Hardware Store
- Headline News
- I Lost On Jeopardy
- I Think Im A Clone Now
- If That Isnt Love
- Jackson Park Express
- Jurassic Park
- Like A Surgeon
- Living With A Hernia
- Midnight Star
- Mission Statement
- Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung
- My Babys In Love With Eddie Vedder
- My Bologna
- Nature Trail To Hell
- Party In The Cia
- Phony Calls
- Polka Face
- Saga Begins
- Spam
- The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota
- The Checks In The Mail
- The Hamilton Polka
- This Is The Life
- Tmz
- Traffic Jam
- Trigger Happy
- Word Crimes
- You Don't Love Me Anymore
- You Make Me
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
This is a very lengthy song but its much easier to play on guitar than most of his other songs.
It might be easier for some beginners to drop the guitar down half a step and play it in E major.
Standard tuning EADGBe
Verse 1:
Eb
Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming
Ab Abm Eb
After working all year down at 'Big Roy's Heating And Plumbing'
Bb7
So one night when my family and I were gathered 'round the dinner table
Eb Bb7 Eb
I said, "Kids, if you could go anywhere in this great big world now
Ab Abm
Where'd you like to go ta?"
Eb Db Ab Eb
They said, "Dad, we wanna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota"
Db Ab Eb
They picked the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 2:
Eb
So the very next day we loaded up the car
Ab Abm
With potato skins and pickled wieners
Eb
Crossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics
Bb7
And mama's home made rhubarb pie
Eb Ab
Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors
Abm Eb Bb
They all waved good-bye and so began our three day journey
Eb Ab Abm
We picked up a guy holding a sign that said, "Twine ball or bust"
Eb Bb Eb
He smelled real bad and he said his name was Bernie
Db Eb
I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my wife put on a brand new hair net
Db Eb
Kids were in the back seat jumping up and down yelling, "Are we there yet?"
Ab Fm Eb Cm
And all of us were joined together in one common thought
Bb Eb
As we rolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 DeSoto
Db Ab Eb
We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
We're headin' for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 3:
Eb
Oh, we couldn't wait to get there
Ab Abm
So we drove straight through for three whole days and nights
Bb
Of course, we stopped for more pickled wieners now and then
Eb Ab Abm
The scenery was just so pretty, boy I wish the kids could've seen it
Eb
But you can't see out of the side of the car
Bb
Because the windows are completely covered
Eb Bb Eb
With the decals from all the places where we've already been
Ab Eb
Like Elvis-O-Rama, the Tupperware Museum
Bb Eb
The Boll Weevil Monument and Cranberry World
Ab Eb
The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame, Poodle Dog Rock
F Bb
And The Mecca of Albino Squirrels
Ab Eb
We've been to ghost towns, theme parks, wax museums
Bb Eb
And the place where you can drive through the middle of a tree
Ab Eb
We've seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches
F Bb
But there's still one thing we gotta see
Verse 4:
Eb
Well, we crossed the state line about 6:39
Ab Abm Eb
And we saw the sign that said, "Twine Ball exit, fifty miles"
Eb
Oh, the kids were so happy they started singing
Ab Abm Eb
"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" for the twenty-seventh time that day
Eb
So, we pulled off the road at the last chance gas station
Ab Abm Eb
Got a few more pickled wieners and a diet chocolate soda
Db Ab Eb
On our way to see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 5:
Eb
Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday evening
Ab Abm Eb
As the sun was setting in the Minnesota sky
Eb
Out in the distance, on the horizon
Ab Eb
It appeared to me like a vision before my unbelieving eyes
Eb Db
I parked the car and walked with awe-filled reverence
Ab Eb
Toward that glorious, huge, majestic sphere
Eb Db
I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer intensity
Ab Eb
.......I had to pop myself a beer
Ab Db Ab
Yes, on these hallowed grounds, open ten to eight on weekdays
Eb
In a little shrine under a makeshift pagoda
Db Ab Eb
There sits the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I tell you, it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Bridge:
Eb Db Ab Eb Bb7 Ab
Oh, what on earth would make a man decide to do that kind of thing?
Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab
Oh, windin' up twenty-one thousand, one hundred forty pounds of string
Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab
What was he trying to prove? Who was he trying to impress?
Eb Db Ab
Why did he build it? How did he do it? It's anybody's guess
Eb Db Ab
Where did he get the twine? What was goin' through his mind?
Db Bb
Did it just seem like a good idea at the time?
Verse 6:
Eb
Well, we walked up beside it and I warned the kids
Ab Abm Eb
"Now, you better not touch it, those ropes are there for a reason"
Eb
I said, "Maybe if you're good, I'll tie it to the back of our car
Ab Abm Eb
And we can take it home", but I was only teasin'
Eb
Then we went to the gift shop and stood in line
Db Ab
Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine
Eb Ab
Some window decals and anything else they'd sell us
Ab
And I bought a couple postcards
Bb
"Greetings from the twine ball, wish you were here"
Eb
Won't the folks back home be jealous?
Ab Abm
I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood by the ball
Bb Eb
And we all gathered 'round and said, "Cheese"
Ab Eb
Then Bernie ran away with my brand new Instamatic
F Bb
But at least we got our memories
Verse 7:
Eb
So we all just stared at the ball for a while
Ab Abm Eb
And my eyes got moist but I said with a smile
Bb
"Kids, this here's what America's all about"
Eb
Then I started feelin' kinda gooey inside
Ab Abm
And I fell on my knees and I cried and cried
Eb Bb Eb
And that's when those security guards threw us out
Ab Abm
You know, I bet if we unraveled that sucker
Db Ab Eb
It'd roll all the way down to Fargo, North Dakota
Db Ab Eb
'Cause it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I'm talkin' 'bout the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 8:
Eb
Well, we stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn
Ab Abm
In the morning we were on our way home again
Eb Bb
But we really didn't want to leave, that was perfectly clear
Eb
I said, "Folks, I can tell you're all sad to go"
Ab
Then I winked my eye and I said
Eb
"You know, I got a funny kind of feelin'
Bb Eb
We'll be comin' back again next year"
Ab
'Cause I've been all around this great big world
Db Ab Eb
And I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather go ta
Db Ab Eb
Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I said the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
B Ab Eb
Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota!
It might be easier for some beginners to drop the guitar down half a step and play it in E major.
Standard tuning EADGBe
Verse 1:
Eb
Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming
Ab Abm Eb
After working all year down at 'Big Roy's Heating And Plumbing'
Bb7
So one night when my family and I were gathered 'round the dinner table
Eb Bb7 Eb
I said, "Kids, if you could go anywhere in this great big world now
Ab Abm
Where'd you like to go ta?"
Eb Db Ab Eb
They said, "Dad, we wanna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota"
Db Ab Eb
They picked the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 2:
Eb
So the very next day we loaded up the car
Ab Abm
With potato skins and pickled wieners
Eb
Crossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics
Bb7
And mama's home made rhubarb pie
Eb Ab
Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors
Abm Eb Bb
They all waved good-bye and so began our three day journey
Eb Ab Abm
We picked up a guy holding a sign that said, "Twine ball or bust"
Eb Bb Eb
He smelled real bad and he said his name was Bernie
Db Eb
I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my wife put on a brand new hair net
Db Eb
Kids were in the back seat jumping up and down yelling, "Are we there yet?"
Ab Fm Eb Cm
And all of us were joined together in one common thought
Bb Eb
As we rolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 DeSoto
Db Ab Eb
We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
We're headin' for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 3:
Eb
Oh, we couldn't wait to get there
Ab Abm
So we drove straight through for three whole days and nights
Bb
Of course, we stopped for more pickled wieners now and then
Eb Ab Abm
The scenery was just so pretty, boy I wish the kids could've seen it
Eb
But you can't see out of the side of the car
Bb
Because the windows are completely covered
Eb Bb Eb
With the decals from all the places where we've already been
Ab Eb
Like Elvis-O-Rama, the Tupperware Museum
Bb Eb
The Boll Weevil Monument and Cranberry World
Ab Eb
The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame, Poodle Dog Rock
F Bb
And The Mecca of Albino Squirrels
Ab Eb
We've been to ghost towns, theme parks, wax museums
Bb Eb
And the place where you can drive through the middle of a tree
Ab Eb
We've seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches
F Bb
But there's still one thing we gotta see
Verse 4:
Eb
Well, we crossed the state line about 6:39
Ab Abm Eb
And we saw the sign that said, "Twine Ball exit, fifty miles"
Eb
Oh, the kids were so happy they started singing
Ab Abm Eb
"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" for the twenty-seventh time that day
Eb
So, we pulled off the road at the last chance gas station
Ab Abm Eb
Got a few more pickled wieners and a diet chocolate soda
Db Ab Eb
On our way to see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 5:
Eb
Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday evening
Ab Abm Eb
As the sun was setting in the Minnesota sky
Eb
Out in the distance, on the horizon
Ab Eb
It appeared to me like a vision before my unbelieving eyes
Eb Db
I parked the car and walked with awe-filled reverence
Ab Eb
Toward that glorious, huge, majestic sphere
Eb Db
I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer intensity
Ab Eb
.......I had to pop myself a beer
Ab Db Ab
Yes, on these hallowed grounds, open ten to eight on weekdays
Eb
In a little shrine under a makeshift pagoda
Db Ab Eb
There sits the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I tell you, it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Bridge:
Eb Db Ab Eb Bb7 Ab
Oh, what on earth would make a man decide to do that kind of thing?
Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab
Oh, windin' up twenty-one thousand, one hundred forty pounds of string
Eb Db Ab Eb Db Ab
What was he trying to prove? Who was he trying to impress?
Eb Db Ab
Why did he build it? How did he do it? It's anybody's guess
Eb Db Ab
Where did he get the twine? What was goin' through his mind?
Db Bb
Did it just seem like a good idea at the time?
Verse 6:
Eb
Well, we walked up beside it and I warned the kids
Ab Abm Eb
"Now, you better not touch it, those ropes are there for a reason"
Eb
I said, "Maybe if you're good, I'll tie it to the back of our car
Ab Abm Eb
And we can take it home", but I was only teasin'
Eb
Then we went to the gift shop and stood in line
Db Ab
Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine
Eb Ab
Some window decals and anything else they'd sell us
Ab
And I bought a couple postcards
Bb
"Greetings from the twine ball, wish you were here"
Eb
Won't the folks back home be jealous?
Ab Abm
I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood by the ball
Bb Eb
And we all gathered 'round and said, "Cheese"
Ab Eb
Then Bernie ran away with my brand new Instamatic
F Bb
But at least we got our memories
Verse 7:
Eb
So we all just stared at the ball for a while
Ab Abm Eb
And my eyes got moist but I said with a smile
Bb
"Kids, this here's what America's all about"
Eb
Then I started feelin' kinda gooey inside
Ab Abm
And I fell on my knees and I cried and cried
Eb Bb Eb
And that's when those security guards threw us out
Ab Abm
You know, I bet if we unraveled that sucker
Db Ab Eb
It'd roll all the way down to Fargo, North Dakota
Db Ab Eb
'Cause it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I'm talkin' 'bout the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Verse 8:
Eb
Well, we stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn
Ab Abm
In the morning we were on our way home again
Eb Bb
But we really didn't want to leave, that was perfectly clear
Eb
I said, "Folks, I can tell you're all sad to go"
Ab
Then I winked my eye and I said
Eb
"You know, I got a funny kind of feelin'
Bb Eb
We'll be comin' back again next year"
Ab
'Cause I've been all around this great big world
Db Ab Eb
And I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather go ta
Db Ab Eb
Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
Db Ab Eb
I said the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
B Ab Eb
Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota!
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