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Bangs

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: D Major, chorus in F Major

Year: 2001

Tabbed By: JJRRutgers

VERSE: A D G Bm A D G Bangs, above your eyes your hair hangs Bm A D G Bm A D G Bm A Blow my mind, your royal flyness, I dig your bangs ************** LET'S SIMPLIFY THE VERSE ************** The vocal makes this seem more complicated than it is! A 4-chord pattern repeats 4 times, then ends on A. Check it: A D G Bm / A D G Bm / A D G Bm / A D G Bm / A Oh dang, that's so easy!! Hold each chord for 2 beats. ****************************************************** Bangs, to drape across your forehead To swing concordant angles as you incline your head ONE-TIME TRANSITION: G A D/F# G A D Once with a girl I fell in love some time ago, now, she had CHORUS: F Dm Bb Gm C F Dm Bangs are that on which the world hangs Bb Gm C F Dm I'm only holding your hand Bb Gm C So I can look at your F Bb C Bangs *********** NOW LET'S SIMPLIFY THE CHORUS ************ Same deal, but it's a 5-chord pattern repeats 3 times, and it ends with F Bb C. Check it: F Dm Bb Gm C / F Dm Bb Gm C / F Dm Bb Gm C / F Bb C ****************************************************** VERSE: Bangs are like a pocket T-shirt As casual as that while fully intentional BRIDGE: G A D/F# G A D G A D And in case you think I'm here cause I like making chit chat Just remember what I said: the money's under your hat G A D/F# G G A G D e---------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------7-----8-7----------------------------------- G--7-6-----7-6-----7-6-7-9---9---------9-7-6---------------6-7---7----- D------9---------7---------------------------9-7-5-4-5-7-9------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORUS: Bangs are that on which the world hangs I'm only holding your hand So I can look at your bangs VERSES AGAIN: Bangs, above your eyes your hair hangs Blow my mind, your royal flyness, I dig your bangs Bangs, to drape across your forehead To swing concordant angles as you incline your head BRIDGE: And although I like you anyway check out your haircut A proscenium to stage a face that needs no makeup CHORUS: (the pattern plays 5 times in this one!) Bangs are that on which the world hangs I'm only holding your hand So I can look at your bangs (keep going!) I'm only holding your hand So I can look at your F Bb C F6 Bangs