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Doctor Worm
By: They Might Be Giants
Copyright: 1998

F#     Bmaj7 C#      F#   G#m A#m B C#  F#     

     F#              D#m
They call me Doctor Worm
     B                C#
Good morning, how are you?
           F#                       D#m
I'm Doctor Worm. I'm interested in things
     B         C#
I'm not a real doctor
      B         C#            F#      D#m
But I am a real worm I am an actual worm
  B           C#
I live like a worm


   F#               D#m
I like to play the drums
   B                 C#
I think I'm getting good
           F#          D#m
But I can handle criticism
      B              C#
I'll show you what I know
            B               C#                F#             D#m
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
     B                C#               D        E
I'll leave the door unlocked so I can hear the doorbell

A     F#m    A     D     

F#     B   F#7    B    (Bridge riff)

When I get into it, I can't tell if you are
Watching me twirling the stick

G#m             D#m
When I give the signal my friend
B               Bdim
Rabbi Vole will play the solo

E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G-----|-------3-4-3---|-------6-|-6--4--4--3--|-3------------|--------------|--------------|
D-----|---4-6---------|---------|-------------|----6---6---4-|--3-----------|--------------|
A-S4--|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|----6---4-2-1-|--------------|
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--4--2--99999-|

(Guitar solo)  F#     D#m    B     C#     F#     D#m     B.

F#    Bmaj7  C#  F#       D#m

G#m              D#m
Someday somebody else besides me will
B             Bm
Call me by my stage name, they will

Call me Dr. Worm, good morning how are you, I'm Dr. Worm
I'm interested in things, I'm not a real Dr.

      B         C#            F#      D#m
But I am a real worm I am an actual worm
  B           C#
I live like a worm
   F#                D#m
I like to play the drums
   B                 C#
I think I'm getting good
           F#         D#m
But I can handle criticism
      B              C#
I'll show you what I know
            B               C#                F#             D#m
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
    B          C#
I'm not a real doctor
         D       E      F#     Bmaj7 C#      F#   G#m A#m B C#       
But they call me Doctor Worm
F#     Bmaj7 C#      F#   G#m A#m B C#    F#

By Bijhan Al-Attack




Dr. Worm  (Capo 2)

E     Amaj7 B      E   F#m G#m A B  E     

     E              C#m
They call me Doctor Worm
     A                B
Good morning, how are you?
           E                       C#m
I'm Doctor Worm. I'm interested in things
     A         B
I'm not a real doctor
      A         B            E      C#m
But I am a real worm I am an actual worm
  A           B
I live like a worm


   E               C#m
I like to play the drums
   A                 B
I think I'm getting good
           E          C#m
But I can handle criticism
      A              B
I'll show you what I know
            A               B                E             C#m
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
     A                B               C        D
I'll leave the door unlocked so I can hear the doorbell

G     Em    G     C     

E     A/E   E7    A/E    (Bridge riff)

When I get into it, I can't tell if you are
Watching me twirling the stick

F#m             C#m
When I give the signal my friend
A               Bbdim
Rabbi Vole will play the solo

(Guitar solo)  E     C#m    A     B     E     C#m     A.

E    Amaj7  B  E       C#m

F#m              C#m
Someday somebody else besides me will
A             Am
Call me by my stage name, they will

Call me Dr. Worm, good morning how are you, I'm Dr. Worm
I'm interested in things, I'm not a real Dr.

      A         B            E      C#m
But I am a real worm I am an actual worm
  A           B
I live like a worm
   E                C#m
I like to play the drums
   A                 B
I think I'm getting good
           E         C#m
But I can handle criticism
      A              B
I'll show you what I know
            A               B                E             C#m
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
    A          B
I'm not a real doctor
         C       D      E     Amaj7 B      E   F#m G#m A B       
But they call me Doctor Worm
E     Amaj7 B      E   F#m G#m A B    E




1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +

     F#             D#m
They call me Doctor Worm

     B                C#
Good morning, how are you?

           F#                       D#m
I'm Doctor Worm. I'm interested in things

     B         C#
I'm not a real doctor

      B         C#11         F#      D#m
But I am a real worm I am an actual worm

  B           C#11
I live like a worm

   F#               D#m
I like to play the drums

   B                 C#
I think I'm getting good

           F#         D#m
But I can handle criticism

      B              C#
I'll show you what I know

            B               C#11             F#            D#m
And you can tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums

    B          C#11
I'm not a real doctor

         D       E      F#
But they call me Doctor Worm



transcribed by Mike Yank

1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +




Note: The recorded verision, for the sake of the horns, is in the key of G-flat.

(intro riff)

E--------7--|----------|-------7-|----------|-------
B--8-8-8----|--------7-|-8-8-8---|--------7-|-8-----
G-----------|-9--9-9---|---------|--7-7-9---|-------
D-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------
A-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------
E-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------

     G                Em      C               D            G
They call me Dr. Worm.   Good morning how are you? I'm Dr. Worm

                  Em          C          D
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I

C         G/Bb                Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.

  C           D
I live like a worm

      G                      Em
And I like to play the drums

  C                 D                  G         Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,

     C               G
I'll show you what I know and you can

C              G/Bb                            Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums

     C                D
I'll leave the fron unlocked 'cause

        Eb       F
I can't hear the door bell

(intro riff)

G C G C G C G C

(alternate between G and C)

G       C     G    C    G     C       G   C   G        C  G        C   G      C
   When I get into it I can't tell if you are watching me twirling the stick.

Am     C        Em     G   
When I give the signal my friend

C               Cm
Rabbi Vole will play the solo.

(Solo)

E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B-----|-------0-1-0---|-------3-|-3--1--1--0--|-0------------|--------------|--------------|
G-----|-0--2----------|---------|-------------|----2---2---0-|--0-----------|--------------|
D--0--|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|-----4--2--0--|--2-----------|
A-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----3--2--0--|
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

(chords under solo)

      | G/D5          | E5      | D/A5        | G5           | A/E5         |              |


D-chord triplets
(intro riff)

Am      C        Em      G     
Someday somebody else besides me

     C             Cm 
Will call me by my stage name they will


(guitar tacet - hold out Cm)

Call me Dr. Worm. Good morning how are you I'm Dr. Worm.

                                                    G (bass hit)
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I

C         G/Bb                Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.

  C           D
I live like a worm

      G                      Em
And I like to play the drums

  C                 D                  G         Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,

     C               G
I'll show you what I know and you can

C              G/Bb                            Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums

C              D
I'm not a real doctor but they

Eb      F   G (intro riff)                      G
Call me Dr. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorm!