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Guitar Tab:I Palindrome I

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I Palindrome I
By: They Might Be Giants
Copyright: 1992
Tabbed By: E.M.
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 [Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
  the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
  them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]

guitar part for the verse
e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-7-5-7-5---4-5-4-5-4--------7-5-7-5---4-5-4--------
A---------7-----------5--------------7--------7-5---
E---------------------------------------------------

 1.
 |: D      G          Em            A      Bm   G   Em   A :|
 Some day mother will die and I'll get the money
 Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly
 Bb      -        G          A
    you son of a bitch" - I palindrome I

 Chorus:
 |: Bm G        Em      A :|
   (I palindrome I)   I palindrome I
   (I palindrome I)

             Bm         D          G           D        Em   G   A   -
 And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side
           (snake head)                                  (snake head)

 |:           G    -    D   -  :|
 I palindrome I  (man o nam)

 2.
 See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
 see the medical chart with the random zig-zag
 Now I'll help it decide - I palindrome I

 (Chorus)

 Bridge:
 G      A    Bm     A(bass C#)   D          Em         D(F#)       G
   "Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said I,
     A      Bm        A(C#)      Bm(D)  Em              D      G     A
 "Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though" - said she: "Able am I, son..."

3.
 See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
      (egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
 see the hands of my offspring making windmills
 Dad palindrome dad - I palindrome I

 (Chorus)

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