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Guitar Tab:Lie Still, Little Bottle

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Lie Still, Little Bottle
By: They Might Be Giants
Copyright: 1988
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 These are all bass notes as far as the album is concerned, 
 at live gigs Linnell plays the sax over those notes 
 and Flans uses THE STICK to keep time as he sings.

 Bb  -  Db  -  C  -  Eb-F

     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still, little bottle, 
     Bb       Db    C     Eb F
 And shake my shaky hand
       Bb       Db  C      Eb  F
 Black coffee's not enough for me, 
   Bb   Bb A  A   Ab - G - F# - F
 I need a  better friend
     Bb  Db      C      Eb F
 One pill at the bottom
    Bb         Db       C     Eb F
 Is singing my favorite song
   Bb     Db   C       Eb   F
 I know I must investigate
   Bb        Bb    A    A     Ab - G - F# - F
 I hope that I can sing along

 Bb         Db       Eb   F    F(low)
 There's no time for metaphors cried 
     Bb     Db      Eb   F   F(low)
 The little pill to me
           Bb      Db   Eb    F   F(low)
 He said, "Life is a placebo,
        Bb    Bb   A  A Ab - G - F# - F
 Masquerading as a simile."
         Bb        Db       Eb     F   F(low)
 Well, I knew that pill was lying
        Bb Db       Eb    F   F(low)
 Too gregarious, too nice
     Bb    Db       Eb     F    F(low)
 But as he walked I had to sing this
 Bb    Bb  C#  C#  C   C   B   B
 Twice

     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still, little bottle
       Bb              Db       C     Eb F
 Don't twist, it ain't twistin' time
      Bb             Db               C         Eb F
 With every move you make you just disintegrate 
    Bb Bb A   A    G# - G - F# - F
 My ev er-troubled mind

 'Circus-Break-Sax-Solo':

 Eb - Eb - Eb - Eb    F  C#
 Eb - Eb - Eb - Eb    F  C#
 C#   
 C# - Eb (and other random notes mixed in)

     Bb   Db       C       Eb F
 Lie still, little bottle,
      Bb      Db    C      Eb F
 And shake my shaky hand
       Bb       Db    C        Eb  F
 Black coffee's not enough for me, 
   Bb   Bb A  A   Ab - G - F# - F
 I need a  better friend
     Bb   Db     C      Eb F
 One pill at the bottom 
    Bb         Db       C      Eb F
 Is singing my favorite song
   Bb     Db   C      Eb   F
 I know I must investigate
   Bb        Bb    A    A Ab - G - F# - F
 I hope that I can sing along
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still, little bottle
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still, little bottle
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still
     Bb   Db       C      Eb F
 Lie still 
 Bb

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This is how Linnell plays it on sax:

G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F
G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F
G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F
G G - F F - E E - D C - D/E/F
G Bb A F C Bb A
G Bb A F Bb C

Still working on it. --[[User:Apfelbitsliam|liam]] 11:54, 18 Jun 2006 (MDT)