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They Might Be Giants
Intro rendered by zmitrukiewicz@yahoo.com
Chorus and verses rendered by Shaun Molthop

Intro:   (palm muted)

|:
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------0-2---0-0-2-2-3-2-0-----0-0-2-0-----------0------
D----0-0-2-2-3-----3---------------3-3---------3-2-2-3-3---3----
A--0------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------0-2---0-0-2-2-3-2-0------------------------------
D--2-0-0-2-2-3-----3---------------3-3-2-2-0--------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
:|
   (Repeat 2x)

Verse 1: (Drums only)

You're older than you've ever been And now you're even older And now you're even older And now you're even older You're older than you've ever been And now you're even older And now you're older still

Chorus:

Time

   Bb5(Bb)

e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--3--3----------| A|--1--1----------| E|----------------| Is marching on

   D5(Dm)

e|----------------| B|----------------| G|--2--2----------| D|--0--0----------| A|----------------| E|----------------| And time

   Bb

e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--3-------------| A|--1-------------| E|----------------| Is still marching on

   A

e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--2--2--2-------| A|--0--0--0-------| E|----------------|

Verse 2:

   Dm       G         Dm          A

e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------2-2-------------------------| D|--0-------------------0-0--------2-2--------------| A|-----------5-5-------------------0-0--------------| E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|

   Dm       G          Dm         A

e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------2----------2-2--------------| D|--0-------------------0----------0-0--------------| A|-----------5-5------------------------------------| E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|

This day will soon be at an end And now it's even sooner And now it's even sooner And now it's even sooner This day will soon be at an end And now it's even sooner And now it's sooner still

Synth solo (same as chorus):

   Bb       Dm      Bb        A

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

Verse 3:

   Dm       G          Dm         A

e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------2-2-------------------------| D|--0-------------------0-0--------2-2--------------| A|-----------5-5-------------------0-0--------------| E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|

   Dm       G         Dm          A

e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------2----------2-2--------------| D|--0-------------------0----------0-0--------------| A|-----------5-5------------------------------------| E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|

You're older than you've ever been And now you're even older And now you're even older And now you're even older You're older than you've ever been And now you're even older And now you're older still

Since most of us dont have synthesizers, heres how you play what the synthesizer is playing.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--3------0-2-3-2------0----------------2----------|
D|--------------------------3------3-2-0------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Rendered by: Fasterthanyou