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The Ballad Of Timothy McSweeney
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: C Major
Year: 2001
G Cm
  Walking alone on the streets of Boston
Cm
A man with a name that everybody knows
G Cm
   Please recognize our notable namesake
Cm
Timothy McSweeney's the journal of prose
     D
And music
     G
And art
C
Timothy McSweeney

F         C
Timothy McSweeney
F                    C            G            C
He takes a pen and paper and he writes things down
C
Timothy McSweeney
F          C
Timothy McSweeney
F                    C            G          C
He takes a pen and paper and he gets things done

(solo)
  G Cm                                 Cm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10--10--10--13-12-10-------10-----10-10-10-10-10--13-12-10-------10--|
A|-10----------------------13-10----10---------------------------13-10-----| 2x
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     D                  G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10/12-----------------10/12-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     D                  G
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10^12--------14^16----17^19-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

C
Timothy McSweeney
F         C
Timothy McSweeney
F                    C            G            C
He takes a pen and paper and he writes things down
C
Timothy McSweeney
F          C
Timothy McSweeney
F                    C            G          C
He takes a pen and paper and he gets things done
C
Done

Solo by tmbgdude (tried my best)