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Dirt Bike

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: E Major

Year: 1994

Tabbed By: Mandaliet

(Timing is relative, just like in reality. The first word of each phrase of the lyrics matches with the note below it.) Here comes the dirt bike, beware of the dirt bike, 'cause I G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-----------4----4-4---------------------| E-0---0-0-------4------4---4-4---5---5-5-| hear they're coming to our town. G---------------------------------| D---------2-2---------1-1-4-4-1---| A-0-0-4-4-----4-0-2-2-----------2-| E---------------------------------| They've got plans for everyone, and now I G-------------------------------| D----------2-2-4--------4-----4-| A-4-4-4--4-------------4-----4--| E-------------------------------| hear they're over their sophomore jinx, so you had better G--------------------------------| D-2--2--2-1----------------------| A-----------3--------------------| E--------------5------5-4-5-4-0--| check it out. G--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A-------2-----------------------/14--14-14---14-14-| (these are fourteens, not ones and fours) E-0-2-4--------------------------------------------| All hail the dirt bike, philosopher dirt bike G-----------9---9-------------6---6----------------------------02--2-----| D------9-11---------------6-8----------------45---------------2--------4-| A-7------------------4--------------------------6-----0---0--------------| E-------------------------------------0-4----------4---------------------| Silence as we gathered 'round G---------------------------------| D---------2-2---------1-1-4-4-1---| A-0-0-4-4-----4-0-2-2-----------2-| E---------------------------------| We saw the word and we're on our way now it's G--------------------------------------------6-86---| D---------0-6-4----------------------------8-----8--| A-4--4--4-------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------| Brainwashing dirt bike G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| A-----7---7---7---0--------0-----2-4-| E-0---------7------------------------| Ground shaking dirt bike G---------------------------------------| D-------------4-------------------------| A-----------4-----0--0--0--4-4-7-7-4-7--| E-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------| Mind-bending dirt bike G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A-----7---7-6-4-0----0--------------| E-0-0-------------------------------| in control G---------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-| A-0-0-------------------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E-----4-3-2-2-2--12-1-2-----------------------------------| (that's a one and a two, not a twelve) (Instrumental break. You're on your own!) G------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A-------2-3-4-------04-4---24--------------------------------| E-0---4-----------------------4-----24-2-4-5---------5-3-5-3-| G------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------4--------------------------------------| A-------2-3-4-------04-4---24--------------------------------| E-0---4-----------------------4------4-2-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| Soul-crushing dirt bike, self-propelled dirt bike. You see, I G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A------7-------7-4---------4-4----------------------------| E-0--------4-7------------4----------4---4-4---5--5--05-5-| never thought I'd understand till that bike took me by the hand. G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-----------------2-2-0-0---------4-4-2-2-0-0-----| E-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0---------4-4-2-2-------------4-2-| Now I ride... ride... G---------------------------------------------------------------------4---| D---------2-2-0-0---------------------------------------------1-1-4-4---4-| A-----------------4-4-2-2-0-0-------------------------0-2-2-2-------------| E-----------------------------4-4-2-2-0-2-0-0-2-2-4-4---------------------| ride... G-----------------------------------| D-2-2-0-0-------------------2-0-----| A---------4-4-2-2-0-0-----------2---| E---------------------4-4-2-------4-|