Guitar Tab:Apophenia
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| Apophenia |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: E major |
| Year: 2015 |
| Tabbed By: Samvall |
[Tabs appear below the lyrics they are played with, chords appear above.]
How could the street light
Blink on and off and
Spell out all your thoughts?
E|-2-----4---0---2----0-------
That thing you thought you heard me say:
I didn’t say that thing
E|-2--4---0---2----0----
That is crazy
You’re completely crazy
Pretty soon you’ll be telling me that you’ve
E|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------
G|-----[John F]--------------------------------
D|----------------------------------4----6-----
A|--------------------4--6-------7-------------
E|-4------5----7-------------------------------
Had enough and you’re leaving me
E|-------------------------------4--7
B|----------------4------5--7--------
G|------4-----6----------------------
D|--7--------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------
Interlude (verse):
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|-0-12----10-9--12-------0-10--0-9---0-7---0-5---4-5---
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|-------[Dan, electric solo]---------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------[John F]-----------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------4--6--7-----4-----------------------------
E|---4--5--7-----------7-----5--7--4--5--2--4--0--2--0--
Picture of a hunched old lady holding a dog and
Telling you what to do
E|-2-------4---0----2--0
Seemingly random arrangement of turbid material
Telling you what to do
E|-2-------4---0----2--0
It’s only tea leaves
Stop being dramatic
Next thing you’ll be saying that I’ve been
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------4-----6--
A|--------------------4--6------7-------------
E|--4----5-----7------------------------------
Hallucinating you all along
E|----------------------4---7-
B|-------------4---5---7------
G|----4-6---------------------
D|--7-------------------------
A|----------------------------
E|----------------------------
C E
Everyone has got a feeling in the gut
F
You can’t just tune it out
Am D B7
Don’t look at me like that
[Interlude, double]
It’s only tea leaves stop being dramatic
E|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------
G|-----[John F]-----------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
A|----------4--6---7--6-4---4---------------------
E|-4-5----7---------------7------7-----5--4-5-4-2-
Next thing you’ll be saying that I’ve been
Hallucinating you all along
C E
Everyone has got an alien in the gut
F
Someday it will emerge
Am D B7
Don’t look at me like that
Middleburgh Police Department how may I direct your call?
Please speak more slowly
I’m only getting every other word
E|--2----4-------0-----2-----0
Person I don’t recognize motioning to roll down the window
I’m only getting every other word
E|--2----4-------0-----2-----0
That is crazy
You’re completely crazy
Pretty soon you’ll be telling me that you’ve
Had enough and you’re leaving me
Next thing you will say
I’ve been hallucinating you all along
Pretty soon you’ll be telling me that you’ve
Had enough and you’re leaving me
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