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Boss Of Me
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: G Major
Year: 2000
Transcribed by Mark Baseman
Retranscribed by chadd maythis, overhauled on 25 July 2003

1st prechorus
(I hope the numbers help you get the rhythm of this section.):
1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
    C       /       /       /       D       /       /       /
        Yes, no,        may-be                          I   don't
    G       /       /       /       C       /   Em/ / / / / / / 
    know,           can you   repeat    the     ques-   tion?
1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +



1st chorus (power chords):
|: G 
   You're not the boss of me now
A 
You're not the boss of me now
C 
You're not the boss of me now and you're 
D          :|
Not so big
G


Verse (one arpeggiated strum for each chord):
          Em              C7
Life is un-fair, so i just stare at the 
D                        G
stain on the wall where 
        Em             C7
The TV'd been, but ever since we moved 
D 
in it's been empty 


2nd prechorus:
1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
    C       /       /       /       D       /       /       /
                Why I,                          Why I'm in this
    G       /       /       /       C       /   Em/ / / / / / / 
    room,         there is  no  point   ex-     plain-  ing
1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +


2nd chorus (notice the subtle difference):
G
You're not the boss of me now and you're
C      D
Not so big
G 
You're not the boss of me now
A 
You're not the boss of me now
C 
You're not the boss of me now and you're 
D 
Not so big


2nd verse
chorus (like 1st chorus)
solo over chorus chords
chorus


end:
G
   Life is unfair!



Tabbed by Dale Morris 

Ska intro:

    C               D               Cadd9           C

e---8---8---8---8--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---8---8------
b---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7---8---8---8---8---8---8---7..
g---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---9---9---7..
d--10--10--10--10---7---7---7---7--10--10--10--10--10--10---7..
a-----------------------------------------------------------5..
E--------------------------------------------------------------
   yes no       maybe         i dont know       can you repeat the question

Main Chorus (distorted power chords):
   
   G   Am  C   D
e----------------
b----------5---7-
g--4---5---5---7-
d--5---7---5---7-
a--5---7---3---5-
E--3---5---------

   you're not the boss..etc

Bridge

   G   Em  C   D
e--3---0---------
b--3---0---5---7-
g--4---0---5---7-
d--5---2---5---7-
a--5---2---3---5-
E--3---0---------

   life is unfair..  

   The short version ends on the first G chord, but the real song continues with the other 4 chords, strummed clean.  Thats pretty much it except for the solo.