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Kings Of The Cave
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: A Major
Year: 2001
A
Air in a jar
                   A
Thousand feet from Madagascar
            A
Coming to a lateral skid
      B                              E
After cruising much further than you can in a car
A
Mission ahead
               A
Take me to the animal's den
             A
Got to get a getaway going
       B                     C#               
Got to take to a lake to the far-away corners
       C#           F# G# C#
Of the Kings of the Cave
                F# G# C#
Nothing left to save
          F# G#
Situation grave



That's the base form of the chord progression. On each iteration, the chords go up by one
half-step (which is very cool, creating symmetry in the way the verse enters the chorus
and the way the chorus enters the verse, and still progressing the song forward.)


A#
Quiet and clear
               A#
No one else is anywhere near
              A#
Hear a little rumble down south
       C                        F
Got to find some creature I can kill with a spear
A#
Got no to-go
                  A#
No restaurants as far as I know
             A#
Get a little help from Friday
       C                     D    
Got to get proficient at the age-old skills
       D            G A D
of the Kings of the Cave
                G A D
Food is all you crave
              G A
Never have to shave

B
Air in a jar
                   B
Thousand feet from Madagascar
            B
Coming to a lateral skid
      C#                             F#
After cruising much further than you can in a car
B
Mission ahead
               B
Take me to the animal's den
             B
Got to get a getaway going
           C#                D#     
Got to get provisions to the far-away corners
       D#           G# A# D#
Of the Kings of the Cave
                G# A# D#
Nothing left to save
          G# A# G#
Situation grave
A#           G# A# D#
Kings of the Cave