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The World's Address
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: B Flat Major
Year: 1988
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 Intro melody:
 D - Eb - E - F - Gb - G     (the ascend)
 F - Gb - F - E - F          (the 5 quick notes)
 Bb    Db  C  Bb  C          (start of main melody)
 Eb    Db  C  Db               
 F     Eb  Db Eb             
 Gb  F  Eb  F                 
 Ab Db                        
 F  Eb                      
 Gb C                   
 Eb Db                      
 F  Bb                          
 Db C  Eb  A                 (end of main melody)
 
 Bbm                     Ebm
 I know you deceived me, couldn't sleep last night
 Cm7b5  F7          Bbm     Gb     F
 Now my tear stains on the wall reflect an ugly sight
 Bbm
 I can see your secrets
 Ebm
 No need to confess
 Cm7b5  F7      Bbm    Gb       F 
 Everyone looks naked when you know the world's address
 
    F7          Bb
 The world's address
   F
 A place that's worn
                                  Bb
 A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
      Fm                      G
 I'll repeat it for those who may not 
              Cm      C
 Have already guessed
               F
 The world's address
 
 Bbm                      Ebm
 Life's parade of fashion just leaves me depressed
 Cm7b5  F7     Bbm      Gb    F
 Under every garment I can see the world's address
 Bbm                         Ebm
 Call the men of science and let them hear this song
 Cm7b5  F7        Bbm       Gb    F 
 Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong
 
     F7         Bb
 The world's address
   F
 A place that's worn
                                  Bb
 A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
      Fm                      G
 I'll repeat it for those who may not 
              Cm      C
 Have already guessed
               F
 The world's address

(intro melody over verse chords)
 
 Bbm                         Ebm
 Call the men of science and let them hear this song
 Cm7b5  F7          Bbm      Gb    F 
 Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong
 
               Bb
 The world's address
   F
 A place that's worn
                                  Bb
 A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
      Fm                      G
 I'll repeat it for those who may not 
              Cm      C
 Have already guessed
 
               Bb
 The world's address
   F
 A place that's worn
                                  Bb
 A sad pun that reflects a sadder mess
             Fm                          G
 I'll say it one more time for those who may not 
              Cm      C
 Have already guessed
               Bb
 The world's address

 ending: Bb
 
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