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Whistling In The Dark

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: D major, played live in F major

Year: 1990

Tabbed By: Zondry (Live version only)

NOTE: The album version of this song is in D, but they perform it live in F, so capo up 3 frets to play in the live key. Or see live version tab below. A Em A woman came up to me and said A Em "I'd like to poison your mind A Em With wrong ideas that appeal to you A Em Though I am not unkind" A Em She looked at me, I looked at something A Em Written across her scalp A Em And these are the words that it faintly said A A7 As I tried to call for help: D Em A There's only one thing that I know how to do well Bm G And I've often been told that you only can do A D What you know how to do well G A And that's be you, G A Be what you're like, G E7 Be like yourself, A Bb/A And so I'm having a wonderful time C Dm But I'd rather be whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm There's only one thing that I like Bb C And that is whistling in the dark D Em C D ah ah ah ah D Em C D ah ah ah ah A Em A man came up to me and said A Em "I'd like to change your mind A Em By hitting it with a rock," he said, A Em "Though I am not unkind." A Em We laughed at his little joke A Em And then I happily walked away A Em And hit my head on the wall of the jail A A7 Where the two of us live today. D Em A There's only one thing that I know how to do well Bm G And I've often been told that you only can do A D What you know how to do well G A And that's be you, G A Be what you're like, G E7 Be like yourself, A Bb/A And so I'm having a wonderful time C Dm But I'd rather be whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm There's only one thing that I like Bb C And that is whistling in the dark D Em A There's only one thing that I know how to do well Bm G And I've often been told that you only can do A D What you know how to do well G A And that's be you, G A Be what you're like, G E7 Be like yourself, A Bb/A And so I'm having a wonderful time C Dm But I'd rather be whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling in the dark Bb C Whistling in the dark C Dm Whistling, whistling Bb C Whistling in the dark D Em C D ah ah ah ah D Em C D ah ah ah ah repeat this chord progression until the end ----- NOTE: Here's the tab for the live version, played in F Major (tabbed by Zondry), better if the chords are played on accordion: C Gm A woman came up to me and said C Gm "I'd like to poison your mind C Gm With wrong ideas that appeal to you C Gm Though I am not unkind" C Gm She looked at me, I looked at something C Gm Written across her scalp C Gm And these are the words that it faintly said C C7 As I tried to call for help: Chorus: F Gm C There's only one thing that I know how to do well Dm Bb And I've often been told that you only can do C F What you know how to do well Bb C And that's be you, Bb C Be what you're like, Bb G7 Be like yourself, C C#/C And so I'm having a wonderful time Eb Fm But I'd rather be whistling in the dark C# Eb Whistling in the dark Eb Fm Whistling in the dark C# Eb Whistling in the dark Eb Fm Whistling in the dark C# Eb Whistling in the dark Eb Fm There's only one thing that I like C# Eb And that is whistling in the dark F Gm Eb F ah ah ah ah F Gm Eb F ah ah ah ah (repeat verse riff) A man came up to me and said "I'd like to change your mind By hitting it with a rock," he said, "Though I am not unkind." We laughed at his little joke And then I happily walked away And hit my head on the wall of the jail Where the two of us live today. (Repeat chorus riff 2x): There's only one thing that I know how to do well And I've often been told that you only can do What you know how to do well And that's be you, Be what you're like, Be like yourself, And so I'm having a wonderful time But I'd rather be whistling in the dark Whistling in the dark Whistling in the dark Whistling in the dark Whistling in the dark Whistling in the dark There's only one thing that I like And that is whistling in the dark Eb Fm C# Eb Whistling whistling Whistling in the dark F Gm Eb F (Repeat chords 8x)