Guitar Tab:Working Undercover For The Man

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Working Undercover For The Man

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: G Major

Year: 2000

Tabbed By: JJRRutgers

G Am I've been working hard Bm C Trying to sing and play guitar G Am Growing out my hair and Bm C practicing my stare Am Bm C D Paid to fake it in a traveling band Am7 D And I'm working undercover for the man G Am Bm C  :| Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la Planning midnight raids on our unsuspecting fans While the roadies rig the video surveillance vans Paid to fake it in a traveling band And I'm working undercover for the man Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la :| Cm G C#dim G Cm G Am7 D I've been working hard practicing to sing and play guitar Growing out my hair and working on my stare Paid to fake it in a traveling band And I'm working undercover for the man Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la :| Chords transcribed by John J. Ryan (JJRRutgers@hotmail.com) Here's the solo: |-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------- |-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------- |-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------- |-----------------------------|-------------5--------|---------------- |--6----6----6-----5-----3----|--2-----5-------------|--4----4-------- |-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------- -----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------- -----------------|---------------------------|--3-4-3------------------- -----------------|---------------------------|---------5-4-------4--5--- ------2----------|---------------------------|--------------5----------- 4-----------4----|--5-----2----------2-------|-------------------------- -----------------|--------------3------------|-------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------------------------- |--3----------------------|------------------5----6----5----- |--------4----------------|--5-----4----5----5----6----5----- |---------------5---------|--5-----4----5-------------------- |--------------------5----|---------------------------------- |-------------------------|---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6----7------------------------------------------------------------------ 6----7------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would like to add that pre-1999 live performances of this song had an alternate chord progression which was as follows: G Am I've been working hard C D Practicing to sing and play guitar G Am Growing out my hair and C D working on my stare Am D C Em D Paid to fake it in a traveling band C D And we're working undercover for the man G Am C D  :| Sha la la la la Sha la la la la la -chimpoo (chimpoozle@gmail.com)