Chords for Making of the They Might Be Giants' "Boss of Me" Video
Tempo:
100 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
As you can [C] tell, I'm not singing in the [Em] video.
Just [Gm] bear with me.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C]
You're not the boss of me now, [E] and you're not so big.
[G]
[C] Life is unfair.
This is my [A] first music video, which is really cool.
I can't wait to [C] do it.
I mean, I read the script of [G] what we're going to do, and everything seems really fun.
[Em] You know how, like, [C] if you go to a toy store, they'll have a [D] dumpster that they throw all their toys in [C] sometimes?
Well, I'm in the [G] dumpster with the big box of toys that I come out.
[Em] Action!
People at work, [G] bring the box out.
Alright, throw it out.
Mmm.
Throw it out.
[Gm] This is a little different.
I've [C] never actually done a music video.
This is my first [E] one, and it's really exciting.
[Em] It's cool.
They're going to hit me with paint pellets, [D] and [D] they just abuse me.
Actually, [G] it's just me and Malcolm.
We're [Em] trying to destroy the doll.
[C] One goes onto the grill, you know, one [D#] flies and, like, crashes or something.
[G]
Another, like, I get hit with paint [E] balls.
In spite of all this abuse, [C] the dolls, us, [A] continue to play the song, Boss of [Em] Me, right through to the end of the video,
[G]
showing our [B] determination and our [C] craft and our [D] Chucky-like qualities.
[C] I can't wait to get on there and see the set.
I haven't seen it yet, so.
[D] [Em] I've always watched, like, [C] making of the video on TV and everything, so it's not [E] going to be like that.
I hope.
[G] Maybe it's going to be fun.
Well, I'm [C] going to be [A] riding my bike [G]
with [F#] a box of toys dragging along, I guess.
[C] [B] I wish I had messed up [G] some more, because it's really fun.
And [D] action.
We're moving [A] in closer, like a side [B] view of us, like, shooting the paintball gun at the little gummy guys.
And [C] then we're going to, like, it's going to [D] be real, like, simple, like, totally, like, Rambo, [D] not, like, any expression [G] on our face.
That's it right now.
[E] I'm about to get completely [D] nailed.
I can't say it's my proudest moment, but I think it'll be fun.
Any kind of thing that's with a television show or movie, it's a collaboration, and it's really hard to know what it's going to be like.
I mean, I think one of the things, you know, about [G] this video is a really good example.
It's like, there's nothing about the making of this video [D] for us that's particularly [E] personally pleasant.
I mean, getting hit by paintballs, it's like, I don't think [Em] anybody aspires to be hit by [N] paintballs.
Kids, don't do this.
[C] I'm so [A] big, [G] you're not the boss of me [E] now.
You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me [D] now.
You're not so big.
[G]
[A] [C]
I'm [G] going to be using a meat-eater, [D] like, on the grass.
There's a [Bm] little character sitting on the grass, I'm [C] going to chase him around with it, and, like, torture [Em] him.
And then after I get him, I'm going to barbecue him.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
The key [D] to a good hamburger [A] is mixing in [G] natural ingredients.
Like flipping it on the ground, if you [A] saw that, that was no mistake.
When you pick [D] up some of the natural [E] ingredients, some little soil, a little bit [G] of the blades
of grass, a little bit [A] of the fallen leaves, that blends [D] into a tasty morsel.
You've never tasted burgers unless you've had real [G] backyard burgers like Hal makes.
You're not the boss of me now.
[Em] You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so big.
[G] [A]
[D]
[Gm] [G] [A]
[C]
[D] [N]
[G] Boss of me now.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me now, and you're not [A] so [G] big.
You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so [G] big.
Life is unfair.
[Em] Hey, it's a wrap.
I'm They Might Be Giants Boss of Me.
[B] It was so much fun.
I hope you guys like it.
Just [Gm] bear with me.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C]
You're not the boss of me now, [E] and you're not so big.
[G]
[C] Life is unfair.
This is my [A] first music video, which is really cool.
I can't wait to [C] do it.
I mean, I read the script of [G] what we're going to do, and everything seems really fun.
[Em] You know how, like, [C] if you go to a toy store, they'll have a [D] dumpster that they throw all their toys in [C] sometimes?
Well, I'm in the [G] dumpster with the big box of toys that I come out.
[Em] Action!
People at work, [G] bring the box out.
Alright, throw it out.
Mmm.
Throw it out.
[Gm] This is a little different.
I've [C] never actually done a music video.
This is my first [E] one, and it's really exciting.
[Em] It's cool.
They're going to hit me with paint pellets, [D] and [D] they just abuse me.
Actually, [G] it's just me and Malcolm.
We're [Em] trying to destroy the doll.
[C] One goes onto the grill, you know, one [D#] flies and, like, crashes or something.
[G]
Another, like, I get hit with paint [E] balls.
In spite of all this abuse, [C] the dolls, us, [A] continue to play the song, Boss of [Em] Me, right through to the end of the video,
[G]
showing our [B] determination and our [C] craft and our [D] Chucky-like qualities.
[C] I can't wait to get on there and see the set.
I haven't seen it yet, so.
[D] [Em] I've always watched, like, [C] making of the video on TV and everything, so it's not [E] going to be like that.
I hope.
[G] Maybe it's going to be fun.
Well, I'm [C] going to be [A] riding my bike [G]
with [F#] a box of toys dragging along, I guess.
[C] [B] I wish I had messed up [G] some more, because it's really fun.
And [D] action.
We're moving [A] in closer, like a side [B] view of us, like, shooting the paintball gun at the little gummy guys.
And [C] then we're going to, like, it's going to [D] be real, like, simple, like, totally, like, Rambo, [D] not, like, any expression [G] on our face.
That's it right now.
[E] I'm about to get completely [D] nailed.
I can't say it's my proudest moment, but I think it'll be fun.
Any kind of thing that's with a television show or movie, it's a collaboration, and it's really hard to know what it's going to be like.
I mean, I think one of the things, you know, about [G] this video is a really good example.
It's like, there's nothing about the making of this video [D] for us that's particularly [E] personally pleasant.
I mean, getting hit by paintballs, it's like, I don't think [Em] anybody aspires to be hit by [N] paintballs.
Kids, don't do this.
[C] I'm so [A] big, [G] you're not the boss of me [E] now.
You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me [D] now.
You're not so big.
[G]
[A] [C]
I'm [G] going to be using a meat-eater, [D] like, on the grass.
There's a [Bm] little character sitting on the grass, I'm [C] going to chase him around with it, and, like, torture [Em] him.
And then after I get him, I'm going to barbecue him.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
The key [D] to a good hamburger [A] is mixing in [G] natural ingredients.
Like flipping it on the ground, if you [A] saw that, that was no mistake.
When you pick [D] up some of the natural [E] ingredients, some little soil, a little bit [G] of the blades
of grass, a little bit [A] of the fallen leaves, that blends [D] into a tasty morsel.
You've never tasted burgers unless you've had real [G] backyard burgers like Hal makes.
You're not the boss of me now.
[Em] You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so big.
[G] [A]
[D]
[Gm] [G] [A]
[C]
[D] [N]
[G] Boss of me now.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me now, and you're not [A] so [G] big.
You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so [G] big.
Life is unfair.
[Em] Hey, it's a wrap.
I'm They Might Be Giants Boss of Me.
[B] It was so much fun.
I hope you guys like it.
Key:
C
G
D
A
Em
C
G
D
As you can [C] tell, I'm not singing in the [Em] video.
Just [Gm] bear with me.
_ _ _ [E] You're not the boss of me now.
_ [C]
You're not the boss of me now, [E] and you're not so big.
[G] _
_ [C] Life is unfair. _ _
This is my [A] first music video, which is really cool.
I can't wait to [C] do it.
I mean, I read the script of [G] what we're going to do, and everything seems really fun.
[Em] You know how, like, [C] if you go to a toy store, they'll have a [D] dumpster that they throw all their toys in [C] sometimes?
Well, I'm in the [G] dumpster with the big box of toys that I come out.
[Em] Action!
People at work, [G] bring the box out.
Alright, throw it out.
Mmm.
Throw it out.
_ [Gm] This is a little different.
I've [C] never actually done a music video.
This is my first [E] one, and it's really exciting.
[Em] It's cool.
They're going to hit me with paint pellets, [D] and [D] they just abuse me.
Actually, [G] it's just me and Malcolm.
We're [Em] trying to destroy the doll.
[C] One goes onto the grill, you know, one [D#] flies and, like, crashes or something.
_ [G] _
Another, like, I get hit with paint [E] balls.
In spite of all this abuse, [C] the dolls, us, [A] continue to play the song, Boss of [Em] Me, right through to the end of the video,
[G] _
showing our [B] determination and our [C] craft and our [D] Chucky-like qualities.
[C] I can't wait to get on there and see the set.
I haven't seen it yet, so.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] I've always watched, like, [C] making of the video on TV and everything, so it's not [E] going to be like that.
I hope.
[G] Maybe it's going to be fun.
Well, I'm [C] going to be [A] riding my bike [G] _
with [F#] a box of toys _ dragging along, I guess.
[C] _ _ [B] I wish I had messed up [G] some more, because it's really fun.
_ And [D] action.
We're moving [A] in closer, like a side [B] view of us, like, shooting the paintball gun at the little gummy guys.
And [C] then we're going to, like, it's going to [D] be real, like, simple, like, totally, like, Rambo, [D] not, like, any expression [G] on our face.
That's it right now.
[E] I'm about to get completely [D] nailed. _
I can't say it's my proudest moment, but I think it'll be fun.
Any kind of thing that's with a television show or movie, it's a collaboration, and it's really hard to know what it's going to be like.
I mean, I think one of the things, you know, about [G] this video is a really good example.
It's like, there's nothing about the making of this video [D] for us that's particularly [E] personally pleasant.
I mean, getting hit by paintballs, it's like, I don't think [Em] anybody aspires to be hit by [N] paintballs.
Kids, don't do this.
[C] I'm so [A] big, [G] you're not the boss of me [E] now.
You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me [D] now.
You're not so big.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
I'm [G] going to be using a meat-eater, [D] like, on the grass.
There's a [Bm] little character sitting on the grass, I'm [C] going to chase him around with it, and, like, torture [Em] him.
And then after I get him, I'm going to barbecue him.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
The key [D] to a good hamburger [A] is mixing in [G] natural ingredients.
Like flipping it on the ground, if you [A] saw that, that was no mistake.
When you pick [D] up some of the natural [E] ingredients, some little soil, a little bit [G] of the blades
of grass, a little bit [A] of the fallen leaves, that blends [D] into a tasty morsel.
You've never tasted burgers unless you've had real [G] backyard burgers like Hal makes.
You're not the boss of me now.
[Em] You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so big.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Boss of me now.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me now, and you're not [A] so [G] big.
You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so [G] big. _ _
Life is unfair.
_ [Em] Hey, it's a wrap.
I'm They Might Be Giants Boss of Me.
[B] It was so much fun.
I hope you guys like it. _ _
Just [Gm] bear with me.
_ _ _ [E] You're not the boss of me now.
_ [C]
You're not the boss of me now, [E] and you're not so big.
[G] _
_ [C] Life is unfair. _ _
This is my [A] first music video, which is really cool.
I can't wait to [C] do it.
I mean, I read the script of [G] what we're going to do, and everything seems really fun.
[Em] You know how, like, [C] if you go to a toy store, they'll have a [D] dumpster that they throw all their toys in [C] sometimes?
Well, I'm in the [G] dumpster with the big box of toys that I come out.
[Em] Action!
People at work, [G] bring the box out.
Alright, throw it out.
Mmm.
Throw it out.
_ [Gm] This is a little different.
I've [C] never actually done a music video.
This is my first [E] one, and it's really exciting.
[Em] It's cool.
They're going to hit me with paint pellets, [D] and [D] they just abuse me.
Actually, [G] it's just me and Malcolm.
We're [Em] trying to destroy the doll.
[C] One goes onto the grill, you know, one [D#] flies and, like, crashes or something.
_ [G] _
Another, like, I get hit with paint [E] balls.
In spite of all this abuse, [C] the dolls, us, [A] continue to play the song, Boss of [Em] Me, right through to the end of the video,
[G] _
showing our [B] determination and our [C] craft and our [D] Chucky-like qualities.
[C] I can't wait to get on there and see the set.
I haven't seen it yet, so.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] I've always watched, like, [C] making of the video on TV and everything, so it's not [E] going to be like that.
I hope.
[G] Maybe it's going to be fun.
Well, I'm [C] going to be [A] riding my bike [G] _
with [F#] a box of toys _ dragging along, I guess.
[C] _ _ [B] I wish I had messed up [G] some more, because it's really fun.
_ And [D] action.
We're moving [A] in closer, like a side [B] view of us, like, shooting the paintball gun at the little gummy guys.
And [C] then we're going to, like, it's going to [D] be real, like, simple, like, totally, like, Rambo, [D] not, like, any expression [G] on our face.
That's it right now.
[E] I'm about to get completely [D] nailed. _
I can't say it's my proudest moment, but I think it'll be fun.
Any kind of thing that's with a television show or movie, it's a collaboration, and it's really hard to know what it's going to be like.
I mean, I think one of the things, you know, about [G] this video is a really good example.
It's like, there's nothing about the making of this video [D] for us that's particularly [E] personally pleasant.
I mean, getting hit by paintballs, it's like, I don't think [Em] anybody aspires to be hit by [N] paintballs.
Kids, don't do this.
[C] I'm so [A] big, [G] you're not the boss of me [E] now.
You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me [D] now.
You're not so big.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
I'm [G] going to be using a meat-eater, [D] like, on the grass.
There's a [Bm] little character sitting on the grass, I'm [C] going to chase him around with it, and, like, torture [Em] him.
And then after I get him, I'm going to barbecue him.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
The key [D] to a good hamburger [A] is mixing in [G] natural ingredients.
Like flipping it on the ground, if you [A] saw that, that was no mistake.
When you pick [D] up some of the natural [E] ingredients, some little soil, a little bit [G] of the blades
of grass, a little bit [A] of the fallen leaves, that blends [D] into a tasty morsel.
You've never tasted burgers unless you've had real [G] backyard burgers like Hal makes.
You're not the boss of me now.
[Em] You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so big.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Boss of me now.
[E] You're not the boss of me now.
[C] You're not the boss of me now, and you're not [A] so [G] big.
You're not the boss of me now.
You're not the boss of me [C] now.
You're not the boss of me now, and [D] you're not so [G] big. _ _
Life is unfair.
_ [Em] Hey, it's a wrap.
I'm They Might Be Giants Boss of Me.
[B] It was so much fun.
I hope you guys like it. _ _