Chords for My Brother the Ape - They Might Be Giants
Tempo:
153.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] Well, I got the invitation that you sent to everyone, [A] [D]
and I told you family [Em] picnics [D] weren't
exactly my idea of fun.
[G] You replied that everyone but [D] me [G] said they were going to, [D] which is how you talked me
into going to their reunion.
[A] When you said everyone, you [G] really meant [C] it.
[G] My [D] brother, the Abe, my brother, the [G] [A] Abe.
[E] I [Am] received the [D] photos you sent, and I don't regret that I went.
[Em] Or [D] the sight of [G] everybody [D] sitting close under one tent.
[G] But I don't feel I belong, and I keep wanting to escape.
And [D] I fail to see the likeness between me and my brother, the [Am] Abe.
[Em] They all kept saying
[G] how much we look alike.
[C] I don't [B] think that we look [A] alike at all.
But I'll admit [D] that I look more like [G] a chimp than [D] I look like my [G] cousin the shrimp.
Or [D] my distant kin [G] the lichens, or [D] the snowy egret, [G] or the moss.
And I find it hard to recognize [Ab] some relatives of ours.
Like [D] the rotifer, the sycamore, iguanas, and sea [A] stars.
[E] My brother, [D] the Abe, my brother, the [Em] [D] Abe.
[A]
[D] [E] [D] [Em]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D]
[G]
They say you [D] don't [C] get to choose [B] your family, [A] but there's [G] no other one [D] to choose.
So [G] that's why I'm writing this now, and you can tell my sister the cow that I'm it.
[D] [G]
[Dm] And I'll allow [G] that I've been acting like a [C] stranger, but you guys are all so strange.
[G] Though I think of what I'm like, and I can see we're all the same.
[Dm] So this time next year, we'll meet at [C] my place.
[G] My brother, the Abe, my brother, the Abe.
[C] [D] [G]
[G] [A] [D] Well, I got the invitation that you sent to everyone, [A] [D]
and I told you family [Em] picnics [D] weren't
exactly my idea of fun.
[G] You replied that everyone but [D] me [G] said they were going to, [D] which is how you talked me
into going to their reunion.
[A] When you said everyone, you [G] really meant [C] it.
[G] My [D] brother, the Abe, my brother, the [G] [A] Abe.
[E] I [Am] received the [D] photos you sent, and I don't regret that I went.
[Em] Or [D] the sight of [G] everybody [D] sitting close under one tent.
[G] But I don't feel I belong, and I keep wanting to escape.
And [D] I fail to see the likeness between me and my brother, the [Am] Abe.
[Em] They all kept saying
[G] how much we look alike.
[C] I don't [B] think that we look [A] alike at all.
But I'll admit [D] that I look more like [G] a chimp than [D] I look like my [G] cousin the shrimp.
Or [D] my distant kin [G] the lichens, or [D] the snowy egret, [G] or the moss.
And I find it hard to recognize [Ab] some relatives of ours.
Like [D] the rotifer, the sycamore, iguanas, and sea [A] stars.
[E] My brother, [D] the Abe, my brother, the [Em] [D] Abe.
[A]
[D] [E] [D] [Em]
[D] [G]
[A] [G]
[D]
[G]
They say you [D] don't [C] get to choose [B] your family, [A] but there's [G] no other one [D] to choose.
So [G] that's why I'm writing this now, and you can tell my sister the cow that I'm it.
[D] [G]
[Dm] And I'll allow [G] that I've been acting like a [C] stranger, but you guys are all so strange.
[G] Though I think of what I'm like, and I can see we're all the same.
[Dm] So this time next year, we'll meet at [C] my place.
[G] My brother, the Abe, my brother, the Abe.
[C] [D] [G]
Key:
D
G
A
C
Em
D
G
A
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, I got the _ invitation _ that you sent to _ everyone, _ [A] _ [D]
and I told you family [Em] picnics [D] weren't
exactly my idea of fun.
[G] You replied that _ everyone but [D] me [G] said they were going to, _ _ [D] which is how you talked me
into going to their reunion.
_ _ [A] When _ you said _ everyone, you [G] really meant [C] it.
_ [G] _ My [D] brother, the Abe, _ _ my brother, the _ [G] _ [A] Abe.
_ [E] I [Am] received the [D] photos you sent, and I don't regret that I went.
[Em] Or [D] the sight of _ _ [G] everybody [D] sitting close under one tent.
[G] But I don't feel I belong, and I keep wanting to escape.
And [D] I fail to see the likeness between me and my brother, the [Am] Abe. _ _
[Em] _ They all kept saying _
[G] _ how much we look alike.
[C] _ I don't [B] think that we look [A] alike at all.
But I'll admit [D] that I look more like [G] a chimp than [D] I look like my [G] cousin the shrimp.
Or [D] my distant kin [G] the lichens, or [D] the snowy egret, [G] or the moss.
And I find it hard to recognize [Ab] some relatives of ours.
Like [D] the rotifer, the _ sycamore, _ iguanas, and sea [A] stars.
[E] My brother, [D] the _ Abe, my brother, the [Em] _ [D] Abe.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ They say you [D] don't [C] get to choose [B] your _ family, [A] _ but there's [G] no other one [D] to choose.
_ _ _ So [G] that's why I'm writing this now, and you can tell my sister the cow that I'm it.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ And I'll allow [G] that I've been acting like a [C] stranger, but you guys are all so strange.
[G] Though I think of what I'm like, and I can see we're all the same. _ _
[Dm] _ So this time next year, we'll meet at [C] my place.
_ [G] My brother, the Abe, _ _ my brother, the Abe.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, I got the _ invitation _ that you sent to _ everyone, _ [A] _ [D]
and I told you family [Em] picnics [D] weren't
exactly my idea of fun.
[G] You replied that _ everyone but [D] me [G] said they were going to, _ _ [D] which is how you talked me
into going to their reunion.
_ _ [A] When _ you said _ everyone, you [G] really meant [C] it.
_ [G] _ My [D] brother, the Abe, _ _ my brother, the _ [G] _ [A] Abe.
_ [E] I [Am] received the [D] photos you sent, and I don't regret that I went.
[Em] Or [D] the sight of _ _ [G] everybody [D] sitting close under one tent.
[G] But I don't feel I belong, and I keep wanting to escape.
And [D] I fail to see the likeness between me and my brother, the [Am] Abe. _ _
[Em] _ They all kept saying _
[G] _ how much we look alike.
[C] _ I don't [B] think that we look [A] alike at all.
But I'll admit [D] that I look more like [G] a chimp than [D] I look like my [G] cousin the shrimp.
Or [D] my distant kin [G] the lichens, or [D] the snowy egret, [G] or the moss.
And I find it hard to recognize [Ab] some relatives of ours.
Like [D] the rotifer, the _ sycamore, _ iguanas, and sea [A] stars.
[E] My brother, [D] the _ Abe, my brother, the [Em] _ [D] Abe.
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ They say you [D] don't [C] get to choose [B] your _ family, [A] _ but there's [G] no other one [D] to choose.
_ _ _ So [G] that's why I'm writing this now, and you can tell my sister the cow that I'm it.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ And I'll allow [G] that I've been acting like a [C] stranger, but you guys are all so strange.
[G] Though I think of what I'm like, and I can see we're all the same. _ _
[Dm] _ So this time next year, we'll meet at [C] my place.
_ [G] My brother, the Abe, _ _ my brother, the Abe.
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _