Chords for The Statue Got Me High - They Might Be Giants (official video)
Tempo:
151.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [G]
[Am] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [Am] [C]
[D] [Am] [D] [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G]
[F] Monument [C] of granite, [D] Santa [F]
beam [C] into [D] my eye
[G]
Statue [F] made me [D] die, [G] the statue [F] made [D] me die
[G]
Took [F] my hand, [C] it killed [D] me and [Em] it threw me [F] to [G] the sky
[C] The stone it called to [D] me, [G] and now [Am] I see [C] the things the [G] stone has chosen [D]
me
[Em] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a [G] word, [Am] made to [G] mineral [D] it could be heard
[Am] And though I once [D] preferred [G] a human [C] [Am] being's [D] company
[C] They failed before [D] the [G] monolith [C] that towers over [D]
me
[G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G] The truth [F] is where [C] the skulls [D] do chisel, [F] chips [C] away the [D]
lies
[G] The statue [F] made [D] me cry, [G] the statue [F] made [D] me cry
[G] Can't [F] contain [C] the fairness [D] where [Em] there used to [F] be [G] a guy
[Em] The stone [C] it called to [D] me, [G] and now [C] I see the things [G] the stone has [D] chosen me
[G] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a word, [G] [Am] made to [G] mineral it [D] could be heard
[C] And as the screaming [D] [G] fire engine [C]
siren filled [D] the air
[C] The evidence [D] had [G] vanished from [C] my charred and smoking [D] chair
[Em]
And what they [D] found [G] was just [Am] a statue standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] [C] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got [G] me high
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Em] [D]
[Em] And now [C] it is [D] your turn, [G] your turn [Am] to hear the stone [G] and then your [D] turn to burn
[G] The stone [C] it calls [D] to you, [G] you [C] can't refuse to do [G] the things [D] it tells you to
[C] And as the screaming [D] [G] fire engine [C]
siren fills [D] the air
[C] The [Am] evidence [D] will [G] vanish from [C] your charred and smoking [D] chair
[Em] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [G]
standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] [Em] And what [D] they'll find [G] is just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got you [B] [Bb] high
[Am] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [G] [Am] [C]
[D] [Am] [D] [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G]
[F] Monument [C] of granite, [D] Santa [F]
beam [C] into [D] my eye
[G]
Statue [F] made me [D] die, [G] the statue [F] made [D] me die
[G]
Took [F] my hand, [C] it killed [D] me and [Em] it threw me [F] to [G] the sky
[C] The stone it called to [D] me, [G] and now [Am] I see [C] the things the [G] stone has chosen [D]
me
[Em] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a [G] word, [Am] made to [G] mineral [D] it could be heard
[Am] And though I once [D] preferred [G] a human [C] [Am] being's [D] company
[C] They failed before [D] the [G] monolith [C] that towers over [D]
me
[G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G] The truth [F] is where [C] the skulls [D] do chisel, [F] chips [C] away the [D]
lies
[G] The statue [F] made [D] me cry, [G] the statue [F] made [D] me cry
[G] Can't [F] contain [C] the fairness [D] where [Em] there used to [F] be [G] a guy
[Em] The stone [C] it called to [D] me, [G] and now [C] I see the things [G] the stone has [D] chosen me
[G] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a word, [G] [Am] made to [G] mineral it [D] could be heard
[C] And as the screaming [D] [G] fire engine [C]
siren filled [D] the air
[C] The evidence [D] had [G] vanished from [C] my charred and smoking [D] chair
[Em]
And what they [D] found [G] was just [Am] a statue standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] [C] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got [G] me high
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Em] [D]
[Em] And now [C] it is [D] your turn, [G] your turn [Am] to hear the stone [G] and then your [D] turn to burn
[G] The stone [C] it calls [D] to you, [G] you [C] can't refuse to do [G] the things [D] it tells you to
[C] And as the screaming [D] [G] fire engine [C]
siren fills [D] the air
[C] The [Am] evidence [D] will [G] vanish from [C] your charred and smoking [D] chair
[Em] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [G]
standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] [Em] And what [D] they'll find [G] is just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got you [B] [Bb] high
Key:
D
G
C
F
Am
D
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C
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me _ high
[G] _
_ [F] Monument [C] of granite, [D] Santa [F]
beam [C] into [D] my eye
_ [G]
Statue [F] made me [D] die, _ [G] the statue [F] made [D] me _ die
[G]
Took [F] my hand, [C] it killed [D] me and [Em] it threw me [F] to [G] the _ sky
[C] The stone it called to [D] me, [G] and now [Am] I see [C] the things the [G] stone has chosen [D]
me
[Em] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a [G] word, _ [Am] made to [G] mineral [D] it could be heard
[Am] And though I once [D] preferred [G] a human [C] _ [Am] being's [D] company
_ _ [C] They failed before [D] the _ [G] monolith [C] that towers over [D]
me
_ [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G] The truth [F] is where [C] the skulls [D] do chisel, [F] chips [C] away the [D] _
lies
_ [G] The statue [F] made [D] me cry, _ _ [G] the statue [F] made [D] me cry
_ [G] Can't [F] contain [C] the fairness [D] where [Em] there used to [F] be [G] a guy
[Em] The stone [C] it called to [D] me, [G] and now [C] I see the things [G] the stone has [D] chosen me
[G] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a word, [G] _ [Am] made to [G] mineral it [D] could be heard
[C] And as the screaming [D] _ [G] fire engine [C]
siren filled [D] the air
_ [C] The _ evidence [D] had [G] vanished from [C] my charred and smoking [D] chair
_ _ [Em]
And what they [D] found [G] was just [Am] a statue standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] _ [C] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got [G] me high
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] And now [C] it is [D] your turn, [G] your turn [Am] to hear the stone [G] and then your [D] turn to burn
[G] The stone [C] it calls [D] to you, [G] you [C] can't refuse to do [G] the things [D] it tells you to
[C] And as the screaming [D] _ [G] fire engine [C]
siren fills [D] the air
_ [C] The _ [Am] evidence [D] will [G] vanish from [C] your charred and smoking [D] _ chair
[Em] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [G]
standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] _ [Em] And what [D] they'll find [G] is just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got you [B] [Bb] high _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me _ high
[G] _
_ [F] Monument [C] of granite, [D] Santa [F]
beam [C] into [D] my eye
_ [G]
Statue [F] made me [D] die, _ [G] the statue [F] made [D] me _ die
[G]
Took [F] my hand, [C] it killed [D] me and [Em] it threw me [F] to [G] the _ sky
[C] The stone it called to [D] me, [G] and now [Am] I see [C] the things the [G] stone has chosen [D]
me
[Em] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a [G] word, _ [Am] made to [G] mineral [D] it could be heard
[Am] And though I once [D] preferred [G] a human [C] _ [Am] being's [D] company
_ _ [C] They failed before [D] the _ [G] monolith [C] that towers over [D]
me
_ [G] The statue [F] got [D] me high, [G] the statue [F] got [D] me high
[G] The truth [F] is where [C] the skulls [D] do chisel, [F] chips [C] away the [D] _
lies
_ [G] The statue [F] made [D] me cry, _ _ [G] the statue [F] made [D] me cry
_ [G] Can't [F] contain [C] the fairness [D] where [Em] there used to [F] be [G] a guy
[Em] The stone [C] it called to [D] me, [G] and now [C] I see the things [G] the stone has [D] chosen me
[G] A rock [C] that spoke [D] a word, [G] _ [Am] made to [G] mineral it [D] could be heard
[C] And as the screaming [D] _ [G] fire engine [C]
siren filled [D] the air
_ [C] The _ evidence [D] had [G] vanished from [C] my charred and smoking [D] chair
_ _ [Em]
And what they [D] found [G] was just [Am] a statue standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] _ [C] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got [G] me high
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] And now [C] it is [D] your turn, [G] your turn [Am] to hear the stone [G] and then your [D] turn to burn
[G] The stone [C] it calls [D] to you, [G] you [C] can't refuse to do [G] the things [D] it tells you to
[C] And as the screaming [D] _ [G] fire engine [C]
siren fills [D] the air
_ [C] The _ [Am] evidence [D] will [G] vanish from [C] your charred and smoking [D] _ chair
[Em] And what [D] they found [G] was just [Am] a statue [G]
standing [D] where [G] the statue [C] got [Am] me high
[D] _ [Em] And what [D] they'll find [G] is just [Am] a statue [C] standing [D] where [C] the statue [D] got you [B] [Bb] high _ _