Chords for They Might Be Giants - Apophenia (official video)
Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] How [A] could [B] the street light [F#] blink [E] on and [F#] off and spell out all your thoughts?
That [A] thing [B] you thought [G#] you heard me say?
[D#m] I [E] didn't [F#] say that thing.
[Am] That [B] is crazy.
[G#] You're [F#] completely crazy.
[E]
[C#m] Pretty soon you'll be telling me [F#] that you had enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[B] [A] Picture [B] of a harsh old [F#] lady holding a [D#m] dog and [E] telling you what to do.
[A] [B] Seemingly random arrangement [F#] of turbid [D#m] material [E] telling you what to [G#] do.
It's [A] [B] only tea leaves.
[G#] Stop [F#] being dramatic.
[E]
[F#] Next thing [A] you'll [C#] be saying that I've [F#m] been [C#] hallucinating you all [B] along.
[C] Everyone has got [E] a feeling in the gut.
[F] You can't just tune it out.
[Am] Don't look at me like [B] that.
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[F#] It's [A] [B] only tea [A] leaves.
Stop [F#m] being dramatic.
[B]
[E] Next thing [A] you'll [B] be [C#m] saying that I've [F#] been hallucinating you [B] all along.
[C] Everyone has got [E] an alien in the gut.
[F] Someday it will emerge.
[A] Don't look at me like [B] that.
Little Brooklyn [F#] Eastern [A] Department, [B] how may [C#m] I direct your call?
[F#m] Please [E] speak more [F#m] slowly.
I'm [E] only getting every other [F#m] word.
[G#m] First non-recognized motion need to [E] roll down the [F#m] window.
I'm [E] only getting every other word.
[A] That [B] is crazy.
[A]
You're [F#] completely crazy.
Pretty soon [A] you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
Next thing [A] you [C#] will say I've been [F#m] [B] hallucinating you all along.
[G#m] Pretty soon you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
[E]
That [A] thing [B] you thought [G#] you heard me say?
[D#m] I [E] didn't [F#] say that thing.
[Am] That [B] is crazy.
[G#] You're [F#] completely crazy.
[E]
[C#m] Pretty soon you'll be telling me [F#] that you had enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[B] [A] Picture [B] of a harsh old [F#] lady holding a [D#m] dog and [E] telling you what to do.
[A] [B] Seemingly random arrangement [F#] of turbid [D#m] material [E] telling you what to [G#] do.
It's [A] [B] only tea leaves.
[G#] Stop [F#] being dramatic.
[E]
[F#] Next thing [A] you'll [C#] be saying that I've [F#m] been [C#] hallucinating you all [B] along.
[C] Everyone has got [E] a feeling in the gut.
[F] You can't just tune it out.
[Am] Don't look at me like [B] that.
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#] [A] [B] [A]
[E] [F#] [E]
[F#] It's [A] [B] only tea [A] leaves.
Stop [F#m] being dramatic.
[B]
[E] Next thing [A] you'll [B] be [C#m] saying that I've [F#] been hallucinating you [B] all along.
[C] Everyone has got [E] an alien in the gut.
[F] Someday it will emerge.
[A] Don't look at me like [B] that.
Little Brooklyn [F#] Eastern [A] Department, [B] how may [C#m] I direct your call?
[F#m] Please [E] speak more [F#m] slowly.
I'm [E] only getting every other [F#m] word.
[G#m] First non-recognized motion need to [E] roll down the [F#m] window.
I'm [E] only getting every other word.
[A] That [B] is crazy.
[A]
You're [F#] completely crazy.
Pretty soon [A] you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
Next thing [A] you [C#] will say I've been [F#m] [B] hallucinating you all along.
[G#m] Pretty soon you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#
F#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] How [A] could [B] the street light [F#] blink [E] on and [F#] off and spell out all your thoughts?
That [A] thing [B] you thought [G#] you heard me say?
_ [D#m] I [E] didn't [F#] say that thing.
[Am] That [B] is crazy. _
[G#] You're [F#] completely _ crazy.
[E] _
[C#m] Pretty soon you'll be telling me [F#] that you had enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] Picture [B] of a harsh old [F#] lady holding a [D#m] dog and [E] telling you what to do.
_ [A] [B] Seemingly random arrangement [F#] of turbid [D#m] material [E] telling you what to [G#] do.
It's [A] [B] only tea leaves.
[G#] _ Stop [F#] being dramatic.
[E] _ _
[F#] Next thing [A] you'll [C#] be saying that I've [F#m] been _ [C#] hallucinating you all [B] along.
_ [C] Everyone has got _ [E] a feeling in the gut. _
[F] You can't just tune it out. _
[Am] Don't look at me like [B] that. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ It's [A] [B] only tea [A] leaves.
_ Stop [F#m] being _ dramatic.
[B] _
[E] Next thing [A] you'll [B] be [C#m] saying that I've [F#] been _ hallucinating you [B] all along.
_ [C] Everyone has got _ [E] an alien in the gut. _ _
[F] Someday it will emerge. _
[A] Don't look at me like [B] that.
Little Brooklyn [F#] Eastern [A] Department, [B] how may [C#m] I direct your call?
[F#m] Please [E] speak more [F#m] slowly.
I'm [E] only getting every other [F#m] word.
[G#m] First non-recognized motion need to [E] roll down the [F#m] window.
I'm [E] only getting every other word.
[A] That [B] is crazy.
[A] _
You're [F#] completely _ crazy. _
Pretty soon [A] you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
Next thing [A] you [C#] will say I've been [F#m] _ _ [B] hallucinating you all along.
[G#m] Pretty soon you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] How [A] could [B] the street light [F#] blink [E] on and [F#] off and spell out all your thoughts?
That [A] thing [B] you thought [G#] you heard me say?
_ [D#m] I [E] didn't [F#] say that thing.
[Am] That [B] is crazy. _
[G#] You're [F#] completely _ crazy.
[E] _
[C#m] Pretty soon you'll be telling me [F#] that you had enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] Picture [B] of a harsh old [F#] lady holding a [D#m] dog and [E] telling you what to do.
_ [A] [B] Seemingly random arrangement [F#] of turbid [D#m] material [E] telling you what to [G#] do.
It's [A] [B] only tea leaves.
[G#] _ Stop [F#] being dramatic.
[E] _ _
[F#] Next thing [A] you'll [C#] be saying that I've [F#m] been _ [C#] hallucinating you all [B] along.
_ [C] Everyone has got _ [E] a feeling in the gut. _
[F] You can't just tune it out. _
[Am] Don't look at me like [B] that. _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ It's [A] [B] only tea [A] leaves.
_ Stop [F#m] being _ dramatic.
[B] _
[E] Next thing [A] you'll [B] be [C#m] saying that I've [F#] been _ hallucinating you [B] all along.
_ [C] Everyone has got _ [E] an alien in the gut. _ _
[F] Someday it will emerge. _
[A] Don't look at me like [B] that.
Little Brooklyn [F#] Eastern [A] Department, [B] how may [C#m] I direct your call?
[F#m] Please [E] speak more [F#m] slowly.
I'm [E] only getting every other [F#m] word.
[G#m] First non-recognized motion need to [E] roll down the [F#m] window.
I'm [E] only getting every other word.
[A] That [B] is crazy.
[A] _
You're [F#] completely _ crazy. _
Pretty soon [A] you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
Next thing [A] you [C#] will say I've been [F#m] _ _ [B] hallucinating you all along.
[G#m] Pretty soon you'll [C#] be telling me that [F#m] you have enough [C#] and you're leaving [E] me.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _