Chords for They Might Be Giants - Canajoharie
Tempo:
108 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
F#m
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In the [B] overgrowth of the
[A] underbrush, shown a fossil [C] too, which I must have [E] dropped very [B] long ago,
which reminded [A] me how we wound up where we [F] are now.
[B]
[E] Right through those [B] trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where we [C] came into this [B] place.
And if you squint, if you squint your [A] brain, I'll get my pigs [F] and I'll try to [B] paint.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] where we [F#m] fought through the cold and bombed on [A] the day,
when the derby [F#m] munchers kept me dragging myself [B] over there.
Oh, Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] [E] Hattie, call me [F#m] sentimental but I want to [A] go back
and have a [F#m] memorable place with the historical [B] black.
[E] It's as [B] if a thing reaching from the [A] swamp grabbed me by [C] my arm, tried to pull [E] me in,
but my arm was [B] strong and the feet as [Am] an inaccurately [F] reconstructed [B] fake.
[E] It was right through [B] those trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where [C] the thin tried to drag [B] me in.
Don't look at me, you get where I'm [A] pointing, close your eyes, [F] see what I [B] see.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] I [C#] get the creeping feeling of my old friend [A] the gum,
and that this [F#m] baby tooth no longer fits in [B] my skull.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [E]
[D] [B]
[E] If you can [B] drop it in the [A] air or write it [C] down, then he [E] was there.
What's [B] gone is mute, someone changed the [A] truth, they smoked the booth [C] and there's nothing [B] left to care.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] [C#] where the frost where the frost is warm all [A] the day,
when it's a big [F#] one, skip and drag yourself [B] away, where the rocket [F#m] ship gets stalled and won't win [B] a ride,
when the brother [F#m] traffic's spotted and [B] she's gone.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] [E] Hattie, I'm [F#] insentimental but I [A] want to go by,
and [F#m] commemorate the place with all his story [B] to fly.
[E]
[A] underbrush, shown a fossil [C] too, which I must have [E] dropped very [B] long ago,
which reminded [A] me how we wound up where we [F] are now.
[B]
[E] Right through those [B] trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where we [C] came into this [B] place.
And if you squint, if you squint your [A] brain, I'll get my pigs [F] and I'll try to [B] paint.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] where we [F#m] fought through the cold and bombed on [A] the day,
when the derby [F#m] munchers kept me dragging myself [B] over there.
Oh, Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] [E] Hattie, call me [F#m] sentimental but I want to [A] go back
and have a [F#m] memorable place with the historical [B] black.
[E] It's as [B] if a thing reaching from the [A] swamp grabbed me by [C] my arm, tried to pull [E] me in,
but my arm was [B] strong and the feet as [Am] an inaccurately [F] reconstructed [B] fake.
[E] It was right through [B] those trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where [C] the thin tried to drag [B] me in.
Don't look at me, you get where I'm [A] pointing, close your eyes, [F] see what I [B] see.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] I [C#] get the creeping feeling of my old friend [A] the gum,
and that this [F#m] baby tooth no longer fits in [B] my skull.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [E]
[D] [B]
[E] If you can [B] drop it in the [A] air or write it [C] down, then he [E] was there.
What's [B] gone is mute, someone changed the [A] truth, they smoked the booth [C] and there's nothing [B] left to care.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] Hattie, [E] [C#] where the frost where the frost is warm all [A] the day,
when it's a big [F#] one, skip and drag yourself [B] away, where the rocket [F#m] ship gets stalled and won't win [B] a ride,
when the brother [F#m] traffic's spotted and [B] she's gone.
Canada [E] Hattie, [B] Canada [A] [E] Hattie, I'm [F#] insentimental but I [A] want to go by,
and [F#m] commemorate the place with all his story [B] to fly.
[E]
Key:
B
A
E
F#m
C
B
A
E
_ In the _ [B] overgrowth of the _
[A] underbrush, shown a fossil [C] too, which I must have [E] dropped very [B] long ago,
which reminded [A] me how we wound up where we [F] are now.
[B] _ _
[E] _ Right through those [B] trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where we [C] came into this [B] place.
And if you squint, if you squint your [A] brain, I'll get my pigs [F] and I'll try to [B] paint.
Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, _ [E] _ _ where we [F#m] fought through the cold and bombed on [A] the day,
when the derby [F#m] munchers kept me dragging myself [B] over there.
Oh, Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Hattie, call me [F#m] sentimental but I want to [A] go back
and have a [F#m] memorable place with the historical [B] black. _ _
[E] _ It's as [B] if a thing reaching from the [A] swamp grabbed me by [C] my arm, tried to pull [E] me in,
but my arm was [B] strong and the feet as [Am] an inaccurately [F] reconstructed [B] fake.
[E] It was right through [B] those trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where [C] the thin tried to drag [B] me in.
Don't look at me, you get where I'm [A] pointing, close your eyes, [F] see what I [B] see.
Canada [E] Hattie, _ _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, [E] I _ [C#] get the creeping feeling of my old friend [A] the gum,
and that this [F#m] baby tooth no longer fits in [B] my skull. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ If you can [B] drop it in the [A] air or write it [C] down, then he [E] was there.
What's [B] gone is mute, someone changed the [A] truth, they smoked the booth [C] and there's nothing [B] left to care.
Canada [E] Hattie, _ _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, _ [E] _ _ [C#] where the frost where the frost is warm all [A] the day,
when it's a big [F#] one, skip and drag yourself [B] away, where the rocket [F#m] ship gets stalled and won't win [B] a ride,
when the brother [F#m] traffic's spotted and [B] she's gone.
Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Hattie, I'm [F#] insentimental but I [A] want to go by,
and [F#m] commemorate the place with all his story [B] to fly. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] underbrush, shown a fossil [C] too, which I must have [E] dropped very [B] long ago,
which reminded [A] me how we wound up where we [F] are now.
[B] _ _
[E] _ Right through those [B] trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where we [C] came into this [B] place.
And if you squint, if you squint your [A] brain, I'll get my pigs [F] and I'll try to [B] paint.
Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, _ [E] _ _ where we [F#m] fought through the cold and bombed on [A] the day,
when the derby [F#m] munchers kept me dragging myself [B] over there.
Oh, Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Hattie, call me [F#m] sentimental but I want to [A] go back
and have a [F#m] memorable place with the historical [B] black. _ _
[E] _ It's as [B] if a thing reaching from the [A] swamp grabbed me by [C] my arm, tried to pull [E] me in,
but my arm was [B] strong and the feet as [Am] an inaccurately [F] reconstructed [B] fake.
[E] It was right through [B] those trees, I'm not [A] insane, that's where [C] the thin tried to drag [B] me in.
Don't look at me, you get where I'm [A] pointing, close your eyes, [F] see what I [B] see.
Canada [E] Hattie, _ _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, [E] I _ [C#] get the creeping feeling of my old friend [A] the gum,
and that this [F#m] baby tooth no longer fits in [B] my skull. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ If you can [B] drop it in the [A] air or write it [C] down, then he [E] was there.
What's [B] gone is mute, someone changed the [A] truth, they smoked the booth [C] and there's nothing [B] left to care.
Canada [E] Hattie, _ _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ Hattie, _ [E] _ _ [C#] where the frost where the frost is warm all [A] the day,
when it's a big [F#] one, skip and drag yourself [B] away, where the rocket [F#m] ship gets stalled and won't win [B] a ride,
when the brother [F#m] traffic's spotted and [B] she's gone.
Canada [E] _ Hattie, _ [B] _ _ Canada [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Hattie, I'm [F#] insentimental but I [A] want to go by,
and [F#m] commemorate the place with all his story [B] to fly. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _