Chords for They Might Be Giants - I Love You for Psychological Reasons (official video)

Tempo:
132 bpm
Chords used:

F#

E

B

C#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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They Might Be Giants - I Love You for Psychological Reasons (official video) chords
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[B]
[G#m]
[F#] [B] Lately [E] I've taken [F#] to [B] vacantly making [E] repetitive [F#] movements [B] [E] mistakenly seen [F#] as [B] improvements.
[E]
[F#] [B] Nearing [E] perfection, [F#] but wisely [B] electing [E] to shun [F#] my reflection, [B] [E] preferring instead [F#] true perspection.
[B] [E]
[F#] [E] She's [F#] half-talked and [G#] I've talked, but [C#m] their eyes [E] synchronize [F#] with a secret [B] [C#m] rhythm.
[E] Which [F#] is the way one [G#] could say that [C#m] I love you [E] for [F#] psychological [B] defense.
[E]
[F#] [E] Bumble and fail, [B] you're in jail, my [E] extremities flail, [F#] and I wail for [B] all my arms [E] and my legs
to [B] chair on you.
[E]
[B] Under [E] the table, [F#] unwilling, [B] unable, [E] the [F#] torture's medieval, [B] the dream [E] is a fable, [F#] feeble.
[B] [E] Why [F#] [E] [F#] does the man share [G#] the house with [C#m] the louse?
They won't say, but [F#] they feel [B] their [E] feelings.
Does [F#] it track from [G#] the fact [C#m] that I love you [E] for [F#] psychological
[B] defense?
[E] Defense, I can't [F#] really go to you [B] now.
Defense, [E] should probably [F#] get at you right [B] now.
[F#] [B] [G#m]
[F#] [B] [E] I'm ashamed [F#] to [B] admit I'm [E] afraid of the soothing [F#] relief [B] from my lame [E] abnegation [F#] [B] previously.
[E]
[D#m] [B] Brain [E] in a jar [F#] in a [B] car in reverse, [E] I'm [F#] rehearsing the way [B] I'll [E] replay how to say [F#] how to be where [B] you are.
[E] [C#m]
Where [F#] were the words [G#] I had [C#m] gravelled to sense [E] in this past [F#] between [B] animal beings?
[E]
Hard [F#] to explain, but [G#] it's plain that [C#m] I love you for [F#] psychological
[B] defense.
[E] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [B] [E]
[F#] [E] [F#] Why does the man share [G#] the house with [C#m] the louse?
They won't say, but [F#] they feel [B] their [E] feelings.
Does [F#] it track [G#] from the fact [C#m] that I love you [E] for [F#] psychological [B] defense?
[E]
Defense, I [B] can't really go to you now.
Defense, [E] should probably [F#] get at you right [B] now.
Key:  
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
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To learn They Might Be Giants - I Love You For Psychological Reasons chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F#, E, B, E, F# and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 132. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] Lately [E] I've taken [F#] to [B] vacantly making [E] repetitive [F#] movements [B] _ [E] mistakenly seen [F#] as [B] improvements.
_ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] Nearing [E] perfection, [F#] but wisely [B] electing [E] to shun [F#] my reflection, [B] _ [E] preferring instead [F#] true perspection.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] She's [F#] half-talked and [G#] I've talked, but [C#m] their eyes [E] synchronize [F#] with a secret [B] _ [C#m] rhythm. _
[E] Which [F#] is the way one [G#] could say that [C#m] I love you [E] for _ [F#] psychological [B] _ _ defense.
[E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] Bumble and fail, [B] you're in jail, my [E] extremities flail, [F#] and I wail for [B] all my arms [E] and my legs
to [B] chair on you.
[E] _ _
[B] _ _ Under [E] the table, [F#] unwilling, [B] unable, [E] the [F#] torture's medieval, [B] the dream [E] is a fable, [F#] feeble.
[B] _ _ [E] Why [F#] _ _ [E] _ [F#] does the man share [G#] the house with [C#m] the louse?
They won't say, but [F#] they feel [B] their [E] feelings. _
Does [F#] it track from [G#] the fact [C#m] that I love you [E] for [F#] psychological _
[B] defense?
_ _ [E] Defense, _ _ I can't [F#] really go to you [B] now.
Defense, _ [E] _ should _ probably _ [F#] get at you right [B] _ now. _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm ashamed [F#] to [B] admit I'm [E] afraid of the soothing [F#] relief [B] from my lame [E] abnegation [F#] _ [B] previously.
[E] _ _ _
[D#m] _ _ [B] Brain [E] in a jar [F#] in a [B] car in reverse, [E] I'm [F#] rehearsing the way [B] I'll [E] replay how to say [F#] how to be where [B] you are.
[E] _ [C#m] _
_ _ Where [F#] were the words [G#] I had [C#m] gravelled to sense [E] in this past [F#] between [B] animal beings?
[E] _ _
Hard [F#] to explain, but [G#] it's plain that [C#m] I love you for [F#] psychological _
[B] _ defense.
_ [E] _ [F#] _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] Why does the man share [G#] the house with [C#m] the louse?
They won't say, but [F#] they feel [B] their [E] feelings. _
Does [F#] it track [G#] from the fact [C#m] that I love you [E] for _ [F#] psychological [B] _ defense?
_ [E] _
Defense, I _ _ [B] can't really go to you now. _
Defense, [E] _ should _ probably _ _ [F#] get at you right [B] now. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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The Phone Power album includes this song.

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