Chords for They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee (Official Audio)
Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
D
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D]
[C#] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] [B] [F#]
[G] I remember [C] the year I went [G] to camp, [C] heard about some lady [A] named Salma and [D] some blacks.
[G] Somebody hooked their finger [C] to the [G] president's ear.
But it wasn't too much later, they [D] came out with some [G]
sense of humor.
[D] I remember [G] the book depository [D] where they crowned the king of Cuba.
Now that's all I can think of, [C] but I'm sure there's [G] something else.
Way down inside [D] me I can feel it [F#] coming [A] back.
Purple [F#m] toupee [E] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#m] and some [B] reverie.
[E] They were [C#m]
entertained, [B] some [E] of this.
[A] Purple [D]
toupee [E] and gold [C#] lamine.
[F#m] What turned [B] your degree?
[E] Who they [A] entertained, [B] gold [F#]
[G] lamine.
Chinese people [C] were planted in the [G] park.
[C] We tried to help them find no [A] one appreciated that.
[G] Martinique was [C] mad when they unlocked our bottom.
Ten years later [D] they were sharing the [G] same cell.
[D] I shouted out, free [G] the X-4-067.
So [D] they stepped on my ear [G] and they told me I was fat.
Now I'm very big, [C] I'm a big and part [G] man.
And the only thing that's [D] different underneath my [A] hat.
Purple toupee [F#] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#] and some reverie.
[E] [A] They [B] were entertained, some of [A] this.
[F#m] Purple [E] toupee and gold lamine.
[F#] What [B] turned your [E] degree?
Who they [C#] entertained, gold [F#m] lamine.
Purple [B] toupee is [E] here to [C#] stay.
After the hair has [E] gone [A] away.
Purple brigade [B] is marching [E] from the grave.
[A#]
[F] [G] [C]
[D#] [Gm] [A#]
La la la la la la la [F] la la la la la la [D#]
la la [Gm] la la la la la la [A#] la la.
We're on some kind of [F] mission.
We're not an obligation.
We're not a [Gm] rescue base.
[G]
[C#] [F#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] [B] [F#]
[G] I remember [C] the year I went [G] to camp, [C] heard about some lady [A] named Salma and [D] some blacks.
[G] Somebody hooked their finger [C] to the [G] president's ear.
But it wasn't too much later, they [D] came out with some [G]
sense of humor.
[D] I remember [G] the book depository [D] where they crowned the king of Cuba.
Now that's all I can think of, [C] but I'm sure there's [G] something else.
Way down inside [D] me I can feel it [F#] coming [A] back.
Purple [F#m] toupee [E] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#m] and some [B] reverie.
[E] They were [C#m]
entertained, [B] some [E] of this.
[A] Purple [D]
toupee [E] and gold [C#] lamine.
[F#m] What turned [B] your degree?
[E] Who they [A] entertained, [B] gold [F#]
[G] lamine.
Chinese people [C] were planted in the [G] park.
[C] We tried to help them find no [A] one appreciated that.
[G] Martinique was [C] mad when they unlocked our bottom.
Ten years later [D] they were sharing the [G] same cell.
[D] I shouted out, free [G] the X-4-067.
So [D] they stepped on my ear [G] and they told me I was fat.
Now I'm very big, [C] I'm a big and part [G] man.
And the only thing that's [D] different underneath my [A] hat.
Purple toupee [F#] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#] and some reverie.
[E] [A] They [B] were entertained, some of [A] this.
[F#m] Purple [E] toupee and gold lamine.
[F#] What [B] turned your [E] degree?
Who they [C#] entertained, gold [F#m] lamine.
Purple [B] toupee is [E] here to [C#] stay.
After the hair has [E] gone [A] away.
Purple brigade [B] is marching [E] from the grave.
[A#]
[F] [G] [C]
[D#] [Gm] [A#]
La la la la la la la [F] la la la la la la [D#]
la la [Gm] la la la la la la [A#] la la.
We're on some kind of [F] mission.
We're not an obligation.
We're not a [Gm] rescue base.
[G]
Key:
G
E
D
A
B
G
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] I remember [C] the year I went [G] to camp, [C] heard about some lady [A] named Salma and [D] some blacks.
[G] Somebody hooked their finger [C] to the [G] president's ear.
But it wasn't too much later, they [D] came out with some [G]
sense of humor.
[D] I remember [G] the book depository [D] where they crowned the king of Cuba. _ _
Now that's all I can think of, [C] but I'm sure there's [G] something else.
Way down inside [D] me I can feel it [F#] coming [A] back.
Purple [F#m] toupee [E] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#m] and some [B] reverie.
[E] They were [C#m]
entertained, [B] some [E] of this.
[A] Purple [D]
toupee [E] and gold [C#] lamine.
[F#m] What turned [B] your degree?
[E] Who they [A] entertained, _ [B] gold [F#] _
[G] lamine.
Chinese people [C] were planted in the [G] park.
[C] We tried to help them find no [A] one appreciated that.
[G] _ Martinique was [C] mad when they unlocked our bottom.
_ Ten years later [D] they were sharing the [G] same cell.
[D] I shouted out, free [G] the X-4-067.
So [D] they stepped on my ear [G] and they told me I was fat.
Now I'm very big, [C] I'm a big and part [G] man.
And the only thing that's [D] different underneath my [A] hat.
Purple toupee [F#] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#] and some reverie.
_ [E] _ [A] They [B] were entertained, some of [A] this.
[F#m] Purple [E] toupee and gold lamine.
[F#] What [B] turned your [E] degree?
Who they [C#] entertained, gold [F#m] lamine.
Purple [B] toupee is [E] here to [C#] stay.
After the hair has [E] gone [A] away.
Purple brigade [B] is marching [E] from the grave. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] _
_ La la la la la la la [F] la la la la la la [D#]
la la [Gm] la la la la la la [A#] la la. _ _
We're on some kind of [F] mission.
We're not an _ obligation.
We're not a [Gm] rescue base.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G] I remember [C] the year I went [G] to camp, [C] heard about some lady [A] named Salma and [D] some blacks.
[G] Somebody hooked their finger [C] to the [G] president's ear.
But it wasn't too much later, they [D] came out with some [G]
sense of humor.
[D] I remember [G] the book depository [D] where they crowned the king of Cuba. _ _
Now that's all I can think of, [C] but I'm sure there's [G] something else.
Way down inside [D] me I can feel it [F#] coming [A] back.
Purple [F#m] toupee [E] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#m] and some [B] reverie.
[E] They were [C#m]
entertained, [B] some [E] of this.
[A] Purple [D]
toupee [E] and gold [C#] lamine.
[F#m] What turned [B] your degree?
[E] Who they [A] entertained, _ [B] gold [F#] _
[G] lamine.
Chinese people [C] were planted in the [G] park.
[C] We tried to help them find no [A] one appreciated that.
[G] _ Martinique was [C] mad when they unlocked our bottom.
_ Ten years later [D] they were sharing the [G] same cell.
[D] I shouted out, free [G] the X-4-067.
So [D] they stepped on my ear [G] and they told me I was fat.
Now I'm very big, [C] I'm a big and part [G] man.
And the only thing that's [D] different underneath my [A] hat.
Purple toupee [F#] with Cheryl [C#]
DeWay [F#] and some reverie.
_ [E] _ [A] They [B] were entertained, some of [A] this.
[F#m] Purple [E] toupee and gold lamine.
[F#] What [B] turned your [E] degree?
Who they [C#] entertained, gold [F#m] lamine.
Purple [B] toupee is [E] here to [C#] stay.
After the hair has [E] gone [A] away.
Purple brigade [B] is marching [E] from the grave. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] _
_ La la la la la la la [F] la la la la la la [D#]
la la [Gm] la la la la la la [A#] la la. _ _
We're on some kind of [F] mission.
We're not an _ obligation.
We're not a [Gm] rescue base.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _