Chords for They Might Be Giants - Shape Shifter (official video)
Tempo:
145.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
B
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old [A] problem.
Shapeshifters [E] all around.
Where did my world go?
One [Am] minute everything [B] is home.
[A] Friends [B] in New [A] York Times [E] and [A] [E]
[A] Lime.
[F#m] Beware the blob they said.
I was heard to know they meant [B] the U.S. Deliveryman.
Coy in the tank and the egg [E] who won them.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got [A] a big [E] old problem.
I've got [C#m] a big old problem.
[E] Shapeshifters all around.
[A] [D] Shapeshifter, [D#] shapeshifter, you gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] changed.
[Em] And I don't [F#m] want to live in any place where the people [Bm] are shifting their shapes.
[E] [C] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[E] They're such a liar.
[A] They said [Am] the planet would [E] be un [A]-fading [E] and then [A] burst [E] into [A] [E] flame.
[A] [F#m] What used to be my house [Am] is it the purple [F#m] tentacle?
[B] What was that on the TV repairman?
The clarinet?
The vegetable [E] stand?
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all around.
[D] Shapeshifter, [Cm] shapeshifter, you [G] gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] [Em] changed.
And I don't [A] want to live in [F#m] any place where the people [B] are shifting their shapes.
[E] I've got a big old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all around.
If [E] you're [F#m] someone I used to know, I sure [F#] don't recognize you [F#m] so I will [B] be hanging around.
A Martha's Mary in the town.
What about that familiar [E] county town?
I've got a big old problem.
I've [A] got a big [E] old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all [E] around.
Shapeshifters all around.
Shapeshifters all around.
[C#]
[A]
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old [A] problem.
Shapeshifters [E] all around.
Where did my world go?
One [Am] minute everything [B] is home.
[A] Friends [B] in New [A] York Times [E] and [A] [E]
[A] Lime.
[F#m] Beware the blob they said.
I was heard to know they meant [B] the U.S. Deliveryman.
Coy in the tank and the egg [E] who won them.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got [A] a big [E] old problem.
I've got [C#m] a big old problem.
[E] Shapeshifters all around.
[A] [D] Shapeshifter, [D#] shapeshifter, you gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] changed.
[Em] And I don't [F#m] want to live in any place where the people [Bm] are shifting their shapes.
[E] [C] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[E] They're such a liar.
[A] They said [Am] the planet would [E] be un [A]-fading [E] and then [A] burst [E] into [A] [E] flame.
[A] [F#m] What used to be my house [Am] is it the purple [F#m] tentacle?
[B] What was that on the TV repairman?
The clarinet?
The vegetable [E] stand?
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all around.
[D] Shapeshifter, [Cm] shapeshifter, you [G] gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] [Em] changed.
And I don't [A] want to live in [F#m] any place where the people [B] are shifting their shapes.
[E] I've got a big old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all around.
If [E] you're [F#m] someone I used to know, I sure [F#] don't recognize you [F#m] so I will [B] be hanging around.
A Martha's Mary in the town.
What about that familiar [E] county town?
I've got a big old problem.
I've [A] got a big [E] old problem.
I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] Shapeshifters all [E] around.
Shapeshifters all around.
Shapeshifters all around.
[C#]
[A]
Key:
A
E
F#m
B
C#m
A
E
F#m
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem. _
I've got a big old _ [A] problem.
Shapeshifters [E] all around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Where did my world go?
One [Am] minute everything [B] is home.
[A] Friends [B] in New [A] York Times [E] and [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] Lime.
_ [F#m] Beware the blob they said.
_ I was heard to know they meant [B] the U.S. _ _ Deliveryman.
Coy in the tank and the egg [E] who won them.
I've got a big old problem.
_ I've got [A] a big [E] old problem.
_ I've got [C#m] a big old problem.
[E] _ Shapeshifters all _ around.
_ [A] _ [D] Shapeshifter, [D#] shapeshifter, you gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] changed.
[Em] And I don't [F#m] want to live in any place where the people [Bm] are shifting their shapes.
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ They're such a liar.
[A] _ They said [Am] the planet would [E] be un [A]-fading [E] and then [A] burst [E] into _ [A] _ [E] flame.
_ [A] _ [F#m] What used to be my house [Am] is it the purple [F#m] _ tentacle?
[B] _ What was that on the TV _ repairman?
The clarinet?
The vegetable [E] stand?
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ _ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all around.
_ _ _ [D] Shapeshifter, [Cm] shapeshifter, you [G] gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] _ [Em] changed.
And I don't [A] want to live in [F#m] any place where the people [B] are shifting their shapes. _ _ _ _
[E] I've got a _ _ big old problem.
_ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all around.
If [E] you're [F#m] someone I used to know, I sure [F#] don't recognize you [F#m] so I will [B] be hanging around.
A Martha's Mary in the town.
What about that familiar [E] county town?
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ I've [A] got a big [E] old problem.
_ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all [E] around.
Shapeshifters all around. _ _ _ _
Shapeshifters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've got a big old problem.
I've got a big old problem. _
I've got a big old _ [A] problem.
Shapeshifters [E] all around. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Where did my world go?
One [Am] minute everything [B] is home.
[A] Friends [B] in New [A] York Times [E] and [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] Lime.
_ [F#m] Beware the blob they said.
_ I was heard to know they meant [B] the U.S. _ _ Deliveryman.
Coy in the tank and the egg [E] who won them.
I've got a big old problem.
_ I've got [A] a big [E] old problem.
_ I've got [C#m] a big old problem.
[E] _ Shapeshifters all _ around.
_ [A] _ [D] Shapeshifter, [D#] shapeshifter, you gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] changed.
[Em] And I don't [F#m] want to live in any place where the people [Bm] are shifting their shapes.
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ They're such a liar.
[A] _ They said [Am] the planet would [E] be un [A]-fading [E] and then [A] burst [E] into _ [A] _ [E] flame.
_ [A] _ [F#m] What used to be my house [Am] is it the purple [F#m] _ tentacle?
[B] _ What was that on the TV _ repairman?
The clarinet?
The vegetable [E] stand?
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ _ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all around.
_ _ _ [D] Shapeshifter, [Cm] shapeshifter, you [G] gotta quit [A] that shifting [D] of shapes.
[Cm] I accepted [G] what you were and [Em] everything [A] _ [Em] changed.
And I don't [A] want to live in [F#m] any place where the people [B] are shifting their shapes. _ _ _ _
[E] I've got a _ _ big old problem.
_ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all around.
If [E] you're [F#m] someone I used to know, I sure [F#] don't recognize you [F#m] so I will [B] be hanging around.
A Martha's Mary in the town.
What about that familiar [E] county town?
_ I've got a big old problem.
_ I've [A] got a big [E] old problem.
_ I've got a [C#m] big old problem.
[A] _ Shapeshifters all [E] around.
Shapeshifters all around. _ _ _ _
Shapeshifters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all around. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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