Guitar Tab:Best Of Spin The Dial

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Best Of Spin The Dial

By: They Might Be Giants

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Year: 2001

Tabbed By: sapphirebullets

On. Off. On. "Spirit coming from the Father..." Off. Let's play Spin the Dial, shall we, fellas? "...on upon your favored people May your blessings be outpoured..." Db Bbm Outmoded form of singing Gb Gb/Ab Ebm7 Ab7sus4 Archaic and strange Db Bbm Never to return to Earth Gb Ab Except in your bad dreams Db Bbm "Help me, help me, help me," you cry Gb(add9) Absus4 But no one comes to your aid Db Ab/C Bbm7 Ab The archaic voice of the past Gbmaj7 Absus4 Ab Db Will never be forgiven "...so please have a little pity Pity on me..." "...J.B.R., J.B. Robinson—J.B. Robinson..." "...The shades go down, it's in her head..." Em I'm blind, I'm so blind I'm a lonely man D And I'm singin' like a blind guy Em D I'm singin' like I'm blind And I'm old Em I'm so fuckin' old D I'm blind with long scraggly hair Em And I live in a cave D I live in a cave with all my monkey friends Em D/E This is an honest reflection of my personal expression Em I've got long blonde flowing hair D/E Em And I live in a cave with my monkey friends D And I sing like an ape Em D What the fuck is wrong with me? "...classic rock..." "...and reduce cranking time..." Am9 D9(13) Am7 Am7 D/A Am7 I worked in a parking lot on F Street Am7 Am9 I worked in a parking lot on F Street Dm7 Man, that job was bad But I didn't have to pay Social Security Am7 Not sure why, not sure why E I didn't have to pay Social Security like that "...that's a nice goal" "It's very important to me to do that" "What are you waiting for?..." The mystery of silence. A little more mystery of silence. Spinning the dial. D7/F# F "...And I notice it's turning Am G C E7 While my guitar gently weeps..." Am G Guh-uh, aleah D7/F# Sing aiyah F In my ess eh Am G C E7 I ay my ess eh bee hee Am G Well hee as D7/F# Mash nick nash nes F Mash neck ne nack mesh mash mesh mas Am G Ah mesh mas mes mas C E7 Never naaaah, ahhhh Am G Am7 As mes mas mes mesh naus mesh me naush aus me nesh me naus Mesh ne maus "...wherever you go..." "...where would we be Without the love of a woman?..." G D Gospel inflection C Am Nobody knows for certain G Em But nothing's free C Am I got gospel inflections G Em And nobody's certain Cmaj7 G About me G Em C D You know, my heart's been broken so many times G C D7 These amphetamines just keep on workin', and they feel so damn good G B7 But I know, baby, deep down inside you want me to change C D But sadly, I can't change cause I'm a creepy creepy man G Upsetting and unpleasant C G/D At the core of my being, unlovable G Em Gospel inflection C D Misdirection G You can't like me C D No matter what you say "...plus everyone who joins the VIL club in October is qualified for a random drawing to win $500..." "It never threw me like this ignored..." Bb Cm Bb Cm Second band on the rock festival stage Bb Cm We're the second band on the rock festival stage Bb Second band Cm7 Held out for that position Bb "...na na na na na na..." Fmaj7 C Am Got long hair and a beer voice Fmaj7 Long hair and a beer voice C I'm a very troubled man C I'm wearing ladies make-up Am And long feminine hair Fmaj7 But I've got a very masculine, A very masculine voice C I've got long hair Am I'm wearing make-up and concealer Fmaj7 I'm sponsored by Maybelline But I've got a masculine masculine voice C I'm a paradox Am A cultural paradox "...97-2578, or if you're in the Toronto area 416..." Bmaj11 Fmaj7/A(no3) Ebsus4 Bbmaj7b5(no3) Bbmaj7 Ebmaj9 Fadd9add13 Dm C#m Cm Cmaj7 "...thank you, thank you. So rarely do we have a show... so rarely do we have a show that gives virgin ears of the musically deprived the opportunity to experience such great unattained music from that of mainstream garbage. What a..."