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Guitar Tab:Particle Man

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PARTICLE MAN
Written by They Might Be Giants

This song has been recorded twice by TMBG, in different keys. The original version found on Flood is in the key of A, while the more
recent electric version found on Severe Tire Damage (and also their "unplugged" version on Clock Radio) is in the key of C. As this is
the more recent of the two, it will be listed as the primary chord. The equivalent chords in the key of A (as found on Flood) will be
listed in parentheses.

C (A)         C (A)
Particle man, particle man
C (A)              G (E)
Doing the things a particle can
F (D)                 C (A)      
What's he like?  It's not important
C (A)           
Particle man

C (A)          F (D)      
Is he a dot or is he a speck?
     G (E)                 C (A)
When he's underwater, does he get wet?
   F (D)              G (E)  
Or does the water get him instead?
F (D)          C (A)
Nobody knows.  Particle man

C (A)         C (A)
Triangle man, Triangle man
C (A)              G(E)
Triangle man hates particle man
F (D)              C (A)
They have a fight, Triangle wins
C  (A)
Triangle man

C (A)         C (A)
Universe man, Universe man
C (A)              G (E)
Size of the entire universe man
F (D)           C (A)
Usually kind to smaller man
C (A)
Universe man

C (A)                   F (D)
He's got a watch with a minute hand,
G (E)                 C (A)
Millenium hand and an eon hand
F (D)                 G (E)
When they meet it's a happy land
F (D)            C (A)
Powerful man, universe man

C (A)       C (A)
Person man, person man
C (A)                  G (E)
Hit on the head with a frying pan
F (D)               C (A)
Lives his life in a garbage can
C (A)
Person man

C (A)              F (D)
Is he depressed or is he a mess?
G (E)                C (A)
Does he feel totally worthless?
F (D)            G (E)
Who came up with person man?
F (D)         C (A)
Degraded man, person man

C (A)         C (A)
Triangle man, triangle man
C (A)              G (E)
Triangle man hates person man
F (D)                  C (A)
They have a fight, triangle wins
C (A)
Triangle man

The song is recorded in several different keys on different albums, as noted above. --SkOink

I edited the tabs so they are in the key that TMBG now plays the song in. They are correct. enjoy! ----Asian Man

Went ahead and added the rest of the lyrics, incase you don't have them all memorized and just want to strum along. --Chris Fabulous

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