Guitar Tab:Lie Still, Little Bottle

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Lie Still, Little Bottle

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: B Flat Minor

Year: 1988

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + These are all bass notes as far as the album is concerned, these chords reflect what Linnell has played on accordion when he is not playing sax. Sax notes under this tab. Bbm - Db - Cm7 - F7 Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still, little bottle, Bbm Db Cm7 F7 And shake my shaky hand Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Black coffee's not enough for me, Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 I need a better friend Bbm Db Cm7 F7 One pill at the bottom Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Is singing my favorite song Bbm Db Cm7 F7 I know I must investigate Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 I hope that I can sing along Bbm Db Eb F7 There's no time for metaphors cried Bbm Db Eb F7 The little pill to me Bbm Db Eb F7 He said, "Life is a placebo, Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 Masquerading as a simile." Bbm Db Ebm F F(low) Well, I knew that pill was lying Bbm Db Eb F7 Too gregarious, too nice Bbm Db Eb F7 But as he walked I had to sing this Bbm Bbm Db Db C C B B Twice Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still, little bottle Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Don't twist, it ain't twistin' time Bbm Db Cm7 F7 With every move you make you just disintegrate Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 My ev er-troubled mind 'Circus-Break-Sax-Solo': E - E - E - E F# D E - E - E - E F# D Db Db - F Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still, little bottle, Bbm Db Cm7 F7 And shake my shaky hand Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Black coffee's not enough for me, Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 I need a better friend Bbm Db Cm7 F7 One pill at the bottom Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Is singing my favorite song Bbm Db Cm7 F7 I know I must investigate Bbm Bbm A5 A5 Ab5 - G5 - Gb5 - F7 I hope that I can sing along Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still, little bottle Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still, little bottle Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still Bbm Db Cm7 F7 Lie still Bbm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + This is how Linnell plays it on sax: G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F G - Bb - A - C - D/E/F G G - F F - E E - D C - D/E/F G Bb A F C Bb A G Bb A F Bb C Still working on it. --[[User:Apfelbitsliam|liam]] 11:54, 18 Jun 2006 (MDT)