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Author Idiot Pineapple [a] 371. Last edit on Dec 21, 2020
Older
They Might Be Giants
Dial-A-Song
 
Standard tuning
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Notes:  Full chords are posted in ()'s, however
the guitar part is all power chords during the
verses.
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Intro:
Palm mute throughout
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-2---0-0-2-2-3-2---0-----0-0-2-0---|
D|----0-0-2-2-3-----3-----------------3-3-----------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0----------------0-2---0-0-2-2-3-2----|
D|--3-2-2-3-3---3-2--0-0-2-2-3-----3----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--0--------------------|
D|----3--3--2--2--0------| x2
A|-----------------------| End intro.
E|-----------------------|
 
Verse 1:  (Drums only)
 
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're older still
 
Chorus:
 
Time
    Bb5(Bb)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--3--3----------|
A|--1--1----------|
E|----------------|
Is marching on
    D5(Dm)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--2--2----------|
D|--0--0----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
And time
    Bb5(Bb)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--3-------------|
A|--1-------------|
E|----------------|
Is still marching on
    A5(A)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--2--2--2-------|
A|--0--0--0-------|
E|----------------|
 
Verse 2:
    D5(Dm)   G5(G)      D5(Dm)     A5(A)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------2-2-------------------------|
D|--0-------------------0-0--------2-2--------------|
A|-----------5-5-------------------0-0--------------|
E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|
 
    D5(Dm)   G5(G)      D5(Dm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------2----------2-2--------------|
D|--0-------------------0----------0-0--------------|
A|-----------5-5------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|
 
This day will soon be at an end
And now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
This day will soon be at an end
And now it's even sooner
And now it's sooner still
 
Synth solo (same as chorus):
    Bb5(Bb)  D5(Dm)   Bb5(Bb)  A5(A)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-2------------------------------------|
D|--3-3------0-0------3--------2-2-2----------------|
A|--1-1---------------1--------0-0-0----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 3:
    D5(Dm)   G5(G)      D5(Dm)     A5(A)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------2-2-------------------------|
D|--0-------------------0-0--------2-2--------------|
A|-----------5-5-------------------0-0--------------|
E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|
 
    D5(Dm)   G5(G)      D5(Dm)    (End on)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------2----------2-2--------------|
D|--0-------------------0----------0-0--------------|
A|-----------5-5------------------------------------|
E|-----------3-3------------------------------------|
 
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're older still
 
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Shaun Molthop
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