Sleeping in the Flowers by They Might Be Giants Transcribed by Adam Lane
This doesn't sound totally right at parts, but it's a good guide. If you=
can come up with anything better for the chorus, please repost it. Also,=
I don't have time to figure out the solo. If there's any interest, maybe=
someone could post that too.
VERSE Am F C E I got a crush, copy shop clerk Am F C(hit C chord and quickly mute) But she won't look up at me Am F Don't want to be known as the freak C E Am(hit and mute) Who just comes around to catch her eye
CHORUS A D Bm E We could be sleeping in the flowers, We could sleep all afternoon C F Dm E You'd proclaim that your an island, I proclaim that I'm one too A ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]= ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]D Bm E Then we float into the harbor, With just piers and boats around C F ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]= ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]Dm E I declare that I am England, You declare that I have drowned
INTERLUDE (This part is tough to show rythm as there are no words, but basically the guitar just plays one note on the high E string)
e5-5-5-55-55-5-55-5-5-5-55-55-5-5e This is the rythm I use with each =
dash or 5 Equals a sixteenth note but I think you can figure it out
Repeat these figures twice, then back to the verse
Am F C E I got a ride, home with a drunk guy Am F C(hit and mute) How ungreatful I must have seemed Am F C E He showed me how, to spin my head round and round
Chorus and interlude
Solo(Play the chords for the verse over the solo)
Chorus(Extend the chorus to fade with this...)
A D We could be sleeping in the flowers =
Bm C Tell my boss that I've been fired A D We'll be sleeping in the flowers Bm C tell my boss i'm fired