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Dinner Bell by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
 the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
 them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.

 The chords preceding the verses (the ones followed by colons) are lead-ins
 to the verses and are held for the usual two beats.]


G          C      Bb     C
I've been leaving on my things

F           Gm               Bb           C
 so in the morning when the morning bird sings

 Dm            F      E     -      Am              E           Am
there's still dinner on my dinner jacket till the dinner bell rings



F:

  Bb  - - -   F -
Experimental dog

 E  - - -   B -
salivating dog

 G  -   D -
good dog

 Am     Em      Am      Dm
waiting for the dinner bell

Am           E           Am
dinner bell dinner bell ring


D:
I've been leaving on my things
so in the morning when the morning bird sings
there's still dinner on my dinner jacket till the dinner bell rings


F:
I don't want a pizza I don't want a piece of peanut brittle I don't want a pear
I don't want a bagel I don't want a bean I wouldn't like a bag of beef or a beer
or a cup of chowder corn cake or creamed cauliflower
'cause I'm waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
dinner bell ring


B:

  Em      F#m    G     A
shoulder bicep elbow arm

 D       Em           F      G
forearm thumb wrist knuckle palm

 C      D    Esus4  E
middle pinky index ring

Am           E           Am
dinner bell dinner bell ding


F:
I don't know whether I'd rather be having a bottle of vinegar
I don't know whether I'd rather be having an egg
I don't know whether I'd rather be having an order of bacon
or whether I'd rather be having a basket of garlic bread
I don't know whether I'd rather be having some pie
or saving my appetite


'cause I'm waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
dinner bell dinner bell ring


-E.M.