Dinner Bell Chords by They Might Be Giants
Tempo:
80.025 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
E
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Gm] on my [C] things.
[F] So in [Gm] the morning when [Bb] the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still dinner [Bm] on [Abm] my dinner [Am] jacket
[E] till the dinner [Am] bell [F] rings.
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [Eb] Experimenting,
[F] Probably [E] [Gbm]
[E] [A] getting too [B] comfortable.
[G] [C] [D] [Ab]
[Am] Waiting for [Bm] the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[E] Dinner bell, dinner [Am] bell ring.
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Bb] on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my dinner [Am] jacket
till the dinner bell [F] rings.
[Bb] I don't [Cm] want a pizza.
[Bb] I don't want a [Eb] pizza, peanut [F] brittle.
I don't want a pear.
[E] I don't want a [Gbm] bagel.
I don't [E] want a peanut.
I [A] wouldn't like a [B] bag of beef or a,
[G] or a cup of [C] chowder, corn [D] cake, a cream [E] cauliflower.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner bell, dinner bell [B] ring.
[E] Showed [Gbm] up at [G] 6, I'm [Dbm] home.
[D] Floor [Em] I'm [F] slumbering, now I'm [G] home.
[C] [D] I'm a little [E] pinky in a [Am] strange dinner [Am] bell, dinner bell [F] ring.
Experimenting,
I don't know [Cm] whether I'd rather be [Bb] having a bottle of [Eb] vinegar.
I don't know [C] whether I'd rather be [F] having an egg.
[E] I don't know whether [Gbm] I'd rather be having [E] an order of bacon
or [A] whether I'd rather be [B] having a basket of garlic bread.
[G] I don't know whether [C] I'd rather be having some [D] pie
or saving [Ab] my appetite.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting
[Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [E] bell, dinner [Am] bell ring
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been [Bb] leaving on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my [Am] dinner jacket,
[Bm] til the dinner [Am] bell does [D] the bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [Bm] bell, dinner [C] bell do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do [D] the bell [A] thing.
Dinner [D] bell, dinner [Bm] bell, ding, [E] ding,
[Am] Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell thing
[C] Dinner [Bm] bell dinner bell ding [E] ding [Am] ding
Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell [Am] thing
[Bm] Dinner bell, dinner bell, [E] ding
[Am] [E] [Am]
[F] So in [Gm] the morning when [Bb] the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still dinner [Bm] on [Abm] my dinner [Am] jacket
[E] till the dinner [Am] bell [F] rings.
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [Eb] Experimenting,
[F] Probably [E] [Gbm]
[E] [A] getting too [B] comfortable.
[G] [C] [D] [Ab]
[Am] Waiting for [Bm] the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[E] Dinner bell, dinner [Am] bell ring.
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Bb] on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my dinner [Am] jacket
till the dinner bell [F] rings.
[Bb] I don't [Cm] want a pizza.
[Bb] I don't want a [Eb] pizza, peanut [F] brittle.
I don't want a pear.
[E] I don't want a [Gbm] bagel.
I don't [E] want a peanut.
I [A] wouldn't like a [B] bag of beef or a,
[G] or a cup of [C] chowder, corn [D] cake, a cream [E] cauliflower.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner bell, dinner bell [B] ring.
[E] Showed [Gbm] up at [G] 6, I'm [Dbm] home.
[D] Floor [Em] I'm [F] slumbering, now I'm [G] home.
[C] [D] I'm a little [E] pinky in a [Am] strange dinner [Am] bell, dinner bell [F] ring.
Experimenting,
I don't know [Cm] whether I'd rather be [Bb] having a bottle of [Eb] vinegar.
I don't know [C] whether I'd rather be [F] having an egg.
[E] I don't know whether [Gbm] I'd rather be having [E] an order of bacon
or [A] whether I'd rather be [B] having a basket of garlic bread.
[G] I don't know whether [C] I'd rather be having some [D] pie
or saving [Ab] my appetite.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting
[Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [E] bell, dinner [Am] bell ring
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been [Bb] leaving on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my [Am] dinner jacket,
[Bm] til the dinner [Am] bell does [D] the bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [Bm] bell, dinner [C] bell do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do [D] the bell [A] thing.
Dinner [D] bell, dinner [Bm] bell, ding, [E] ding,
[Am] Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell thing
[C] Dinner [Bm] bell dinner bell ding [E] ding [Am] ding
Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell [Am] thing
[Bm] Dinner bell, dinner bell, [E] ding
[Am] [E] [Am]
Key:
Am
C
E
D
F
Am
C
E
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Gm] on my [C] things.
[F] So in [Gm] the morning when [Bb] the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still dinner [Bm] on [Abm] my dinner [Am] jacket
[E] till the dinner [Am] bell [F] rings.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [Gm] [Eb] Experimenting,
[F] Probably [E] _ [Gbm] _
[E] [A] getting too [B] comfortable.
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Ab]
[Am] Waiting for [Bm] the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[E] Dinner bell, dinner [Am] bell ring.
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Bb] on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my dinner [Am] jacket
till the dinner bell [F] rings.
[Bb] I don't [Cm] want a pizza.
[Bb] I don't want a [Eb] pizza, peanut [F] brittle.
I don't want a pear.
[E] I don't want a [Gbm] bagel.
I don't [E] want a peanut.
I [A] wouldn't like a [B] bag of beef or a,
[G] or a cup of [C] chowder, corn [D] cake, a cream [E] cauliflower.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner bell, dinner bell [B] ring.
[E] Showed [Gbm] up at [G] 6, I'm [Dbm] home.
[D] Floor [Em] I'm [F] slumbering, now I'm [G] home.
[C] [D] I'm a little [E] pinky in a [Am] strange dinner [Am] bell, dinner bell [F] ring.
Experimenting,
I don't know [Cm] whether I'd rather be [Bb] having a bottle of [Eb] vinegar.
I don't know [C] whether I'd rather be [F] having an egg.
[E] I don't know whether [Gbm] I'd rather be having [E] an order of bacon
or [A] whether I'd rather be [B] having a basket of garlic bread.
[G] I don't know whether [C] I'd rather be having some [D] pie
or saving [Ab] my appetite.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting
[Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [E] bell, dinner [Am] bell ring
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been [Bb] leaving on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my [Am] dinner jacket,
[Bm] til the dinner [Am] bell does [D] the bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [Bm] bell, dinner [C] bell do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do [D] the bell [A] thing.
Dinner [D] bell, dinner [Bm] bell, ding, [E] ding,
[Am] Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell thing
[C] Dinner [Bm] bell dinner bell ding [E] ding [Am] ding
Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell [Am] thing
[Bm] Dinner bell, dinner bell, [E] ding
[Am] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
[F] So in [Gm] the morning when [Bb] the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still dinner [Bm] on [Abm] my dinner [Am] jacket
[E] till the dinner [Am] bell [F] rings.
[Bb] _ [C] _ [Gm] [Eb] Experimenting,
[F] Probably [E] _ [Gbm] _
[E] [A] getting too [B] comfortable.
[G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Ab]
[Am] Waiting for [Bm] the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[E] Dinner bell, dinner [Am] bell ring.
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been leaving [Bb] on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my dinner [Am] jacket
till the dinner bell [F] rings.
[Bb] I don't [Cm] want a pizza.
[Bb] I don't want a [Eb] pizza, peanut [F] brittle.
I don't want a pear.
[E] I don't want a [Gbm] bagel.
I don't [E] want a peanut.
I [A] wouldn't like a [B] bag of beef or a,
[G] or a cup of [C] chowder, corn [D] cake, a cream [E] cauliflower.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner bell, dinner bell [B] ring.
[E] Showed [Gbm] up at [G] 6, I'm [Dbm] home.
[D] Floor [Em] I'm [F] slumbering, now I'm [G] home.
[C] [D] I'm a little [E] pinky in a [Am] strange dinner [Am] bell, dinner bell [F] ring.
Experimenting,
I don't know [Cm] whether I'd rather be [Bb] having a bottle of [Eb] vinegar.
I don't know [C] whether I'd rather be [F] having an egg.
[E] I don't know whether [Gbm] I'd rather be having [E] an order of bacon
or [A] whether I'd rather be [B] having a basket of garlic bread.
[G] I don't know whether [C] I'd rather be having some [D] pie
or saving [Ab] my appetite.
[Am] Cause I'm waiting
[Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [E] bell, dinner [Am] bell ring
[D]
[G] I've [Am] been [Bb] leaving on [C] my [F] things.
So [Gm] in the morning when the morning [C] bird [Dm] sings,
there's [F] still [E] dinner on my [Am] dinner jacket,
[Bm] til the dinner [Am] bell does [D] the bell thing.
[Am] Dinner [Bm] bell, dinner [C] bell do the [D] bell thing.
[Am] I'm waiting [Bm] for the dinner [C] bell to do [D] the bell [A] thing.
Dinner [D] bell, dinner [Bm] bell, ding, [E] ding,
[Am] Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell thing
[C] Dinner [Bm] bell dinner bell ding [E] ding [Am] ding
Waiting [G] for the dinner [D] bell to do the bell [Am] thing
[Bm] Dinner bell, dinner bell, [E] ding
[Am] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _
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