That Spells Dna Chords by Jonathan Coulton
Tempo:
139 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] We start the story where mom met dad and they danced all night and took her [G]
home
[A] It might have been all the wine they had but they rolled the dice and won your genome
Then [G] you grew [D] and you grew [A] and one day [B] you were you [G] and you looked [D] like your father [A] and mother
If [G] you're [D] looking for someone [A] convenient [Bm] to blame [G] you can take your pick it's one or the [A] other
DNA, [G] you're [D] in my heart DNA, [A] [G] infector in [D] every part of my [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is [D] chromosome and [G] DNA [D] baby that spells [G] DNA
[D] [A] Guanine, metastasis, fell in love and then thymine got busy with [G] acne
[A] It's a mesent RNA, deuterized, it's home to make more protein
And [G] while it's [D] killing your [A] dad it will mess with your [Bm] head and [G] it's the [D] light and the [A] dark that will guide you
[G] It's the [D] pages and [A] pages of what [Bm] you are like in [G] the giant book that's hidden [A] inside you
DNA, [G] [D] you're in my heart [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of my [F#m] [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, its [A] nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that spells [G] DNA
If [D] [G] it says [A]
EGGPCGAAC then you might get cancer
If [G] it says [Em] EGGPCGAAC [A] then you shouldn't [D] eat shrimp or nut
If [G] it says [Em]
[C] [Gm] EGGPCGAAC [A#]
[A] then you probably wish that you [D] didn't
[Gm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] Homecoming, almost gone and you tried to guess but you'll [G] never know
[A] Do your best and soldier on everyday and you'll hear it cause time will grow
[G] All [D] the good things and bad [A] that you do [Bm] or don't [G] have, you'll find [D] out for sure [A] if you got em
But [G] there's [D] a spiraling staircase [A] that you're [Bm] falling down [G] and you're nothing but dead at the [A] bottom
DNA, [G] [D] you're in my heart [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of [F#m] my body
[G] Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that [A] spells [D] DNA
[G] [D]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] We start the story where mom met dad and they danced all night and took her [G]
home
[A] It might have been all the wine they had but they rolled the dice and won your genome
Then [G] you grew [D] and you grew [A] and one day [B] you were you [G] and you looked [D] like your father [A] and mother
If [G] you're [D] looking for someone [A] convenient [Bm] to blame [G] you can take your pick it's one or the [A] other
DNA, [G] you're [D] in my heart DNA, [A] [G] infector in [D] every part of my [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is [D] chromosome and [G] DNA [D] baby that spells [G] DNA
[D] [A] Guanine, metastasis, fell in love and then thymine got busy with [G] acne
[A] It's a mesent RNA, deuterized, it's home to make more protein
And [G] while it's [D] killing your [A] dad it will mess with your [Bm] head and [G] it's the [D] light and the [A] dark that will guide you
[G] It's the [D] pages and [A] pages of what [Bm] you are like in [G] the giant book that's hidden [A] inside you
DNA, [G] [D] you're in my heart [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of my [F#m] [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, its [A] nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that spells [G] DNA
If [D] [G] it says [A]
EGGPCGAAC then you might get cancer
If [G] it says [Em] EGGPCGAAC [A] then you shouldn't [D] eat shrimp or nut
If [G] it says [Em]
[C] [Gm] EGGPCGAAC [A#]
[A] then you probably wish that you [D] didn't
[Gm] [D]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[A] Homecoming, almost gone and you tried to guess but you'll [G] never know
[A] Do your best and soldier on everyday and you'll hear it cause time will grow
[G] All [D] the good things and bad [A] that you do [Bm] or don't [G] have, you'll find [D] out for sure [A] if you got em
But [G] there's [D] a spiraling staircase [A] that you're [Bm] falling down [G] and you're nothing but dead at the [A] bottom
DNA, [G] [D] you're in my heart [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of [F#m] my body
[G] Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that [A] spells [D] DNA
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
G
D
A
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] We start the story where mom met dad and they danced all night and took her [G]
home
[A] It might have been all the wine they had but they rolled the dice and won your genome
_ _ _ Then [G] you grew [D] and you grew [A] and one day [B] you were you [G] and you looked [D] like your father [A] and mother
If [G] you're [D] looking for someone [A] convenient [Bm] to blame [G] you can take your pick it's one or the [A] other
DNA, _ [G] you're [D] in my heart DNA, [A] _ _ [G] infector in [D] every part of my [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is [D] chromosome and _ [G] DNA [D] baby that spells _ _ [G] DNA _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Guanine, metastasis, fell in love and then thymine got busy with [G] acne
_ [A] It's a mesent _ RNA, _ deuterized, it's home to make more protein
_ _ _ And [G] while it's [D] killing your [A] dad it will mess with your [Bm] head and [G] it's the [D] light and the [A] dark that will guide you _
[G] It's the [D] pages and [A] pages of what [Bm] you are like in [G] the giant book that's hidden [A] inside you _
DNA, [G] _ [D] you're in my heart _ [A] DNA, _ [G] infector in [D] every part of my [F#m] [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, its [A] nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that spells _ _ [G] DNA
_ If [D] _ [G] it says _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
EGGPCGAAC then you might get _ cancer
If [G] it says _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ EGGPCGAAC _ [A] then you shouldn't [D] eat shrimp or nut
If [G] it says _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] EGGPCGAAC _ [A#] _ _
_ [A] _ then you probably wish that you [D] didn't
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Homecoming, almost gone and you tried to guess but you'll [G] never know
[A] Do your best and soldier on everyday and you'll hear it cause time will grow
_ _ _ [G] All [D] the good things and bad [A] that you do [Bm] or don't [G] have, you'll find [D] out for sure [A] if you got em
But [G] there's [D] a spiraling staircase [A] that you're [Bm] falling down [G] and you're nothing but dead at the [A] bottom
_ DNA, _ [G] [D] you're in my heart _ [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of [F#m] my body
[G] Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that [A] spells [D] DNA
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] We start the story where mom met dad and they danced all night and took her [G]
home
[A] It might have been all the wine they had but they rolled the dice and won your genome
_ _ _ Then [G] you grew [D] and you grew [A] and one day [B] you were you [G] and you looked [D] like your father [A] and mother
If [G] you're [D] looking for someone [A] convenient [Bm] to blame [G] you can take your pick it's one or the [A] other
DNA, _ [G] you're [D] in my heart DNA, [A] _ _ [G] infector in [D] every part of my [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is [D] chromosome and _ [G] DNA [D] baby that spells _ _ [G] DNA _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Guanine, metastasis, fell in love and then thymine got busy with [G] acne
_ [A] It's a mesent _ RNA, _ deuterized, it's home to make more protein
_ _ _ And [G] while it's [D] killing your [A] dad it will mess with your [Bm] head and [G] it's the [D] light and the [A] dark that will guide you _
[G] It's the [D] pages and [A] pages of what [Bm] you are like in [G] the giant book that's hidden [A] inside you _
DNA, [G] _ [D] you're in my heart _ [A] DNA, _ [G] infector in [D] every part of my [F#m] [G] body
Cell has a nucleus, its [A] nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that spells _ _ [G] DNA
_ If [D] _ [G] it says _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
EGGPCGAAC then you might get _ cancer
If [G] it says _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ EGGPCGAAC _ [A] then you shouldn't [D] eat shrimp or nut
If [G] it says _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] EGGPCGAAC _ [A#] _ _
_ [A] _ then you probably wish that you [D] didn't
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ Homecoming, almost gone and you tried to guess but you'll [G] never know
[A] Do your best and soldier on everyday and you'll hear it cause time will grow
_ _ _ [G] All [D] the good things and bad [A] that you do [Bm] or don't [G] have, you'll find [D] out for sure [A] if you got em
But [G] there's [D] a spiraling staircase [A] that you're [Bm] falling down [G] and you're nothing but dead at the [A] bottom
_ DNA, _ [G] [D] you're in my heart _ [A] DNA, [G] infector in [D] every part of [F#m] my body
[G] Cell has a nucleus, [A] its nucleus is chromosome [D] and DNA baby that [A] spells [D] DNA
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _