Chords for The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig) - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Tempo:
136.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] Come on down to the big dig.
Come on down to the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
The way it's going, La Brea Top Hits.
I know you just can't lose.
The new dinosaur is walking in the old one's shoes.
Come on down to the big dig.
Can't get around the big dig.
This [G] may be [D] premature, but if I'm wrong, you [A] can just say it's the first time I was happy to [Em] be confused.
Singing the [A] Smithsonian Institute blues.
All [A#]
[C#] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[C] [D] you new dinosaurs, now it's up [Am] to you to [D] choose.
Before your feet hit the tire, you better kick [A] off them old shoes.
[F#]
[Dm] And forget [A] about that big dig.
Now you see it, and it's up to you to choose.
It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur to be in an old [C] dinosaur's shoes.
[D]
Dinosaur's shoes.
Dinosaur's shoes.
Come on down to the big dig.
You can't get around the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Can't [Dm] get around the [D] big dig.
[G] Singing the Smithsonian [Dm] Institute blues.
Come on down to the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
The way it's going, La Brea Top Hits.
I know you just can't lose.
The new dinosaur is walking in the old one's shoes.
Come on down to the big dig.
Can't get around the big dig.
This [G] may be [D] premature, but if I'm wrong, you [A] can just say it's the first time I was happy to [Em] be confused.
Singing the [A] Smithsonian Institute blues.
All [A#]
[C#] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em] [E]
[C] [D] you new dinosaurs, now it's up [Am] to you to [D] choose.
Before your feet hit the tire, you better kick [A] off them old shoes.
[F#]
[Dm] And forget [A] about that big dig.
Now you see it, and it's up to you to choose.
It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur to be in an old [C] dinosaur's shoes.
[D]
Dinosaur's shoes.
Dinosaur's shoes.
Come on down to the big dig.
You can't get around the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Can't [Dm] get around the [D] big dig.
[G] Singing the Smithsonian [Dm] Institute blues.
Key:
D
A
Em
E
Dm
D
A
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] Come on down to the big dig.
Come on down to the big dig.
Come on to the big dig. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
The way it's going, La Brea Top Hits.
I know you just can't lose.
_ The new dinosaur is walking in the _ old one's shoes.
_ Come on down to the big dig.
Can't get around the big dig.
This [G] may be [D] premature, but if I'm wrong, you [A] can just say it's the first time I was happy to [Em] be confused.
Singing the [A] Smithsonian Institute blues.
All _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] you new dinosaurs, now it's up [Am] to you to [D] choose.
Before your feet hit the tire, you better kick [A] off them old shoes.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And forget [A] about that big dig.
Now you see it, and it's up to you to choose. _ _ _
_ _ It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur to be in an _ old _ _ [C] dinosaur's shoes.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Dinosaur's shoes.
_ _ _ _ _ Dinosaur's shoes.
_ _ Come on down to the big dig.
You can't get around the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Can't [Dm] get around the [D] big dig.
_ [G] Singing the Smithsonian [Dm] Institute blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] Come on down to the big dig.
Come on down to the big dig.
Come on to the big dig. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
Singing the Smithsonian Institute blues.
The way it's going, La Brea Top Hits.
I know you just can't lose.
_ The new dinosaur is walking in the _ old one's shoes.
_ Come on down to the big dig.
Can't get around the big dig.
This [G] may be [D] premature, but if I'm wrong, you [A] can just say it's the first time I was happy to [Em] be confused.
Singing the [A] Smithsonian Institute blues.
All _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] you new dinosaurs, now it's up [Am] to you to [D] choose.
Before your feet hit the tire, you better kick [A] off them old shoes.
_ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] And forget [A] about that big dig.
Now you see it, and it's up to you to choose. _ _ _
_ _ It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur to be in an _ old _ _ [C] dinosaur's shoes.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ Dinosaur's shoes.
_ _ _ _ _ Dinosaur's shoes.
_ _ Come on down to the big dig.
You can't get around the big dig.
Come on to the big dig.
Can't [Dm] get around the [D] big dig.
_ [G] Singing the Smithsonian [Dm] Institute blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _