Chords for The Velvet Ape - They Might Be Giants (official video)
Tempo:
98.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Dm
G
Am
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[E]
[Dm]
[E] [B] The year is [Em] 1970 [E]-old.
[Dm] The era of softness has overtaken the youth.
[E] The rivalry between former collaborators has begun.
[Dm] This is part of the story, before that story disappeared.
[Em]
You thought you knew [D] the soft with all [Dm] the rock removed.
[Em] But all you knew was just the softness [Dm] tightened [B] uproot.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, the Velveteen Declares War.
[B] One, [G] two, [Ab] [Am] three, five, please prepare to be taken alive.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So [D] stop the
[Am] wrath of [Em] my pillow attack.
[F] Stand by.
[E]
[Dm]
[Em] Who dares to hold [Dm] the violet cape of the velvet ape?
[Em] Soft and the tray [Dm] is languorous.
Behold the tray.
[B] [G] One, two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, Titan's sound has covered the [B] ground.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] five, the velvet ape provides your escape.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So stop.
[Am] Go soft is the lens on [Em] the primate attack.
[F] Go soft.
[Gm] [F]
[Em]
[E]
[Dm]
[E] [B] The year is [Em] 1970 [E]-old.
[Dm] The era of softness has overtaken the youth.
[E] The rivalry between former collaborators has begun.
[Dm] This is part of the story, before that story disappeared.
[Em]
You thought you knew [D] the soft with all [Dm] the rock removed.
[Em] But all you knew was just the softness [Dm] tightened [B] uproot.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, the Velveteen Declares War.
[B] One, [G] two, [Ab] [Am] three, five, please prepare to be taken alive.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So [D] stop the
[Am] wrath of [Em] my pillow attack.
[F] Stand by.
[E]
[Dm]
[Em] Who dares to hold [Dm] the violet cape of the velvet ape?
[Em] Soft and the tray [Dm] is languorous.
Behold the tray.
[B] [G] One, two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, Titan's sound has covered the [B] ground.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] five, the velvet ape provides your escape.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So stop.
[Am] Go soft is the lens on [Em] the primate attack.
[F] Go soft.
[Gm] [F]
[Em]
Key:
Em
Dm
G
Am
E
Em
Dm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] The year is [Em] 1970 [E]-old.
[Dm] The era of softness has overtaken the youth. _
[E] The rivalry between former collaborators has begun.
[Dm] This is part of the story, before that story disappeared.
[Em] _
You thought you knew _ [D] the soft with all [Dm] the rock removed. _
[Em] _ But all you knew _ was just the softness [Dm] tightened _ [B] uproot.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, the _ Velveteen _ Declares War.
[B] One, [G] two, [Ab] _ [Am] three, five, please prepare to be taken alive.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So _ [D] stop _ the _
[Am] wrath of [Em] my pillow attack.
[F] Stand by. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Who dares to hold _ [Dm] the violet cape of the velvet ape?
[Em] _ Soft and the tray _ [Dm] is _ languorous.
Behold the tray.
[B] _ [G] One, two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, _ Titan's sound has covered the [B] ground.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] five, the velvet ape provides your escape.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So stop. _ _ _ _
[Am] Go soft is the lens on [Em] the primate attack.
[F] Go soft. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [B] The year is [Em] 1970 [E]-old.
[Dm] The era of softness has overtaken the youth. _
[E] The rivalry between former collaborators has begun.
[Dm] This is part of the story, before that story disappeared.
[Em] _
You thought you knew _ [D] the soft with all [Dm] the rock removed. _
[Em] _ But all you knew _ was just the softness [Dm] tightened _ [B] uproot.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, the _ Velveteen _ Declares War.
[B] One, [G] two, [Ab] _ [Am] three, five, please prepare to be taken alive.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So _ [D] stop _ the _
[Am] wrath of [Em] my pillow attack.
[F] Stand by. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Who dares to hold _ [Dm] the violet cape of the velvet ape?
[Em] _ Soft and the tray _ [Dm] is _ languorous.
Behold the tray.
[B] _ [G] One, two, [Ab] three, [Am] four, _ Titan's sound has covered the [B] ground.
One, [G] two, [Ab] three, [Am] five, the velvet ape provides your escape.
[F] So stop the wrath of [Gb] my pillow attack.
[G] So stop. _ _ _ _
[Am] Go soft is the lens on [Em] the primate attack.
[F] Go soft. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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