Chords for They Might Be Giants - Prepare (official video)
Tempo:
155.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
E
D
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[F]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] comb your hair [B] and compose [E]
yourself.
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] adjust your chair [Bm] and clear [E] your throat.
[A] A second [Cm] from the [D] present is nigh.
[F] Are all your [B] affairs in [E] order now?
[A] A second [G] is a very [D] short time, [F] a moment to [B] anticipate the things to come.
[F] The next second won't be anything like the [A] current [B] one.
[D]
[F] I don't know how it's gonna be till a second [E] is [C] done.
[Bb]
[A] No one [C] can see into [D] the future, [F] we're just gonna have [Bm] to wait.
[E]
There may be strange [C] new customs [D] and new ideas, [F] so try to keep [E] an open mind.
Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] as if that would make [B] any difference [E] at all.
[A] Ready [C] or not, it [D] is coming.
[F] There's no way [Bm] to stop [E] the clock.
[F] The next second's gonna make the present seem like long [A] ago.
[D]
[F] And make you forget everything that you currently [E] [C] know.
[Bb] [E]
[G] [Eb] [Gb] [Gm]
Counting down to zero from one.
[Bb] Hold your breath, [Am] here [A] it [Dm] comes.
[C]
[F] [Am]
[Eb] [E]
[Am] Now [C] that the second [D] has passed, [F] let's all reflect [B] on the times [E] we've had.
[A] Look back [C] on a second [D] ago,
[F] given everything [B] that we now know.
[A] Remember [G] a second [D] ago,
[F] recall if you can [Bm] how it used [E] to be.
[A] Remember [C] a second [D] ago, [F] it's hard to believe we [B] were so naive.
[F] I can barely remember anything about a second [A] [Bm] ago.
[D] [E]
[F] So be a second in the future, that is all [E] I [C] know.
[Bb] [E] [Ab] [E] [G]
[Eb] [Gb] [Gm]
[F]
[E] [B]
[E]
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] comb your hair [B] and compose [E]
yourself.
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] adjust your chair [Bm] and clear [E] your throat.
[A] A second [Cm] from the [D] present is nigh.
[F] Are all your [B] affairs in [E] order now?
[A] A second [G] is a very [D] short time, [F] a moment to [B] anticipate the things to come.
[F] The next second won't be anything like the [A] current [B] one.
[D]
[F] I don't know how it's gonna be till a second [E] is [C] done.
[Bb]
[A] No one [C] can see into [D] the future, [F] we're just gonna have [Bm] to wait.
[E]
There may be strange [C] new customs [D] and new ideas, [F] so try to keep [E] an open mind.
Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, [F] as if that would make [B] any difference [E] at all.
[A] Ready [C] or not, it [D] is coming.
[F] There's no way [Bm] to stop [E] the clock.
[F] The next second's gonna make the present seem like long [A] ago.
[D]
[F] And make you forget everything that you currently [E] [C] know.
[Bb] [E]
[G] [Eb] [Gb] [Gm]
Counting down to zero from one.
[Bb] Hold your breath, [Am] here [A] it [Dm] comes.
[C]
[F] [Am]
[Eb] [E]
[Am] Now [C] that the second [D] has passed, [F] let's all reflect [B] on the times [E] we've had.
[A] Look back [C] on a second [D] ago,
[F] given everything [B] that we now know.
[A] Remember [G] a second [D] ago,
[F] recall if you can [Bm] how it used [E] to be.
[A] Remember [C] a second [D] ago, [F] it's hard to believe we [B] were so naive.
[F] I can barely remember anything about a second [A] [Bm] ago.
[D] [E]
[F] So be a second in the future, that is all [E] I [C] know.
[Bb] [E] [Ab] [E] [G]
[Eb] [Gb] [Gm]
Key:
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C
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] comb your hair [B] and compose [E]
yourself.
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] adjust your chair [Bm] and clear [E] your throat.
[A] A second [Cm] from the [D] present is nigh.
_ [F] Are all your [B] affairs in [E] order now?
[A] A second [G] is a very [D] short time, _ [F] a moment to [B] anticipate the things to come.
[F] The next second won't be anything like the [A] current [B] one.
_ [D] _ _ _
[F] I don't know how it's gonna be till a second [E] is [C] done.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [A] No one [C] can see into [D] the future, _ [F] we're just gonna have [Bm] to wait.
[E]
There may be strange [C] new customs [D] and new ideas, [F] so try to keep [E] an open mind.
Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] as if that would make [B] any difference [E] at all.
[A] Ready [C] or not, it [D] is coming. _
[F] There's no way [Bm] to stop [E] the clock.
[F] The next second's gonna make the present seem like long [A] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] And make you forget everything that you currently [E] [C] know.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Counting down to zero from one.
_ [Bb] _ _ Hold your breath, [Am] _ _ _ here [A] it _ _ [Dm] comes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Now [C] that the second [D] has passed, _ [F] let's all reflect [B] on the times [E] we've had.
[A] Look back [C] on a second [D] ago, _
_ [F] given everything [B] that we now know.
[A] Remember [G] a second [D] ago, _
_ [F] recall if you can [Bm] how it used [E] to be.
[A] Remember [C] a second [D] ago, _ [F] it's hard to believe we [B] were so naive.
[F] I can barely remember anything about a second [A] [Bm] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] So be a second in the future, that is all [E] I [C] know.
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] comb your hair [B] and compose [E]
yourself.
[A] Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] adjust your chair [Bm] and clear [E] your throat.
[A] A second [Cm] from the [D] present is nigh.
_ [F] Are all your [B] affairs in [E] order now?
[A] A second [G] is a very [D] short time, _ [F] a moment to [B] anticipate the things to come.
[F] The next second won't be anything like the [A] current [B] one.
_ [D] _ _ _
[F] I don't know how it's gonna be till a second [E] is [C] done.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [A] No one [C] can see into [D] the future, _ [F] we're just gonna have [Bm] to wait.
[E]
There may be strange [C] new customs [D] and new ideas, [F] so try to keep [E] an open mind.
Prepare [C] for a second [D] from now, _ [F] as if that would make [B] any difference [E] at all.
[A] Ready [C] or not, it [D] is coming. _
[F] There's no way [Bm] to stop [E] the clock.
[F] The next second's gonna make the present seem like long [A] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[F] And make you forget everything that you currently [E] [C] know.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Counting down to zero from one.
_ [Bb] _ _ Hold your breath, [Am] _ _ _ here [A] it _ _ [Dm] comes. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Now [C] that the second [D] has passed, _ [F] let's all reflect [B] on the times [E] we've had.
[A] Look back [C] on a second [D] ago, _
_ [F] given everything [B] that we now know.
[A] Remember [G] a second [D] ago, _
_ [F] recall if you can [Bm] how it used [E] to be.
[A] Remember [C] a second [D] ago, _ [F] it's hard to believe we [B] were so naive.
[F] I can barely remember anything about a second [A] [Bm] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] So be a second in the future, that is all [E] I [C] know.
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