Chords for They Might Be Giants - Tick Tick Tick Tick (Official Video)
Tempo:
122.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
F
Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[C] [F] [E]
[Eb] [E] [Am]
[F] [Am] [A] [E]
[Am] Wait forever [F] for this tick, [Ebm] tick, tick, [E] [Am] tick.
Legs upon [F] the sleep tick, [C] tick, tick, [E] [A] tick.
[F] Persevering [Am]
undercover of [A] [E] [A] permafrost.
Nervous and [F] bashful [C] and sick, [Eb] sick, [E] [Am] sick.
[F] [E]
[Ebm] [E] [Am] Trying to stifle [F] a cough [E] tick, [Ab] tick, [E] tick, tick.
[Am] Buried under [Fm] the house [E] tick, tick, [Eb] [E] tick, [Dm] tick.
Setting fire to a draft of the [Am] flowchart.
Eating pages of the mission [Ebm] statement.
Waking up from victual dreams [Bm] with a [E] curdling scream.
[Am]
[F] [C] [Ebm] [E]
[Am] Heart set down to [F] crawl [Am] tick, [Ebm] tick, [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Empty but full of thought [F] [C] tick, [Eb] tick, [E] tick, [A] tick.
The eyes move [F] first and [Am]
then the [E] mandibles.
[A] Beginning [F] slowly [C] then [Eb] quick, [E] quick, [Am] quick.
Getting closer with [F] each [E] tick, [C] tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
Tick, [C] tick, [Gb] tick, [Dm] tick.
Getting [Am]
[A] [Ebm]
[Bm]
[E] [C]
[F] [E] [Eb] [Db]
[Am] closer with [F] each [E] tick, tick, [C] [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Getting closer [F] with each [Gb] tick, tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
that [Gb] they [E] don't [F] see.
[E] Boop, [Eb] boop, [E] boop, [F] boop, [Am] boop, [Eb] boop.
[A] [E] [Gb]
[C] [F] [E]
[Eb] [E] [Am]
[F] [Am] [A] [E]
[Am] Wait forever [F] for this tick, [Ebm] tick, tick, [E] [Am] tick.
Legs upon [F] the sleep tick, [C] tick, tick, [E] [A] tick.
[F] Persevering [Am]
undercover of [A] [E] [A] permafrost.
Nervous and [F] bashful [C] and sick, [Eb] sick, [E] [Am] sick.
[F] [E]
[Ebm] [E] [Am] Trying to stifle [F] a cough [E] tick, [Ab] tick, [E] tick, tick.
[Am] Buried under [Fm] the house [E] tick, tick, [Eb] [E] tick, [Dm] tick.
Setting fire to a draft of the [Am] flowchart.
Eating pages of the mission [Ebm] statement.
Waking up from victual dreams [Bm] with a [E] curdling scream.
[Am]
[F] [C] [Ebm] [E]
[Am] Heart set down to [F] crawl [Am] tick, [Ebm] tick, [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Empty but full of thought [F] [C] tick, [Eb] tick, [E] tick, [A] tick.
The eyes move [F] first and [Am]
then the [E] mandibles.
[A] Beginning [F] slowly [C] then [Eb] quick, [E] quick, [Am] quick.
Getting closer with [F] each [E] tick, [C] tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
Tick, [C] tick, [Gb] tick, [Dm] tick.
Getting [Am]
[A] [Ebm]
[Bm]
[E] [C]
[F] [E] [Eb] [Db]
[Am] closer with [F] each [E] tick, tick, [C] [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Getting closer [F] with each [Gb] tick, tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
that [Gb] they [E] don't [F] see.
[E] Boop, [Eb] boop, [E] boop, [F] boop, [Am] boop, [Eb] boop.
[A] [E] [Gb]
Key:
E
F
Am
C
A
E
F
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] Wait forever [F] for this tick, [Ebm] tick, tick, [E] [Am] tick.
Legs upon [F] the sleep tick, [C] tick, tick, [E] [A] tick.
_ _ [F] Persevering _ [Am]
undercover of [A] _ [E] _ [A] permafrost. _
Nervous and [F] bashful [C] and sick, [Eb] sick, [E] [Am] sick.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Trying to stifle [F] a cough [E] tick, [Ab] tick, [E] tick, tick.
[Am] Buried under [Fm] the house [E] tick, tick, [Eb] [E] tick, [Dm] tick.
Setting fire to a draft of the [Am] flowchart.
Eating pages of the mission [Ebm] statement.
_ Waking up from victual dreams [Bm] with a _ [E] curdling scream.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ Heart set down to [F] crawl [Am] tick, [Ebm] tick, [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Empty but full of thought [F] [C] tick, [Eb] tick, [E] tick, [A] tick.
The eyes move [F] first and [Am]
then the [E] mandibles.
_ [A] _ Beginning _ [F] slowly [C] then [Eb] quick, [E] quick, [Am] quick.
Getting closer with [F] each [E] tick, [C] tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
Tick, [C] tick, [Gb] tick, [Dm] tick.
_ Getting _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Am] _ closer with [F] each [E] tick, tick, [C] [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Getting closer [F] with each [Gb] tick, tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
that [Gb] they _ [E] don't [F] see.
_ [E] Boop, [Eb] boop, [E] boop, [F] boop, [Am] boop, [Eb] boop.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] Wait forever [F] for this tick, [Ebm] tick, tick, [E] [Am] tick.
Legs upon [F] the sleep tick, [C] tick, tick, [E] [A] tick.
_ _ [F] Persevering _ [Am]
undercover of [A] _ [E] _ [A] permafrost. _
Nervous and [F] bashful [C] and sick, [Eb] sick, [E] [Am] sick.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Trying to stifle [F] a cough [E] tick, [Ab] tick, [E] tick, tick.
[Am] Buried under [Fm] the house [E] tick, tick, [Eb] [E] tick, [Dm] tick.
Setting fire to a draft of the [Am] flowchart.
Eating pages of the mission [Ebm] statement.
_ Waking up from victual dreams [Bm] with a _ [E] curdling scream.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Am] _ Heart set down to [F] crawl [Am] tick, [Ebm] tick, [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Empty but full of thought [F] [C] tick, [Eb] tick, [E] tick, [A] tick.
The eyes move [F] first and [Am]
then the [E] mandibles.
_ [A] _ Beginning _ [F] slowly [C] then [Eb] quick, [E] quick, [Am] quick.
Getting closer with [F] each [E] tick, [C] tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
Tick, [C] tick, [Gb] tick, [Dm] tick.
_ Getting _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _ _
_ [Am] _ closer with [F] each [E] tick, tick, [C] [E] tick, [Am] tick.
Getting closer [F] with each [Gb] tick, tick, [E] tick, [F] tick.
that [Gb] they _ [E] don't [F] see.
_ [E] Boop, [Eb] boop, [E] boop, [F] boop, [Am] boop, [Eb] boop.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _