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Song: Road Movie to Berlin
Band: They Might Be Giants
CD: Flood
Transcribed by: Mark Taylor MTaylor@Data.Basix.Com
[Uploaded: Thu Jun 2 20:28:44 PDT 1994]
F(1 (133211@1)measure) A(1 (x02220@1)m.) D(2 (xx0232@1)m.)
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--------1---------------2----------3----|
--------2---------------2----------2----|
----0-2-3---------------2----------0----|
--3-----3---------------0---------------|
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Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb Bb (x1333x@1)A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb Bb (x1333x@1)A--1--1--1---0------1--1--1---0----------| (x02220@1)--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--1--1--1---0------1--1--1---0----------|
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Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)B (x2444x@1)Bb (x1333x@1)A--1--1--1---3- (x02220@1)2--1---0----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--1--1--1---3--2--1---0----------|
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(no notes) F (133211@1) AWe're (x02220@1)in a road movie to Berlin.
D (xx0232@1) BbCan't (x1333x@1)drive out the way we drove in.
ASo (x02220@1)sneak out this glass of bourbon
Bband (x1333x@1)we'll go.
(no notes) F (133211@1) AWe (x02220@1)were once so close to Heaven.
D (xx0232@1) BbPeter (x1333x@1)came out and gave us medals.
A (x02220@1) BbDeclaring (x1333x@1)us the nicest of the damned.
F (133211@1) ATime (x02220@1)won't find the lost.
DIt'll (xx0232@1)sweep up our skeleton bones.
Bb (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1) BbSo (x1333x@1)take the wheel and I will take the pedals.
BREAK
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(no notes) F (133211@1) AWe're (x02220@1)in a road movie to Berlin.
D (xx0232@1) BbCan't (x1333x@1)drive out the way we drove in.
ASo (x02220@1)sneak out this glass of bourbon
Bband (x1333x@1)we'll go.
Road movie to Berlin by They Might Be Giants
[Convention: each chord is four beats/a full measure. A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another measure; two chords with a slash between
them are held for two beats/half a measure each.]
1.
|: F (133211@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) BbWe're (x1333x@1)in a road movie to Berlin - can't drive out the way we drove in
A (x02220@1) - Bb (x1333x@1)- :|
so sneak out this glass of bourbon and we'll go
We were once so close to heaven - Peter came out and gave us medals
declaring us the nicest of the damned
F (133211@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) -
Time won't find the lost, it'll sweep up our skeleton bones
Bb (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1) -
so take the wheel and I will take the pedals
Instrumental:
/-3-
C/B/Bb A / F
G/ (320003@1)E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb - / A (x02220@1) /-3-
Bb (x1333x@1)A (x02220@1) Bb (x1333x@1)C/B/Bb A (x02220@1)We're in a road movie to Berlin
can't drive out the way we drove in
so sneak out this glass of bourbon and we'll go
-E.M.
