Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Why Must I be Sad 
Album: John Henry


(Intro riff then) D Em F C D Em F C

Verse:
D (xx0232@1)Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)     Gm (355333@1) Gm7
No more Mister Nice Guy
CC7       F (133211@1)  AI (x02220@1)love the dead
D (xx0232@1)       Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)   Gm (355333@1) Gm7
I've been thinking about it
           C (x32010@1)   C7 (x32310@1)    F (133211@1)  ANow (x02220@1)I understand what he said


Pre Chorus:
D (xx0232@1) EmF   CAsk (x32010@1)me now I
D (xx0232@1)  Em (022000@1)      F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)   Dunderstand (xx0232@1)the words that Alice said
  Em (022000@1)     F (133211@1)     CI (x32010@1)kick the rocks beneath me
D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)   F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)squint at the sun


Chorus:
D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)  F#m (244222@1)BmSad, (x24432@1)sad, sad, sad
Em (022000@1)     G (320003@1)  AWhy (x02220@1)must I be sad?
D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)  F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1)    Em (022000@1) F#mThe (244222@1)rows of dandelions growing all around me
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)  D (xx0232@1) EmF CD EmF CWhy (x32010@1)must I be sad?

Verse 2:
No one knows these things but me and him
so I'm writing everything down in a spiral notebook
in the hopes that one day other people
will feel as low as this

Pre Chorus:
Ask me now I
understand the words that Alice said
I kick the rocks beneath me
I squint at the sun

Chorus:
Sad, sad, sad, sad
Why must I be sad?
The rows of dandelions growing all around me
Why must I be sad?

Bridge/Verse:
Dm Dm/Bd       Dm/B Dm/C
No more Mister Nice Guy
Bdm Bdm7   Fm   Dd
I love the dead
Ddim7         Edim7      
I've been thinking about it
           Ddim7         F+   ANow (x02220@1)I understand what he said

Pre Chorus:
Ask me now I
understand the words that Alice said
I kick the rocks beneath me
I squint at the sun

Chorus:
Sad, sad, sad, sad
Why must I be sad?
The rows of dandelions growing all around me
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad?
Why must I be sad? 
Why must I be sad?