Number Three Chords by They Might Be Giants Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: Number Three Album: They Might Be Giants Chorus: E A E There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third E F# B Don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words E A E Spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave F#m A B E For the two songs in me and the third one I just made Verse 1: A E A rich man once told me -"hey, life's a funny thing" A B A poor man once told me that he can't afford to speak Ab A Now I'm in the middle like a bird without a beak (Chorus) Verse 2: So I went to the president and I asked old whats-his-name Has he ever gotten writer's block or something like the same? He just started talking like he was on T.V. E B E "If there's just two songs in ya boy, what do you want from me?" Verse 3: So I bought myself some denim pants and a silver guitar But I flatly told the ladies - you'll still have to call me 'sir' 'Cause I have to keep my self-respect or I'll never be a star E A Since there's just two songs in me and this is E Number three