Tripod - Astronaut Transcribed by Rob rebowman@utas.edu.au Intro: Gm Eb twice Gm Eb I know what you're all wondering Gm Gm Have Tripod ever been to Japan Eb But you're ignoring a much bigger question Bb Why don't the Japanese have a space program Eb Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts Bb F# Ab Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t C I'll tell you why you haven't seen one Eb I'll tell you why Bb F Eb Gm You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut F It's those damn fat gloves Bb F Eb Gm And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav F Cos the tea goes everywhere Gm The tea goes everywhere Gm Eb Japanese culture's always fanscinated me Gm From their traditions to their modern way of life Eb But all their elegance and rich history Bb Doesn't sit well with my interest in space Bb F Eb Gm Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut F It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible) Bb F Eb Gm And they don't let you use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut F You might puncture the suit Gm You might depressurize F Gm F# Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve Ab C# But it's those damn fat gloves F They're the main problem F# C# You can't nurture your tamagotchi F F# You can't make an origami swan Ab A Bbm Eb Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle Eb C# Well I've tried and they don't let you F# Fucking NASA red tape Interlude: Gm Eb Gm Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Gm Eb I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved Gm So I threw away my dreams of outer space Eb I had to find myself a whole new job Bb Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place Bb F Eb Gm But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ F It's those damned fat gloves again Bb F Eb Gm Those confounded puffy mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed F I'm haunted by fat gloves Bb You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake F Or ride a Kawasaki Eb F# When you're an astronaut F#(let ring) Ab(let ring) And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele A#(let ring) Cos you're not enough of a red herring *************************************************************************** Capo 3rd fret version Intro: Em C twice Em C I know what you're all wondering Em Em Have Tripod ever been to Japan C But you're ignoring a much bigger question G Why don't the Japanese have a space program C Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts G Eb F Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t A I'll tell you why you haven't seen one C I'll tell you why G D C Em You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut D It's those damn fat gloves G D C Em And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav D Cos the tea goes everywhere Em The tea goes everywhere Back to verse Em C Japanese culture's always fanscinated me Em From their traditions to their modern way of life C But all their elegance and rich history G Doesn't sit well with my interest in space G D C Em Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut D It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible) G D C Em And they don't let you(Ooooh) use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut D You might puncture the suit Em You might depressurize D Em Eb Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve F Bb But it's those damn fat gloves D They're the main problem Eb Bb You can't nurture your tamagotchi D Eb You can't make an origami swan F F# Gm C Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle C Bb Well I've tried and they don't let you Eb Fucking NASA red tape Interlude: Em C Em C G C G C Em C I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved Em So I threw away my dreams of outer space C I had to find myself a whole new job G Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place G D C Em But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ D It's those damned fat gloves again G D C Em Those confounded putty mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed D I'm haunted by fat gloves G You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake D Or ride a Kawasaki C Bb When you're an astronaut Bb(let ring) C(let ring) And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele G(let ring) Cos you're not enough of a red herri
