• Song:

    Older

  • Artist:

    They Might Be Giants

  • Album:

    Dial-A-Song: 20 Years o...

Older
They Might Be Giants
Dial-A-Song

Standard tuning
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Older

Intro:

G|---------------------6-7-9-6-7-7-9-9-10-9-----------|
D|--7--------------7-7--------------------------------|
A|-----5-----5-7-7------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


G|--7-6-6-7-7-9-7----6-----6--------------------------|
D|---------------------9-9---7------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


G|------------------6-7-9-6-7-7-9-9-10-9--7-6------|
D|--------------7-7---------------------------7----|
A|--5-----5-7-7---------------------------------5--| End Intro
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:  (drums only)

You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're older still

Chorus:

Time
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|----1---1------------|
E|---------------------|
Is marching on
G|----0---0------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
And time
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|----1----------------|
E|---------------------|
Is still marching on
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|----0--0--0----------|
E|---------------------|

Verse 2:


G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------------------0--0-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0--0-------------|
E|-----------3--3-------------------------------------|


G|--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-----------0--0-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------3--3-------------------------------------|

This day will soon be at an end
And now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
This day will soon be at an end
And now it's even sooner
And now it's sooner still

Synth solo (same as chorus):

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------0--0------------------------------------|
A|--1--1----------------1------0--0--0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 (Same as intro):

G|---------------------6-7-9-6-7-7-9-9-10-9-----------|
D|--7--------------7-7--------------------------------|
A|-----5-----5-7-7------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


G|--7-6-6-7-7-9-7----6-----6--------------------------|
D|---------------------9-9---7------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


G|------------------6-7-9-6-7-7-9-9-10-9--7-6------|
D|--------------7-7---------------------------7----|
A|--5-----5-7-7---------------------------------5--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------|

You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been
And now you're even older
And now you're older still

End on:

G|--0--0-----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

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Tabbed by:  Shaun Molthop
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