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Author: They Might Be Giants
Sung by: John Linnell
Length: 2:26
On Albums: John Henry

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Intro:
F - Bb -
C - Bb/Am Gm/C



1.
F        -      Bb        -
Don't bother to call this room

C          -   Bb / Am  Gm / C
There's nobody here who can pick up

F           -                 Bb      -
Or who has stuff they need to talk about

         C         -          Bb / Am Gm / F
And who won't be now checking out and flying


Chorus:
C         Bb     C   -
By rocket to the moon

                   F    -
By airplane to the rocket

               Bb     -
By taxi to the airport

                     C   Bb
By front door to the taxi

   C        Bb       Am      Gm      F        C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs



2.
F          -      Bb        -
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse

C          -                Bb  / Am   Gm / C
But you see there's nothing wrong with me

F    -                 Bb      -
You think, that's what you think

            C         -           Bb / Am  Gm / F
That's what they all say before I blow you away



Chorus:
C         Bb     C   -
By rocket to the moon

                   F    -
By airplane to the rocket

               Bb     -
By taxi to the airport

                     C   Bb
By front door to the taxi

   C        Bb       Am      Gm      F        C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs



Bridge:
|: D          Gm      Bb         C :|
     Soon the man who sweeps the room

|: D            Gm     Bb  C :|
     Brings the secret telegram

    Eb      -      Bb      - Eb     -   Bbadd9   C
"Commence Official Interplanetary Exploration"



Instrumental:
|: D  Gm  Bb  C :|
|: D  Gm  Bb  C :|



2.
F          -      Bb        -
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse

C          -                Bb  / Am   Gm / C
But you see there's nothing wrong with me

F    -                 Bb      -
You think, that's what you think

            C         -           Bb / Am  Gm / F
That's what they all say before I blow you away



Chorus:
C         Bb     C   -
By rocket to the moon

                   F    -
By airplane to the rocket

               Bb     -
By taxi to the airport

                     C   Bb
By front door to the taxi

   C        Bb       Am      Gm      F        C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs



Coda:
C         Bb     C   -
By rocket to the moon

             F    -
Crawl to the rocket

                   Bb     -
By coughing at the airport

                  C   Bb
By limping to the taxi

   C        Bb       Am      Gm      F        C        F
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the withered leg


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-E.M.