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Author: They Might Be Giants
Sung by: John Flansburgh and John Linnell
Length: 0: 0
On Albums: Factory Showroom, Kit Kat Acoustic Break, Show #1

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intro

E         B          E        F#

1.

E         B          E     F# 
Birds are calling to sing along

E      B        E       F#
But my window's painted shut

E            B       E      F#
And all that year of chorus taught me

E         B         E       F#
Is out of style and long forgot

chorus

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl,

E   F#     B
And not be stigmatized

E      F#          B     E    F#
By the rest of the world?

        B   E     F#          B    E
Tell me how can I sing like a girl,

    F#       B
And not be objectified

E     F#
As if I were a girl?

post chorus

D#        G#
I want to raise my freak flag

E          E
Higher and higher and

D#        G#
I want to raise my freak flag

E
And never be alone

E
Never be alone

2.

E        B           E         F#
From the watchtowers I've been spotted

E       B           E  F#
Fingers pointing at my mouth

E          B        E      F#
Spotlights turn and pivot towards me

E     B        E      F#
But I dare not make a sound

chorus

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl,

E   F#     B
And not be stigmatized

E      F#          B     E    F#
By the rest of the world?

        B   E     F#          B    E
Tell me how can I sing like a girl,

    F#       B
And not be objectified

E     F#
As if I were a girl?

post chorus

D#        G#
I want to raise my freak flag

E          E
Higher and higher and

D#        G#
I want to raise my freak flag

E
And never be alone

E
Never be alone

chorus

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl,

E   F#     B
And not be stigmatized

E      F#          B     E    F#
By the rest of the world?

        B   E     F#          B    E
Tell me how can I sing like a girl,

    F#       B
And not be objectified

E     F#
As if I were a girl?

outro

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl?

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl?

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl?

B   E     F#          B
How can I sing like a girl?


transcribed by boba


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