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Author: They Might Be Giants
Sung by: John Flansburgh and John Linnell
Length: 1:30
On Albums: Severe Tire Damage

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Em   F#m   G A
Meet James Ensor

G               C    D
Belgium's famous painter

G              Em       C
Dig him up and shake his hand

Em     D       G
Appreciate the man


1.
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Before there were junk stores, before there was junk

    Bm             Em             Am           D
He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ

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The world was transformed; a crowd gathered round

Bm                  Em        Am                D
Pressed against his window so they could be the first

Chorus:

Em   F#m   G A
To meet James Ensor

G               C    D
Belgium's famous painter

G              Em       C
Raise a glass and sit and stare

Em     D       G
Understand the man


2.
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He lost all his friends; he didn't need his friends

    Bm             Em             Am           D
He lived with his mother and repeated himself

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The world has forgotten; the world moved along

    Bm             Em             Am           D
The crowd at his window went back to their homes


Chorus:

Em   F#m   G A
Meet James Ensor

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Em   F#m   G A
Meet James Ensor

|:N.C.        :|

 G               C   D
Belgium's famous painter

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 G             Em        C
Dig him up and shake his hand

Em     D       G
Appreciate the man

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-E.M.