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Author: They Might Be Giants
Sung by: John Flansburgh
Length: 0: 0
On Albums: Factory Showroom

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Bass Intro

1.
A             Bm
You Gave Me A Pet Name

D                     Bm
Which Is Not To Say I Liked It

A        Bm
We Met A Party

D                           Bm
Which is Not To Say I Was Invited


C                D
You Say, Love Is Just A Lie.

          C                  D
But I Can Tell That You Were Lying


Bridge

          A              G               Bm
And We’ve Almost Figured Out How We Get Along

                     F               G
And Given Time We’ll Find It Strange To Be Alone


2.
A             Bm
You work in a hotel

D                  Bm
At the magazine concession

A            Bm
Back in just five minutes

D                         Bm
Reads the sign above your station


C                 D
Slip your profits in a bag

           C                 D
And you're looking up to the hour hand


Bridge

          A              G               Bm
And We’ve Almost Figured Out How We Get Along

                     F               G
And Given Time We’ll Find It Strange To Be Alone and


Chorus

A                 C#                  D
You Just Forgot Your One Pet Name For Me,

A                    C#                  D
And All Those Promises You Said You’d Keep.

                Bm                                    D
But Its A Lucky Thing, Because That Sentimental Stuff Doesn’t 

D
Suit You At All


-Bass Solo-

3.
A              Bm
Waiting at the bus stop

D                 Bm
For just about an hour

A          Bm
Strategies for hangman

D                Bm
Cat's cradle, origami


C              D
You say I'm OK for a guy

          C                 D
But I can tell that you are lying


Bridge

          A              G               Bm
And We’ve Almost Figured Out How We Get Along

                     F               G
And Given Time We’ll Find It Strange To Be Alone and


Chorus

A                 C#                  D
You Just Forgot Your One Pet Name For Me,

A                    C#                  D
And All Those Promises You Said You’d Keep.

               Bm                                     D
But Its A Lucky Thing, Because That Sentimental Stuff Doesn’t

A                 C#                  D
You Just Forgot Your One Pet Name For Me,

A                    C#                  D
And All Those Promises You Said You’d Keep.

                Bm                              D
But Its A Lucky Thing, Because That Sentimental Stuff

D
Doesn’t Suit You At All


-Fade Out w/Guitar Solo-


transcribed by boba


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