Sung by: John Linnell and John Flansburgh
Length: 1:10
On Albums: Then: The Earlier Years, Lincoln
Intro:
Eb Ab Bb
Da da da daaa da da da da da daaaaaaa
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb D/Eb C Bb Eb
Because he knows there's no such thing
Ab
He asks a girl if they can both sit in a chair
Eb
But he doesn't get nervous
Ab Bb
She's not really there
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb D/Eb C Bb Eb
Because he knows there's no such thing
Ab
Tour the world in a heavy metal band
Eb
But they run out of gas
Ab Bb
The plane can never land
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb D/Eb C Bb Eb
Because he knows there's no such thing
Ab
What's the sense in ever thinking about the tomb
Eb Ab Bb
When you're much too busy returning to the womb?
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
Eb (D/Eb - C - Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb D/Eb C Bb Eb
Because he knows there's no such thing
transcribed by Josh Woodward