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Author: They Might Be Giants
Sung by: John Linnell
Length: 3: 8
On Albums: John Henry

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This is the bass Intro:

A----2---0-----------------------1-|
E------------4---2---0---2---4-----|

1.

B5          G#5         A5          F#5           G#5           F#5
   When the hands that  operate the motor lose control of the   lever

B5          G#5         A5         F#5        G#5           F#5
   When the mind of its own in the wheel puts two and two together

B5          G#5       A5                 F#5
   When the indicator says you're out of oil,

              G#5              F#5
   Should you continue driving anyway?

B5           G#5             A5            F#5              G#5         
   There's a thermostat that regulates the temperature that might not be

A5            B5              Bb5
Reliable That should be disconnected


Chorus:

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down

B5      A5      G#5       G5         F#5
Turn it up when the cold brings you down

B5       A5           G#5 G5      F#5
When the heat bothers you turn it down

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down


G5       F#5
  As I was just saying

E5       F#5
  As I was just saying

E5   F#5        G#5           Bb5     B5
  As I was just telling you a minute ago

 
2.

B5   G#5 A5   F#5 G#5 F#5
   I was just talking

B5      G#5 A5    F#5 G#5  F#5
And Someone interrupted

B5    G#5 A5 F#5      G#5      F#5
   Or was it a loud explosion?

B5    G#5    A5    F#5    G#5       A5
   Or is the thermostat engulfed in flames

      B5         Bb5
   Or is it just me?


Chorus:

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down

B5      A5      G#5       G5         F#5
Turn it up when the cold brings you down

B5       A5           G#5 G5      F#5
When the heat bothers you turn it down

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down


G5       F#5
  As I was just saying

E5       F#5
  As I was just saying

E5   F#5        G#5           Bb5     B5
  As I was just saying


Repeat the Intro for this Interlude


Final Chorus:

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down

B5      A5      G#5       G5         F#5
Turn it up when the cold brings you down

B5       A5           G#5 G5      F#5
When the heat bothers you turn it down

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down


B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down

B5      A5      G#5       G5         F#5
Turn it up when the cold brings you down

B5       A5           G#5 G5      F#5
When the heat bothers you turn it down

B5      A5          G#5  G5  F#5
Turn it up, turn it down

(fade out)


transcribed by Paul Wenzel


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