They Might Be Giants

Meet James Ensor

They Might Be Giants


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Meet James Ensor
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Belgium's famous painter
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Dig him up and shake his hand
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Appreciate the man

[Verse]
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Before there were junk stores, before there was junk
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He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ
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The world was transformed; a crowd gathered round
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Pressed against his window so they could be the first to

[Chorus]
Em   F#m   G A
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

[Verse]
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He lost all his friends; he didn't need his friends
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He lived with his mother and repeated himself
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The world has forgotten; the world moved along
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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
Em
...
G                C   D
Belgium's famous painter
Em
...
G              Em        C
Dig him up and shake his hand
Em     D       G
Appreciate the man