They Might Be Giants

Particle Man

They Might Be Giants


Tom: C

C                                              G
Particle man, particle man, doing the things a particle can
F                    C
what's he like, it's not important,
C                            F
particle man, is he a dot or is he a speck
      G                   C
When he's underwater does he get wet
   F                  G
Or does the water get him instead
F             C
Nobody knows, particle man

[Chorus 1]
C                                              G
Triangle man, triangle man, triangle man hates particle man,
F                  C
they have a fight, triangle wins, triangle man

[Horn Part]
         C
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3-3-3-5-3-2-0-----0-----------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------------------3-3---3-1-0-3-3-|

             G                                       C
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-2-3-2-0-------0-------3-3-|
E|-(3)-------3-------3-----------------3-3-3---3-1-0-----|

[Verse 2]
C                                              G
Universe Man, Universe Man, Size of the entire universe man
F               C
Usually kind to smaller man, Universe man
                        F               G                    C
He's got a watch with a minute hand, millennium hand, and an eon hand
    F                     G           F             C
And when they meet it's a happy land. Powerful man, Universe man

[Verse 3]
C                                              G
Person man, Person man, Hit on the head with a frying pan
F                   C
Lives his life in a garbage can, person man
                    F             G                C
Is he depressed, or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless?
F                G             F           C
Who came up with person man? Degraded man, person man

[Chorus 2]
C                                              G
Triangle Man, Triangle man, Triangle man hates person man
F                 C
They have a fight triangle wins. Triangle man

[Horn Part]
         C
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-2-3---0-2-3---0-2-3-3-3-5-3-2-0-----0-----------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------------------3-3---3-1-0-3-3-|

             G                                       C
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0-1-2---0-1-2---0-1-2-2-2-3-2-0-------0-------3-3-|
E|-(3)-------3-------3-----------------3-3-3---3-1-0-----| (x2)