They Might Be Giants

Word Are Like

They Might Be Giants


Tom: Ab

          G# Bbm C# D#
E|---------------|
B|-----2--4--6---|
G|--4--3--6--8---|
D|--6--3--6--8---|
A|--6--1--4--6---|
E|--4------------|

Verse 1:
G#
Words are like
           Bbm
The middle class
            C#
A drinking glass
   G#
A mask
G#
Words are like
         Bbm
A Spanish town
          C#
A wedding gown
    G#
A crown

Chorus 1:
D#
Words are like
D#
A happy dream
D#
A racing team
D#
A wooden beam
    C#    G#
A seam

Verse 2:
Words are like
A rusty nail
A minor scale
A snail
Words are like
A postcard stamp
A highway ramp
A cramp

Chorus 2+3:
Words are like
Kaleidoscopes
The taste of soap
A billy goat
A coat

Words are like
A teenage star
A prison guard
A faded scar
A car