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Word Are Like

They Might Be Giants
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Eb
E---------------|
B-----2--4--6---|
G--4--3--6--8---|
D--6--3--6--8---|
A--6--1--4--6---|
E--4------------|
Words  are like
 The middle class
 A drinking glass
 
 mask
Words  are like
 A Spanish  town
 A wedding gown
 
 crown
Words  are like
A  happy dream
A  racing team
A  wooden beam
 
 seam
 Words are like
 A rusty nail
 A minor scale
 snail
 Words are like
 A postcard stamp
 A highway ramp
 cramp
 Chorus 2+3:
 Words are like
 Kaleidoscopes
 The taste of soap
 A billy goat
 coat
 Words are like
 A teenage star
 A prison guard
 A faded scar
 car

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Readable chord sheet for Word Are Like by They Might Be Giants

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

[Ab]Words are like
The middle [Bbm]class
A drinking g[C#]lass
   [Ab]
[A] mask
[Ab]Words are like
A Spanish[Bbm] town
A wedding [C#]gown
    [Ab]
[A] crown

[Eb]Words are like
[Eb]A happy dream
[Eb]A racing team
[Eb]A wooden beam
    [C#]    [Ab]
[A] seam

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

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