Astronaut
TripodVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
twice
I know what you're all wondering
Have Tripod ever been to Japan
But you're ignoring a much bigger question
Why don't the Japanese have a space program
Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts
Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t
I'll tell you why you haven't seen one
I'll tell you why
You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut
It's those damn fat gloves
And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav
Cos the tea goes everywhere
The tea goes everywhere
Japanese culture's always fanscinated me
From their traditions to their modern way of life
But all their elegance and rich history
Doesn't sit well with my interest in space
Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut
It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible)
And they don't let you use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut
You might puncture the suit
You might depressurize
Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve
But it's those damn fat gloves
They're the main problem
You can't nurture your tamagotchi
You can't make an origami swan
Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle
Well I've tried and they don't let you
Fucking NASA red tape
I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved
So I threw away my dreams of outer space
I had to find myself a whole new job
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place
But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ
It's those damned fat gloves again
Those confounded puffy mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed
I'm haunted by fat gloves
You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or ride a Kawasaki
When you're an astronaut
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele
Cos you're not enough of a red herring
twice
I know what you're all wondering
Have Tripod ever been to Japan
But you're ignoring a much bigger question
Why don't the Japanese have a space program
Why aren't there any Japanese astronauts
Have you ever seen a Japanese astronau________t
I'll tell you why you haven't seen one
I'll tell you why
You can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're an astronaut
It's those damn fat gloves
And you can't do the Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're in zero grav
Cos the tea goes everywhere
The tea goes everywhere
Back to verse
Japanese culture's always fanscinated me
From their traditions to their modern way of life
But all their elegance and rich history
Doesn't sit well with my interest in space
Because you can't carry out a ninja style assassination dressed as an astronaut
It's the luminous fabric (you're too visible)
And they don't let you(Ooooh) use a samurai sword when you're an astronaut
You might puncture the suit
You might depressurize
Like a gremlin in a microwa_____ve
But it's those damn fat gloves
They're the main problem
You can't nurture your tamagotchi
You can't make an origami swan
Have you ever tried to get a used panty vending machine into a space shuttle
Well I've tried and they don't let you
Fucking NASA red tape
I couldn't reconcile the two things that I loved
So I threw away my dreams of outer space
I had to find myself a whole new job
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a place
But you can't do a Japanese Tea Ceremony when you're a boxing champ
It's those damned fat gloves again
Those confounded putty mitts loom in front of my face every night in bed
I'm haunted by fat gloves
You can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or ride a Kawasaki
When you're an astronaut
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele
Cos you're not enough of a red herri
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Readable chord sheet for Astronaut by Tripod
[Gm] [Eb] twice [Gm] I know what you're all wonde[Eb]ring Have Tripod ever been to [Gm]Japan [Gm] But you're ignoring a much bigger [Eb]question Why don't the Japanese have a space [Bb]program Why aren't there any Japanese [Eb]astronauts [Bb] Have you ever seen a Japanese [F#]astronau__[Ab]______t I'll tell you [C]why you haven't seen one [Eb] I'll tell you why You [Bb]can't do the Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're an astro[Gm]naut It's those damn [F]fat gloves And you [Bb]can't do the Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're in zero [Gm]grav Cos the tea goes [F]everywhere The tea goes every[Gm]where [Gm] Japanese culture's always fansci[Eb]nated me From their traditions to their modern way of [Gm]life But all their elegance and rich his[Eb]tory Doesn't sit well with my interest in [Bb]space Because you [Bb]can't carry out a ninja style assassi[F]nation [Eb]dressed as an astro[Gm]naut It's the luminous [F]fabric (you're too visible) And they [Bb]don't let you use a [F]samurai sword [Eb]when you're an astro[Gm]naut You might punctu[F]re the suit You might de[Gm]pressurize [F] Like a gremlin in a [Gm]microwa__[F#]___ve [Ab] But it's those damn [C#]fat gloves They're the main [F]problem You [F#]can't nurture your tama[C#]gotchi You can't [F]make an origami [F#]swan Have you [Ab]ever tried to get a used [A]panty vending mac[Bbm]hine into a space [Eb]shuttle Well [Eb]I've tried and they don't [C#]let you Fucking NASA red [F#]tape [Gm] [Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm] I couldn't reconcile the two things that I [Eb]loved So I threw away my dreams of oute[Gm]r space I had to find myself a whole new[Eb] job Maybe in the sports arena I would find a [Bb]place But you [Bb]can't do a Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're a boxing [Gm]champ It's those damned [F]fat gloves again Those [Bb]confounded puffy mitts loom in [F]front of my face [Eb]every night in [Gm]bed I'm haunted by [F]fat gloves You [Bb]can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake Or [F]ride a Kawasaki [Eb]When you're an astro[F#]naut And they [F#]don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese [Ab]tele Cos you're not enough of a red h[A#]erring [Em] [C] twice [Em] I know what you're all wonde[C]ring Have Tripod ever been to [Em]Japan [Em] But you're ignoring a much bigger [C]question Why don't the Japanese have a space [G]program Why aren't there any Japanese [C]astronauts [G] Have you ever seen a Japanese[Eb] astronau_[F]_______t I'll tell you [A]why you haven't seen one [C] I'll tell you why You [G]can't do the Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're an astr[Em]onaut It's those damn [D]fat gloves And you [G]can't do the Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're in zero [Em]grav Cos the tea goes [D]everywhere The tea goes every[Em]where Back to verse [Em] Japanese culture's always fansci[C]nated me From their traditions to their modern way of [Em]life But all their elegance and rich his[C]tory Doesn't sit well with my interest in [G]space Because you [G]can't carry out a ninja style assassi[D]nation [C]dressed as an astr[Em]onaut It's the luminous [D]fabric (you're too visible) And they [G]don't let you(Ooooh) use a [D]samurai sword [C]when you're an astro[Em]naut You might punctu[D]re the suit You might de[Em]pressurize [D] Like a gremlin in a [Em]microwa__[Eb]___ve [F] But it's those damn [Bb]fat gloves They're the main [D]problem You [Eb]can't nurture your tama[Bb]gotchi You can't [D]make an origami [Eb]swan Have you [F]ever tried to get a used [F#]panty vending mac[Gm]hine into a space [C]shuttle Well [C]I've tried and they don't [Bb]let you Fucking NASA red [Eb]tape [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [Em] I couldn't reconcile the two things that I [C]loved So I threw away my dreams of oute[Em]r space I had to find myself a whole new[C] job Maybe in the sports arena I would find a [G]place But you [G]can't do a Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're a boxing [Em]champ It's those damned [D]fat gloves again Those [G]confounded putty mitts loom in [D]front of my face [C]every night in [Em]bed I'm haunted by [D]fat gloves You [G]can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake Or [D]ride a Kawasaki [C]When you're an astro[Bb]naut And they [Bb]don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese [C]tele Cos you're not enough of a red [G]herri