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Road Movie to Berlin

They Might Be Giants
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Uploaded: Thu Jun 2 20:28:44 PDT 1994

F (1 measure) A (1 m.) D (2 m.)

--------1---------------0----------2----|
--------1---------------2----------3----|
--------2---------------2----------2----|
----0-2-3---------------2----------0----|
--3-----3---------------0---------------|
--------1-------------------------------|

Bb Bb Bb A Bb Bb Bb A

--1--1--1---0------1--1--1---0----------|
--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---2------3--3--3---2----------|
--1--1--1---0------1--1--1---0----------|
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Bb Bb Bb C B Bb A

--1--1--1---3- 2--1---0----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--3--3--3---5--4--3---2----------|
--1--1--1---3--2--1---0----------|
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(no notes) F A

We're in a road movie to Berlin.

D Bb

Can't drive out the way we drove in.

A

So sneak out this glass of bourbon

Bb

and we'll go.

(no notes) F A

We were once so close to Heaven.

D Bb

Peter came out and gave us medals.

A Bb

Declaring us the nicest of the damned.

F A

Time won't find the lost.

D

It'll sweep up our skeleton bones.

Bb A Bb

So take the wheel and I will take the pedals.

BREAK

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-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-14----------|
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-15-15-15-14----15-15-15-17-16-15-14----|
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(no notes) F A

We're in a road movie to Berlin.

D Bb

Can't drive out the way we drove in.

A

So sneak out this glass of bourbon

Bb

and we'll go.

Road movie to Berlin by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is four beats/a full measure. A dash indicates that

the chord is held for another measure; two chords with a slash between

them are held for two beats/half a measure each.]

1.

|: F A D Bb

We're in a road movie to Berlin - can't drive out the way we drove in

A - Bb - :|

so sneak out this glass of bourbon and we'll go

We were once so close to heaven - Peter came out and gave us medals

declaring us the nicest of the damned

F A D -

Time won't find the lost, it'll sweep up our skeleton bones

Bb A Bb -

so take the wheel and I will take the pedals

Instrumental:

/-3-\

C/B/Bb A / F

G / E D

Bb - / A /-3-\

Bb A Bb C/B/Bb A

We're in a road movie to Berlin

can't drive out the way we drove in

so sneak out this glass of bourbon and we'll go

-E.M.

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