Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
Album: They Might Be Giants
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D A
Sometimes I feel like bein’ wispy and
G D
once in a while I feel like bein’ dry but we’re
F# G
doomed and we’re drowned by this feeling we surround so I
D A D
hope that I get old before I die
Chorus:
A
ohhhhhhhhhhh
D G
It’s a long long rope they use to hang you soon I hope
A D
And I wonder why this hasn’t happened, why why why
D G Gm
And I think about the dirt that I’ll be wearing for a shirt
D A D
And I hope that I get old before I die
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Verse 2:
Clear off the kitchen table darling
For on the kitchen table i must Lie
I’m just tired for my wife just served the banquet of my life
And I hope that I get old before I die
Chorus:
A
ohhhhhhhhhhh
D G
It’s a long long rope they use to hang you soon I hope
A D
And I wonder why this hasn’t happened, why why why
D G Gm
And I think about the dirt that I’ll be wearing for a shirt
D A D
And I hope that I get old before I die
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Chorus:
A
ohhhhhhhhhhh
D G
It’s a long long rope they use to hang you soon I hope
A D
And I wonder why this hasn’t happened, why why why
D G Gm
And I think about the dirt that I’ll be wearing for a shirt
D A D
And I hope that I get old before I die