Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Dinner Bell
Album: Apollo 18
Chorus:
G C Bb C
I’ve been leaving on my things
F Gm Bb C
so in the morning when the morning bird sings
Dm F E
there’s still dinner on my dinner
Am E Am F
jacket till the dinner bell rings
Verse 1:
Bb
Experimental
F E E B
dog salivating dog
G D
good dog
Am Em Am Dm
Cuz I’m waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Am E Am D
dinner bell dinner bell ring
Chorus:
I’ve been leaving on my things
so in the morning when the morning bird sings
there’s still dinner on my dinner
jacket till the dinner bell rings
Verse 2: ( Same Rhythm as before)
I don’t want a pizza, I don’t want a piece of (experimental dog)
Peanut brittle, I don’t want a pear.
I don’t want a bagel I don’t want a bean I wouldn’t like (salivating dog)
A bag of beef or a beer or a
Cup of chowder, corn, cake, or creamed cauliflower cause I’m (good dog)
cuz Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing (waiting for the dinner bell)
Dinner bell dinner bell ring
Bridge:
Em F#m G A
shoulder bicep elbow arm
D Em F G
forearm thumb wrist knuckle palm
C D Esus4 E
middle pinky index ring
Am E Am F
dinnerbell dinnerbell ding
Verse 2:
I don’t know whether I’d rather be having a bottle of vinegar (experimental dog)
I don’t know whether I’d rather be having an egg.
I don’t know whether I’d rather be having an order of bacon (salivating dog)
Or whether I’d rather be having a basket of garlic bread.
I don’t know whether I’d rather be having some pie or (good dog)
Saving my appetite ’cause I’m
cuz Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing (waiting for the dinner
bell) Dinner bell dinner bell ring
Chorus:
I’ve been leaving on my things
So in the morning when the morning bird sings
There’s still dinner on my dinner jacket
‘Til the dinner bell does the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell do the bell thing
I’m waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding ding ding
Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding ding ding
Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding