I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die by They Might Be Giants
[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]
1.
D — A —
Some days I feel like bein’ wispy
G — D —
and once in a while I feel like bein’ dry
F# — G —
but we’re doomed and we’re drowned by this feeling we surround
D A D —
so I hope that I get old before I die
Chorus:
A — — —
oh
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
2.
Clear off the kitchen table darling
for on the kitchen table I must lie
I’m tired for my wife just served the banquet of my life
and I hope that I get old before I die
(Chorus)
-E.M.