Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Meet James Ensor
Album: John Henry
Chorus:
Em F#m G A
Meet James Ensor
G C D
Belgium’s famous painter
G Em C
Dig him up and shake his hand
Em D G
Appreciate the man
Verse 1:
C D Bm Em
Before there were junk stores, before there was junk
Bm Em Am D
He lived with his mother and the torments of Christ
C D Bm Em
The world was transformed; a crowd gathered round
Bm Em Am D
Pressed against his window so they could be the first
Chorus:
To meet James Ensor
Belgium’s famous painter
Raise a glass and sit and stare
Understand the man
Verse 2:
He lost all his friends; he didn’t need his friends
He lived with his mother and repeated himself
The world has forgotten; the world moved along
The crowd at his window went back to their homes
Chorus:
Meet James Ensor
Meet James Ensor
Belgium’s famous painter
Dig him up and shake his hand
Appreciate the man
