Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song Shoehorn With Teeth
Album: Lincoln
Intro: Eb Db Ab
Chorus:
Eb (D/Eb — C — Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb Bb Eb Bb Ab Bb
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
Eb (D/Eb — C — Bb) Eb
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Eb D/Eb C Bb Eb
Because he knows there’s no such thing
Verse 1:
Ab
He asks a girl if they can both sit in a chair
Eb
But he doesn’t get nervous
Ab Bb
She’s not really there
Chorus:
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Because he knows there’s no such thing
Verse 2:
Ab
Tour the world in a heavy metal band
Eb
But they run out of gas
Ab Bb
The plane can never land
Chorus:
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Because he knows there’s no such thing
Verse 3:
What’s the sense in ever thinking about the tomb
When you’re much too busy returning to the womb?
Chorus:
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
People should get beat up for stating their beliefs
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth
Because he knows there’s no such thing