Welcome to the Jungle 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.
|: F Bb C Gm F Bb C F 😐
Welcome to the jungle Jim, welcome to the jungle Jim, welcome to it, Jim
welcome to the jungle Ann, welcome to the jungle Dan, welcome to it, John
Bb — — C
Think you’re gonna like — I think you’re gonna like it,
F Bb C F
once you’ve given the jungle a chance
Bb — — C Bb — — —
think you’re gonna like it once you’ve given it a chance
Dm — Bb —
In the ju-u-u-u-u-ungle
F — Dm
in the ju-u-u-u-u-ungle
Bb — — C
in the ju-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ungle
|: D G Em A 😐 (x4)
Now you will be with me
put your hand in my hand
lift up the rock and see all the things
that share the jungle with us
Interlude:
F Bb C Gm
F Bb C F
Bridge:
Bb C Bb C F G F G
Welcome to the — welcome to the
Am — Bb — Dm — C —
trees — trees
2.
Push me in the face again, push me in the face again, push me in the face
push me in the face again, push me in the face again, push me in the face
Didn’t really like — I didn’t really like it
last time when you pushed me in the face
didn’t really like it last time when you pushed my face
In the ju-u-u-u-u-ungle
in the ju-u-u-u-u-ungle
Bb — — — — — — C
in the ju-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-ungle
Now you will be with me
put your hand in my hand
lift up the rock and see all the things
that live in the jungle with us
Put your hand near the bug
we are so much like them
see how the bug reacts to your hand
in the same way as I do
(Coda; same as interlude)
-E.M.