They Might Be Giants - Call You Mom

call you mom – they might be giants
standard tuning ( eadgbe )

* chords sound better in barred position ,
and anything in parenthesis are optional .

F . . . F . . . F . . . E

A ( F7 E7 A )
i think i’d like to call you mom
F#m B
’cause you remind me of my mom
Bm
i’m gonna go put on my sailor suit
Dm E
and we’ll go out on the town
A ( F7 E7 A )
why don’t you let me call you that?
F#m B
you’re acting so much like my mom
Bm
she didn’t like it when i called her name
Dm A
you and her are the same

B
when we go out
D
you’ll know someone is there
F# A
you will feel someone staring at you
D
you’re on my mind
A
as i dream of the game
B
where i’m rolling a hoop
E A ( F7 E7 A )
and i turn around to find that you are gone
F#m B
which was exactly like my mom
Bm
and i will go hang up my sailor suit
Dm A
and lie face – down on the lawn

A ( F7 E7 A ) F#m B . . .
Bm . . . Dm . . . A . . .

B
when we go out
D
you’ll know someone is there
F# A
you will feel someone staring at you
D
you’re on my mind
A
as i dream of the game
B
where i’m rolling a hoop
E A ( F7 E7 A )
and i turn around to find that you are gone
F#m B
which was exactly like my mom
Bm
and i will go hang up my sailor suit
Dm A
and lie face – down on the lawn

A A# B C C# D D# E F . . . E

A ( F7 E7 A )
i see you moving towards the door
F#m B
’cause you don’t trust me anymore
Bm
i need to find someone who’s nice to me
Dm E
the way that you used to be
A ( F7 E7 A )
and then i’m gonna call her you
F#m B
’cause she’ll remind me of you
Bm
i’m gonna dress her in a sailor suit
Dm A
that would look very cute

B
when we go out
D
she’ll know someone is there
F# A
she will feel someone staring at her
D
she’s on my mind
A
as i dream of the game
B
where she’s rolling a hoop
E A ( F7 E7 A )
and she turns around to find that i Am gone
F#m B
which was exactly like her mom
Bm
and she will go hang up her sailor suit
Dm A
and lie face – down on the lawn

Bm . . . Dm . . . A . . . B . . .
Bm . . . Dm . . . A . . .