They Might Be Giants - The Mesopotamians

artist : they might be giants
song the mesopotamians
album : the else

verse 1 :
Dm Gm
we’ve been driving around
Dm Gm A# C
from one end of this town to the other and back
A# F A# F A#
but no one’s ever seen us ( no one’s ever seen us )
A# F A#
driving our econoline van ( and no one’s ever heard of our band )
C A
and no one’s ever heard of our band

chorus :
D D [ C# ] Bm
we’re the mesopota – mi – ans
Bm [ A G Gsus4 [ F# ] Em A
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbani – pal , and gilgamesh

bridge :
D D [ C# ] Bm Bm [ A ] G
then they wouldn’t understand a word we say ,
Gm F#m
so we’ll scratch it all down into the clay
B Em
half believing there will sometime come a day someone gives a damn
A
maybe when the concrete has crumbled to sand

chorus :
we’re the mesopota – mi – ans
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbani – pal , and gilgamesh

bridge :
the mesopotam – ish sun is beating down
Dm Gm
and making cracks in the ground
A# C
but there’s nowhere else to stand
A# F A# A# F A#
in mesopotamia , ( no one’s ever seen us )
A# F A# C
the kingdom where we secretly reign ( and no one’s ever heard of our band )
A
the land where we invisibly rule

chorus :
as the mesopota – mi – ans
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbani – pal , and gilgamesh

bridge :
D Bm
this is my last stick of gum
Em G
i’m going to cut it up so everybody else gets some
F#m B C A
except for ashurbanipal who says my haircut makes me look like amohenjodaroan
A
hey , ashurbanipal ,

chorus :
i’m a mesopota – mi – an
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbani – pal , and gilgamesh
we’re the mesopota – mi – ans
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbani – pal , and gilgamesh

bridge :
G Em
“hey , man , i thought that you were dead
C Am
i thought you crashed your car”
Em A Em A
“no , man , i’ve been right here this whole time playing bass guitar
for the mesopotamians”

chorus :
we’re the mesopota – mi – ans
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbanipal
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbanipal , and gilgamesh
we’re the mesopota – mi – ans
sargon , hammurabi , ashurbanipal , and gilgamesh