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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Destination Moon
Album: John Henry
Intro: F Bb C Bb A G C
Verse:
F Bb C Bb A G C F
Don't bother to call this room theres nobody here who can pick up
F Bb C Bb A
Or has stuff they need to talk about and who won't be now checking out and
G F
flying
Chorus:
C Bb C
Bye rocket to the moon
F
Bye airplaine to the rocket
Bb
Bye taxi to the airport
C Bb
Bye frontdoor to the taxi
C Bb A G F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
Verse 2:
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse but you see there's
nothing wrong with me
You think. That's what you think. That's what they all say before
I blow you away
Chorus:
C Bb C
Bye rocket to the moon
F
Bye airplaine to the rocket
Bb
Bye taxi to the airport
C Bb
Bye frontdoor to the taxi
C Bb A G F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
Bridge:
D G Bb C
Soon the man who sweeps the room
D G Bb C
brings the secret telegram.
Eb Bb Eb Bb C
"Commence official interplanetary exploration"
Instrumental
D G Bb C
D G Bb C C
Verse 3:
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse but you see
there's nothing wrong with me
You think. That's what you think. That's what they all say before
I blow you away
Chorus:
C Bb C
Bye rocket to the moon
F
Bye airplaine to the rocket
Bb
Bye taxi to the airport
C Bb
Bye frontdoor to the taxi
C Bb A G F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
Chorus:
C Bb C
Bye rocket to the moon
F
Crawl to the rocket
Bb
Bye caughing at the airport
C Bb
Bye limping to the taxi
C Bb A G F C F
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the withered legs
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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St. Jimmy Wanna Be |
#1 by St. Jimmy at Aug 20, 1973 at 7:50 AM EST |
| yes, those are indeed the missing lyrics. | |
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Satan SAF! Rhythm Player |
#2 by Satan SAF! Lucifer at Jan 20, 1975 at 11:54 AM EST |
| maybe it was so secret he couldn't type it. lol :) | |
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Hudson Lead Player |
#3 by Hudson Ryan at Jun 19, 1976 at 2:29 PM EST |
| The card with the cartoon nurse is obviously a get well card, implying an illness. To me, this song is about a person determined to travel to the moon, taking necessary steps along the way and dealing with people who keep telling him he's crazy or wasting his life. The last part shows that he has continued his attempt throught his life and is on his last legs, but still determined to make it a reality. | |
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Charlie Average |
#4 by Charlie Fletcher at May 20, 1977 at 8:24 AM EST |
| Unfortunately, my tape is no longer playable due to overuse... But I think the missing lyrics are: "Commence initial interplanetary exploration" | |
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Your account ha Average |
#5 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at May 14, 1978 at 4:30 AM EST |
| one cant help but wonder if some of this song was based on discorporate by frank zappa, since they essentially cover the same idea. also another notable zappa crossover is the fact he wrote a song called "Concentration moon" coincedence? probably. but still a remarkable one to say the least. | |
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Mark Wanna Be |
#6 by Mark masta at Oct 23, 1984 at 9:13 PM EST |
| The missing lyrics are "Emancipation Interplanetary Exploration" meaning leaving my body to explore space. The last chorus pretty well seals the meaning.. he is dying and there is nothing he can do about it. He says "there's nothing wrong with me" but everyone else thinks it's horrible that he is dying, he know he is just preparing for his next journey. I've told my wife and best friends that I want this song played at my funeral. :) It's really uplifting in the same way that most TMBG songs are. They sound upbeat, but have (usually) a sad message, but if you stare long enough into the subliminal you can find the happy again. :) | |
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Ĵǿ Wanna Be |
#7 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţš at Jun 26, 1987 at 4:23 PM EST |
| oh i forget to mention that at the end of the destination moon series, the rocket, upon returning, has run out of sufficient oxygen due to various reasons. everybody on the rocket is passes out and has to be brought out on stretchers... this fits the ending verse well, where it turns around telling that the person on the rocket is returning home, but getting bruised and battered on the way back... just like tintin ;) | |
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BeN-bEn Lead Player |
#8 by BeN-bEn Lesniewski at Mar 12, 1989 at 6:33 PM EST |
| actually...i think it's "official" instead of "initial." i dunno. and also, i'm pretty sure it's "before i blow you away" and not "but for." but i could be wrong. | |
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♥WeEzY Average |
#9 by ♥WeEzY♥ at Nov 15, 1996 at 9:26 PM EST |
| Smeghead is absolutely right! 100%. This guy, in the song, is dead. Dead. The very first line! "Dont bother to call this room theres nobody here who can pick up" That's the hospital room. I think we all agree that it's a hospital, because of the obvious get well card, with the cartoon nurse. And the lines about "There's nothing wrong with me", and the ending... where the words change... "crawl to the rocket by coughing at the airport by limping to the taxi". So he's in a hospital room. He's in there, right? But... don't bother to call? There's no one there who can pick up? He's already "checked out". And now his soul/spirit/ghost is free to fly wherever. And he's going to the moon. Smeghead said it very well... "It's really uplifting in the same way that most TMBG songs are. They sound upbeat, but have (usually) a sad message, but if you stare long enough into the subliminal you can find the happy again." This song is sung by a dead guy. A ghost/spirit. But... a happy dead guy! lol. | |
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Ulti` Average |
#10 by Ulti` 89 at Jan 11, 2000 at 10:17 PM EST |
| whoever submitted these lyrics must have been partially deaf. if you dont know that line you suck! | |
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Nikola Rhythm Player |
#11 by Nikola Supukovic at Oct 17, 2002 at 4:19 AM EST |
| is this a loose connection to the tintin comic with the exact same name of "destination moon"? the whole card with the cartoon nurse/ room cleaner with the secret telegram show no parallels to the comic, however the "room" :Dont bother to call this room theres nobody here who can pick up or has stuff they need to talk about and who won't be gone checking out or flying , the room is a hospital room and this totally fits a scene in the comic. a spy shoots at tintins head, only grazing the skull ever so slightly. tintin is placed in a hospital room and he can't "be gone checking out or flying" until his head heals. his trip to the moon is delayed. damn. tmbg and tintin are both very awesome. | |
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