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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Dinner Bell
Album: Apollo 18
Chorus:
G C Bb C
I've been leaving on my things
F Gm Bb C
so in the morning when the morning bird sings
Dm F E
there's still dinner on my dinner
Am E Am F
jacket till the dinner bell rings
Verse 1:
Bb
Experimental
F E E B
dog salivating dog
G D
good dog
Am Em Am Dm
Cuz I'm waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Am E Am D
dinner bell dinner bell ring
Chorus:
I've been leaving on my things
so in the morning when the morning bird sings
there's still dinner on my dinner
jacket till the dinner bell rings
Verse 2: ( Same Rhythm as before)
I don't want a pizza, I don't want a piece of (experimental dog)
Peanut brittle, I don't want a pear.
I don't want a bagel I don't want a bean I wouldn't like (salivating dog)
A bag of beef or a beer or a
Cup of chowder, corn, cake, or creamed cauliflower cause I'm (good dog)
cuz Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing (waiting for the dinner bell)
Dinner bell dinner bell ring
Bridge:
Em F#m G A
shoulder bicep elbow arm
D Em F G
forearm thumb wrist knuckle palm
C D Esus4 E
middle pinky index ring
Am E Am F
dinnerbell dinnerbell ding
Verse 2:
I don't know whether I'd rather be having a bottle of vinegar (experimental dog)
I don't know whether I'd rather be having an egg.
I don't know whether I'd rather be having an order of bacon (salivating dog)
Or whether I'd rather be having a basket of garlic bread.
I don't know whether I'd rather be having some pie or (good dog)
Saving my appetite 'cause I'm
cuz Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing (waiting for the dinner
bell) Dinner bell dinner bell ring
Chorus:
I've been leaving on my things
So in the morning when the morning bird sings
There's still dinner on my dinner jacket
'Til the dinner bell does the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell do the bell thing
I'm waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding ding ding
Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding ding ding
Waiting for the dinner bell to do the bell thing
Dinner bell dinner bell ding
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Lenny Judd (Pap Wanna Be |
#1 by Lenny Judd (Papa Smurf) at Apr 26, 1978 at 4:21 AM EST |
| So, uh...: "Shoulder, bicep, elbow, arm Forearm, thumb, wrist, knuckle, palm Middle, pinky, index, ring" Why? Just cause it's cool to list body parts? Or is there something I'm missing? | |
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Derek Average |
#2 by Derek Mayfield at Nov 5, 1986 at 1:44 PM EST |
| I was hoping someone would have come up with a crazy interpretation of the whole 'dinner on the jacket' notion. Without asking the Johns or researching it, it never gave me any concrete 'story'. Nothing literal. The obvious Pavlovian references are fine, but there's alot going on in here! It makes me think of habituation and our tendency to latch onto the path of least resistance. Someone is holding out for all the things he could have in favor of something else. Something he's anticipating and possibly already has (on his jacket). Must... research.... before shooting off my mouth, but first impressions are always more interesting. You never know what a subtly abstracted song will mean to it's fans. Must be bustling over at the "Yes" lyrc forums... | |
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bob Average |
#3 by bob bob at Jun 26, 1987 at 6:34 PM EST |
| precisely! except the listing off of different foods. that's just indecision and pretty humorous. | |
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randy Professional |
#4 by randy taylor at Mar 21, 2005 at 12:18 AM EST |
| it's about pavlov, bitches. | |
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