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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Wearing a Raincoat
Album: The Spine
Verse 1:
D E
Wearing a raincoat is flying around in a plane
B
Made of a raincoat
G
But when you think of that
F#min
You hurt your mind
G
And you'll need a friend
F#min A
To talk you down
Verse 2:
Needing a friend to talk you down
Is food that comes from a pipe
But when you hate the food
That comes from a pipe
You will turn to drugs
to help you sleep
Chorus 1:
G D
Turning to drugs to help you sleep
G D
Will only lead to sleep
E Bmin
And sleeping is a gateway drug
E E G A7
To being awake, being awake, being awake again
Verse 3:
Being awake is swimming around
In a lake of the undead
And the undead are like a bunch of friends
that demand constant attention
Chorus 2:
Demanding constant attention
will only lead to attention
and once they have your attention
They will use it to ask for attention
and once they have your attention
They will use it to ask for attention
Verse 4:
Wearing a raincoat is flying around
In a yellow rubber airplaine made out
of a raincoat. yes,
But when you think of that
you hurt your mind and need
your mind for later on
Verse 5:
Needing a mind for later on is
a friend that comes at a price
But when you hate the friend that
comes at a price you will play
the drums to help you sleep
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Nathan Average |
#1 by Nathan Delvecchio at Mar 7, 1973 at 9:42 PM EST |
| This song really, really, really reminds me of the Monkees' track "Just a Game", and it furthers my theory that Linnell is somewhat of a Micky Dolenz fan. | |
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Ryan Sutherland Rhythm Player |
#2 by Ryan Sutherland at Sep 30, 1978 at 3:25 AM EST |
| wearing a raincoat is an adjective that he's using like a noun..... I am so confused from there on. How come TMBG.org doesn't have this album on there?? | |
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Speed Demon Professional |
#3 by Speed Demon at Dec 7, 1978 at 2:10 PM EST |
| Its all like...Zen Lunacy, craziness, just meant to be one big mindfuck i think. | |
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Adam Average |
#4 by Adam Favro at Jun 5, 1979 at 11:02 PM EST |
| I LOVE THIS SONG, it's like a dream, one thing leads to another! | |
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JUSTIN Lead Player |
#5 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Jun 26, 1987 at 11:05 AM EST |
| I LOVE THIS SONG, it's like a dream, one thing leads to another! | |
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Tavo Wanna Be |
#6 by Tavo at Mar 6, 1989 at 5:33 PM EST |
| I LOVE THIS SONG, it's like a dream, one thing leads to another! | |
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brad Average |
#7 by brad at Dec 25, 1992 at 2:22 AM EST |
| Each part, taken by itself, almost makes logical sence, but avoids it so nimbly as to make you feel that you merely imagined it. | |
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SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player |
#8 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Jan 1, 1997 at 3:55 AM EST |
| I love it. A self-perpetuating song. One of the most lyrically playful TMBG songs to date. | |
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Guitar FrE@k Average |
#9 by Guitar FrE@k Freak at Apr 8, 2006 at 2:29 PM EST |
| Steve, "wearing a raincoat" is a gerund phrase, which means it's perfectly fine if it's used as a noun. Sort of like "mowing the lawn makes me tired" or some such phrase. And this song is amazing. It's so crazy and random; the ultimate stream of consciousness, and if I knew more about TMBG, I'd be able to put forth or deny the idea that they were tripping on acid while this song was written. | |
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