They Might Be Giants — See The Constellation

 Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: See The Constellation 
Album: Apollo 18

Intro: Play this twice
E--------------------------|-----------------------E
B--------------------------|-----------------0-----B
G-----0------0---0---0-----|----0------0---0---0---G
D------0--3----2---0-------|-----0--3----2---------D
A----------------------3p2-|-----------------------A
E--3-----------------------|-3---------------------E

Verse 1:
F/G             F/G                     F/G                F/G
I lay my head.  On the railroad track.  Stare at the sky.  All painted up.
D                                   G
Your train is gone, won't be comin' back

Chorus:
    D   C     G        -     C         A
See the constellation, ride across the sky
G    D      C           A    G      D           C        G
No cigar no lady on his arm, just a guy made of dots and lines
G      D           C        G
Just a guy made of dots and lines

Verse 2:
Two years ago.  Moved from my town.  I was looking up.  Past the city lights.
But the city lights got in my way

Chorus:
See the constellation, ride across the sky
No cigar no lady on his arm, just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines

Bridge:
E--------------------------|-----------------------E
B--------------------------|-----------------0-----B
G-----0------0---0---0-----|----0------0---0---0---G
D------0--3----2---0-------|-----0--3----2---------D
A----------------------3p2-|-----------------------A
E--3-----------------------|-3---------------------E

Verse 3: ( No guitar )
I found my mind. on the ground bellow. I was looking down. It was looking back
I was in the sky all dressed in black.

Chorus:
See the constellation, ride across the sky
No cigar no lady on his arm, just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines

( Intro Riff? )
Can you hear what I see in the sky?
Can you hear what I see in the sky?
Can you hear what I see in the sky?

( Intro Riff? )

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: ALane123@aol.com Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 19:06:26 -0400 See The Constelation by They Might Be Giants Transcribed by Adam Lane I think it's all power chords, but your guess is as good as mine The Riff: Play this twice E--------------------------|------------------------|E B--------------------------|-----------------0------|B G-----0------0---0---0-----|----0------0---0---0----|G D------0--3----2---0-------|-----0--3----2----------|D A----------------------3p2-|------------------------|A E--3-----------------------|-3----------------------|E F/G F/G F/G F/G I lay my head_ On the railroad track_ Stare at the sky_ All painted up_ D G Your train is gone, won't be comin' back (CHORUS) D C G - C A See the constellation, ride across the sky G D C A G D C G No cigar no lady on his arm, just a guy made of dots and lines G D C G Just a guy made of dots and lines Two years ago_ Moved from my town_ I was looking up_ Past the city lights_ But the city lights got in my way (CHORUS) (For this verse, there is no guitar, the base is playing F and G in the same rythm as the chords in the other verses) I found my mind_ On the ground below_ I was looking up_ It was looking back_ I was in the sky all dressed in black (CHORUS:Which is extended with...) G D C - F Just a guy made of dots_ and_ lines_ (Some improv here, then play the riff over this) Can you hear what I see in the sky? At the end, there's something going on with a G chord. Some bending and stuff. listen to the song and play with it.