I Palindrome I by They Might Be Giants

[Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure.  A dash indicates that
 the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
 them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.]


1.
|: D      G          Em            A      Bm   G   Em   A :|
Some day mother will die and I'll get the money
Mom leans down and says, "My sentiments exactly

Bb      -        G          A
   you son of a bitch" - I palindrome I



Chorus:
|: Bm G        Em      A :|
  (I palindrome I)   I palindrome I
  (I palindrome I)

            Bm         D          G           D        Em   G   A   -
And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side
          (snake head)                                  (snake head)

|:           G    -    D   -  :|
I palindrome I  (man o man)



2.
See that bulletproof dress hanging from the clothesline
see the medical chart with the random zig-zag

Now I'll help it decide - I palindrome I


(Chorus)


Bridge:
G      A    Bm     A(bass C#)   D          Em         D(F#)       G
  "Son I am able," she said, "though you scare me." "Watch," said I,

    A      Bm        A(C#)      Bm(D)  Em              D      G     A
"Beloved," I said, "watch me scare you though" - said she: "Able am I, son..."



3.
See the spring of the grandfather clock unwinding
     (egad, a base tone denotes a bad age)
see the hands of my offspring making windmills

Dad palindrome dad - I palindrome I


(Chorus)

-E.M.