Number Three 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.]


Chorus:
              E        -         A                 E
There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third

            E               -              F#              B
don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words

           E              -             A               E
spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave

        F#m       A               B               E
for the two songs in me and the third one I just made



1.
   A            -               E               -
A rich man once told me - hey, life's a funny thing

   A             -               B               -
a poor man once told me that he can't afford to speak

    Ab          -             A              -
now I'm in the middle like a bird without a beak


(Chorus)


2.
So I went to the president and I asked old whatshisname
has he ever gotten writer's block or something like the same?
he just started talking like he was on tv

                 E         -           B                  E
if there's just two songs in ya boy, what do you want from me?



3.
So I bought myself some denim pants and a silver guitar
but I flatly told the ladies - you'll still have to call me 'sir'
'cause I have to keep my self-respect or I'll never be a star

                    E         -          A      -
since there's just two songs in me and this is

 -  -    E
number three

-E.M.