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A Talk With George

Biography:

Jonathan Coulton is a geek rock / folk rock musician active since 2003 from Brooklyn, known for his songs about geek culture. He is best known for such compositions as "Still Alive" and "Code Monkey", as well as his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back". He is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman's Little Gray Book Lectures.

Every week for a year Coulton released a new song for free on his website as part of his Thing a Week podcast

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

Chords
Dadd4 x5403x
G5/D x5503x
D xx0232
G 320003
Cadd9 x32030
Em 022000
D/F# 2x023x
G/B x2003x
C x32010
Cadd9 x32030
C/G 3x2010
Em/maj7 021000
Em7 020000
A7 x02020

***Capo 5th***

Verse 1
Dadd4 G5/D
There's a tall thin man standing in the shadows
Dadd4 G5/D
When he calls your name his voice is strong and clear
Dadd4 G5/D
It's a dark and smoky place, so you can't quite see his face
Dadd4 G5/D
He pulls you close and whispers in your ear

Verse 2
D G
And he tells you he was born into some money
D G
But it didn't mean he had to sit around
D G
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do
D G
If you don't want to take life lying down

Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
First of all hang out a lot with Hemingway
C D Em
Spend some time fighting bulls in Spain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray
C D Cadd9
So damn scary you won't mind the pain

Verse 3
D G
Be ringside at the Rumble in the Jungle
D G
Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.
D G
And when they shoot poor Bobby down, you wrestle Sirhan to the ground
D G
Love your friends and miss them when they go

Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should write a book or two and start a magazine
C D Em
Even if it never makes a dime
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should swing out by your feet above the circus ring
C D Cadd9
At the very least throw parties all the time

|G |G D/F#|

Bridge
Em Em/maj7
Time and tide will never care
Em7 A7
Not so far from here to there
|Cadd9 G/B|Am |Cadd9 G/B|Am|Cadd9 G/B|Am D/F#|G C/G G|
We just go

Verse 4
D G
So enjoy yourself, do the things that matter
D G
Cause there isn't time and space to do it all
D G
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail wear a tie
D G
Show a little grace if you should fall

Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Don't live another day unless you make it count
C D Em
There's someone else that you're supposed to be
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Something deep inside of you that still wants out
C D Cadd9
And shame on you if you don't set it free

Outro

|D Cadd9|Em F# G|C D |G C/G G|