Biography:
The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2001, the group consists of Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano, ukulele, toy piano, harmonica) and Brian Viglione (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals).
They describe their heavily art-damaged and theatrical style as "Brechtian punk cabaret", a phrase invented by Palmer because she was "terrified" that the press would invent a name that "would involve the word 'gothic',"
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The Dresden Dolls
I’m not sure, but the key may actually be G#, so capo at fret 1 may be needed.
CHORDS:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#* E* G D Am C
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---3---1---0---0---|
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---3---3---1---1---|
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---0---1---2---0---|
-5---0-----2-----2------x---x---x---0---0---2---2---|
-7---2-----3-----4------5---6---7---2---x---0---3---|
-x---x-----x-----x------x---x---x---3---x---0---0---|
(* single notes)
INTRO:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 (4 times)
VERSE 1:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
he’s been trying with limited success
D*D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
to get this girl let him get into her dress
D*D#*E*Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
but every time he thinks he’s getting close
G D Am C
she threatens death before he gets a chance
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma
G D Am C
that’s the way it’s been since protozoa
G D Am C
first climbed onto the shores of California
VERSE 2:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
she’s been trying with limited success
D*D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
to get him to turn out the lights and dance
D* D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
cause like a--ny girl all she really wants
G D Am C
is that fickle little bitch romance
G D Am C
that fickle little bitch romance
VERSE 3:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D*
and that is why a girl is called a tease
D#* E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D*
and that is why a guy is called a sleaze
D#* E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
and that’s why god made escort agencies
G D Am C
one life to live and mace and GHB
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way since the animals and Noah
G D Am C
first climbed onto shores of California
MIDDLE 8:
Em C
must not be too kind
Em C
stop thinking love is blind
Em C
clench your fists, yeah right
Am C
"she's just not my type"
VERSE 4:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#*
why all these conflicting spe-ci-fi-ca-tions
E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#*
maybe to prevent over—-popu---la-tion
E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
all I know is that all around the nation
G D Am C
the girls are cryin' the boys are masturbatin’
G D Am C
the girls are cryin’ the boys are masturbatin’
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way Aristophanes and Homer
G D Am C
wrote the Illiad and Lysistrata
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way since the ancient protozoa
G D Am C
first climbed onto the shores of California
The Dresden Dolls
I’m not sure, but the key may actually be G#, so capo at fret 1 may be needed.
CHORDS:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#* E* G D Am C
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---3---1---0---0---|
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---3---3---1---1---|
-0---0-----0-----0------x---x---x---0---1---2---0---|
-5---0-----2-----2------x---x---x---0---0---2---2---|
-7---2-----3-----4------5---6---7---2---x---0---3---|
-x---x-----x-----x------x---x---x---3---x---0---0---|
(* single notes)
INTRO:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 (4 times)
VERSE 1:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
he’s been trying with limited success
D*D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
to get this girl let him get into her dress
D*D#*E*Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
but every time he thinks he’s getting close
G D Am C
she threatens death before he gets a chance
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma
G D Am C
that’s the way it’s been since protozoa
G D Am C
first climbed onto the shores of California
VERSE 2:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
she’s been trying with limited success
D*D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C#
to get him to turn out the lights and dance
D* D#*E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
cause like a--ny girl all she really wants
G D Am C
is that fickle little bitch romance
G D Am C
that fickle little bitch romance
VERSE 3:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D*
and that is why a girl is called a tease
D#* E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D*
and that is why a guy is called a sleaze
D#* E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
and that’s why god made escort agencies
G D Am C
one life to live and mace and GHB
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way since the animals and Noah
G D Am C
first climbed onto shores of California
MIDDLE 8:
Em C
must not be too kind
Em C
stop thinking love is blind
Em C
clench your fists, yeah right
Am C
"she's just not my type"
VERSE 4:
Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#*
why all these conflicting spe-ci-fi-ca-tions
E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Em/C# D* D#*
maybe to prevent over—-popu---la-tion
E* Em Em7/B Cmaj7 Am
all I know is that all around the nation
G D Am C
the girls are cryin' the boys are masturbatin’
G D Am C
the girls are cryin’ the boys are masturbatin’
CHORUS:
G D Am C
and that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way Aristophanes and Homer
G D Am C
wrote the Illiad and Lysistrata
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Minnesota
G D Am C
that’s the way it is in Oklahoma homa
G D Am C
that’s the way since the ancient protozoa
G D Am C
first climbed onto the shores of California
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