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The Mesopotamians

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They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. They are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music.

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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!

Dm Gm
We've been driving around
Dm Gm Bb C
From one end of this town to the other and back
Bb F/A Bb F/A Bb
But no one's ever seen us No one's ever seen us
Bb F/A Bb C
Driving our Econoline van And no one's ever heard of our band
A
And no one's ever heard of our band

D D/C# G/B
We're the Mesopota-mi -ans
D/A G D/F# Em A
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbani -pal and Gilgamesh

D Bm Em
Then they wouldn't understand a word we say
Gm F#m
So we'll scratch it all down into the clay
B C
Half believing there will sometime come a day
Someone gives a damn
A
Maybe when the concrete has crumbled to sand

D D/C# G/B
We're the Mesopota-mi -ans
D/A G D/F# Em Asus4
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbani -pal and Gilgamesh

Dm Gm
The Mesopotam-ish sun is beating down
Dm Gm
And making cracks in the ground
Bb C
But there's nowhere else to stand
Bb F/A Bb F/A Bb
In Mesopotamia No one's ever seen us
Bb F/A Bb C
The kingdom where we secretly reign And no one's ever heard of our band
A
The land where we invisibly rule

D D/C# G/B
As the Mesopota-mi -ans
D/A G D/F# Em A
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbani -pal and Gilgamesh

D Bm
This is my last stick of gum
Em Gm
I'm going to cut it up so everybody else gets some
F#m B C A
Except for Ashurbanipal who says my haircut makes me look like a Mohenjo-daroan

A
Hey Ashurbanipal
D D/C# G/B
I'm a Mesopota-mi -an
D/A G D/F# Em Asus4
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbani -pal and Gilgamesh

D D/C# G/B
We're the Mesopota-mi -ans
D/A G D/F# Em Asus4
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbani -pal and Gilgamesh

G D/F# Em G/D
Hey man I thought that you were dead
C C/B Am C/G
I thought you crashed your car
E G/D A/C# A E7 E7/G# A
No man I've been right here this whole time playing bass guitar
For the Mesopotamians
N.C. D D/C# G/B D/A G
We're the Mesopota-mi -ans
D/F# Em A D D/C# G/B D/A
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbanipal
G D/F# Em A/G Asus4
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbanipal and Gilgamesh

D D/C# G/B D/A
We're the Mesopota-mi -ans
G D/F# Em A D D
Sargon Hammurabi Ashurbanipal and Gilgamesh