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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Other songs:
- A Talk With George
- Alone At Home
- Artificial Heart
- Baby Got Back (acoustic Version)
- Baby Got Back Acoustic
- Betty And Me
- Big Bad World One
- Chiron Beta Prime
- Code Monkey
- Dissolve
- Down Today
- Drinking With You
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- First Of May
- Glasses
- Good Morning Tuscon
- I Crush Everything
- I'm Your Moon
- Ikea
- Mr. Fancy Pants
- My Monkey
- Nemeses
- Not About You
- One Christmas At A Time
- Portal - Still Alive - Valve (full)
- Re: Your Brains
- Shopvac
- Skullcrusher Mountain
- Soft Rocked By Me
- Still Alive
- Still Alive- Artificial Heart Version
- The Future Soon
- Tom Cruise Crazy
- When You Go
- You Ruined Everything
- Want You Gone
- A Laptop Like You
- All This Time
- Always The Moon
- Baby Got Back
- Ball And Chain
- Better
- Blue Sunny
- Blue Sunny Day
- Bozos Lament
- Brave
- Brookline
- Cave
- Christmas Is Interesting
- Creepy Doll
- Curl
- Dance Soterios Johnson Dance
- De
- Dont Talk To Strangers
- Flickr
- Fraud
- Furry Old Lobster
- Gamblers Prayer
- Good Morning Tucson
- I Feel Fantastic
- I Hate California
- I Will
- If The Earth Were A Sandwich
- Im Having A Party
- Im Your Moon
- Kenesaw Mountain Landis
- Love Aint No Billy Goat
- Madelaine
- Mandelbrot Set
- Millionaire Girlfriend
- Mr Fancy Pants
- My Beige Bear
- Nemesese
- Nobody Loves You Like Me
- Nobodys Above The Law
- Now I Am An Arsonist
- Octopus
- Ordinary Man
- Over There
- Overhead
- Pizza Day
- Podsafe Christmas Song
- Popsci Podcast On The Moon
- Previously On Braindead
- Re Your Brains
- Red Shirt
- Screwed
- Shop Vac
- So Far So Good
- Solid State
- Someone Is Crazy
- Space Doggity
- Square Things
- Sticking It To Myself
- Sucker Punch
- The Big Boom
- The Presidents
- The Presidents Song
- The Princess Who Saved Herself
- The Town Crotch
- The World Belongs To You
- There You Are
- Today With Your Wife
- Todd The T1000
- Under The Pines
- You Could Be Her
- You Wouldnt Know
- Your Tattoo
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Intro Riff:
Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G D x2
|--0----------0---------|--0------------2--|
|--------3----------3---|--------3------3--|
|------0----------0-----|------0--------2--|
|-----2----------2------|-----2---------0--|
|--0h3---2----0h3---2---|--0h3---2p0--0----|
|-----------------------|-----------3------|
Chorus tabs:
G D/F# Em A7 D
--------------|---------------|--------2---3p2--0------|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|-----3-----------------3|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|---2-----2-----2-----2--|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
--------------|--------0------|------------------------|
3------2------|0--------------|------------------------|
G D/F# Em A7 Bsus2 Bm
--------------|---------------|-----------------2-----|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|--------2---2h3-----3--|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|-----4-----------------|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|---4-----4-----4-----4-|
--------------|--------0------|2-----2-----2-----2----|
3------2------|0--------------|-----------------------|
G D/F# Em A7 D
--------------|---------------|--------2---3p2--0------|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|-----3-----------------3|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|---2-----2-----2-----2--|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
--------------|--------0------|------------------------|
3------2------|0--------------|------------------------|
Chords
D xx0232
Em7 xx2030
G 3x003x
A7sus4 x02030
Cadd9 x30030
G/B x20030
G(2) 3x000x
D/F# 2x0x0x
Em7(2) 022030
A7 x02020
Dsus4 xx0233
Dsus2 xx0230
Bsus2 x24422
Bm x24432
F#m 244222
Em 022000
Verse 1
D Em7 D Em7
I lie below, you float above
D Em7 D Em7
In the pretty white ships that I've been dreaming of
G A7sus4
And I'd like to swim beside you
G A7sus4
Getting dizzy in your wake
G A7sus4
Getting close enough to touch you
G A7sus4 D
Getting brave enough to take you into my arms
Cadd9 G/B
And bring you down to be with me
Chorus 1
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
But I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 D
and I crush everything
Intro Riff
Verse 2
D Em7 D Em7
My body's strong, but my will is weak
D Em7 D Em7
I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak
G A7sus4
And the dolphins are all phonies
G A7sus4
They seem nice enough at first
G A7sus4
But they pretend to be your friend
G A7sus4 D
Until they see you at your worst and then they leave you
Cadd9 G/B
Without a word they swim away
Chorus 2
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
So I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 Bm
and I crush everything
Bridge
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every thing I want I take
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every thing I love I break
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every night I lie awake
Intro Riff
Verse 3
D Em7 D Em7
Did the stars come out? Did the world spin round?
D Em7 Em7
Does it matter that much when you're ten miles down?
G A7sus4
In the light that filters down
G A7sus4
Into my giant yellow eye
G A7sus4
I can see the sails unfolding
G A7sus4 D
Stretching white against the sky and I forgive them
Cadd9 G/B
I forgive and I let go
Chorus 3
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Cause I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 D
and I crush everything
Intro Riff
Outro
D Em7 D Em7
I lie below, you float above
D Em7 D
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of
Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G/B Cadd9 G D x2
|--0----------0---------|--0------------2--|
|--------3----------3---|--------3------3--|
|------0----------0-----|------0--------2--|
|-----2----------2------|-----2---------0--|
|--0h3---2----0h3---2---|--0h3---2p0--0----|
|-----------------------|-----------3------|
Chorus tabs:
G D/F# Em A7 D
--------------|---------------|--------2---3p2--0------|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|-----3-----------------3|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|---2-----2-----2-----2--|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
--------------|--------0------|------------------------|
3------2------|0--------------|------------------------|
G D/F# Em A7 Bsus2 Bm
--------------|---------------|-----------------2-----|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|--------2---2h3-----3--|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|-----4-----------------|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|---4-----4-----4-----4-|
--------------|--------0------|2-----2-----2-----2----|
3------2------|0--------------|-----------------------|
G D/F# Em A7 D
--------------|---------------|--------2---3p2--0------|
--0------0----|--0-------2----|-----3-----------------3|
-----0-------0|------0-------0|---2-----2-----2-----2--|
---0-------0--|----2-------2--|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
--------------|--------0------|------------------------|
3------2------|0--------------|------------------------|
Chords
D xx0232
Em7 xx2030
G 3x003x
A7sus4 x02030
Cadd9 x30030
G/B x20030
G(2) 3x000x
D/F# 2x0x0x
Em7(2) 022030
A7 x02020
Dsus4 xx0233
Dsus2 xx0230
Bsus2 x24422
Bm x24432
F#m 244222
Em 022000
Verse 1
D Em7 D Em7
I lie below, you float above
D Em7 D Em7
In the pretty white ships that I've been dreaming of
G A7sus4
And I'd like to swim beside you
G A7sus4
Getting dizzy in your wake
G A7sus4
Getting close enough to touch you
G A7sus4 D
Getting brave enough to take you into my arms
Cadd9 G/B
And bring you down to be with me
Chorus 1
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
But I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 D
and I crush everything
Intro Riff
Verse 2
D Em7 D Em7
My body's strong, but my will is weak
D Em7 D Em7
I got pretty nice arms, but I hate my beak
G A7sus4
And the dolphins are all phonies
G A7sus4
They seem nice enough at first
G A7sus4
But they pretend to be your friend
G A7sus4 D
Until they see you at your worst and then they leave you
Cadd9 G/B
Without a word they swim away
Chorus 2
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
So I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 Bm
and I crush everything
Bridge
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every thing I want I take
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every thing I love I break
Bm F#m Em G(2)
And every night I lie awake
Intro Riff
Verse 3
D Em7 D Em7
Did the stars come out? Did the world spin round?
D Em7 Em7
Does it matter that much when you're ten miles down?
G A7sus4
In the light that filters down
G A7sus4
Into my giant yellow eye
G A7sus4
I can see the sails unfolding
G A7sus4 D
Stretching white against the sky and I forgive them
Cadd9 G/B
I forgive and I let go
Chorus 3
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Cause I can't do that thing anymore
G(2) D/F# Em7 Bsus2 Bm
I can't be the thing I was before
G(2) D/F# Em7 A7 D
Maybe I am better off alone
G A7 G A7
Because I crush everything and I crush everything
G A7 D
and I crush everything
Intro Riff
Outro
D Em7 D Em7
I lie below, you float above
D Em7 D
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of
Jonathan Richman
Joni Mitchell
Jonny Craig
Jonny Diaz
Jonny Marks
Jordin Sparks
Jorge Ben
Jorge Cafrune
Jorge Drexler
Jorge E Mateus