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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[Chords]
G = 320033
Cadd9 = x32033
Cadd9(2) = x32030
Am7-5 = x05545
{Intro]
(Guitar 1)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7s5-7-7-7s5-7s9-7s5---------------------|
A|-------------------------9-9-9s5-9-10s7------|
E|----------------------------------------10s3-|
(Guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0h2-3p2-|
D|-----------------0h2-3p2--------------2h3---------|
A|-------------2h3----------3-2-3-2-3h5-------------|
E|-3-2-3-2-3h5--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9
Taupe mouse, top hat on his head
G
Thinks he looks so good
Cadd9
Teal cat won’t get off the bed
D
Even though she should
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s hiding underneath some other monkeys
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Nobody even knows she’s there
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 G Cadd9
I reach out for my beige bear
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9
Tan horse, dusty on the shelf
G
Too breakable to touch
Cadd9
Jade snake, happy by herself
D
Won’t cuddle very much
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s making trouble when she should be sleeping
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Everyone wants to go to bed
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G
I reach out for my beige bear
G/A G/B G/C G/D G/E
[Bridge]
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that some monkeys might just be lonely
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that no monkey wants to be bad
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that some monkeys misbehave only
Am Am/B C C/Db
Because they’re sad
D D/E D/F D/F#
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
[Verse 3]
G Cadd9
Mauve dog gets the bed just right
G
The pillow sinks down deep
Cadd9
Cream cow moos a soft goodnight
D
Now everyone’s asleep
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s lying peacefully with arms around her
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Next to a wise and kindly bear
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G
I reach out for my beige bear
G = 320033
Cadd9 = x32033
Cadd9(2) = x32030
Am7-5 = x05545
{Intro]
(Guitar 1)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7s5-7-7-7s5-7s9-7s5---------------------|
A|-------------------------9-9-9s5-9-10s7------|
E|----------------------------------------10s3-|
(Guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0h2-3p2-|
D|-----------------0h2-3p2--------------2h3---------|
A|-------------2h3----------3-2-3-2-3h5-------------|
E|-3-2-3-2-3h5--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9
Taupe mouse, top hat on his head
G
Thinks he looks so good
Cadd9
Teal cat won’t get off the bed
D
Even though she should
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s hiding underneath some other monkeys
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Nobody even knows she’s there
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 G Cadd9
I reach out for my beige bear
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9
Tan horse, dusty on the shelf
G
Too breakable to touch
Cadd9
Jade snake, happy by herself
D
Won’t cuddle very much
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s making trouble when she should be sleeping
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Everyone wants to go to bed
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G
I reach out for my beige bear
G/A G/B G/C G/D G/E
[Bridge]
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that some monkeys might just be lonely
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that no monkey wants to be bad
G/F G/E G/Eb G/D
Beige bear says that some monkeys misbehave only
Am Am/B C C/Db
Because they’re sad
D D/E D/F D/F#
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
[Verse 3]
G Cadd9
Mauve dog gets the bed just right
G
The pillow sinks down deep
Cadd9
Cream cow moos a soft goodnight
D
Now everyone’s asleep
Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s lying peacefully with arms around her
D Cadd9(2) Am7-5
Next to a wise and kindly bear
[Chorus]
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old
Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D
My beige bear still has four paws to hold
C A7
When it’s dark and it’s cold
Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G
I reach out for my beige bear
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