Protagonist keyboard

Protagonist

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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Title: Protagonist
Album: Join Us
Tabbed by: Daniel Martin
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:

    F     A     Bb     Am    D     Gm    C     Eb
e|--1-----0-----1------0-----5-----3-----3-----6-----|
B|--1-----2-----3------1-----7-----3-----5-----8-----|
G|--2-----2-----3------2-----7-----3-----5-----8-----|
D|--3-----2-----3------2-----7-----5-----5-----8-----|
A|--3-----0-----1------0-----5-----5-----3-----6-----|
E|--1------------------------------3-----------------|

(you don't have to use these exact fingers, I just found these the easiest to play)

Also, the   s are the second person talking in the song, but you can sing the whole song with one person



F
She stole my daydreams
A
She stole my air guitar 
Bb
Exterior. Man on lawn, alone at dawn.
 
F
Packed the typewriter
A
And drove off in her car 
Bb
A battered automobile drives past state line sign.

Am                  Bb
And now I know that I'll rue the day
Am              Bb
I let her get away

F        D
I need a haircut
Gm         C
I've got myself to blame 
F                                        
A gloved hand spins a combination dial quickly
Eb
opening a large wall safe.

F
He wasn't so fine
A
To my beginner's mind 
Bb
Motel. The other man, severe, refined.

F
But with that big talk
A
I should have seen the signs 
Bb
Woman enters and they embrace. He packs duct tape, rope.

Am                      Bb 
And right on her he was fixing his aim
Am                  Bb
He pushed me out of frame

F          D
I need new head shots
Gm         C
I've got myself to blame 

F
She spins her ring to hide the diamond in her hand
            Eb
and drops a gun into a small beaded purse.
 
D
Know the diff between a script and a spec

It's a test, just the stage directions left
                     F          C
And no camera angles to use, mm-hmm

D
A novice script may seem strange in this format

But like any other business
                                     F           C
It's a standard that the writer gets used to, aw-huh

F
My scenes are cut out
A
I'm just on speaker phone
Bb
(*Trumpet*)

F
For exposition
A
I'm out here on my own
Bb
(*Trumpet*)

Am                        Bb
And as the night falls on this sleepy town
Am              Bb
The iris closes down

F           D
I missed my close-up
Gm         C            F     D
I've got myself to blame
Gm         C            F     D
I've got myself to blame
Gm         C       F
I've got myself to blame

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