Astronaut Tripod
Tripod - Astronaut
Intro:
Gm Eb twice
[Gm] I know what you're all wonde[Eb]ring
Have Tripod ever been to [Gm]Japan[Gm]
But you're ignoring a much bigger [Eb]question
Why don't the Japanese have a space [Bb]program
Why aren't there any Japanese [Eb]astronauts
[Bb] Have you ever seen a Japanese [F#]astronau__[Ab]______t
I'll tell you [C]why you haven't seen one
[Eb] I'll tell you why
You [Bb]can't do the Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're an astro[Gm]naut
It's those damn [F]fat gloves
And you [Bb]can't do the Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're in zero [Gm]grav
Cos the tea goes [F]everywhere
The tea goes every[Gm]where
[Gm] Japanese culture's always fansci[Eb]nated me
[Gm]
But all their elegance and rich his[Eb]tory
Doesn't sit well with my interest in [Bb]space
Because you [Bb]can't carry out a ninja style assassi[F]nation [Eb]dressed as an astro[Gm]naut
It's the luminous [F]fabric (you're too visible)
And they [Bb]don't let you use a [F]samurai sword [Eb]when you're an astro[Gm]naut
You might punctu[F]re the suit
You might de[Gm]pressurize
[F] Like a gremlin in a [Gm]microwa__[F#]___ve
[Ab] But it's those damn [C#]fat gloves
They're the main [F]problem
You [F#]can't nurture your tama[C#]gotchi
You can't [F]make an origami [F#]swan
Have you [Ab]ever tried to get a used [A]panty vending mac[Bbm]hine into a space [Eb]shuttle
Well [Eb]I've tried and they don't [C#]let you
f**king NASA red [F#]tape
Interlude:
[Gm] [Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gm] I couldn't reconcile the two things that I [Eb]loved
So I threw away my dreams of oute[Gm]r space
I had to find myself a whole new[Eb] job
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a [Bb]place
But you [Bb]can't do a Japanese [F]Tea Ceremony [Eb]when you're a boxing [Gm]champ
It's those damned [F]fat gloves again
Those [Bb]confounded puffy mitts loom in [F]front of my face [Eb]every night in [Gm]bed
I'm haunted by [F]fat gloves
You [Bb]can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or [F]ride a Kawasaki
[Eb]When you're an astro[F#]naut
F#(let ring) Ab(let ring)
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele
A#(let ring)
Cos you're not enough of a red herring
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Capo 3rd fret version
Intro:
Em C twice
[Em] I know what you're all wonde[C]ring
Have Tripod ever been to [Em]Japan[Em]
But you're ignoring a much bigger [C]question
Why don't the Japanese have a space [G]program
Why aren't there any Japanese [C]astronauts
[G] Have you ever seen a Japanese[Eb] astronau_[F]_______t
I'll tell you [A]why you haven't seen one
[C] I'll tell you why
You [G]can't do the Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're an astr[Em]onaut
It's those damn [D]fat gloves
And you [G]can't do the Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're in zero [Em]grav
Cos the tea goes [D]everywhere
The tea goes every[Em]where
Back to verse
[Em] Japanese culture's always fansci[C]nated me
[Em]
But all their elegance and rich his[C]tory
Doesn't sit well with my interest in [G]space
Because you [G]can't carry out a ninja style assassi[D]nation [C]dressed as an astr[Em]onaut
It's the luminous [D]fabric (you're too visible)
And they [G]don't let you(Ooooh) use a [D]samurai sword [C]when you're an astro[Em]naut
You might punctu[D]re the suit
You might de[Em]pressurize
[D] Like a gremlin in a [Em]microwa__[Eb]___ve
[F] But it's those damn [Bb]fat gloves
They're the main [D]problem
You [Eb]can't nurture your tama[Bb]gotchi
You can't [D]make an origami [Eb]swan
Have you [F]ever tried to get a used [F#]panty vending mac[Gm]hine into a space [C]shuttle
Well [C]I've tried and they don't [Bb]let you
f**king NASA red [Eb]tape
Interlude:
[Em] [C] [Em] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
[Em] I couldn't reconcile the two things that I [C]loved
So I threw away my dreams of oute[Em]r space
I had to find myself a whole new[C] job
Maybe in the sports arena I would find a [G]place
But you [G]can't do a Japanese [D]Tea Ceremony [C]when you're a boxing [Em]champ
It's those damned [D]fat gloves again
Those [G]confounded putty mitts loom in [D]front of my face [C]every night in [Em]bed
I'm haunted by [D]fat gloves
You [G]can't drink sake, you can't do bukkake
Or [D]ride a Kawasaki
[C]When you're an astro[Bb]naut
Bb(let ring) C(let ring)
And they don't let you be an astronaut on Japanese tele
G(let ring)
Cos you're not enough of a red herri
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