Tongue Tied chords by Howard Goodall

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Tongue Tied from the Red Dwarf episode Parallel Universe, s02e06

Music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor


Altered version which was originally from mikasapinata


These are approximations based roughly on the bassline, the chords themselves may need different variations.

Introduction is some form of the following chords:

D MajorD D C majorC C
E MajorE E D MajorD D
D MajorD D C majorC C
E MajorE E D MajorD D
D MajorD D C majorC C


Verse 1:
G+G           F#F#
When I saw you for the first time (first time)
E minorEm        C majorC
My knees began to quiver (quiver)
G+G         F#F#
And I got a funny feeling (feeling)
E minorEm          C majorC
In my kidneys and my liver (digestive system baby)


Bridge:
C majorC           G+G    A augmentedA
My hands they started shakin' (shakin')
C majorC        G+G     A augmentedA
My heart began a-thumpin' (boom, boom, boom)
C majorC          A augmentedA
My breakfast left my body (huey, huey, huey)
  G+G        D MajorD
Now darling tell me something


Chorus:
          G+G             B minorBm
Why do you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C majorC        A augmentedA
Whenever you are near me? (near me)
BB      C majorC
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
BB      C majorC
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
C majorC         G+G
Whenever you're in town
  C majorC       G+G
You make me feel a clown, girl
         G+G             B minorBm
Yes, you make me tongue tongue (tied tied) tongue tied
C majorC           A augmentedA
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
BB      C majorC
Tied tied, (tongue tongue)
BB      C majorC
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C majorC        G+G
Whenever you're around
BB  C majorC
  Woop pap pow

Verse 2:
G+G          F#F#
I saw you 'cross the dance floor (dancin')
E MajorE           C majorC
I thought of birds and bees (reproductive system baby)
G+G          F#F#
But when I tried to speak to ya (talk, talk)
E MajorE             C majorC
My tongue unravelled to my knees (flippety-flippety-flop)


Bridge:
C majorC        G+G      A augmentedA
I tried to say "I love you" (love you)
C majorC            G+G      A augmentedA
But it came out kind of wrong, girl (wrong girl)
C majorC         A augmentedA
It sounded like "nunubididoo" (tongue tied)
G+G          D MajorD
Nuh-mur-nuh-murh-ni-nong-nurl


Chorus:
             G+G             B minorBm
That's 'cause you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C majorC        A augmentedA
Whenever you are near me (near me)
BB        C majorC
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
BB      C majorC
Murmy nurmy (nurmy murmy)
C majorC         G+G
Whenever you're in town (in town)
C majorC          G+G
My trousers they go brown, girl
         G+G             B minorBm
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) tongue tied
C majorC          A augmentedA
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
BB        C majorC
Be-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
BB      C majorC
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C majorC        G+G
Whenever you're around
BB  C majorC
  Woop pap pow


Break:
G+G    C majorC

G+G           A augmentedA
Oh, I'm beggin' on my knees
G+G           A augmentedA
Sweet, sweet darling, listen please
G+G          C majorC
Understand me when I say
N.C
Gedurble-diggle-doggle-niggle-foggle-nibble-nay


Key change to A augmentedA


Chorus:
           A augmentedA             C#C#
I'm trying to say I'm tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
D MajorD        BB
Whenever you are near me (really)
C#C#        D MajorD
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
C#C#      D MajorD
Murmy nurmy (murmy nurmy)
D MajorD         A augmentedA
Whenever you're in town (in town)
D MajorD         A augmentedA
I drool so much I drown, girl
         A augmentedA             C#C#
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) ningy nongy
D MajorD          BB
Why can't I tell you clearly (clearly)
C#C#        D MajorD
Ge-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
C#C#      D MajorD
Durgle dobby (durgle dobby)
D MajorD        A augmentedA
Whenever you're around (around)
C#C#    D MajorD    A augmentedA
Whenever you're around, girl