Tongue Tied chords by Howard Goodall

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: 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 D C C
E E D D
D D C C
E E D D
D D C C


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


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


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


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


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


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


Break:
G       C

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


Key change to A


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