Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Fritzy was the TV, sorta work and sorta doesn't
Eb MajorEb GbGb Bb majorBb
Like the snowy out the window was the fuzzy on the screen
AbAb AbmAbm Eb MajorEb FF
And snorey-borey were the little toys upon the floory
AbAb GbGb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And the neighbor kids were always kinda mean
Eb MajorEb AbAb
So criss-cross sat and chitter-chat, our days were spent conversy
Eb MajorEb GbGb Bb majorBb
Interspersy little words our very own till we'd forget
AbAb AbmAbm Eb MajorEb FF
Just where the English end and where our little words beginned
AbAb GbGb Bb majorBb
And ennui aid and time abet et ceter-eter-ret-set-set-set
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
We take a syllable, the funnier the better
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
We say it till we make it be a word
AbAb
Lexicon of beg and borrow
Eb MajorEb
Idioglossary are oh,
FF Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
Isn't it the bestest thing you ever ever heard
AbAb
Understood by no one but
Eb MajorEb
The two of us and you know what
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb AbAb
I mean when all I'm saying is a-la-a-wah-a-oh
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb G+G AbAb
It's something magical, absurd, and so
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Much fun, this thing that we both know
Verse 2:
Eb MajorEb AbAb
So we made a language and we meant to keep it secret
Eb MajorEb GbGb Bb majorBb
But the words were so hilarious we had to share them all
AbAb AbmAbm Eb MajorEb FF
We put it alphabetic and we gave 'em definitions
AbAb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
And we wrote 'em out in crayon on the wall
Eb MajorEb AbAb
Well, Momma didn't really take a liking to the mural
Eb MajorEb GbGb Bb majorBb
Truly, artistry is never understood within its day
AbAb AbmAbm Eb MajorEb FF
But maybe, in the end, we like it better as an enigmatic
AbAb Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
Game that only we can play, it's siblinguistic anyway
Chorus:
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
We take a syllable, the funnier the better
Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
We say it till we make it be a word
AbAb
Lexicon of beg and borrow
Eb MajorEb
Idioglossary are oh,
FF Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7
Isn't it the bestest thing you ever ever heard
AbAb
Understood by no one but
Eb MajorEb
The two of us and you know what
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb AbAb
I mean when all I'm saying is a-la-a-wah-a-oh
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb G+G AbAb
It's something magical, absurd, and so
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Much fun, this thing that we both know
Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb MajorEb Ab, Eb, F, Bb majorBb
AbAb
Understood by no one but
Eb MajorEb
The two of us and you know what
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb AbAb
I mean when all I'm saying is a-la-a-wah-a-oh
Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb G+G AbAb
It's something magical, absurd, and so
Bb majorBb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
Much fun, this thing that we both know