I Love You For Psychological Reasons chords by They Might Be Giants

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE


Verse 1:
A augmentedA      D MajorD    E MajorE    A augmentedA    D MajorD    E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD     E MajorE   A augmentedA  D MajorD E MajorE
Lately I've taken to vacantly making repetitive movements mistakenly seen as improvements
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Nearing perfection but wisely electing to shun my reflection preferring instead shoe inspection
D MajorD     E MajorE       F#F#      B minorBm      D MajorD      E MajorE      A augmentedA B minorBm
Cheese and chalk do not talk but their eyes synchronize with a secret rhythm
D MajorD     E MajorE       F#F#     B minorBm     D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA   D MajorD E MajorE
Which is a way one could say that I love you for psychological reasons

A augmentedA    D MajorD     E MajorE     A augmentedA    D MajorD      E MajorE        A augmentedA      D MajorD      E MajorE   A augmentedA    D MajorD E MajorE
Mumbling failure in jail my extremities flail and I wail though my arms and my legs to the chair are nailed
A augmentedA     D MajorD     E MajorE    A augmentedA      D MajorD     E MajorE      A augmentedA     D MajorD     E MajorE   A augmentedA  D MajorD E MajorE
Under the table, unwilling, unable, the torture's medieval the dream is a fable with feeble wings

Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD      E MajorE        F#F#       B minorBm         D MajorD      E MajorE      A augmentedA   B minorBm
Why does the mouse share the house with the louse? They won't say but they feel their feelings
D MajorD     E MajorE       F#F#      B minorBm      D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA
Doesn't subtract from the fact that I love you for psychological reasons


Chorus:
B minorBm   D MajorD    E MajorE
Reasons I can't really go into now
A augmentedA    B minorBm     D MajorD    E MajorE
Reasons we should probably not get into right now

A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE


Verse 2:
A augmentedA   D MajorD     E MajorE     A augmentedA     D MajorD      E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD     E MajorE      A augmentedA    D MajorD E MajorE
I'm ashamed to admit I'm afraid of assuming the blame for my lame abnegation of braveness and fame
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Brain in a jar in a car in reverse I'm rehearsing the way I'll replay how to say how to be where you are


Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD     E MajorE  F#F#    B minorBm    D MajorD      E MajorE   A augmentedA   B minorBm
Flammable undiagrammable sentiments pass between animal beings
D MajorD      E MajorE       F#F#      B minorBm      D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA
Hard to explain but it's plain that I love you for psychological reasons


Solo:
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE


Pre-Chorus:
D MajorD      E MajorE        F#F#       B minorBm         D MajorD      E MajorE      A augmentedA   B minorBm
Why does the mouse share the house with the louse? They won't say but they feel their feelings
D MajorD     E MajorE       F#F#      B minorBm      D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA
Doesn't subtract from the fact that I love you for psychological reasons


Chorus:
B minorBm   D MajorD    E MajorE
Reasons I can't really go into now
A augmentedA    B minorBm     D MajorD    E MajorE           A augmentedA
Reasons we should probably not get into right now