“DINNER BELL”

by They Might Be Giants. From the Elektra album “Apollo 18”

© 1992 They Might Be Giants Music ASCAP, administered by WB Music Corp.

 

REFRAIN:

 

G              Am       Bb           C

I’ve been leaving on my things

 

F                 Gm                       Bb                C

So in the morning when the morning bird sings

 

Dm                C        B         E      

There’s still dinner on my dinner

 

Am                 Dm     E7    Am             F7

jacket ‘til the dinner bell rings

 

VERSE:

 

Bb     Cm    Dm    Eb     Fsus4

experimental dog

 

E       F#m      Abm     A     Bsus4

salivating dog

 

G       C       D      E7

good dog

 

Am                   Bm                 C              D    

waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing

 

E7sus4          E7          Am            D7*

dinner bell dinner bell ring

 

[REPEAT REFRAIN]

[REPEAT VERSE with additional lyrics]:

I don’t want a pizza, I don’t want a piece of peanut brittle, I don’t want a pear

I don’t want a bagel, I don’t want a bean, I wouldn’t like a bag of beef or a beer

Or a cup of chowder, corn, cake or creamed cauliflower

‘Cause I’m waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing, dinner bell, dinner bell, ring

 

 

 

 

BRIDGE:

 

E            F#m      G     A

shoulder, bicep, elbow, arm

 

D             Em                 F            G

forearm, thumb, wrist, knuckle, palm

 

C            D        Esus4

middle, pinky, index, ring

 

Am             Dm    E7    Am          F7

dinner bell dinner bell ding

 

[REPEAT VERSE with additional lyrics]:

I don’t know whether I’d rather be having a bottle of vinegar

I don’t know whether I’d rather be having an egg

I don’t know whether I’d rather be having an order of bacon

Or whether I’d rather be having a basket of garlic bread

I don’t know whether I’d rather be having some pie or saving my appetite

‘Cause I’m waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing, dinner bell, dinner bell, ring

 

[REPEAT REFRAIN]

END:

 

Am                      Bm             C6**             D6**   [REPEAT 3x]

…jacket ‘til the dinner bell does the bell thing

Dinner bell dinner bell do the bell thing

I’m waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing

 

Em              D                 Bm           E7

Dinner bell dinner bell, ding ding ding!

 

Am                     Bm               C6           D6

Waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing

 

Em              D                 Bm           E7

Dinner bell dinner bell, ding ding ding!

 

Am                     Bm               C6           D6

Waitin’ for the dinner bell to do the bell thing

 

Em              D                 Bm           E7

Dinner bell dinner bell, ding!