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The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) Chords

Music by: Captain Beefheart
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[Intro 1]
[Eb][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Come on [Dm]down t' the big dig
Come on down t' the big [D]dig
[Dm]Come [D]on t' the [Dm]big d[D]ig[Dm]
[D]Singin' the[Dm] Smithsonian
Institute blues
Singin' the Smithso[Eb]nian [Dm]Institute blues
The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits
I know [D]you just can't lose
[Dm]The new dinosaur is walkin'
in the old one's [D]shoes
Come [Dm]on down t' the big dig
Can't get around the big [D]dig
[Dm]This may be premature but if I'm wrong
You can just [D]say it's [A]the first time I was
happy t' be [Em]confused
[A]Singin' the Smithsonian Institute
[Em]blues[A][Em][A][Em][A][Em]
Alll you [F#m]new dino[D]saurs[A][D]
[F#m][A][D][F#m][F#][A][D][G]
[D]Now it's up [G]t' you [D]t' choose[G]
It [D]sure looks funny for a new dinosaur
[Dm]T' be in an [G]old [D]dinosaur's shoes
[Dm]Dina[D] Shore's shoes
[Dm]Dinosaur shoes
C'mon down to the big [D]dig
You can't get around the big dig
[G]C'mon to the [D]big [Dm]dig
[D]Ya [Dm]can't get [Dm]around the [D]big [Dm]dig
Singin' the Smithso[G]nian Institute blues
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