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Think About It by Flight Of The Conchords
Think About It
Chords Used:
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E7 Dmaj7 C#m7
e|--0-----2-----7----0----5------4----|
B|--2-----2-----7----0----7------5----|
G|--1-----2-----7----1----6------4----|
D|--2-----2-----7----0----7------6----|
A|--0-----4-----9----2----5------4----|
E|--x-----2-----7----0----x------x----|
Amaj7
Children on the streets using guns and knives
F#m7
Taking drugs and each other’s lives
Bm7
Killing each other using knives and forks
E7
And calling each other names like dork
Amaj7
There’s people on the street getting diseases from monkeys
F#m7
Yeah that’s what I said, their getting diseases from monkeys
Bm7
Whys this happening, please, whose been touching these monkeys
Bm7
Leave these poor sick monkeys alone
E7
There sick, they’ve got problems enough as it is
Amaj7
A man is lying on the street, some punk has chopped off his head
F#m7
And I’m the only one who stops to see if he’s dead,
Bm7
Aaoohhh
E7
Turns out he’s dead
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
That’s why I’m singing, Aaaaoooh what is wrong with the world today?
What’s wrong with the world today, *mumbling..........*
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
Uooo, what is wrong with the world today?
Think about it, think about it, think, think about it
Amaj7
Good cops get framed and put into a can
F#m7
And all the money that we’re making is going to the maaan
Bm7
What man, whose the man, when’s a man a man, why’s it so hard to be a man
E7
Am I a man? Yes, technically, yes…
Amaj7
Oohh, come on, sont zootka they’re turning kids into slaves
Amaj7
They’re turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
F#m7
But what’s the real cost, ‘cause the sneakers don’t seem that much cheaper
Bm7
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers when you got little kid slaves making them
E7
What are your overheads?
Amaj7
Well, at the end of your life, you are lucky if you die
F#m7
Sometimes I wonder why I would even try. Why try?
Bm7
I saw a man lying on the street half dead
E7
He had knives and forks sticking out of his leg
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
He said, Ahh ahh ahh ahhhhhhhhwww
Can somebody get the knife and fork out of my leg, please
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
Ooh, could somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees
Yeah yeeeahhh
Amaj7
This is where we break it down, this is where we break it down
F#m7
We’ll break it down
What are they doing, their breaking it down
What do they do, and now their keeping it funky
Just having a funky jam and then we’re going to drop the beat
And then we’ll bring it back aaaooowahhhwahhhh
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E7
*Both go to town with the wailing*
Amaj7 F#m7
Then we’ll take it low
Bm7 Amaj7
Fading out, fading out
F#m7 Bm7
We’re talking about the issues, but we’re keeping it funky
*For the rest of the song Bret just repeats to Amaj7, F#m7, Bm7 progression and slowly
out while Jemaine sings the lyrics below*
We’re fading out, we’re just fading out
Why they getting quiet, they’re just fading out
*monkey noises*
Stop touching that monkey
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version 2
Verse 1 Amaj7
There's children on the street using guns and knives;
F#m7
They're taking drugs and each others' lives.
Bm7
Killing each other with knives and forks.
Bm7 D/E
And calling each other names like "dork". Oh, woh.
Verse 2 Amaj7
There's people on the street getting diseases from monkeys.
F#m7
Yeah, that's what I said, they're getting diseases from monkeys.
Bm7
Now, there's junkies with monkey disease.
Bm7
Who's touching these monkeys, please?
Bm7
Leave these poor sick monkeys alone;
D/E
They got problems enough as it is.
Verse 3 Amaj7
A man is lying on the street some punk's chopped off his head.
F#m7 Bm7
I'm the only one who stops to see if he's dead,
Bm7
Mm, turns out he's dead.
Chorus Dmaj7
And that's why I'm singing: what,
C#m7
What is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
What's wrong with the world today? mumbling
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
What, what is wrong with the world today?
Bm7
You gotta think about it, think, think about it.
Verse 4 Amaj7
Good cops been framed and put into a can,
F#m7
And all the money that we're making is going to the man.
Bm7
What man? Which man? Who's the man?
Bm7
When's a man a man? What makes a man a man?
Bm7 D/E
Am I a man? Yes, technically I am.
Verse 5 Amaj7
They're turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
F#maj7
but what's the real cost?
F#m7 Bm7
'Cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper
Bm7
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers
Bm7 D/E
When you got them being made by little slave kids? What are your overheads?
Verse 6 Amaj7
At the end of you life you're lucky if you die
F#maj7
Sometimes I wonder why we even try.
Bm7
Saw a man lying on the street half dead
Bm7
With knives and forks sticking out of his leg.
Outro Dmaj7 C#m7
And he said, Ah, ah ah wow wow wow wow wow wow
Bm7
Can somebody please get the knife and fork out of my leg please?
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?
Amaj7
And then we break it down. [Ad lib to end]
Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 D/W
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7
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version 3
Verse 1
Amaj7 Fm
Children on the streets using guns and knives taking drugs and each others lives
Bm7 Bm7 E7
Killing each other using knives and forks and calling each other names like dork
Verse 2
Theres people on the street getting diseases from monkeys
Yeah thats what I said, their getting diseases from monkeys
Now theres Junkies with monkey disease, whos touching these monkeys, please
Leave these poor sick monkeys alone theyve got problems enough as it is
A man is lying on the street; some punk has chopped off his head
And Im the only one who stops to see if hes dead, ooohh Turns out hes dead
Chorus 1
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
Thats why Im singing, what is wrong with the world today? (whats wrong...)
Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7
what, what is wrong with the world today? Think about it, think, think about it
Verse 3
Good cops get framed and put into a can, all the money that were making
is going to the man (What man, which man, whose the man...)
Verse 4
Theyre turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
But whats the real cost, coz the sneakers dont seem that much cheaper
(Why are we still paying so much for sneakers...)
Verse 5
At the end of your life, you are lucky if you die, Sometimes I wonder why I even try
I saw a man lying on the street half dead, knives and forks sticking out of his leg
Chorus 2
He said, oow... Can somebody get this knife and fork out of my leg please
(Could somebody please, remove these, cutlerys from my knees)
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version 4
chords used
not sure what that first chord is called and not about to look it up i think its some
sort of A7, , you should use the thumb to play the F# on the E string, but you can just
ignore that all together without it
---A*---A7---A----D7--C#m--Bm
e|-0----7----7----5----4----2
B|-2----7----7----7----5----3
G|-1----7----8----6----6----4
D|-2----7----9----7----6----4
A|-0----9----9----5----4----2
E|-2*---7----7----x----x----x
*can play a 0 if you want
thank you Andria, for the lyrics
“Think about it, think, think about it†by Flight of the Conchords
(HBO One Night Stand Performance)
A*
Children on the streets using guns and knives
Taking drugs and each other’s lives
A7
Killing each other using knives and forks
A
And calling each other names like dork
A*
There’s people on the street getting diseases from monkeys
Yeah that’s what I said, their getting diseases from monkeys
A7
Whys this happening, please, whose been touching these monkeys
Leave these poor sick monkeys alone
A
There sick, they’ve got problems enough as it is
A*
A man is lying on the street, some punk has chopped off his head
And I’m the only one who stops to see if he’s dead,
A7
aaoohhh Turns out he’s
A
dead
A
That’s why I’m singing,
D7
Aaaaoooh what is
C#m
wrong with the world to-
Bm
day?
Bm
What’s wrong with the world today, *mumbles* never said nothings wrong with it
D7
Uooo, what is
C#m
wrong with the world to-
Bm
day?
Think about it, think about it, think, think about it
A*
Good cops get framed and put into a can
And all the money that we’re making is going to the maaan
A7
What man, whose the man, when’s a man a man, why’s it so hard to be a man
A
Am I a man? Yes, technically, yes…
A*
Oohh, come on, sont zootka they’re turning kids into slaves
They’re turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
A7
But what’s the real cost, ‘cause the sneakers don’t seem that much cheaper
A
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers when you got little kid slaves making them
What are your overheads?
A*
Well, at the end of your life, you are lucky if you die
Sometimes I wonder why I would even try
Why try
A7
I saw a man lying on the street half dead He had
A
knives and forks sticking out of his leg He said,
Dm7
Ahh ahh
C#m
ahh ahhhhhh
Bm
hhwww
Can somebody get the knife and fork out of my leg, please
Ooh, could somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees
Yeah yeeeahhh
***guitar stops***
This is where we break it down
This is where we break it down
We’ll break it down
What are they doing, their breaking it down
What do they do, and now their keeping it funky
Just having a funky jam and then we’re going to drop the beat
And then we’ll bring it back *wails* Up
just repeat while fading
A*, A*, A7, A
Wah wah wah waaah!
*Both go to town with the wailing*
Then we’ll take it low
Fading out, fading out
We’re talking about the issues, but we’re keeping it funky
We’re fading out, we’re just fading out
Why they getting quiet, they’re just fading out
*monkey noises*
Stop touching that monkey
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