I Am A Paleontologist chords

They Might Be Giants

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verse 1 
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I love diggin' in the dirt 
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With just a pick and brush 
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Finding fossils is my aim 
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So I'm never in a rush 
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'Cause the treasures that I seek 
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Are rare and ancient things 
     Bm 
Like Velociraptor's jaw 
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Or Archaeopteryx's wings 

            D 
Now all the kids 
          E7 
Who wanna see 'em 
           D 
Are lining up 
          E7 
At our museum 
       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 
       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 


verse 2 

         A        Dbm 
Could it be an herbivore 
         F#m 
Crushing plants with rounded teeth 
       Bm 
Or ferocious carnivore 
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Who moves so quickly on its feet 
          A          Dbm 
It's like pieces of a puzzle 
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That I love to try and solve 
        Bm 
It's so fun to think about 
      E7 
How a species has evolved 

            D 
Now all the kids 
          E7 
Who wanna see 'em 
           D 
Are lining up 
          E7 
At our museum 
       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 
       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 

BRIDGE 

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Is it a T-rex? (I keep digging, digging, digging, digging) 
(digging, digging, digging, digging) 
    E7  Bm 
Maybe a Triceratops? (Digging, digging, digging, digging) 
(digging, digging, digging, digging) 
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Or a Carnotaur? (Digging, digging, digging, digging),(digging, digging, digging, digging) 
(digging, digging, digging, digging, diggin') 
    E7  Bm 
Pachycephalosaurus? 

       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 
       A     E7  Bm   D 
I am a paleontologist 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 
             A                E7              Bm  D 
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am 

OUTRO 

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