Banking On A Myth


Banking on a Myth- Andrew Bird This is a fun one especially If you have a loop pedal.. just lay down a beat and overdub plucking in E minor for an interesting background layer for the main guitar riff Em to parts Riff: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2—0h2----------------------------4---2--2-0h2-------------------------| A|------------2—-2-0h2---------------2---------------2—0h2-------------------| E|----------------------0—----0-2-3------------------------0---2—3~---2--0---| Em There's one guy I'd like to thank he signs the checks and leaves them blank Bm he's the one Em he says you don't have to walk a plank the game is rigged, go figure Bm slide show tanked D and your flagship sank G B7 so we're taking all our myths to the bank G B7 so just don't, Don’t forget who to thank G B7 we're taking our myths to the Em A we’re drinking a fifth to the G F Em B7 we're taking all our myths to the bank Oh no Riff/solo Em If you could just do him this favor, although it might involve child labor Bm join his entourage give him a foot massage Em from Star Search to the Philharmonic he'll get you there with Hooked on Phonics Bm he's the one to know D doesn't matter if you blow – no no, no no G in fact it's just the thing B7 he thinks we're needing G it's a lukewarm liquid diet B7 they're force feeding G B7 when the words we use have lost their bite Em A G now they hit you like an imaginary pillow fight F but it's all right Em B7 cause you're inside and you're in tight (Fingerpick this part) Em B7 deals in commodities of the abstract sort buys them in bulk but sells them short talent, genius, love even signs of affection he floods the market there's no price protection G B7 and when his master plan is unfurled C A G There stands a handsome bid on the weather systems of the world