I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die by They Might Be Giants [Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.] 1. - - Some days I feel like bein' wispy - - and once in a while I feel like bein' dry - - but we're doomed and we're drowned by this feeling we surround - so I hope that I get old before I die Chorus: A - - - oh - - It's a long long rope they use to hang you soon I hope - - and I wonder why this hasn't happened, why why why - and I think about the dirt that I'll be wearing for a shirt - and I hope that I get old before I die 2. Clear off the kitchen table darling for on the kitchen table I must lie I'm tired for my wife just served the banquet of my life and I hope that I get old before I die (Chorus) -.M.