Doctor Worm chords by
They Might Be Giants (Official Version)

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Key: F# majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

F#

Bmaj7

C#

F#

G#m7

F#/A#

B

C#

F#

F#

Verse 1
F# F# 
 
D#m D#m 
 
They call me Dr. Worm
B B 
 
C# C# 
 
Good morning, how are you?
F# F# 
 
I'm Dr. Worm
D#m D#m 
 
I'm interested in things
B B 
 
C# C# 
 
I'm not a real doctor

Chorus 1

B5

C#5

But I am a real worm

F#5

D#5

I am an actual worm

B5

C#5

I live like a worm

Verse 2

F#

D#m

I like to play the drums

B

C#

I think I'm getting good

F#

D#m

But I can handle criticism

B

C#

I'll show you what I know

Chorus 2

B5

C#5

And you can tell me if you think

F#5

D#5

I'm getting better on the drums

B5

C#5

I'll leave the front un-locked

D

E

'Cause I can't hear the doorbell

Interlude 1

A

Dmaj7

E

A

Dmaj7

A/C#

Dmaj7

E

F#

B/F#

F#

B/F#

F#

B/F#

F#

B/F#

Bridge 1
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
When I      get in  to it
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
I can't tell   if you are
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
F# F# 
 
Watching me     twirling the    stick
B/F# B/F# 
 
F# F# 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
G#5 G#5 
 
A#5 A#5 
 
B5 B5 
 
G#5 G#5 
 
D#5 D#5 
 
C#/E# C#/E# 
 
When  I     give the   sig   nal,
F#5 F#5 
 
D#5 D#5 
 
my    friend
B B 
 
Adim7 Adim7 
 
Rabbi Vole will play     the solo

Solo 1

F#

D#m

B

C#

F#

D#m

C#5

C#5

Interlude 2

F#

Bmaj7

F#

Bmaj7

C#

Bridge 2

G#5

A#5

B5

G#5

D#5

Some day somebody else

C#/E#

F#5

D#5

besides me will

B

Bm

Call me by my stage name, they will

Verse 3

Call me Dr. Worm

Good morning, how are you, I'm Dr. Worm

I'm interested in things

I'm not a real doctor

Chorus 3

B5

C#5

But I am a real worm

F#5

D#5

I am an actual worm

B5

C#5

I live like a worm

Verse 4

F#

D#m

And I like to play the drums

B

C#

I think I'm getting good

F#

D#m

But I can handle criticism

B

C#

I'll show you what I know

Chorus 4

B5

C#5

And you can tell me if you think

F#5

D#5

I'm getting better on the drums

B5

C#5

I'm not a real doctor

D

Eadd9

But they call me Dr.

Outro 1

F#

Bmaj7

C#

F#

(Worm)

G#m7

F#/A#

B

C#

F#

Bmaj7

C#

F#

G#m7

F#/A#

B

C#

F#

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF# Bmaj7 C# G#m7 F#/A#...

Chords

F#
Bmaj7
C#
G#m7
F#/A#
B
D#m
B5
C#5
F#5
D#5
D
E
A
Dmaj7
A/C#
B/F#
G#5
A#5
C#/E#
Adim7
Bm
Eadd9

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
D#5: x-6-8-x-x-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x
G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
A#5: x-1-3-x-x-x
C#/E#: x-x-3-1-2-1
Adim7: 5-x-4-5-4-x
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the definitive original version of Doctor Worm by They Might Be Giants, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of They Might Be Giants.

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