The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) chords by Captain Beefheart

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Intro 1

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Come on down t' the big dig
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Come on down t' the big dig
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Come on t' the big dig
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Singin' the Smithsonian
Institute blues
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Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues
The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits
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I know you just can't lose
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The new dinosaur is walkin'
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in the old one's shoes
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Come on down t' the big dig
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Can't get around the big dig
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This may be premature but if I'm wrong
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You can just say it's the first time I was
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happy t' be confused
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Singin' the Smithsonian Institute
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blues
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Alll you new   dinosaurs
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Now it's up t' you t' choose
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It sure looks funny for a new dinosaur
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T' be in an old dinosaur's shoes
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Dina Shore's shoes
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Dinosaur shoes
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C'mon down to the big dig
You can't get around the big dig
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C'mon to the big dig
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Ya can't get around the big dig
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Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues