Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches

Frontier Psychiatrist

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Intro: Bm F#
 
Bm F#
That boy needs therapy, Psychosomatic, that boy needs therapy
Bm F#
Purely psychosomatic, that boy needs therapy, lie down on the couch
Bm
What does that mean? You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut!
F# Bm
What does that maen? That boy needs therapy, I'm gonna kill you
F#
That boy needs therapy, Ranakazoo, let's have a tune
Bm F#
Now when I count three, That (scratch) boy needs therapy
Bm F#
(scratch) He was white as a sheet, and he also made false teeth
 
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Chorus: Bm F#
 
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'Avalanches above, business continues below..'
 
Bb
Did I ever tell you a story about cowboys and midgets and the Indians and
Ab
Front Frontier Psychiatrist, I feel, I feel, I feel strangely hypnotised
Bb
(scratch) I was in another world, a world of 20, 20,000 girls
Ab
and Milk! and rectangles, to an optometrist! a man with a golden gun eyeball
Bb
and tighten your buttocks, pour juice on your chin! promise my girlfriend
 
with the violin...
 
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Bm F#
That boy needs therapy, Psychosomatic, that boy needs therapy
Bm F#
Purely psychosomatic, that boy needs therapy, lie down on the couch
Bm
What does that mean? You're a nut! You're crazy in the coconut!
F# Bm
What does that mean? That boy needs therapy, I'm gonna kill you
F#
That boy needs therapy, Ranakazoo, let's have a tune
Bm F#
Now when I count three, That (scratch) boy needs therapy
Bm F#
(scratch) He was white as a sheet, and he also made false teeth
 
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Chorus: Bm F#
 
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'Frontier psychiatrist!'
 
Bb
Can you think of anything that talks... other than a person?
Ab
Um (scratch) a bird? Yeah!
 
Bird scratch solo #1: Bb Ab
 
Sometimes a parrot talks!
 
Bird scratch solo #2: Bm F#
 
'Yes, some birds are funny when they talk.'
 
'Can you think of anything else?'
 
'Um...
 
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A record?'
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How to play Frontier Psychiatrist

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Bm. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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