Science Facts Are Useful
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C#m B5 C#m B5
C#m G#
Gatesy: Well, it doesn't take a genius to realise,
C#m F#
Being good at school can be cool.
F# E G#
Put on your lab coats, boffins rule!
(C#m G# C#m F#)
Yon: (Stammering) Umm... umm... I'd actually rather you didn't use the word
"boffin", 'cause if anything it means "having sex".
C#m G#
G & S: There's nothing wrong with putting on your thinking cap,
C#m F#
Though your social skills may be crap.
F# E G#
You can impress with these cool facts:
(C#m G# C#m G# C#m G#)
Yon: That Playstation you're playing at - science made that!
Scod: That Ghettodeck you're rapping off the beats to - science made that too!
Gatesy: Without science, we wouldn't have cheap bathtub biker speed!
E A E F#m B E
Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful,
A E F#m B E
That's why they teach 'em to ya.
A E F#m
Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,
F#m E
Don't be a fool,
F#m G#
The science school is cool.
C#m G#
Well, you may not see a scientist do Rock and Roll,
C#m F#
But they understand the mineral properties of rock.
F# E G#
As well as the physics of roll.
(C#m G# C#m G# C#m G#)
Scod: Oh, Mr. Scientist, I burnt my hand bone on a boiling water!
Yon: How do you know it was boiling? Was it bubbling?
Scod: Uhh... no.
Yon: Then it wasn't really boiling.
Scod: I feel better already.
Tripod: GO SCIENCE!
(C#m G# C#m G# C#m G#)
Gatesy: Help, help! I lost my ball bearing down the drain!
Yon: Then get a magnet, man.
Gatesy: But it's a really deep drain.
Yon: Then you'll need a really long magnet.
Tripod: GO SCIENCE!
E A E F#m B E
Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful,
A E F#m B E
That's why they teach 'em to ya.
A E F#m
Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,
F#m E
Don't be a fool,
F#m G#
The science school is cool.
(C#m G# C#m G# C#m G#)
Scod: Oh help, Mr. Scientist, I need you again!
How does a hot air balloon rise?
Yon: Because it's a HOT AIR balloon.
Scod: Ohh.
Gatesy: How do I deal with girls and not feel awkward?
(Pause)
Yon: Did you know that the atomic structure of butter is not dissimilar to-
Gatesy: But... but... but... I was asking about gir-
Yon: Margarine, on the other hand...
Scod: Break it down!
E A E F#m B E
Tripod: Oh, science facts are useful...
E A E F#m B E
Oh, science facts are useful...
Gatesy: Okay, everybody, rock and roll moment! Hold your lighters in the air!
Y & S: (Clapping, no guitar) Oh, science facts are useful...
Oh, science facts are useful...
Gatesy: But be careful because butane, even when contained in very small amounts,
is an extremely volatile gas.
E A E F#m B E
Y & S: Oh, science facts are useful...
Gatesy: Thanks to Issac Newton we can crowd-surf!
E A E F#m B E
Y & S: That's why they teach 'em to ya.
Gatesy: Bikini tops are a great invention!
A E F#m
Y & S: Your teachers wouldn't screw ya,
F#m E
Tripod: Don't be a fool,
F#m G# E
The science school is coo_______
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