When You're A Transformer
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Bm
Y & S: (Both start singing at the same time with different words)
Scod: Don't I start this?
Yon: No!
Scod: No, you do! Oh yeah, sorry. My fault.
Yon: You can join in if you want... but don't fuck it up.
Bm D
Yon: They say that if you try, you'll achieve your dreams,
Em
But who will pay the price in between?
F#
Tripod: Glu-glung, glu-glung, glu-glung, glu-glung,
Bm
Glu-glung glung glung!
Gatesy: That's pretty good.
Bm D
Gatesy: You'd hope that being family was enough,
Em
But circumstances can be tough.
F#
Tripod: Glu-glung, glu-glung, glu-glung, glu-glung,
Glu-glung glung!
G
Scod: You have to choose,
A(let ring)
And one of you must lose...
Bm D
On the world of Transformers,
Em
The man Transformers are in charge.
F#
Tripod: You never hear about,
Bm
The lady Transformers.
Bm D
Yon: But they do exist, and they often come...
Em
... in pairs, not "come"...
Yon: I don't mean...!
Gatesy: They exist!
F#
Y & G: Exist, exist, exist, exist!
G
Tripod: The sisters' names,
A(let ring)
Are Weapontron and... Kate?
G
And through this game,
A
Their love has turned to... hate?
D
When you're a Transformer,
A
You will see that some things never change.
G
They might re-arrange,
A
Into a car, a truck, a plane.
D
But if you're Weapontron and Kate,
A
You might not have so much luck,
G
You might not turn into a truck.
F# Bm
How does a Transformer get ahead,
A D
When the thing they turn into is fairy bread?
Bm D
Yon: Weapontron and Kate had to find a skill,
Em
Because they couldn't fight or kill.
F#
Tripod: And their transformations,
Bm
Weren't that much to see.
Bm D
Scod: But they had photographic memory,
Em
And lots of mental energy.
F#
Tripod: And so they entered,
G
A Transformer spelling bee,
A
Scod: Which caused sibling rivalry.
(Scod plays Em Bm throughout the spelling bee)
Gatesy: So, young sisters! It is down to you two. You have beaten all the
other pissweak Transformers, including the formidable one that turned
into a doughnut - Doughnutron.
Weapontron, spell "Xerox"!
Yon: Xerox. Triple-Z...
Gatesy: (Buzzer noise)
Yon: No, no, no, no, no! X... Z...
Gatesy: (Buzzer noise)
Okay, you are out of the game. If Kate wins, there certainly will be
Something for Kate.
(To audience) I wrote that one!
Scod: He insisted that joke go in.
Yon: There was no time to stop him!
Gatesy: They don't give these jobs to monkeys.
Kate! Spell "haemorrhoids"!
Yon: Haemorrhoids. H... M...
Gatesy: (Buzzer noise)
Wrong! But in order for this song to make sense... Kate, you win!
D
Tripod: When you're a Transformer,
A
You will see that some things never change.
G
They might re-arrange,
A
Into a car, a truck, a plane.
D
But if you're Weapontron and Kate,
A
You might not have so much luck,
G
You might not turn into a truck.
F# Bm
How does a Transformer get ahead,
A D
When the thing they turn into is fairy bread?
How to play When You're A Transformer
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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.