"Nebraska" Lyrics Written By:  Rob Derhak Lyrics Transcribed By:   Jesse Jarnow Debut: September 14, 1996 Official recording(s) (if any): Tin Cans and Car Tires •     "Nebraska" Guitar Tabs    •

Superthick chunks of broken life and reality
At the dinner table come to me
(At the dinner table come to me)*
Say goodbye, my friend, my exit's here
My road's so long, a million miles or so
Too much for me, I got to go
My navigator's here

And they say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
On Jupiter
Except for the meteors
(If you don't mind the meteors)*

Chorus:
    And Nebraska's so flat that I don't care
    I'll never use this map, have I made it clear
    I don't know jack, but I stay sincere
    Woah-oh my navigator's here

Superthick chunks of broken light in the Milky Way
You never know if they're burning bright
(You never know if they're burning bright)*
In Anchorage the sun's up about half the night
Half the day and most of the time
The sun burns bright all the time
Then the winter comes

And they say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
In Anchorage
Except for the polar bears
(If you don't mind the frozen bears)*

(Chorus > Chuck Talk-Box Solo)

They say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
They say it's nice this time of year
On Jupiter
Except for the meteors
(If you don't mind the meteors)*

(Chorus)
(Chorus)

They say it's nice this time of year on Jupiter...

*these lyrics were often sung by Al before the release of TC&CT

Nebraska Tabs
Transcribed by Jeremy Bilgre

Bm A
Superthick chunks of broken life and reality
C#m Bm D>E C#m
At the dinner table come to me
D A
Say good-bye, my friend, my exit's here
D A
My road's so long, a million miles or so
D A
Too much for me, I got to go
Bm A C#m Bm D>E C#m
My navigator's here
D A
And they say it's nice this time of year
D A
They say it's nice this time of year
D A
They say it's nice this time of year
Bm A
On Jupiter
C#m Bm D>E C#m
Except for the meteors

Chorus:
Bm D A F#m
And Nebraska's so flat that I don't care I'll never use this map, have I made it clear I don't know jack, but I stay sincere
Bm D A
Woah-oh my navigator's here Bm A Superthick chunks of broken light in the Milky Way
C#m Bm D>E C#m
You never know if they're burning bright
D A
In Anchorage the sun's up about half the night
D A
Half the day and most of the time
D A
The sun burns bright all the time
Bm A C#m Bm D>E C#m
Then the winter comes And they say it's nice this time of year They say it's nice this time of year They say it's nice this time of year In Anchorage Except for the polar bears

(Chorus > Chuck Talk-Box Solo)

They say it's nice this time of year They say it's nice this time of year They say it's nice this time of year On Jupiter Except for the meteors (Chorus)

Rob:

I wrote the vocals for the verses on the Nebraska page of our road atlas, which was the only available paper at the time.  I believe we were somewhere in Wyoming, driving to Colorado, in the old yellow van.  I actually wrote the melody in my head, and it stayed there for about a year before I played it on my acoustic.  I thought, if I can remember a song, for that long, that doesn't even exist yet, it's gotta be a catchy tune.