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Runtime Error: Type Mismatch
Words & Music by Brooke Lunderville, 2007.
Suggested phrases for explaining to coder & related nerds that their love is unrequited. Now with correct spellings of all the ridiculous proprietary tool names. Thanks to my husband Joe and to John for their technical assistance. (I almost claimed to be a compiler for a procedural programming language, how embarrassing!)
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Banjo open Guitar capo 3
You're a Phillips-head bit and I'm a Pozidriv screw Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
We've got so much in common but you're stripping me away Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
You're an ethernet cable hoping I'll connect with you Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
I just want a crimping tool to make you terminate Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
Honey, this will never work. G Cm E Am
You're the wrong next block in tetris Eb (barre 8) C
You're a brand new etch-a-sketch Bbm Gm
But I don't wanna draw a square Cm Am
You're co-ax; I'm twisted pair G G (F shape @3) E
I'm an SML compiler Eb (D shape @ 3) C
And you keep writing GOTOs Bbm Gm
Whenever you're a perfect 10 Cm Am
I'm playing Sudoku G E
You are Captain Kirk's phaser; I am King Arthur's sword Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
You're a sixteen-letter word and I'm a Scrabble board Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
You want to triple word score but you'll never fit my grid Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
You're a pricetag on a sticker; I'm an ebay auction bid Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
I'm afraid you're not my type. G Cm E Am
You're the wrong next block in tetris Eb (barre 8) C
You're a brand new etch-a-sketch Bbm Gm
But I don't wanna draw a square Cm Am
You're co-ax; I'm twisted pair G G (F shape @3) E
I'm an SML compiler Eb (D shape @ 3) C
And you keep writing GOTOs Bbm Gm
Whenever you're a perfect 10 Cm Am
I'm playing Sudoku G E
We run on different voltages and there's no adapter Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
I'm a herbivorous mammal; You're a velociraptor Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
You stay up all night and I am strictly diurnal Cm G F Cm Am E D Am
The chipset on your mainboard's not supported by my kernel Cm Bb F Cm Am G D Am
Honey, this will never work. G Cm E Am
You're the wrong next block in tetris Eb (barre 8) C
You're a brand new etch-a-sketch Bbm Gm
But I don't wanna draw a square Cm Am
You're co-ax; I'm twisted pair G G (F shape @3) E
I'm an SML compiler Eb (D shape @ 3) C
And you keep writing GOTOs Bbm Gm
Whenever you're a perfect 10 Cm Am
I'm playing Sudoku G E
I'm afraid you're not my type. G Cm F E Am D
Runtime error: type mismatch. G Cm E Am
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