Blur-House In The Country
[Intro - BPM 90 - No drums]Descending chromatic line - can play octaves when playing C#
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[Drums in]
| A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# |
[Verse 1]
[A] City dweller, suc [E] cessful fella
[Bm] Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (lot of money)
[D] Caught in a [D/C#] rat race terminal [C#] ly
I'm a pro [A] fessional cynic but my [E] heart's not in it
I'm [Bm] paying the price of living life at the limit (to the limit)
[D] Caught up in the [D/C#] century's anxie [C#] ty
(backward beat)
Yes, it [E] preys on him (preys on him)
He's [E] getting thin (getting thin) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 1]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and
the food he eats in the [A] country
He takes all [A] manner of pills and
piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country
Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm,
lots of rural charm in the [A] country (stop)
[Verse 2]
He's got [A] morning glory and l [E7] ife's a different story
[Bm] Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory)
[D] Touched with his [D/C#] own mortal [C#] ity
He's [A] reading Balzac and [E] knocking back Prozac
It's a [Bm] helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland
[D] Oh, it's the [D/C#] century's reme [C#] dy
(backward drums)
For the [E] faint at heart [########Stop and scroll##########]
A [E] new start (new start) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 2]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest,
so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country
He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh,
takes herbal baths in the [E7] country
But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm
on the animal farm in the [A] country
(backward drum beat)
[E] In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E] In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E] In the country-y-y!
[Solo]
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[Quiet bit - no drums - Play twice]
[A] Blow, blow me [E] out I am so
[D] sad I don't know [A] why
[Chorus 1 & 2]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and
the food he eats in the [A] country
He takes all [A] manner of pills and
piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country
Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm,
lots of rural charm in the [A] country
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest,
so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country
He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh,
takes herbal baths in the [E7] country
But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm
on the animal farm in the [A] country
Ooh la la la
[Closing Riff - Horn Riff]
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