[Intro Arp intro - no drums] [Badd11-x24400][C#m7-046650][F#m7][Aadd9-x02200] x 2
[Verse 1 - Chords straight ish - no embellishments] [Badd11] I let go [C#m7] of everything I ever [F#m7] had [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause I couldn't [C#m7] give the love you des [F#m7] erved [Aadd9] [Badd11] By The [C#m7] |Gunner, you shouted, "Oh, my [F#m7] God" [Aadd9] [Badd11] It seemed [C#m7] churlish, but it's what I was [F#m7] owed, I supp [Aadd9] ose [Badd11] Every [C#m7] flagstone of this town [F#m7] bears our [Aadd9] prints [Badd11] And all the [C#m7] bars round here serve my [F#m7] ghosts and [Aadd9] carcasses [Badd11] I wish I [C#m7] knew these things when I [F#m7] was young [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause [C#m7] now I've just gone so [F#m7] numb [Aadd9]
[Chorus - Drums stop - 'strum then arps' figure] [Badd11] We [C#m7] take whatever we [Aadd9] can to get the reason [Badd11] back [C#m7] So please don't [Aadd9] rein me in
[Drums back - Put triplet strums on A in- Asus2 to A and the  x07670 x07690 figure at end] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Verse 2 - Straight chords] [Badd11] There's nothing [C#m7] brave in walking a[F#m7]lone [Aadd9] [Badd11] Love in exile has nowhere to [C#m7]go, so come on [F#m7]home [Aadd9] [Badd11] Mmm, don't run a [C#m7] way from my [F#m7]tenderness [Aadd9] [Badd11] You're so afraid of that [C#m7] heart inside your [F#m7] chest [Aadd9] ... We were doing so well
[Badd11] well but you were scared to be [C#m7] held Took the easiest [F#m7] way out [Aadd9] ... I see the tears of [Badd11] man , too proud to reach for a [C#m7] hand Oh, let my love keep you [F#m7] safe now [Aadd9] so please don't
[Chorus - Full chords and embellishments] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Bridge - Keep embellishments - get looping ready?] And [Badd11] I'm, [C#m7] I'm stood here [F#m7] chewing everybody's lugs [Aadd9] off (Ooh) [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody but you, [F#m7] how much I fucked it [Aadd9] up [Badd11][C#m7] slow [F#m7] down - [Aadd9] rein me in
[Instrumental - Solo] [Badd11][C#m7][F#m7][Add9]
[Chorus] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Repeat]
[INTRO] [C] x 8 E ------ B ------ G ------ D 5-5--5 A 3-3--3 E ----3-
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 4 E ---------------------------------------- B -----1----11-1-1---------1----11-1-1 G 3----2----00-0-0----3----2----00-2-0---- D 3----3----20-2-2----3----3----20-x-2---- A 1------------3-3----1------------3-3---- E ----------------------------------------
[VERSE 1] [C] Some boys kiss me, [C] some boys hug me [Bb] I think they're [Am] O.K. [C] If they don't give me [C] proper credit [Dm] I just walk [C] away [C] They can beg and [C] they can plead [Bb] But they can't see the [Am] light, that's right [C] Cause the boy with the [C] cold hard cash Is [Dm] always Mister [C] Right, 'cause we are
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 2
[VERSE 2] [C] Some boys romance, [C] some boys slow dance [Bb] That's all right with [Am] me [C] If they can't raise my [C] interest then I [Dm] Have to let them [C] be [C] Some boys try and [C] some boys lie but [Bb] I don't let them play[Am] [C] Only boys who [C] save their pennies [Dm] Make my rainy[C] day, 'cause we are
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb][F])
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 4
[MAN VOCAL BIT] [C] Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a [C] material world [C] Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a [C] material world
[VERSE 3] [C] Boys may come and [C] boys may go [Bb] And that's all right you [Am] see [C] Experience has [C] made me rich And [Dm] now they're after [C] me, 'cause everybody's
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb][F])
[CHORUS] [F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am] You know that we are [F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well] [Bb][F][C][C] x 2 (STOP)
[STOP] [C] A material, a material, a material, a material [C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material) [Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world [C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material)
[End - play snare on all hits in 'rial world' [Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world