[Intro - BPM 90 - No drums] Descending chromatic line - can play octaves when playing C# E - 99887766 - 55443 - 5 3 0
[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] | A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# | x2
[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] A E7 D A E -0---0---0---0------------------------------------ B -10--10--5-s-10--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--10-10-5------- G -9---9---6-s-9---9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--9--9--6----- D -11--11--7-s-11--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--11-11-7------ A -0---0---0-------7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--0--0--0---- E -----------------0--0--0--------------------------
BPM 111 - capo 1st fret * [Intro - No drums - slight indie beat feel to strumming] [D][G] x 4
[Verse- Drums in] [D] Tell me all the things you would change [G] I [D] don't pretend to know what you want [G] When you [Bm] come around and spin my top [E] Time and again [G] , time and again [F#] No fi [D] re where I lit my spark [G] [D] I am not afraid of the dark [G] Where y [Bm] our words devour my heart [E] And put me to shame [G] , put me to shame
[Chorus] Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone [D][G][D][G]
[Verse] You're [D] still so young to travel so [G]far [D]Old enough to know who you [G]are And [Bm] wise enough to carry the [E] scars Without any [G] blame, there's no one to [F#] blame It's [D]easy to forget what you [G]learnt [D]Waiting for the thrill to [G]return [Bm] Feeling your desire [E] burn And drawn to the [G]flame
[Chorus] Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone [D] Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] Will sho [G] wer over ev [A] eryone
And I'm l [Bm] ying on the t [A] able w [G] ashed out in the flood [Bm] Like a [A] Christian fearing [G] vengeance from above I d [Bm] on't pretend to [A] know what you [G] want But (I offer love?) [A]
[Solo][A][Em] ([G][A]) [D] - repeat all
[Final Chorus] Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone [D][F#][G] As time slip [Bm] s by [F#] ... [G] [D][F#][G] [Bm][F#][G] [fade]
