[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--------------------------
[Em]Four seasons [D/F#]in one [G]day [Am]Lying in the [Amb7-x02212] depths of your imagination [Em]Worlds above and [D/F#]worlds [G]below The [Am]sun shines on the [Amb7]black clouds Hanging over the do[C]main [Bm]Even when you're feeling [C]warm The [Bm]temperature could drop a[Am]way Like [D]four seasons in one [G]day
[Em]Smiling as the [D/F#]shit comes [G]down [Am]You can tell a [Amb7]man from what he has to say [Em]Everything gets [D/F#]turned A[G]round And [Am]I will risk my [Amb7]neck again [C] [Bm]You can take me where you [C]will [Bm]Up the creek and through the [Am]mill Like [Bm]all the things you [C]can't explain [D]Four seasons in one [G]day
[C]Blood dries [G]up (harmony A C D) Like [D]rain, like [Em]rain [C]Fills my [G]cup [D]Like four seasons in one [Em]day
[Instrumental] - with D chord line you can let go of D chord to get 5th fret on E if leave low open strings ringing
E -0-2-3-0--2-3-5-2--3-t10-7----8-7-5---7-------7-------- B -0--------3--------3-----8----5-----8-7-8-7-8---10-8-7 G -0--------2--------0-----7----5-------8-mute with thumb after strum D -2--------0--------0-----9----5-------7--------------- A -2--------0--------x-----10---0-------9--------------- E -0--------2--------3------------------7---------------
Play basic arps [Em][D/F#][G] "It"
[Am]doesn't pay to [Amb7]make predictions [Em]Sleeping on an [D/F#]unmade [G]bed [Am]Finding out wher[Amb7]ever there is comfort There is [C]pain [Bm]Only one step a[C]way Like [D]four seasons in one [G]day
[C]Blood dries [G]up Like [D]rain, like [Em]rain [C]Fills my [G]cup [D]Like four seasons in one [Em]day (D D D D A B - harmony at end) [End]
[Extra notes] 2 styles of snare - one is muted strum down so subtler than direct slap against strings second style is light thumb on wood