[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--------------------------
[Sound effects to start] [Intro Riff - BPM 116 - Angle little finger down to get sus4 quickly with Fsus4] [F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4] x 2
[Verse 1] [F]Ice will [Fsus4] melt, wat [F] er will b [F6sus4] oil [F] You and [F6sus4] I can [F] shake off this [F6sus4] mortal coil It's [Eb] bigger than us [Bb] You [Eb] don't have to [Bb] worry about it [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 2] [F] Ready or [Fsus4] not h [F] ere comes the dr [Fsus4] op [F] You feel [Fsus4] lucky when you know wher [F] e you are, you [Fsus4] know [(F)] It's [Eb] gonna come tr [Bb] ue [Eb] Here in your [Bb] arms I remem -[F ] ber [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am]
[Verse 3] It's [F] easy when you [Fsus4] don't try [F] Going on [Fsus4] first impressions [F] Man in a [Fsus4] cage has ma [F] de his con - fe [Fsus4] ssion now [(F)] You've [Eb] seen me at my worst [Bb] And it [Eb] won't be the last [Bb] time I'm down there [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 4] I [F] want you to [Fsus4] know I feel com - pletely a [F] t peace [Fsus4] [F] Read me like a [Fsus4] book That's [F] fallen [Fsus4] down be - twee [F] n your knees [Eb] [Bb] Please [Eb] let me have [Eb] my way with you
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am] [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, it's nothing [A7] written in the sky And [Bb] we don't even have to [Bb] try
[Break] [F][Fsus4][Fsus4] [F] Shaking like [Fsus4] mud, buil [F] dings of glas [Fsus4] s [F] Sink into the [Fsus4] bay they'll be under the [F] rocks a - [Fsus4] gain You [Eb] don't have to say [Bb] I know y [Eb] ou're a - fraid [Bb]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only n [Dm] atural That you should feel the same way too [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, [A7] It's, something I was born [Bb] to It's only nat [F] ural [A7] Can I help it if I want [Bb] to (stop - drum fill the back in)
[Extra notes] F6sus4 133331 Fsus4 133311 Eb x68886 Bb 688766 Vox - just 3rd - no variation Hold B for just 1 bar in the 'try' bit IT'S ONLY NATURAL - Crowded House Drum part - B T (T F T + B) strum up (strum down + T) - 1 2 3 4 the whole lot - fingers close to guitar if you do Can do instead - B S TF(TB)F then two down strums final strum on Snare Intro:
