[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--------------------------
[Verse 1] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the [F#m] best I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 2] And you can [D] trust me not to [E] think, And [F#m] not to sleep a [E] round If you [D] don't expect too [E] much from me, You [F#m] might not be let [E] down Cause all I really [D] want is to be with [E] you, Feeling [F#m] like I matter [E] too If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might be here with [E] you
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Guitar Solo - Play chords higher to make more interesting and some drum fills] D E F#m E x 4
[Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] Hey jealou [F#m] sy [E]
[Verse 3] Tell me do you [D] think it'd be all [E] right, If I could [F#m] just crash here [E] tonight You can see [D] I'm in no shape for [E] driving, And anyway [F#m] I've got no place to [E] go And you know it [D] might not be that [E] bad, You were the b [F#m] est I'd ever [E] had If I hadn't [D] blown the whole thing [E] years ago, I [F#m] might not be a [E] lone
[Out Chorus] Tomorrow we can [A] drive around this [D] town, And let the [A] cops chase us a [D] round The past is gone but [F#m] something might be [E] found, To take its [D] place [D] Hey jealou [D] sy,
[Out Guitar Solo] D E F#m E x 2
[Outro] Hey jealou [D] sy, [E] She took my [F#m] heart [E] There's only [D] one thing I couldn't [E] start [F#m][E]
