[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--------------------------
[Intro BPM 120] (strum up chord then play xx0235) [D][D][C][G/B] - [D][D][C][G/B] x 2
[Verse] [D] Something in the [D] way you [C] love me won't [G/B] let me be [D][D][C][G/B] [D] I don't want to be your [D] prisoner so [C] baby won't you [G/B] set me free [D][D][C][G/B] [D] Stop playing with my [D] heart, [C] Finish what you [G/B] start [D] When you make my [D] love come down [C][G/B] [D] If you want me let me [D] know [C] Baby let it [G/B] show [D] Honey don't you fool around (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#-x6444x] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me......... [Asus4] ....... [A]
[Chorus - F#/A# is C chord shape at 6th fret] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#-698676] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Instrumental] |D |C G/B |D |C G/B |[2X]
[Verse] [D] Something in your eyes is [C] makin' such a [G/B] fool of [D] me [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] When you hold me in your arms you [C] love me till I [G/B] just can't [D] see [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] But then you let me down, [C] when I look a [G/B] round, [D] [D] baby you just can't be [C] found [G/B] [D] Stop driving me away, I [C] just wanna [G/B] stay, [D] There's something I just got to say (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me........ [Asus4] ....... [A] ...
[Chorus] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Outro] [A/C#] Keep pushing me [F#/A#] , keep pushing me [Bm] , keep [A] pushing my [E/G#] love [Em7] C'mon baby, [D/F#] c'mon darling, [D/A] yeahhh [A] hhhhhhhhhhh [Asus4] hhhhhh [A] h [A/C#] lalalalalalalalal [F#/A#] alalalalalalalala [Bm] lalalalal [A] alalalal [E/G#] ala
