[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 - A5 to Bm7 is fast] [A5]My [Bm7]baby's always dancin' And it [D] wouldn't be a bad thing But [G] I don't get no loving And [G]that's [G]no [D] lie We [Bm7] spent the night in Frisco At [D] every kind of disco And [G] from that night I kissed Our love good [Asus4 - 5777xx]bye
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Verse 2] [A5]That [Bm7]nasty boogie bugs me But [D] somehow it has drugged me [G] Spellbound rhythm gets me [G]On [G]my [D] feet I've [Bm7] changed my life completely I've [D] seen the lightning leave me My [G] baby just can't take Her eyes off [Asus4 - 5777xx] me
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break] - Drum solo whilst playing - offbeats on body of guitar (Heavy on harmonies) [D-x5777x] I just can't [D/A-55777x] I just can't [D/A] I just can't control [Asus4 - 5777xx]my [D/A]feet (Repeat 3 more times end on)
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Intro Riff][D][Bm][E][E] X 2
[Verse 3] This [Bm7] magic music grooves me That [D] dirty rhythm moves me The [G] devil's gotten to me [G]Through [G]this [D] dance
I'm [Bm7] full of funky fever And [D] fire burns inside me [G] Boogie's got me in a Super [Asus4 - 5777xx]trance
[Chorus] Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight Don't blame it on [C] good times Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break - Just bass drum] [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie [D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight [C] Good times [D] Boogie (drums fully in) [D] Sunshine (You just gotta) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (You just wanna) [C] Good times (Yeah, ohh) [D] Boogie (blame it on yourself)
[D] Sunshine (Ain't nobody's fault) [Bbmaj7] Moonlight (But yours and that boogie) [C] Good times (all night long) [D] Boogie (But yours and that funky boogie)