[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--------------------------
Capo Fret 1 [Intro] Em7 A D [Verse 1] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] I never dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Verse 2] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] With an aching [A] deep in my [D] heart [Em7] I wish we [A] were starting [D] over [Em7] Oh instead we're drifting [A] so far [D] apart
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] body [F/A] told me you were [G] leaving [C] Funny [G/B] I should [F/A] be the last to [G] know [C] Baby, [G/B] please, [F/A] tell me that I'm [G] dreaming [Am] I just never want to let you [Bb] go
(ROLL PLAYING CHORDS AND SNARE AT SAME TIME - COME BACK IN LOOK (SNARE) ING (BASS) BACK (BASS) 4&1 SBB) [Verse 3] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] Turning my heart [A] over and [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Bridge] [C] I don't [G/B] mind [F/A] everybody [G] laughing [C] But it's e [G/B] nough to [F/A] make a grown man [G] cry [C] 'cause I can [G/B] feel you're [F/A] slipping through my [G] fingers [Am] I don't even know the reason [Bb] why
[Whistle] Em7 A D x 4
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] day [F/A] it's a losing [G] battle [C] Just to [G/B] smile and [F/A] hold my head up [G] high [C] Could it [G/B] be [F/A] we belong to [G] gether [Am] Baby, won't you give me one more [Bb] try? [C][Bb/D - x5333] (slide up 2 frets for next) [C/E-x7555] [F] One more [Gsus4] try
[Verse 5] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder I can [Em7] see that [A] look in your [D] eyes I never [Em7] dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
