[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 92-Just bass drum - CAPO 2nd Fret - 2/4 ISH] [F#] (F# riff) Di di-di-di di di di-di di di di-di di [B] Doo doo-doo-doo doo doo-doo doo doo doo [E] Di-di-di-di d [A] i di di-di- [D] di di [A/C#] di-di [Bm] di ...... [F#] ...... [E] ............
[Chorus - Full drums in] And here's to [A] you Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A-x04432-move 1st finger to high E] wo wo [E] wo ...God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Vamp on F#]
[Verse 1] [F#] (F# riff) We'd like to know a little bit about you for our [F#7] files [B] We'd like to help you learn to help [B7] yourself [E] Look around you [A] all you see are [D] sympa [A/C#] thetic [Bm] eyes [F#] Stroll around the grounds un [E] til you feel at home
[Chorus] And here's to [A] you Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] wo ...God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Verse 2] [F#] (F# riff) Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes [F#7] [B] Put it in your pantry with your [B7] cupcakes [E] It's a little [A] secret just the [D] Robin [A/C#] sons' af [Bm] fair [F#] Most of all you've got to [E] hide it from the kids
[Chorus] Koo-koo-ka- [A] choo Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Jesus loves you [F#m] more than you will [D] know, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] wo ....... God bless you [A] please Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Heaven holds a [F#m] place for those who [D] pray, [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey [F#] hey
[Verse 3] [F#] (F# riff) Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday after [F#7] noon [B] Going to the candidates debate [B7] [E] Laugh about it [A] shout about it [D] when you've [A/C#] got to [Bm] choose [F#] Any way you look at it you [E] lose
[Chorus] Where have you [A] gone Joe Di [F#m] Maggio [A] A nation turns its [F#m] lonely eyes to [D] you [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] wo wo [E] woo ... What's that you [A] say Mrs. [F#m] Robinson [A] Joltin' Joe has [F#m] left and gone [D] away [D/C#][Bm7][Bm7/A] hey hey [Bm] hey ..Hey hey ... [F#] hey
[End]
[Notes] [E Riff - first note is offbeat - phrase is 23412.4] E 2-mute higher notes for riff comes out B 2----------------- G 3----------------- D 4----------------- A 4------47-9--- E 2---257--------- DrB---S--B----S