[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 122] Just drums for 2 bars then one, two, one, two, three, four... [Asus2-x02200][Asus2][Cmaj7-x32000][Gadd6-320000] x 2
[Verse 1] [Asus2] travelling through a [Cmaj7] tunnel under [Gadd6] sea [Asus2] you never know if it cracks in half you're [Cmaj7] never ever gonna [Gadd6] see me
[Chorus] [D] but you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like [D] you can have it [C] all if you [G*] like and [G] you can pay for it the rest of your (stabs on i i i) [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] .............. [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] ..............
[Verse 2] [Asus2] i wouldn't believe your [Cmaj7] wireless radi [Gadd6] o [Asus2] if i had myself a flying giraffe you'd [Cmaj7] have one in a box with a [Gadd6] window
[Chorus] [D] but you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like [D] you can have it [C] all if you [G] like and [G] you can pay for it the rest of your (stabs on i i i) [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] .............. [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] ..............
[Solo - see past notes] [D][C][G][G] x 2
[Middle Eight?] [Em] life in the [A] summer's on it's [Em] back ...you'd have to [A] agree that, that's the [Em] crack so take what you [A] want i'm not coming [G] back
[Chorus] [D] but you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like [D] you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like [D] you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like [D] you can have it [C] all if you [G-riff1] like and [G] you can pay for it the rest of your (stabs on i i i) [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] .............. [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] .............. [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] .............. [Asus2] li - i - i - i - [Cmaj7] ife...... [G-riff2] ..............
[Fade out on Asus2 vamp]
[Extra notes] [Solo with chords] D C G D C G E 2-5-7-5-----3--------0----2-5-7-5-7-10--7--10-- B 3-3-5-5-7-5-3--3-2-3------3-3-5-5-5-12--x--12-- G 2-2-5-5-5-5-0-------------2-2-5-5-5-12--0--12-- D 0-0-5-5-5-5-0-------------0-0-5-5-5-12--0--12-- A ----3-3-3-3-x-----------------3-3-3-10--x--10-- E ------------3-----------------------x---3--x---
[G-riff1] there is also this happening as well - G G5 G/F# G/E G E 3--------0---- B 3--3-2-3------ G 0------------- D 0------------- A x------------- E 3--------------
[G-riff2] G E 3-------- B 3-------- G 0-------- D 0-------- A 2-32----- E ------3--