[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 - ring B and high E open as play power chords really] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2 (Let top two open notes ring) e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----| D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----| A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----| E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2] Her [E] name is Noelle [B] [E] I have a dream [A] about her. [E] She rings my bell [B] I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour. [E] Oh, how she [B] rocks, In [E] keds and tube [A] socks, But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2] Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B] [E] and he brings a [A] gun to school, [E] And he'd simply kick [B] My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth. [E] He lives on my [B] block [E] And he drives and I [A] rock But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2] 'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 1] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3] [E] Man, I feel like [B] mould, It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely. [E] Lo and behold: [B] She's [E] walking over [A] to me. [E] This must be [B] fake, My [E] lip starts to [A] shake. But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses, possibly pluck certain notes) I've got two [E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m] Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m] [E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like [E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 2] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro] E B E A E B E(stop on E and sustain) A G#m (F#m G#m F#m) E