[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
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[Am7][Em][B7][Em] x2
[Verse] A [Am7] scrub is a guy that [Em] thinks he's fly And is [B7] also known as a [Em] buster Always [Am7] talkin' about [Em] what he wants And just [B7] sits on his broke [Em] ass
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] (there's a) me
[Verse 2] There's a [Am7] scrub checkin' me But his [Em] game is kinda weak And I [B7] know that he cannot [Em] approach me Cuz I'm [Am7] lookin' like class and he's [Em] lookin' like trash Can't [B7] get wit' a dead-beat [Em] ass s0
So ( [Am7] no) I don't [Em] want your number [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] to give you mine and ( [Am7] no) I don't want to [Em] meet you nowhere [B7] (no) I don't want [Em] none of your time and ( [Am7] no)
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me
[Bridge] If you don't [Cmaj7] have a car and you're walking Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] live at home wit' your momma Oh [B7] yes son, I'm [Em] talking to you If you [Cmaj7] have a shorty that you don't show love Oh [B7] yes son I'm [Em] talking to you
Em Emadd9-022002 x12002 x12003 Wanna get with me with no mo ney Asus2add6-x02203 E-2-3-----5----3--2---3 Oh no oh oh oh oh oh oh
[Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub [Am7] No [Em] oh [B7] Scruu [Em] ub
[Chorus] [Am7] no ... I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holla at [Am7] me I don't [Em] want no scrub A [B7] scrub is a guy that can't [Em] get no love from [Am7] me Hangin' out the [Em] passenger side Of his [B7] best friend's ride [Em] Tryin' to holler at [Am7] me