[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 - Full drums - full volume - F/E can be played after normal F to simulate riff] [C] ([F][F/E-033210]) [G][G+drum fill] x 2 (can stop playing guitar on second G and do something that alludes to drum part) B B S (SS) - B B S
[Verse 1] [C] All the [G] small things [F] True care, [G] truth brings [C] I'll take [G] one lift [F] Your ride [G] best trip [C] Always [G] I know [F] You'll be [G] at my show [C] Watching, [G] waiting [F] Commis [G] erating
[Chorus - Just bass drum - Pattern BxBB xxBx xxBB xxBx - xxBB xxBx xxBB xxSx] [C] Say it ain't so, I will not [G] go Turn the lights [F] off, carry me home (nana..)
[Post-Chorus] [C] Nana nana nana nana na na [G] Nana nana na [F] na nana na na [C] Nana nana nana nana na na [G] Nana nana na [F] na nana na na
[Instrumental - Drum fill at end] [C] ([F][F/E-033210]) [G][G] x 2
[Verse 2] [C] Late night, [G] come home [F] Work sucks [G] , I know [C] She left me [G] roses by the stairs [F] Sur [G] prises let me know she cares
[Chorus - Just bass drum pattern again] [C] Say it ain't so, I will not [G] go Turn the lights [F] off, carry me home (nana..)
[Post-Chorus] [C] Nana nana nana nana na na [G] Nana nana nana [F] nana na na [C] Nana nana nana nana na na [G] Nana nana nana [F] nana na na
[Instrumental- - Drums down to just bass drum then build] [C] ([F][F/E-033210]) [G][G] x 4
[Chorus] [C] Say it ain't so, I will not [G] go Turn the lights [F] off, carry me [C] home ..Keep your head still, I'll be your [G] thrill The night will go [F] on, my little wind [C] mill ... Say it ain't so, I will not [G] go Turn the lights [F] off, carry me [C] home ... Keep your head still, I'll be your [G] thrill .. The night will go [F] on, the night will go on My little wind [C] mill...