[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
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[Verse 1] [Bm] High tide, [F#m/A] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where your [F#m/A] blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 2] [Bm] Don't let, them_ [F#m/A] _ get you down, [Em7] Making you feel, [Em7b5][Bm] guilty about, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/A] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now.
[Chorus 1] [Bm] Climbing, For [F#m/A] ever__ trying, [Em7] Find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [Bm] Now there's, no__ [F#m/A] justice, [Em7] You've only yourself, [Em7b5] that you can [Bm] trust in,
[Verse 3] [(Bm)] And I said, [Bm] High tide, [F#m/A] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where [F#m/A] your blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 4] [Bm] Day by day, your [F#m/A] world fades away, [Em7] Waiting to Feel, [Em7b5] all the [Bm] dreams that say, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/A] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now,
[Chorus 2] [(Bm)] And I said [Bm] climbing, Forever__ [F#m/A] trying, You're gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [(Bm)] Said your gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood.
