[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 Riff] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 e --------0---------- --------0---------- B -----/5-1---------- ----0---1---------- G -----/5-2---2---0-- ----0---2---2---0-- D ----/(5)3-----3---- --------3-----3---- A --3---------------- --3---------------- E ------------------- ------------------- 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Intro] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 x 2
[Verse 1] And the [C6] women tug [Fmaj7] their hair Like they're [Cmaj7] trying to prove [Fmaj7] it won't fall out [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] And [C6] all the men [Fmaj7] are gargoyles Dipped [Cmaj7] long in [Fmaj7] Irish stout [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere alone [C6][Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Verse 2] And [C6] everyone i [Fmaj7] s blond Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 And everyone is beautiful And w [C6] hen blond and beautiful are [Fmaj7] multiple Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 They become so dull and dutiful
[Pre-Chorus] And [G7] when faced with dull and dutiful They fire red warning fl [Am] ares Batt [G7] le-khaki personality With re [C7] d under [E7] wear
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Vamp] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] x4
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Outro] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] (Repeat and fade)