Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Intermediate
(B5B5) G+G
e|----------------------------3-|
BB|----------------------------0-|
G+G|----------------------------0-|
D MajorD|4-4-4--4-4-4----------------0-|
A augmentedA|2-2-2--1-1-1--0-0-0---------2-|
E MajorE|--------------5-5-5--4-4-4--3-|
(B5B5) = Walk Down Riff
Intro:
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|----------|0-0-0-0-|----------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
BB|----2---3-|0-0-0-0-|----2---3-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
G+G|2-4---4---|1-1-1-1-|2-4---4---|1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-|
D MajorD|----------|2-2-2-2-|----------|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|----------|2-2-2-2-|----------|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|----------|0-0-0-0-|----------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|
Verse 1:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Did you see his name in the local paper
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Stole a tin of beans from a cut-priced grocery store?
D MajorD A augmentedA
The judge said, "He must pay"
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD E* E* E*
So, he put him on probation and the paper gave his name
E7* E7* E7* E/C#* E/C#* E/C#* E/B* E/B* E/B*
Verse 2:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Did you see his name in the criminal section
E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
And the center page gave his name and his address
D MajorD A augmentedA
They stopped him doing it again
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD E* E* E*
So, they put him to dishonour and put the man to shame
E7* E7* E7* E/C#* E/C#* E/C#* E/B* E/B* E/B*
Chorus:
G+G
He lost his little job
E MajorE B minorBm (B5B5)
His employer was absolved of blame
G+G E MajorE
His world just crumbled down
Verse 3:
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
Incidently, did you see his name in the obiturary column
E MajorE A augmentedA
Letters edged in black
D MajorD E MajorE
Life was much too hard to live
D MajorD A augmentedA
So, he brought it to an end
D MajorD A augmentedA
In his gas-filled maisonette
D MajorD E* E* E*
Because he couldn't stand the strain
E7* E7* E7* E/C#* E/C#* E/C#* E/B* E/B* E/B*
Instrumental:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA A augmentedA E MajorE
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Outro:
D MajorD E MajorE
Life was much too hard to live
D MajorD A augmentedA
So, he brought it to an end
D MajorD A augmentedA
In his gas-filled maisonette
D MajorD E* E* E*
Because he couldn't stand the strain
E7* E7* E7* E/C#* E/C#* E/C#* E/B* E/B* E/B*
A augmentedA E MajorE
Did you see his name?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Did you see his name?
A augmentedA E MajorE
Did you see his name?
🏷Legend & Chords:
E/C# = x42100 E/B = x22100 * = Single Strum