Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: B Difficulty: Intermediate CHORDS g-C-E-A B7 2-3-2-2 / 4-3-2-0 E7 1-2-0-2 F#7 3-4-2-1 G7 0-2-1-2 Bmaj9 3-3-2-4 / 4-6-6-4 / 4-3-6-3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNAROUND B B7 B6 Gaug F# F#7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + A|----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| C|3---3---3---3--|-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| g|4---2---1---0---|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO | F#7 | E7 | B B7 B6 Gaug | F#7 | VERSE 1 B7 When I woke up this morning the place was such a wreck B7 I couldn’t reach the bathroom thought I'd better clear the deck E7 I tried to call the lawyer and ask him what to do B7 He referred me to his doctor who referred me back to you F#7 E7 And when you checked the manual you kept inside the case B B7 B6 Gaug F#7 F#7 It said put it in a cool dry place VERSE 2 B7 I drove around the city looking for a room B7 That was high above the water where my things could be in tune E7 There was no one to help me nobody even cared B7 I had to go through hell to get those things up there F#7 E7 I paid my first subscription then I joined the idle race B B7 B6 Gaug F#7 F#7 And they said store it in a cool dry place MIDDLE 8 E7 I got guitars, basses, amplifiers and drums B7 Accordions and mandolins and things that sometimes hum E7 Cymbals and harmonicas, capos by the score G7 F#7 And lots of things in boxes laying all around the floor VERSE 3 B7 Some places they get mildew and others get too hot. B7 Some places are so damp that everything you got just rots E7 All kinds of condensation, direct result of rain B7 There's not much compensation when everything’s been stained F#7 E7 Some have sentimental value that cannot be erased B B7 B6 Gaug F#7 F#7 Go store it in a cool dry place VERSE/SOLO | B7 | % | % | % | | B7 | % | % | % | | E7 | % | % | % | | B7 | % | % | % | | F#7 | % | E7 | % | | B B7 B6 Gaug | F#7 | MIDDLE 8 E7 We got solids and acoustics and some with flowered boards B7 And some are trimmed in leather and some are made with gourds E7 There's organs and trombones and reverbs we can use G7 F#7 Lots of DX-7s and old athletic shoes VERSE 4 (+ coda) B7 I bought a great big building, it took up one whole block B7 I made an inventory of all the things in stock E7 The list was getting longer, I was up all night B7 I used up all my pencils but I went in spite F#7 E7 The blurry of my vision, the sweat upon my face F#7 E7 I’ve got to put this stuff away, I mustn’t leave a trace F#7 E7 The landlord’s breathing down my neck, he says it's a disgrace (break) B B7 B6 Gaug F#7 Bmaj9 So I said put it in a cool, dry place
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