Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Chords Used:
E A D G B E
C - 8 10 10 9 8 8
F - x 8 10 10 10 8
G - x 10 12 12 12 10
or (both sound good)
3 5 5 4 3 3
you can work out the strum patterns for yourself its not too hard
INTRO
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x-10-x-x-8-7-5-10-x--------------|
E|-8-8-8-----------------------8-8-8-7-5-3--|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x-10-x-x-8-7-5-10-x---------5----|
E|-8-8-8-----------------------8-8-8-7---8--|
I can get a record player, and a generator. Generate the music that makes you feel better.
C F C G
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-x-10-x-x-8-7-5-10-x-------------|
E|-15\-8-8-8-----------------------8-8-8-7-5-3-|
C F C G
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-x-10-x-x-8-7-5-10-x---------5----|
E|-8-8-8-----------------------8-8-8-7---8--|
PREVERSE x2
C F
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p13-17p15p13-17p15p13--------------|
G|-----------------------------16-17-14-17-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
C G
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-17p15p13-17p15p13-17p15p13--------------|
G|-----------------------------16-17-19-17-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
VERSE 1 - Ska strumming (One guitar should only play the first C on each line once)
C
I don't live in poverty, I've got a little bit of money and i've got a healthy body.
C
I'm not gonna let stuff get me upset and I won't let the little things get
G
me depressed.
C F C G
When I was a young boy, I got a stereo and taped all the songs straight off the radio.
C F C G
The sounds that the bands made, and the melodies was all I need to make me feel free.
PRECHORUS
E|--3-------------------------3--------------------------|
B|--3-------------------------5------5----------6/5------|
G|--4-------------------------5--5------------------5----|
D|--5-------------------------5----5------------------5--|
A|--5-------------------------3--------------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------|
Sometimes you get so low, you dont know why.
E|--3-----------3------------------|
B|--3-----------5------5-----------|
G|--4-----------5--5---------------|
D|--5-----------5----5-------------|
A|--5-----------3------------------|
E|--3------------------------------|
Or a little upset all inside
(Back to Ska Strumming)
G C
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3--2~-------------------3--3-----3---2--0--|
E|---------0----------------------------------------------------|
May I remind you? That you don't live in poverty
G C
E|----------------------------------------8---8---8---8---8---|
B|----------------------------------------8---8---8---8---8---|
G|----------------------------------------9---9---9---9---9---|
D|----------------------------------------10--10--10--10--10--|
A|--------------------3--2~---------------10--10--10--10--10--|
E|--0---3---5-----0-----------------------8---8---8---8---10--|
You got your youth And you got food in your belly
CHORUS - Ska Strumming (Both Guitars play the strumming pattern from the verse) x2
C F C G
I can get a record player, and a generator. Generate the music that makes you feel better.
PREVERSE x2
VERSE 2 (same as verse 1 but dont start strumming until "I'm not gonna let stuff get me upset...")
PRECHORUS
PRESOLO x2
E|----------------------------|
B|--13-13-10-10----x-x-12-----|
G|--------------12--------10--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
SOLO
(i'm working on this atm. Will finish it when i'm less busy)
CHORUS x10 (for the first 2 just strum the first C once)
(the last 4 hav a slightly different strumming pattern)
PLAY TOO ..