consistent beat, separated into groups of 4 or 2 to make it easier on the eyes
F^ = F one octave higher
e|-|---------------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|---------------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|---------------------------------------------------|-|
D|-|---------------------------------------------------|-|
A|-|---------------------1111-1111-1111-3333-----------|-|
E|-|-1111-1111-1111-1111---------------------1111-1111-|-|
F
I got two arthritic legs, I got five tuning pegs
Bb
I’ve got a bike chain that I turned into a strap
C
I can’t remember the songs I wrote last week
F
yeah I’ve got that
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B|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
G|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
D|-|-----------------------------------------|-|
A|-|------6666-5555-1111-1111-3333-----------|-|
E|-|-1111--------------------------1111-1111-|-|
F
I got thirty seven notes
Eb D
and hundreds of used up famous quotes
Bb
and clichés on the wall
C
my songs are like trees in the forest
F
no one hears them fall
e|-|------------------------------------------------------|-|
B|-|------------------------------------------------------|-|
G|-|------------------------------------------------------|-|
D|-|------------------------------------------------------|-|
A|-|----11-33-55-11-22-3333-55-33----4444-11-33-----------|-|
E|-|-11---------------------------11------------1111-1111-|-|
Bb
There are so many things
C D
I can do with just three strings
Bb B C
but still nothing gets dropped into the hat
D C
I don’t steal melodies
F C#
and sometimes just change keys
Bb C F
song masturbation, yeah I’ve got that
e|-|-------------|-|
B|-|-------------|-|
G|-|-------------|-|
D|-|-------------|-|
A|-|-55-33-88----|-|
E|-|----------6--|-|
D C
but all I need is two
F^ Bb
to write better songs than you
