Electric Light Orchestra - So serious
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From: chris.gaasch@co.hennepin.mn.us (Chris Gaasch)
Subject: CRD: So Serious by Electric Light Orchestra
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 08:15:56 -0600
So Serious
Electric Light Orchestra
from "Balance of Power"
Notes: on the "serious, so serious" ending to the chorus, skip the last
bar and immediately start into the next verse with the C-chord.
Riff 1                Riff 2                Riff 3
e|------------        e|------------        e|-----------------
B|------------        B|------------        B|-----------------
G|------------        G|------------        G|---0-------------
D|------------        D|-3--2--0----        D|-3---3-2-0-2-0---
A|-5--3--2--0-        A|----------3-        A|---------------3-
E|------------        E|------------        E|-----------------
(triplet feel)        (8th note run)        (16th note run)
Verse:
C             G       (riff 1)
  Night after night
		Dm  I try to make it Amall fit toFgetGher
C             G       (riff 1)
  Night after night
Dm  I see you as Amsomeone I reFmemGber
Pre-Chorus:
C  You took me by surDmprise
  Opened up my Emeyes
               F              (riff 2)
  Now we gotta talk this over.
Chorus:
Am  Can it Freally be Gso seriCous'
  To be Amall broken Fup and GdeliriCous
C  I guess Gwe've really Ambeen out of Ftouch
  But Amcan it Freally be Gso seriCous'
  (SeriAmous, Fso seriGous)
Verse (same as first verse):
  Day after day
  I know it's not the way that you wanted it
  Day after day
  I try to find the key, but it don't fit
Pre-Chorus:
  But you know how it is
  No matter what I did
  We gotta talk it over. (riff 3 instead of riff 2)
Chorus:
  Can it really be so serious'
  To be all broken up and delirious
  I guess we've really been out of touch
  But can it really be so serious'
  (Serious, so serious)
Verse:
  Tonight, tonight
  I'm thinking over everything you said to me
  Tonight, tonight
  I'm sorry, but I just didn't see
Pre-Chorus:
  And now it's up to you
  There's nothing else to do
  We've gotta talk it over. (riff 3)
Chorus:
  Can it really be so serious'
  To be all broken up and delirious
  I guess we've really been out of touch
  But can it really be so serious'
Ending (use the Am-F-G-C progression from chorus):
  Serious, so serious
  Serious, so serious...