Tuning: G C E A

Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego --------------------------------- Please feel free to correct any mistakes I made. I haven't been playing for too long, and this is my first attempt at a transcription. intro: G# C# C B A# G# D# G# D# verse 1 -------

I know ^G#so many people who ^D#think they can do it alone ^G# They ^G#oscillate their heads and stay ^D#in the city zone ^G#

^BBut what can ya tell ^F#them ^B What can ya ^F#say that will ^Fmake them de^C#fensive?

chorus ------

So, ^D#hang on to your ^Fego. ^D# hang on, but I ^Fknow that your gonna ^A#lose the fight ^D#

they come ^G#home like they're peaceful, but ^D#inside their so ^G#uptight they ^G#troop through their day and ^D#waste all their thoughts at ^G#night ^B

verse 2 -------

^Bbut how can I say ^F#it ^B how can I ^F#come home when ^FI know I'm ^C#guilty

So, ^D#hang on to your ^Fego. ^D# hang on, but I ^Fknow that your gonna ^A#lose the fight ^D#

Chords before and during solo: G# C# C B A# G# D# G# G# F# C# F# F# Then repeat verse 2 and chorus Note: I imagine that frank black plays this song with his guitar tuned down 1/2 step, but I hate re-tuning my guitar, so these chords are in standard tuning. I play all the chords sorta like barre chords. eadgbE i.E. G# 466xxx, D# x688xx, B x244xx etc... Also, the lyrics may be off a little. From: rvellani@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raymond Vellani) Subject: CRD:Hang On To Your Ego-Frank Black kind of a cool song, but he didn't include lyrics w/cassette. he tunes down to Eb for the record, this version is fingered in in E which is probably closer to what he fingers. Bb / / /... A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7 A E X2

i know ^Aso many people who ^Ethink they can do it alon^Ae ^A

they ^Aassay? their heads and ^Estay in their city zone^As ^A

^Cbut what can you ^Gtell them ^Cwhat can you ^Gsay that won't

^F#make them ^Ddefensive?

E F#min (played F#5) hang on to your ego

^Ehang on, but i ^F#5know that you're gonna ^Bmin7lose the fight ^E7

they come on like they're peaceful but inside they're so uptight they tripp through the day and waste all their thoughts at night but how can i say it? how can i come on when i know i'm guilty? hang on to your ego hang on, but i know that

you're gonna lose the fight ^E7

A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7 solo A E A A G D G G

^Cand how can i ^Gsay it ^Chow can i ^Gcome on when ^F#i know i'm ^Dguilty

solo E F# X2 breakdown X2 HOTYE HO HO, but i know that you're gonna lose that fight (whole thing X3) A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7....B A

Frank Black - Hang on to your ego