Oasis - The importance of being idle
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The Importance Of Being Idle
Here it is. For me one of the best songs on the new Oasis record. I'm not sure, if Noel is singing: "I sold my land for the second time, cos the land, it don't pay me" or "cos the man don't pay me". May be you can hear it better than me. Enjoy!!!
Chords:
Am: x02210
E: 022100
Fmaj7: x33210
C: x32010
B7: x21200
E7: 020100
Dm: x00231 or x57765
Intro: Am, E, Am E, Am, E, Am, E, Am
Verses: Am, Fmaj7, C, B7, E
I Amsold my soul for the sFmaj7econd time cos the lCand, it don't B7pay mEe i bAmegged my landlord for Fmaj7some more time he said "sCon, the bills are B7waitEing" my bAmest friend called me the Fmaj7other night he said "mCan, are you B7crazEy?" my gAmirlfriend told me to gFmaj7et a life she said bCoy, are you B7lazyEDm But i don'tAm mind
as lDmong as there's a bed beneath the sAmtars that shine
DmI'll be Amfine
If you gFmaj7ive me a minute, a man's got a limit
I cGan't get a life if my heEart'sE7 not in it
Solo: Am, Fmaj7, C, B7, E 4x
Bit before the solo:
E----------------------|
B------5-4-3-2-1-0-----|
G-2-2--------------3-2-|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
Solo:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------5-4-----------------------------------------5-4--|
D-------------------------7-5------5-7-5-------------------------------|
A------5-7-5------------------7-----------6-7------5-7-5---------------|
E--5-5-------8---5-5---------------------------5-5-------8---5-5-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
--------------------8^-8^-6---------8^-8^-6----------8^---8p6-------7---|
7-5------5-7-5--------------9-6-9------------9-6-9------------9-6-9-----|
---7-----------6-7----------------------------------------------------6-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------------------7------------------------|
8^-8^-6---------8^---8p6-------8^-(7^)------|
--------9-6-9------------9-6-----------(5)--|
-----------------------------9--------------| The notes in brackets are
--------------------------------------------| actually chords (D & G)
Dm I don't minAmd
as lDmong as there's a bed beneath the sAmtars that shine
Dm I'll bAme fine
If you gFmaj7ive me a minute, a man's got a limit
I cGan't get a life if my heEart'sE7 not in it
[Repeat the intro]
I lAmost my faith in the sFmaj7ummertime
cos it dCon't stop B7rainEing
The Amsky all day is as bFmaj7lack as night
but i'm nCot compB7lainEing
I bAmegged my doctor for Fmaj7one more line
he said sCon words B7failE me
it Amain't no place to be Fmaj7killing time
i guess Ci'm just B7lazyE
Dm I don't minAmd
as lDmong as there's a bed beneath the sAmtars that shine
Dm I'll bAme fine
If you gFmaj7ive me a minute, a man's got a limit
I cGan't get a life if my heEart'sE7 not in it