The Flaming Lips - Chewin the apple of your eye
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I had to tune down my guitar to get this right, but I don’t know if you really have to
it. I believe it might be a D modal tuning... Well it doesn’t matter if you don’t play
to the CD.
(Perhaps the E should be played without the tone B... what do you call that? Eno4?)
Intro: A E D E x 2
A Hey E Dwhat were ya thEinkin
AWhen they were sEtartin the shDow E
AYeah, E D I was thEere but
AI didn’tE care aDt all E
I wasA tryin to fEind you D E
AWhen you got lEost in the cDrowd E
Cus I’mA drunk all thEe time D E
I Alike your hEelium voDice E
A
DThere was a guy in the Eseat next to mine
C#m(beginning ofF# next part) D E
Watchin the girls when the cops made us stand in line
A E D E x 2 (half-speed verse, strumming)
A E D E x 2 (regular)
AYea, E Dso if it’sE sad
Well you Astill gotta lEive till ya dDie E
AMan, E Deveryones chEewin
the Aapple you gEot in your eDye E
It’As like at theE circus D E
AWhen you get lEost in the crDowd E
You’rAe happy butE nervous D E
ADefinite sEign that you lDost it E
DThere was a guy in the seat next to mEine
C#m (-''-) F# D E
Watchin the girls when the cops made us stand in line
A E A E x 2
A E A E x until you faint
Song poorly transcribed by the glorious Alexander Dimberg