Blur – Country House
176 bpm 4/4 Strumming [The Great Escape 1995]
Intro
A E Bm Bm D C#m C#m C#m
Verse 1
A E
City dweller… successful fella…
Bm
thought to himself…
Bm
"Oops… I've got a lot of money…" LOT OF MONEY…
D C#m C#m C#m
Caught in a rat race terminally…
A E
I'm a professional cynic… but my heart's not in it…
Bm
I'm paying the price of living
Bm
life at the limit… TO THE LIMIT…
D C#m C#m
Caught up in the century's anxiety…
Pre Chorus 1
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Yes it preys on him… PREYS ON HIM…
E E7
He's getting thin… Try a simple…
Chorus 1
A A
He lives in a house… a very big house
E E7
in the country…
D D
Watching afternoon repeats and the food
A A
he eats in the country…
A A
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst
E E7
bills in the country…
D D
Oh-hhh… it's like an animal farm… lots of rural
A * A
charm in the country…
Verse 2
A E
He's got morning glory and life's a different story…
Bm Bm
Everything's going Jackanory…
D C#m C#m C#m
JACKANORY… Touched with his own mor---tality…
A E
He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac…
Bm Bm
It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully
D C#m C#m
bland… Oh-hhh it's the century's remedy…
Pre Chorus 2
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For the faint at heart… FAINT AT HEART…
E E7
Start-ttt… Try a simple…
Bridge
A A
He lives in a house… a very big house
E E7
in the country…
D D
He's got a fog in his chest so he needs
A A
a lot of rest in the country…
A A
He doesn't drink smoke laugh… takes her-bal baths
E E7
in the country…
D D
but you'll come to no harm on the animal farm
A E
in the country…
E E
In the country… DO DO DOO-OOO…
E E
In the country… DO DO DOO-OOO…
E
In the country-yyy-yyy---
Solo
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---yyy…
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Middle 8
A A E E7
Blow… blow me out-ttt… I am so
D D A A
sad-ddd I don't know why-yyy…
A A E E7
Blow… blow me out-ttt… I am so
D D A A
sad-ddd I don't know why-yyy…
Refrain
A A
He lives in a house… a very big house
E E7
in the country…
D D
Watching afternoon repeats and the food
A A
he eats in the country…
A A
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst
E E7
bills in the country…
D D
Oh-hhh… it's like an animal farm… lots of rural
A A
charm in the country… Oh-hhh…
A A
He lives in a house… a very big house
E E7
in the country…
D D
He's got a fog in his chest so he needs
A A
a lot of rest in the country…
A A
He doesn't drink smoke laugh… takes her-bal baths
E E7
in the country…
D D
but you'll come to no harm on the animal farm
A A
in the country…
Outro (fade ending)
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Oh la la la-aaa…
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