For better performance, play this variation of the E chord (ONLY on the chorus):
E--4-----------|
B----5---------|
D--4-----------|
G--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
A - E - Bm - - D - D/C - A
[A]City dweller, [E]successful fella
[Bm]Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of m[D]oney" (lot of money)
Caught in a [D/C]rat race terminally[A]
I'm a professional cynic but my [E]heart's not in it
I'm [Bm]paying the price of living life at the legal limi[D]t (to the limit)
Caught in the [D/C]century's anxiety[A]
Yes it [E]preys on him (preys on him)
He's getting thin (getting thin)
(Chorus 1)
[A]He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
Watching [D]afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A]country
He takes all [A]manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Oh, it's like an [D]animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A]country
He's got [A]morning glory and [E7]life's a different story
[Bm]Everything's going jackanorry
[D]Touched with his o[D/C]wn mortality[A]
He's [A]reading Balzac and [E]knocking back Prozac
It's a [Bm]helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully [D]bland
Oh, it's the [D/C]century's remed[A]y
For the [E]faint at heart
A [E]new start (new start)
(Chorus 2)
[A]He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
He's got a [D]fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A]country
He doesn't [A]drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
But you'll come to [D]no harm on the animal farm in the c[A]ountry
[E]In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E]In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E]In the country-y-y!
[Instrumental solo: A - E - Bm - - D - D/C - A ] Repeat twice
[A]Blow, blow me [E]out I am so [Bm]sad I don't know [D]why [D/C] (x2)
(Chorus 1 & 2)
Oh, he [A]lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Watching [D]afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A]country
He takes all [A]manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
Oh, it's like an [D]animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A]country
Oh, he [A]lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
He's got a [D]fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A]country
He doesn't [A]drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Yes you'll come to no [D]harm on the animal farm in the [A]country
Ooh la la la
Fade
Better performance, play this variation of E:
E--4-----------|
B----5---------|
D--4-----------|
G--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
A - E - Bm - - D - D/C - A
[A]City dweller, [E]successful fella
[Bm]Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of m[D]oney" (lot of money)
Caught in a [D/C]rat race terminally[A]
I'm a professional cynic but my [E]heart's not in it
I'm [Bm]paying the price of living life at the legal limi[D]t (to the limit)
Caught in the [D/C]century's anxiety[A]
Yes it [E]preys on him (preys on him)
He's getting thin (getting thin)
(Chorus 1)
[A]He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
Watching [D]afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A]country
He takes all [A]manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Oh, it's like an [D]animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A]country
He's got [A]morning glory and [E7]life's a different story
[Bm]Everything's going jackanorry
[D]Touched with his o[D/C]wn mortality[A]
He's [A]reading Balzac and [E]knocking back Prozac
It's a [Bm]helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully [D]bland
Oh, it's the [D/C]century's remed[A]y
For the [E]faint at heart
A [E]new start (new start)
(Chorus 2)
[A]He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
He's got a [D]fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A]country
He doesn't [A]drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
But you'll come to [D]no harm on the animal farm in the c[A]ountry
[E]In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E]In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E]In the country-y-y!
[Instrumental solo: A - E - Bm - - D - D/C - A ] Repeat twice
[A]Blow, blow me [E]out I am so [Bm]sad I don't know [D]why [D/C] (x2)
(Chorus 1 & 2)
Oh, he [A]lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Watching [D]afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A]country
He takes all [A]manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7]country [E][-][Eb]
Oh, it's like an [D]animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A]country
Oh, he [A]lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
He's got a [D]fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A]country
He doesn't [A]drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7]country[E][-][Eb]
Yes you'll come to no [D]harm on the animal farm in the [A]country
Ooh la la la
Fade
Better performance, play this variation of E:
