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Happy Idiot by Tv On The Radio
Happy Idiot
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Inrto: E D G B
Verse 1:
E D G B
Stuck in the shade where there's no sunshine
E D G B
I don't wanna play with them other kids in the sun
Pre-Chorus 1:
E D G B
Since you left me, babe it's been a long way down
E D G B
Yeah, you left me, babe it's been a long way down
Chorus 1:
E D G B
What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah ignorance is bliss
E D G B
I'm a happy idiot waving at cars
E D G B
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall 'till I feel like nothing at all
E D G B
I'm a happy idiot to keep my mind off you
Verse 2:
E D G B
Stuck in a daze and I've lost my mind
E D G B
I don't wanna stay where the blame's all mine
Pre-Chorus 2:
E D G B
Since you left me, babe it's been a long way down
E D G B
Yeah, you left me, babe it's been a long way down
Bridge:
E G
So, I shut it off
E G
So, I shut it all off
E G
So, I shut it off
E G
So, I shut it all off
E G B
Pre-chorus 3:
E D G B
It's been a long way down
E D G B
It's been a long way down
Chorus 2:
E D G B
What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah ignorance is bliss
E D G B
I'm a happy idiot waving at cars
E D G B
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall 'till I feel like nothing at all
E D G B
I'm a happy idiot
Outro:
E D G B
To keep my mind off you
E D G B
To keep my mind off you
E D G B
To keep my mind off you
E D G B
E D G B
E (abrupt ending)
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version 2
>> Verse 1 <<
(the 2/5 and 7/4 slides are very fast, more like an accidental slide as you shift your fingers)
2/5 2/5
Stuck in the shade where there's no sunshine I
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2---2--2--2--2/5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
2---2--2--2--2/5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5/--7/--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\5--|
0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------3---3--3--3/--5/--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
don't wanna play with them other kids in the sun Since you
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2---2--2--2--2/5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
2---2--2--2--2/5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5/--7/--9--9--9--9--9--9--9/12-|
0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------3---3--3--3/--5/--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/10-|
>> Pre-Chorus 1 <<
(for the restructured B power chord at the end of the loop - 224 - bar your first finger
on the second fret as this makes the slide to 555 easy)(The differences between the two lines are
designed to nicely fit the melody).
left me babe its been a long way down Yeah you
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---2--2--2--2--2--2--2\5--|
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left me babe its been a long way down
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9\5--|
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>> Chorus 1 <<
(thought I'd keep this fairly pure, minus the pull off and Hammer-ons)
what you dont know won't hurt you yeah ignorance is bliss
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---5---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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I'm a happy idiot waving at cars
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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I'm Gonna bang my head to the wall till' I feel like nothing at
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---5---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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all I'm a happy idiot to keep my mind off you
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---9---9--9--9--9--9------7h9-|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--7h9-----|
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>> Verse 2 <<
(same as verse 1)
Stuck in a daze and I've lost my mind I
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2---2--2--2--2/5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
2---2--2--2--2/5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5/--7/--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\5--|
0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------3---3--3--3/--5/--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
don't wanna stay where the blame's all mine Since you
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2---2--2--2--2/5-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
2---2--2--2--2/5-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5/--7/--9--9--9--9--9--9--9/12-|
0---0--0--0--0---------------------------------3---3--3--3/--5/--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/10-|
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>> Pre-Chorus 2 <<
(same as pre-chorus 1)
left me babe its been a long way down Yeah you
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---2--2--2--2--2--2--2\5--|
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left me babe its been a long way down
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9\5--|
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>> Bridge <<
(I made this slightly more discordant than what what TVotR play, but it still works.
Really open to better suggestions here. Each chord is played 32 times)
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>> Pre-Chorus 3 <<
(same as pre-chorus 1)
its been a long way down
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---2--2--2--2--2--2--2\5--|
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its been a long way down
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4----------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7\4-----5---5--5--5---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7\5--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5\2-----5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9\5--|
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>> Chorus 2 <<
what you dont know won't hurt you yeah ignorance is bliss
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---5---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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I'm a happy idiot waving at cars
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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I'm Gonna bang my head to the wall till' I feel like nothing at
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---5---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
-----------------------------------------------3---3--3--3---2---7--7--7--7--7--7--7p0--|
all I'm a happy idiot to keep my mind off you
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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>> Outro <<
(section repeats 4 times)
to keep my mind off you
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9---9--9--9--9-------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------5---5--5--5---9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
7---7--7--7--7-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------5---5--5--5---7---9--9--9--9--9--9--9p0--|
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(end on this abruptly after 4th time through above section
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>> Guitar TWO <<
(I.e. the riff you can hear the guitar playing) (the 13 Es on the g string are played while bending the string. Go crazy and bend all the way to an 11 or higher if you want to be more interesting than TVOTR :P)
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9---------------9--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-9---------------------------------------------|
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/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release
x = muted string
t = tap (with finger or pick)
~ = vibrato
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