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Ego Is Not A Dirty Word by Skyhooks
Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
Tuning: standard
intro:
e------------------------------------|
b----6br-4---------------------------|
g-----------7--5---------------------|
d-----------------8--6--5------------|
a------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|
RIFF 1 Fm
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------5--5---------------------------------5~~---------|
d------------------6--8--6--------8--6------------------6--8--6---------------| X2
a--------8--8--8------------------------8--6--8--8--8-------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: with Riff 1
If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego, I might not think I was right
then:
RIFF 2
vamp on Gm7 chord using pinkie to play fill run then C# D#
e|-10-----10-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-----13-----11----14--13--11---------------------------------------|
G|-10-----10-----10----------------13-12--------------------------------|
D|-12-----12-----12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you did not have and ego, you might not care the way you dressed
If you did not have an ego, you'd just be like the rest
Chorus:
RIFF 3 C# D#
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------3--1-------1--------------(x5)---------3--1------------------------|
a---------------1h3-----------------------------------1-3-4--------6---------|
e------1-------------------1----------------1--------------------------------|
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or you've heard
Verse 2:
Chorus:
then:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------9---8----6---------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---6------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------13--12---10------------8--|
D|--------6h8--9p8--6-------------6h8--10-----------6h8--9p8--6-------------------13--10---------|
A|--8--8---------------8-----8--8--------------8--8---------------8--------------------------13--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
tacets chords with wah
G#m D#m7
Some people keep their ego's in a bottom drawer
G#m D#m7
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
G#m D#m7
Have to get drunk just to walk out the door
G#m D#m7
Stay drunk to keep on goin
Fill 1
e-------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------|
d---4--6---------2--4--4--6--6--6--6--------|
a----------4--6-----------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|
Outro 3x
D# F
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------11br--9--8--------------------------------|
G|------------------8--10br------------------------10--8--10br---------8---10-----|
D|--------6--8/10--------------(x3)-----------------------------------------------|
A|--6--8---------------------------------------------------------------(ego)------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
With Fill 1
So if you got an ego, you better keep it in good shape
exercise it daily and get it down on tape
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version 2
key:
h = hammer on
intro:
e-----3---1--1--------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------3--3--1--1------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------3------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 1
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------3-----5-----5--3-----------------------3------5--------------| X2
a-----2--3--3--5-----5---------------5--3--2--3--3--3--5-----5------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1: with Riff 1
If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego, I might not think I was right
then:
RIFF 2 C# C
e-----8--6-----8--6-----8--6-----8--6--------4--2--0------------------|
b--6--------6--------6--------6--------5--6--------------6---5--------|
g--------------------------------------------------------6---5--------|
d--------------------------------------------------------6---5--------|
a--------------------------------------------------------4---3--------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you did not have and ego, you might not care the way you dressed
If you did not have an ego, you'd just be like the rest
Chorus:
RIFF 3
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------|
d---------3--1-------1--------3--1-------1------|
a---------------1h3-----------------1h3---------|
e---1--1----------------1--1--------------------|
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or you've heard
Verse 2:
Chorus:
then:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------3--5--3------------------3--5----------------------------|
d--3--5--6-----------6--3---3--5--6----------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------12--10--8--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------12--10--8---------------------|
g-----------3--5--3--------------------------------------------------|
d--3--5--6-----------6--3--------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# D#
Some people keep their ego's in a bottom drawer
G# D#
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
G# D#
Have to get drunk just to walk out the door
G# D#
Stay drunk to keep on goin
Fill 1
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---4--6---------2--4--4--6--6--6--6---------------------------------|
a----------4--6------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
With Fill 1
So if you got an ego, you better keep it in good shape
exercise it daily and get it down on tape
Chorus with improvising over Riff 1 and 3
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version 3
(Chords with an asterisk means play the note)
Fm
If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego, I might not think that I was right
Gm7
If you did not have an ego you might not care the way you dressed
C# D#6
And if you did not have an ego you'd just be like the rest
D# Fm
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
C# D# Fm
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Well, if Jesus had an ego he'd still be alive today
And if Nixon had no ego he might not be in decay
Gm7
If you did not have an ego you might not care too much who won
C# D#6
If I did not have an ego I might just use a gun
D# Fm
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Solo: Fm D# Fm D#
G#m D#m7
G#m D#m7
Some people keep their egos in a bottom drawer
G#m D#m7
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
G#m D#m7
Have to get drunk to walk out the door
G#m D#m7
Stay drunk to keep on goin'
F#* G#*
So if you got an ego
C#* D#*
You better keep it in good shape
F* F#*
Exercise it daily
F#* G#m
And get it down on tape
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
D# Fm
E__go
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