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Used To Get High by John Butler Trio
Used To Get High
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:1st fret
Tuning: Standard
[Chorus]
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
[Verse]
Em G D
Super size, large fries, big mac, coca cola
D
Go on man, pick your poison
Em G
Speed, weed, ecstasy, LSD
D
Man, it don't bother me cos we're all on something
Em G
Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol
D
You know I'm clawing at the walls trying to get my fix
Em G
Prozac, ADD tablets, coke, smack
D
Now you know I am turning tricks cos
[Chorus]
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Yeah, that they sold me
[Verse]
Em G D
Escape, can't wait all trying to get away
D
From this place man that we're feeling
Em G
Can't deal, can't feel what's real
D
All trying to conceal all this time we're stealing
Em G
No doubt, the route you're on
D
Can't find the clout that you've been needing
Em G D
'Til then my friend you must contend
D
With the monster that you're feeding
[Chorus]
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
[Verse]
Em G
Got links of the cheney
D
Getting crazy, getting lazy with their foreign relations
Em G
Starting wars, closing doors
D
Trying to bring about one quicker, man, revelations
Em G D
Economic rational calling fouls with the workers
D
Just trying to make it pay
Em G
Cost cutting, head butting
D
Big business do what they like and you do what they say
Em G D
What's wrong get along, just prolong all the thoughts
D
You got going on, on the inside
Em G D
Appease, stand at ease, just try to please
D
All the apathy that you're trying to hide
Em G
How now brown cow
D
Did we get from this standing place and now we're kneeling
Em G D
'Til then my friend you must contend with the monster that you're feeding
[Chorus]
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Em G
I used to get high for a living
D
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
C Em
I used to get high for a living
D
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
------------------
version 2
Tuning:C G C G C E
Capo:no capo
Tuning:CGCGCE
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10b--------------------------8--------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8--------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then you play this.. it took me a while to count
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|x4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5---3-3-----8-8------5-5----3-3----8-8------------------------|
Chorus
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1--5-5-5--3-3-3-3------|
A|-1-1-1-1--5-5-5--3-3-3-3------|
E|-1-1-1-1--5-5-5--3-3-3-3------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5/7/8-8/15p0----------------------------------|
G|--------------3-3/5-5/7/8-8/15p0----------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3/5~~--3-3/5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3/5~~------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on the TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Super size, large fries, Big Mac, Coca Cola
Go on man, pick your poison
Speed, weed, ecstasy, LSD
Man, it don't bother me cos we're all on something
Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol
You know I'm clawing at the walls trying to get my fix
Prozac, ADD tablets, coke, smack
Now, you know I am turning tricks 'cause
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Yeah, that they sold me
Escape, can't wait all trying to get away
From this place man that we're feeling
Can't deal, can't feel what's real
All trying to conceal all this time we're stealing
No doubt, the route you're on
Can't find the clout that you've been needing
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Got links of the Cheney
Getting crazy, getting lazy with their foreign relations
Starting wars, closing doors
Trying to bring about one quicker man, revelations
Economic, rational, calling fouls with the workers
Just trying to make it pay
Cost cutting, head butting, big business
Do what they like and you do what they say
What's wrong get along, just prolong all the thoughts
You got going on, on the inside
Appease, stand at ease, just try to please
All the apathy that you're trying to hide
How now, brown cow
Did we get from this standing place
And now we're kneeling
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
I used to get high for a living
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high oh oh
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
------------------
version 3
Tuning:C G C G C E
Capo:no capo
Legend:
/= Slide Up
\- Slide Down
p= Pull Off
h= Hammer On
v= Vibrate
b= bend
[Intro]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--10b--------------------------------------8b--------------------------|
G|--10b---8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10----8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-----8h10-8h10-8h10-|
C|----------------------------------------------------10b----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------8b-----------|
G|--8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10----8h10-8h10-|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------10b--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|--8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10--|
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-8h10-|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|
C|-------------|
G|--8h10-8h10--| X4 (only play this in verse 1)
C|-------------|
G|-------------|
C|-------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|x4
C|----------------------------------------------------|2nd time--| x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--3h5-5-5-3h5-5--3h5-3h5--1h3-3-3-1h3-3--1h3-1h3---------------|
[Chorus]
E|-------------------------------------|x2 but end by struming the 5 fret
C|-------------------------------------|chord once. 2nd chorus x4 with same
G|--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|ending and the last chorus x 12
C|--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|but you strum out the chords.
G|--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C|--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
1st solo (use slide)
E|----------------------------------|
C|-----------------5/7/8/-----------|
G|----------3-3/5--5/7/8/-----------|
C|--3-3/5v--3-3/5-------------------|
G|--3-3/5v--------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|
2nd solo (no slide) quite hard to get timing and amount of notes right
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------10--10--10---|
G|-----------------------------------8h10----8h10-8h10-8h10p8-10--10--10--10-|
C|--10b--10p8--10p8---------8h10p8/12----------------------------------------|
G|-----------10----10---8h10-------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------10--10--10--8h10-8h10-8h10p8-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-|
C|--8h10-8h10-8h10p8-10--10--10--10-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12b-12b\--|
C|------------|
G|------------|
C|------------| If you do your own variation of the solo it'd probably sound
G|------------| Better
C|------------|
Bridge before last chorus
E|--5----1-1--3-3|X3
C|--5----1-1--3-3|
G|--5----1-1--3-3|
C|--5----1-1--3-3|
G|--5----1-1--3-3|
C|--5----1-1--3-3|
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on the TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Super size, large fries, Big Mac, Coca Cola
Go on man, pick your poison
Speed, weed, ecstasy, LSD
Man, it don't bother me cos we're all on something
Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol
You know I'm clawing at the walls trying to get my fix
Prozac, ADD tablets, coke, smack
Now, you know I am turning tricks 'cause
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Yeah, that they sold me
Escape, can't wait all trying to get away
From this place man that we're feeling
Can't deal, can't feel what's real
All trying to conceal all this time we're stealing
No doubt, the route you're on
Can't find the clout that you've been needing
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Got links of the Cheney
Getting crazy, getting lazy with their foreign relations
Starting wars, closing doors
Trying to bring about one quicker man, revelations
Economic, rational, calling fouls with the workers
Just trying to make it pay
Cost cutting, head butting, big business
Do what they like and you do what they say
What's wrong get along, just prolong all the thoughts
You got going on, on the inside
Appease, stand at ease, just try to please
All the apathy that you're trying to hide
How now, brown cow
Did we get from this standing place
And now we're kneeling
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
I used to get high for a living
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high oh oh
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
------------------
version 4
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Just a slightly tweaked version that doesn't require an open tuning. It's not perfect but its close enough.
Listen to him play it live to get the chucking/palm muting pattern he uses.
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| X 8
D|------------------------------------------------6h8p6h8p6---|
A|------1h3p1h3p1-----1h3p1h3p1----------------6--------------|
E|---1-------------1-------------4--4h6p4h6p4-----------------|
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----6--6------------8--8----8--8----| X 2
D|-----6--6----3--3----8--8----8--8----|
A|-----4--4----3--3----6--6----6--6----|
E|-------------1--1--------------------|
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| X 6
D|------------------------------------------------6h8p6h8p6---|
A|------1h3p1h3p1-----1h3p1h3p1----------------6--------------|
E|---1-------------1-------------4--4h6p4h6p4-----------------|
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----6--6------------8--8----8--8----| X 4
D|-----6--6----3--3----8--8----8--8----|
A|-----4--4----3--3----6--6----6--6----|
E|-------------1--1--------------------|
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------| X 8
D|------------------------------------------------6h8p6h8p6---|
A|------1h3p1h3p1-----1h3p1h3p1----------------6--------------|
E|---1-------------1-------------4--4h6p4h6p4-----------------|
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----6--6------------8--8----8--8----| X 8
D|-----6--6----3--3----8--8----8--8----|
A|-----4--4----3--3----6--6----6--6----|
E|-------------1--1--------------------|
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on the TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Super size, large fries, Big Mac, Coca Cola
Go on man, pick your poison
Speed, weed, ecstasy, LSD
Man, it don't bother me cos we're all on something
Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol
You know I'm clawing at the walls trying to get my fix
Prozac, ADD tablets, coke, smack
Now, you know I am turning tricks 'cause
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Yeah, that they sold me
Escape, can't wait all trying to get away
From this place man that we're feeling
Can't deal, can't feel what's real
All trying to conceal all this time we're stealing
No doubt, the route you're on
Can't find the clout that you've been needing
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Got links of the Cheney
Getting crazy, getting lazy with their foreign relations
Starting wars, closing doors
Trying to bring about one quicker man, revelations
Economic, rational, calling fouls with the workers
Just trying to make it pay
Cost cutting, head butting, big business
Do what they like and you do what they say
What's wrong get along, just prolong all the thoughts
You got going on, on the inside
Appease, stand at ease, just try to please
All the apathy that you're trying to hide
How now, brown cow
Did we get from this standing place
And now we're kneeling
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
I used to get high for a living
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high oh oh
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
------------------
version 5
Tuning:C G C G C E
Capo:no capo
Tuning:Open C (CGCGCE)
Verse played the same through whole song
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3h5p3h5p3-----3h5p3h5p3------1--1h3p1h3p1--------1h3p1h3p1---------|
C|---5-------------5---------------------------------3---------------------|
Chorus and 3rd verse
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----1------5------3------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1------5------3------------------------------------------------------|
C|----1------5------3------------------------------------------------------|
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on the TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Super size, large fries, Big Mac, Coca Cola
Go on man, pick your poison
Speed, weed, ecstasy, LSD
Man, it don't bother me cos we're all on something
Caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol
You know I'm clawing at the walls trying to get my fix
Prozac, ADD tablets, coke, smack
Now, you know I am turning tricks 'cause
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
Yeah, that they sold me
Escape, can't wait all trying to get away
From this place man that we're feeling
Can't deal, can't feel what's real
All trying to conceal all this time we're stealing
No doubt, the route you're on
Can't find the clout that you've been needing
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
Got links of the Cheney
Getting crazy, getting lazy with their foreign relations
Starting wars, closing doors
Trying to bring about one quicker man, revelations
Economic, rational, calling fouls with the workers
Just trying to make it pay
Cost cutting, head butting, big business
Do what they like and you do what they say
What's wrong get along, just prolong all the thoughts
You got going on, on the inside
Appease, stand at ease, just try to please
All the apathy that you're trying to hide
How now, brown cow
Did we get from this standing place
And now we're kneeling
'Til then my friend you must contend
With the monster that you're feeding
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
I used to get high for a living
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for
I used to get high oh oh
I used to get high for
I used to get high
I used to get high for a living
Believing everything that I saw on my TV
I used to get high for a living
Eating all the bullshit food that they sold me
I used to get high for a living
Thinking that my destiny was out of my control
I used to get high for a living
There's lots of different reasons and I'll tell you so
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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