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Being Around by Lemonheads
Being Around
Here's the chord progression:
For the sake of keeping things simple with the lyrics, I'll name these chords
slightly incorrectly...
G G C9 C9 G Em Dsus Dsus C9 Dsus C9 Asus Em C9 Dsus
----3---3---3---3---3---3---3----3----3---3----3---3-----3---3---3-----
----3---3---3---3---3---3---3----3----3---3----3---3-----3---3---3-----
----0---0---0---0---0---0---2----2----0---2----0---2-----0---0---2-----
----0---0---2---2---0---2---0----0----2---0----0---2-----2---2---0-----
----2---2---3---3---2---2-------------3--------2---0-----2---3---------
----3---3-----------3---0----------------------3---------0-------------
\__________part one______________/ \____________part two___________/
Also, hit the bass note BEFORE strumming each (and every) chord.
It gives it that folky feel.
G G C9 C9
If I was in the fridge, would you open the door?
G Em Dsus Dsus
If I was the grass, would you mow your lawn?
G G C9 C9
If I was your body, would you still wear clothes?
G Em Dsus Dsus
If I was a booger, would you blow your nose?
C9 Dsus
Would you keep it? Would you eat it?
C9 Asus Em C9 Dsus G
I'm just tryin to give myself a reason, for being around.
G G C9 C9
If I was the front porch swing would you let me hang?
G Em Dsus Dsus
If I was the dance floor would you shake your thing?
G G C9 C9
If I was a rubber check would you let me bounce
G Em Dsus Dsus
Up and down inside your bank account?
C9 Dsus
Would ya trust me, not to break you?
C9 Asus Em C9 Dsus G
I'm just tryin really hard to make you, notice me being around.
(Musical Interlude, no solo, just strum the G chord hard a few times with a
strange rhythm)
G G C9 C9
If I was a haircut would you wear a hat?
G Em Dsus Dsus
If I was a maid, could I clean your flat?
G G C9 C9
If I was the carpet would ya wipe your feet,
G Em Dsus Dsus
In time to save me from mud off the street?
C9 Dsus C9 Asus
If you like me, if you love me, why don't you get down on your knees
Em
and scrub me?
Asus Asus C9
I'm a little grubby
Dsus G
From being around.
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version 2
D G
If I was in the fridge, would you open the door?
D Bm A
If I was the grass, would you mow your lawn?
D G
If I was your body, would you still wear clothes?
D Bm A
If I was a booger, would you blow your nose?
G A
Would you keep it? Would you eat it?
D Bm G A D A
I'm just tryin to give myself a reason, for being around.
D G
If I was the front porch swing would you let me hang?
D Bm A
If I was the dance floor would you shake your thing?
D G
If I was a rubber check would you let me bounce
D Bm A
Up and down inside your bank account?
G A
Would ya trust me, not to break you?
D Bm G A D A
I'm just tryin really hard to make you, notice me being around.
(Hang out on A for a while)
D G
If I was a haircut would you wear a hat?
D Bm A
If I was a maid, could I clean your flat?
D G
If I was the carpet would ya wipe your feet,
D Bm A
In time to save me from mud off the street?
G A
If you liked me, if you loved me,
D Bm
Would you get down on your knees and scrub me?
Asus Asus
I'm a little grubby
A D G D A7 D
From being around.
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version 3
G G C C
If I was in the fridge, would you open the door?
G Em D D
If I was the grass, would you mow your lawn?
G G C C
If I was your body, would you still wear clothes?
G Em D D
If I was a booger, would you blow your nose?
C D
Where would you keep it? Would you eat it?
G Em C D G
I'm just tryin to give myself a reason, for being around.
G G C C
If I was the front porch swing would you let me hang?
G Em D D
If I was the dance floor would you shake your thing?
G G C C
If I was a rubber check would you let me bounce
G Em D D
Up and down inside your bank account?
C D
Would ya trust me, not to break you?
G Em C D G
I'm just tryin really hard to make you, notice me being around.
G
G G C C
If I was a haircut would you wear a hat?
G Em D D
If I was a maid, could I clean your flat?
G G C C
If I was the carpet would ya wipe your feet,
G Em D D
In time to save me from mud off the street?
C D G
If you like me, if you love me, why don't you get down on your knees
Em
and scrub me?
C
I'm a little grubby
D G
From being around.
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