[Intro]
A F E
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G|--2-----------2-----------2--|-/10-------------10-----|--9-----9--------------| Scroll to bottom
D|--2-----------2--------------|------------------------|-----------------------|x4 for alternate voicing
A|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| with barre chords
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/ = slide-up
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A F E
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
A F E
(Momentary bliss)
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Emotionally in fences and momentary bliss
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Oh Rita, oh Rita (lovely Rita, meter maid)
[Verse 1]
Bass line (A) A G A A C B
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B|----------------|----------------| B|-------------------------------| B|----------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------| G|-6--x-x-x-x--4-/6---6--x-x-x-x-| G|--/9----9--9--9--8--8--8--8-|
D|--------7-----5-|--------7-----7-| D|-7--x-x-x-x--5-/7---7--x-x-x-x-|x7 D|--/10---10-10-10-9--9--9--9-|
A|-----------7----|-----------7----| A|-7--x-x-x-x--5-/7---7--x-x-x-x-| A|--/10—--10-10-10-9--9--9--9-|
E|-5--5-5---------|--5--5----------| E|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------|
x = muted strum
A
(Lovely Rita, meter maid)
A
Your potential, you lack credentials
G A A
And you are special, so fucking special (Rita)
G A A
Oh how you need it, oh how you're needed
G A A
And you keep squeezin' the truth from the middle (ay ay ay ay)
A
You parted seas but your arches, they ain't golden (ah)
G A A
And you was gaggin' for some gags and now you're rollin' (woo)
G A A
Best you shut your trap and keep it hush (hush)
A C B
On another note, compliments make me blush
[Verse 2]
A D B Bb |
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B|--10--10--10-10--10--10------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| |
G|--9---9---9--9---9---9--11--11--11-11--11--11--| G|--8--8--8-8--8--8-7--7--7-7--7--7--| | x2
D|------------------------12--12--12-12--12--12--|x3 D|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| |
A|------------------------12--12--12-12--12--12--| A|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| |
E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| |
A D
There's a hole in your pocket, so you cannot find the change
A D
Cavern of your mind, you say your pattern
A D
You pull your strings and you jump, hold your mouth and you say
B Bb
"What was scripted, the day before it happened?"
A D
We all give applause when people look and pause
A D
But on the way out and get your back in
A D
See, everything in life ain't silver and gold
B Bb
But minin' for metal gave you platinum
[Chorus 1]
A G A D B Bb
e|--9--9---7-/9--9-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------|
B|--10-10--8-/10-10------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|
G|--9--9---7-/9--9----11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| G|--8--8--8-8--8--8-7--7--7-7--7--7--|
D|--------------------12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|x3 D|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--|
A|--------------------12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| A|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
A G A D
It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
A G A D
It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink
A G A D
Just flickers to them, then it pops and withers
B Bb
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
A
Makes me sick
[Bridge] – same riff as Verse 1
G A A
Poster boy (ayy)
G A A G A A
Poster girl (Rita)
A G A A
Truth, the bills (the bills), must be paid
G A A
Poster boy
G A C B
Poster girl (straight try)
[Verse 3] – same riff as Verse 2
A D
The truth, the bills, they must be paid (uh-huh)
A D
And what is left is sorta atypical
A D
All you need to change your face
B Bb
You're gettin' sold, it's such a waste
A D
You know, we could Do so much better than this
A D
Swimmin' in pools of momentary bliss
A D
Where you gotta find a family 'cause everybody taken
B Bb
They worry you keep on adding, I think you gotta crawl
[Chorus 2] – same riff as Chorus 1
A G A D
It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
A G A D
It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink
A G A D
Just flickers to them, then it pops and withers
B Bb
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
A G A D
It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin
A G A D
It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink
A G A D
It just flickers to them, then it pops and withers
B Bb
You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners
A
Makes me sick
[Outro]
A F E
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B|------2-----2-----------2----|-------10-----10----10--|-----9-----------9----|
G|--2-----------2-----------2--|-/10-------------10-----|--9-----9--------------|
D|--2-----------2--------------|------------------------|-----------------------|x6
A|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
A F E
A F E
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Emotionally in fences and momentary bliss
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Oh Rita, oh Rita
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Perfect little pictures of moments that we missed
A
We could Do so much better than this
F E
Oh Rita, oh Rita
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Alternate (barred) voicing for Intro and Outro
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