EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
Skyhooks
transcribed by chrish@alphalink.com.au
key:
h = hammer on
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RIFF 1
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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
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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:
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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:
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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
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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