Tenement Funster
Words and music by Roger Taylor
Transcribed by Sergey Shulubin, Eva Vlckova, Torben Kuschel
On/Off: u u d Phase: u u d Volume 7 (Clean Mellow)
Em Am Em Am Em
My new purple shoes 'bin amazing the people next door
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G G7 C Eb(IV)
And my rock'n'roll 45's 'bin enraging the folks on the lower floor
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D(III) Gb(II) Gbdim D7
lower floor
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Volume 11
Em Am
I got a way with the girls on my block
Em Am
Tryin' my best be a real individual
Em G x2 G7 x2
But when we go down to Smokies and rock
C x2 Eb(IV) x2 D(III)x2 Gb(II) x2 D7(V) x6
They line up like it's some kinda ritual
Chorus:
On/Off: u u d Phase: u u d (Rythm Mellow)
Em Am
Ooh give me a good guitar and you can
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Em Am
say that my hair's a disgrace
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Em G(III) G7(III)
or just buy me an open car
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C(III) x2 Eb5(I) x2 D(V)x2 Solo: Em(VII)... etc.
I'll make the speed of light out of this place
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Chorus:
Em Am
I like the good things in life
Em Am
But most of the best things ain't free
Em G x2 G7 x2
This same situation just cuts like a knife
C x2 Eb(IV) x2 D(III)x2 Gb(II) x2 etc. ...
When you're young and you're poor and you're crazy
Chorus:
Ooh give me... etc.
Alternative chord positions for few distortion in the chorus:
Em G G7
or just buy me an open car
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C x2 Eb(IV) x2 D(III)x2 Solo: Em... etc.
I'll make the speed of light out of this place