Blur – Country House (Guitar)

Key
-
Versions (3)

Auto-scroll

Chords

For better performance, play this variation of the E chord (ONLY on the chorus):
e|--4-----------|
B|----5---------|
D|--4-----------|
G|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[Intro] | A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# | [Verse 1]
A                E
City dweller, successful fella

Bm                                              D
Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (lot of money)

            D/C#             C#
Caught in a rat race terminally

         A                      E
I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it

    Bm                                                   D
I'm paying the price of living life at the limit (to the limit)

                 D/C#           C#
Caught up in the century's anxiety

        E
Yes, it preys on him (preys on him)

     E
He's getting thin (getting thin) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 1]
A                                            E7       E D#
He lives in a house, a very big house in the country

         D                                             A
Watching afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the country

             A                                                 E7      E D#
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the country

                 D                                       A
Oh, it's like an animal farm, lots of rural charm in the country
[Verse 2]
         A                  E7
He's got morning glory and life's a different story

Bm                                 D
Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory)

                 D/C#      C#
Touched with his own mortality

     A                  E
He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac

       Bm                                            D
It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland

             D/C#          C#
Oh, it's the century's remedy

        E
For the faint at heart

  E
A new start (new start) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 2]
A                                            E7       E D#
He lives in a house, a very big house in the country

           D                                                  A
He's got a fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the country

           A                                              E7       E D#
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the country

                   D                                  A
But you'll come to no harm on the animal farm in the country

E
In the country (Doo doo doo)

E
In the country (Doo doo doo)

E
In the country-y-y!
[Solo] | A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# | x2
A             E           D                A
Blow, blow me out I am so sad I don't know why

A             E           D                A
Blow, blow me out I am so sad I don't know why
[Chorus 1 & 2]
       A                                         E7       E D#
Oh, he lives in a house, a very big house in the country

         D                                             A
Watching afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the country

             A                                                 E7      E D#
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the country

                 D                                       A
Oh, it's like an animal farm, lots of rural charm in the country

       A                                         E7       E D#
Oh, he lives in a house, a very big house in the country

           D                                                  A
He's got a fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the country

           A                                              E7       E D#
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the country

                      D                              A
Yes you'll come to no harm on the animal farm in the country
Ooh la la la (repeat progression and fade out)