Electric Light Orchestra – So Serious (Guitar)

G/D   x-x-0-0-0-3
C/E   x-x-2-0-1-0

Riff 1                Riff 2                Riff 3
e|------------        e|------------        e|-----------------
B|------------        B|------------        B|-----------------
G|------------        G|------------        G|---0-------------
D|------------        D|-3--2--0----        D|-3---3-2-0-2-0---
A|-5--3--2--0-        A|----------3-        A|---------------3-
E|------------        E|------------        E|-----------------
(triplet feel)        (8th note run)        (16th note run)

C               G
  Night after night (riff 1)

Dm                 Am      F   G
  I try to make it all fit together

C               G
  Night after night  (riff 1)

Dm              Am         F  G
  I see you as someone I remember

C                   G/D
  You took me by surprise

               C/E
  Opened up my eyes

               F 
  Now we gotta talk this over  (riff 2)

Am      F         G       C
 Can it really be so serious?

       Am         F      G     C
 To be all broken up and delirious?

C        G            Am          F
 I guess we've really been out of touch

Am          F         G       C
 But can it really be so serious?

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)

C              G
  Day after day  (riff 1)

Dm                    Am           F    G
  I know it's not the way that you want it

C              G
  Day after day  (riff 1)

Dm                  Am          F     G
  I try to find the key, but it don't fit (day after day)

C                    G/D
 But you know how it is (night after night)

                  C/E
 No matter what I did (day after day)

                  F
 We gotta talk it over (riff 3)

Am      F         G       C
 Can it really be so serious?

       Am         F      G     C
 To be all broken up and delirious?

C        G            Am          F
 I guess we've really been out of touch

Am          F         G       C
 But can it really be so serious?

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)

C               G
 Tonight, tonight (riff 1)

Dm                 Am             F       G
 I'm thinking over everything you said to me

C               G
 Tonight, tonight (riff 1)  

Dm                Am          F  G
 I'm sorry, but I just didn't see (day after day)

C                   G/D
 And now it's up to you (night after night)

                         C/E
 There's nothing else to do (day after day)

                     F
 We've gotta talk it over (riff 3)

Am      F         G       C
 Can it really be so serious?

       Am         F      G     C
 To be all broken up and delirious?

C        G            Am          F
 I guess we've really been out of touch

Am          F         G       C
 But can it really be so serious?

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)

Am       F      G     C
 Is it so serious?

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)

Am       F G        C
 (Serious, so serious)