The Hold Steady – Entitlement Crew (Guitar)

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[Intro] | E | B | E | A | | E | B | E | A | [Verse 1]
E                  B
  Tequila take off, Tecate landing

E                            A
Sorry about the centerpiece, thanks for understanding

E                                 B
Soft salesmen, hard branding. Campari commissions.

       E                               A
I was sitting in the kitchen trying to guess where she was living now

E                              B
Hotel room in Houston with the shades against the sunshine

    E                                A
Or maybe still in Scranton like it's 1999

        E                                  B
When I saw her rolling through with the Entitlement Crew

   E                                     A
I wasn't all that into it but there was nothing I could do about it
[Riff] | E | B | E | A | [Verse 2]
E                    B
  Now here's a church, here's the steeple

  E                           A
I like the party favors but I hate the party people

         E                            B
Got distracted by the chorus when the kids all sang along

E                       A
Moved to the rogue set. I always really liked that song.
[Pre-Chorus]
     E                    E/D#
You like that song too. I know that you do.

          C#m                             B
I saw you mouthing all the words when you didn't know I was watching you

A                            B
Everything is brittle and is breaking apart

     E                             A
Your sister's in Seattle and she's sleeping with the sharks

A                          B
   I remember you, still, playing his part
[Chorus]
E                       A
  Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding

E                     A
  Can't you see how I feel I've been abandoned?

B                       E      A
  Never got to say goodbye to you

B                         E         A
   Give my best to the Entitlement Crew
[Horn Solo] E G#m A B E G#m A B [Riff] | E | B | E | A | | E | B | E | A | [Verse 3]
E                    B
  Tecate landing, tequila takeoff

E                 A
  Colfax cookout, Pillsbury bakeoff

         E                                B
Too many cracks in the bathroom. Too many kooks in the kitchen.

         E                       A
It would probably be easier if I knew where she was living now
[Pre-Chorus]
  E                          E/D#
I know you probably feel the same way as I feel

         C#m                              B
Like I'm not sure we can pull off such an intricate deal

    A                           B
Now all of it's killer but it's coming up quick

         E                            A
And your brother's in Boston and he's acting like a dick

A                         B
I remember back before we knew he was sick
[Chorus]
E                       A
  Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding

E                     A
  Can't you see how I feel I've been abandoned?

B                      E      A 
  Never got to say goodbye to you

B                        E         A
  Give my best to the Entitlement Crew

E                          A
  Just two systems in the dark and people dancing

E                      A
  Thanks for listening thanks for understanding

B                      E        A
  Nodding off to the American Routes

B                        E         A
  Give my best to the Entitlement Crew
[Piano Solo] E G#m A B E G#m A B E G#m A B E E/D# C#m F#m E [Chorus]
E
  Thanks for listening, thanks for understanding

E
  Tequila take off, Tecate landing

B                       E      A 
  Never got to say goodbye to you

B                         E       A
  Give my best to the Entitlement Crew