Warren Zevon – Disorder In The House (Guitar)

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From Warren Zevon's last album. I first heard this song in the WZ documentary done shortly after his death; he did some great solos with Bruce Springsteen on this one, if I were a better lead guitarist I'd have figured those out too (maybe later), so that's why this is in the "Chords" collection. I did include the intro riff because its pretty easy even for a hack like me ;) It sounds alright if you just repeat this riff in the solos, with the normal verse chord changes, but if you get a chance check out the recording. You can hear The Boss laughing at the end of the song, they must have had a LOT of fun with those solos! Intro Riff:
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----2---2----------------------|
D|-2--2-----2---2----------------------|
A|-2--2-----2---2----------0--3--0-----|
E|------------------0--3------------3--|
[Start the intro with standard A chord strummed 4 times, followed by 0-3 the riff on the 6th and 5th strings] [Repeat this pattern x 2, followed by a "Hey" then play this part 2x more] [Verse]:
   A                        D
Disorder in the house - the tub runneth over 

A                                                E
Plaster's falling down in pieces by the couch of pain

   A                    D
Disorder in the house - time to duck and cover 

A           E                   A
Helicopters hover over rough terrain
--------------------- [Verse]:
   A                    D 
Disorder in the house - reptile wisdom

A                               E  
Zombies on the lawn staggering around

   A                              D
Disorder in the house - there's a flaw in the system

        A                     E                           A
And the fly in the ointment's gonna bring the whole thing down
--------------------- [Bridge #1]:
    D                           A
The floodgates are open - We've let the demons loose 

    D                                F#m    E       A
The big guns have spoken - And we've fallen for the ruse
--------------------- [Solo #1 over Verse pattern here] --------------------- [Verse]:
   A                           D 
Disorder in the house - It's a fate worse than fame

A                                E 
Even the Lhasa Apso seems to be ashamed

   A                        D
Disorder in the house - The doors are coming off the hinges

    A                   E                     A 
The earth will open and swallow up the real estate
--------------------- [Bridge, slightly different and longer than the 1st Bridge]:
  D                           A
I just got my paycheck  - I'm gonna paint the whole town grey 

D                                    A 
Whether it's a night in Paris - or a Fresno matinee 

         D                            A
It's the home of the brave  - and the land of the free

          F#m                E                 A
Where the less you know, the better off you'll be
--------------------- [Solo #2 over Verse pattern here] --------------------- [Verse]:
   A                    D    
Disorder in the house - all bets are off

    A                                   E
I'm sprawled across the davenport of despair

   A                         D
Disorder in the house - I'll live with the losses 

    A                 E                 A
And watch the sundown through the portiere…here we go!
------------------------- [Solo #3 over Verse pattern here] [End with a few ringing 'A' chords, and a laugh from Bruce Springsteen]