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The Flaming Lips
Slow Nerve Action
___________________
intro   /main riff
                 E,                    C#m  
e------|------------------------------------|
b------|------------------------------------|
g-4(h)-|------------------------------------|
D------|------------------------------------|
A------|-------------------------------/4---|
E------|--2-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--2-4-2-4-2-0------|
     E,                    C#m  
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------7-------|
E--2-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--2-4-2-4-2-0---------|
(lead throughout entire song can pretty much be done by ear along with the chords so i'm
not going to tab the whole thing.,there is also slide guitar in the backround towards the
middle/end.)
Eits all a waste of time againBm  
she used to mow the C#mlawn
Eshe always wasted everyoneBm  
she always turned me C#mon
and Enow she's turned a B7kind
that isnt Eso in much in B7demand
and aEll us vegatablB7es
can Ewaste our time on someone B7else
:::Main Riff:::
she had a cool invisible
dog that she called paul
we'd always sit around her house
watchin her feed the dog
but now  she's got a man
who don't like dogs
he just likes cats
and she's just got a job
cuz times are hard so paul's gone
:::instrumental break::: (on xylophone or something)
C#m, Ab, B, F#  
:::main riff again:::
and now she's turned a kind
who isnt so much in demand
and all us vegatables
can waste our time
on someone else
its all a waste a time again
                       ::;main riff:::
its all a waste of time again ..............etc.

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Slow Nerve Action

by The Flaming Lips

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C#m

The Flaming Lips

Slow Nerve Action

___________________

intro /main riff

E C#m

e------|------------------------------------|

b------|------------------------------------|

g-4(h)-|------------------------------------|

D------|------------------------------------|

A------|-------------------------------/4---|

E------|--2-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--2-4-2-4-2-0------|

E C#m

e---------------------------------------|

b---------------------------------------|

g---------------------------------------|

D---------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------7-------|

E--2-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--2-4-2-4-2-0---------|

(lead throughout entire song can pretty much be done by ear along with the chords so i'm

not going to tab the whole thing.,there is also slide guitar in the backround towards the

middle/end.)

E Bm

its all a waste of time again

C#m

she used to mow the lawn

E Bm

she always wasted everyone

C#m

she always turned me on

E B7

and now she's turned a kind

E B7

that isnt so in much in demand

E B7

and all us vegatables

E B7

can waste our time on someone else

:::Main Riff:::

she had a cool invisible

dog that she called paul

we'd always sit around her house

watchin her feed the dog

but now she's got a man

who don't like dogs

he just likes cats

and she's just got a job

cuz times are hard so paul's gone

:::instrumental break::: (on xylophone or something)

C#m Ab B F#

, , ,

:::main riff again:::

and now she's turned a kind

who isnt so much in demand

and all us vegatables

can waste our time

on someone else

its all a waste a time again

::;main riff:::

its all a waste of time again ..............etc.

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