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Its A Hit

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                          IT'S A HIT - Rilo Kiley
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
F(x4)  C(x4) (X2)
FAny chimp can play Chuman for a day.
FUse his opposable thumbs to iron his Cuniform
and Frun for office on Celection day
Ffancy himself a real Cdecision maker
                           F     C(with guitar lick x2)
and deploy more troops than salt shakers.
FBut it's a jungle when Gwar is Cmade,
Fand you'll panic and throw your own Gshit at the Cenemy.
FThe camera pulls Gback to reveal your Ctrue B/Gidentity.
AmLook, it's a Fsheep in wolf's clothing.
GA smoking gun holding ape.
Guitar Lick X2
FAny asshole can open up a Cmuseum.
Put all of the Fthings he loves on Cdisplay
so everyone could see them.
FThe house, a car, a thoughtful Cwife
Fordinary moments in his ordinary Clife.
FBut if she breaks a smile, she'll Ggive you Caway
'cause Fno one wants to Gpay to see your Chappiness.
FNo one wants to Gpay to see your Cday B/Gto day
Amand I'm not Fbuying it either
Gbut I'll try selling it Fanyway.
FAny idiot can play CGreek for a day
Fand join a sorority or Cwrite a tragedy
and Farticulating all that Cpain
and Fmaybe you'll get Cpaid.
But it's a Fsin when Gsuccess compClains,
and your Fwriters block- it Gdon't mean Cshit.
FJust throw it against the Gwall and Csee B/Gwhat Amsticks.
Gotta write a Fhit.
I think this is Git.
It's a Fhit.
You get the idea. It isn't hard.
Guitar Lick:
e|-1--1-1h3---1-0--0-8h10p8-------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1-----3---1--1--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Trumpet Lick:
e|-----0----------------0------3-0------------------------------------------|
B|-1-3----3-1-1-----1-3----3-1-----1----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   Hhammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Its A Hit

by Rilo Kiley

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B/G

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IT'S A HIT - Rilo Kiley

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

F C

(x4) (x4) (X2)

F C

Any chimp can play human for a day.

F C

Use his opposable thumbs to iron his uniform

F C

and run for office on election day

F C

fancy himself a real decision maker

F C

(with guitar lick x2)

and deploy more troops than salt shakers.

F G C

But it's a jungle when war is made,

F G C

and you'll panic and throw your own shit at the enemy.

F G C B/G

The camera pulls back to reveal your true identity.

Am F

Look, it's a sheep in wolf's clothing.

A smoking gun holding ape.

Guitar Lick X2

F C

Any asshole can open up a museum.

F C

Put all of the things he loves on display

so everyone could see them.

F C

The house, a car, a thoughtful wife

F C

ordinary moments in his ordinary life.

F G C

But if she breaks a smile, she'll give you away

F G C

'cause no one wants to pay to see your happiness.

F G C B/G

No one wants to pay to see your day to day

Am F

and I'm not buying it either

G F

but I'll try selling it anyway.

F C

Any idiot can play Greek for a day

F C

and join a sorority or write a tragedy

F C

and articulating all that pain

F C

and maybe you'll get paid.

F G C

But it's a sin when success complains,

F G C

and your writers block- it don't mean shit.

F G C B/G Am

Just throw it against the wall and see what sticks.

Gotta write a hit.

I think this is it.

It's a hit.

You get the idea. It isn't hard.

Guitar Lick:

e|-1--1-1h3---1-0--0-8h10p8-------------------------------------------------|

B|-1--1-----3---1--1--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trumpet Lick:

e|-----0----------------0------3-0------------------------------------------|

B|-1-3----3-1-1-----1-3----3-1-----1----------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| hammer-on

| p pull-off

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