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Eels - Rotten World Blues
From the album Useless Trinkets
[Intro]
  D    G    F    Cx2
[Verse]
 DWell I went Gwalking Fout yesterCday
 DA man was Gcarrying a Fsign that Csays
D"The world is Ggonna Fend toCmorrow"
 FHey buddy, got a Cnickel I can borrow?
[Chorus]
GThis rotten Fworld's gonna Cchew you Gup
GSwallow you Fwhole and then Cspit you back Dout
The Gsooner you Bmrecognize Fthis simple Cfact
Then Gthis rotten Fworld gives you Cwhat you Glack
G  F  C  G
[Verse]
 DOl' Miss GHeadtrip, Fshe's gettin' Cdown
 DYou don't Gsee her much Fwalking 'round Ctown
 DWell you could Gsay that she Fneeds a little Clovin'
FLooking for a light with her Chead in the oven
[Chorus]
GThis rotten Fworld's gonna Cchew you Gup
GSwallow you Fwhole and then Cspit you back Dout
The Gsooner you Bmrecognize Fthis simple Cfact
Then Gthis rotten Fworld gives you Cwhat you Glack
[Bridge]
G  F  C  G
G  F  C  D
G  Bm  F  C
G  F  C  G
G  F  C  G
[Verse]
 DMiss KovaGleva, Fshe's lookin' Cgood
 DWalkin' her Gass through the FneighbourChood
 DShe knows Gsomething Fthat you don't Cknow
FSomething she learned about a Clong time ago
[Chorus]
GThis rotten Fworld's gonna Cchew you Gup
GSwallow you Fwhole and then Cspit you back Dout
The Gsooner you Bmrecognize Fthis simple Cfact
Then Gthis rotten Fworld gives you Cwhat you Glack
GThis rotten Fworld's gonna Cchew you Gup
GSwallow you Fwhole and then Cspit you back Gout
[Outro]
G  F  C  G
G  F  C  D
G  Bm  F  C
G  F  C  G
G  F  C  G

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Rotten World Blues

by Eels

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Eels - Rotten World Blues

From the album Useless Trinkets

[Intro]

D G F C

[Verse]

D G F C

Well I went walking out yesterday

D G F C

A man was carrying a sign that says

D G F C

"The world is gonna end tomorrow"

F C

Hey buddy, got a nickel I can borrow?

[Chorus]

G F C G

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

G F C D

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

G Bm F C

The sooner you recognize this simple fact

G F C G

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

G F C G

[Verse]

D G F C

Ol' Miss Headtrip, she's gettin' down

D G F C

You don't see her much walking 'round town

D G F C

Well you could say that she needs a little lovin'

F C

Looking for a light with her head in the oven

[Chorus]

G F C G

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

G F C D

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

G Bm F C

The sooner you recognize this simple fact

G F C G

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

[Bridge]

G F C G

G F C D

G Bm F C

G F C G

[Verse]

D G F C

Miss Kovaleva, she's lookin' good

D G F C

Walkin' her ass through the neighbourhood

D G F C

She knows something that you don't know

F C

Something she learned about a long time ago

[Chorus]

G F C G

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

G F C D

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

G Bm F C

The sooner you recognize this simple fact

G F C G

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

G F C G

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

G F C G

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

[Outro]

G F C G

G F C D

G Bm F C

G F C G

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