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The Importance Of Being Idle

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(Standard Tuning) (Please Comment or Rate !,,!)
Intro:  Am|  Em(x3)  Am|  E| Am  
Verse 1:
I Amsold my soul for the Fmaj7second time
cos the Cland, it don't B7pay Eme
I Ambegged my landlord for Fmaj7some more time
he said "Cson, the bills are B7wait-Eing"
my bAmest friend called me the Fmaj7other night
he said "Cman, are you B7craE-zy?"
my Amgirlfriend told me to Fmaj7get a life
she said "Cboss, you B7la-Ezy"
Chorus:
Dmbut I don't Ammind
as Dmlong as there's a bed beneath the Amstars that shine
Dmi'll be Amfine
if you Fmaj7give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I Gcan't get a life if my Eheart's not in E7it...
Instrumental:
 Am|  Fmaj7|  C|  B7| E  
Chorus: 
DmI don't Ammind
as Dmlong as there's a bed beneath the Amstars that shine
DmI'll be Amfine
if you Fmaj7give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I Gcan't get a life if Emy heart's not in it...
 Am|  Em(x3)  Am|  E| Am  
Verse 3:
I Amlost my faith in the Fmaj7summertime
cos it Cwon't stop B7rain-Eing
the Amsky all day is as Fmaj7black as night
but I'm nCot B7complain-Eing
I Ambegged my doctor for Fmaj7one more line
he said "Cson... words B7fail - Eme"
it Amain't no place to be Fmaj7killing time
I guess CI'm just B7la-Ezy
Chorus:
DmI don't Ammind
as lDmong as there's a bed beneath the Amstars that shine
DmI'll be Amfine
if you Fmaj7give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I Gcan't get a life if my Eheart's not in it...
Outro:
 Am|  Em(x3)  Am| Fmaj7| Am  

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The Importance Of Being Idle

by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Fmaj7

(Standard Tuning) (Please Comment or Rate !,,!)

Am Em Am E Am

Intro: | (x3) | |

Verse 1:

Am Fmaj7

I sold my soul for the second time

C B7 E

cos the land, it don't pay me

Am Fmaj7

I begged my landlord for some more time

C B7 E

he said "son, the bills are wait-ing"

Am Fmaj7

my best friend called me the other night

C B7 E

he said "man, are you cra-zy?"

Am Fmaj7

my girlfriend told me to get a life

C B7 E

she said "boss, you la-zy"

Chorus:

Dm Am

but I don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

i'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E E7

I can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Instrumental:

Am Fmaj7 C B7 E

| | | |

Chorus:

Dm Am

I don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

I'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E

I can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Am Em Am E Am

| (x3) | |

Verse 3:

Am Fmaj7

I lost my faith in the summertime

C B7 E

cos it won't stop rain-ing

Am Fmaj7

the sky all day is as black as night

C B7 E

but I'm not complain-ing

Am Fmaj7

I begged my doctor for one more line

C B7 E

he said "son... words fail - me"

Am Fmaj7

it ain't no place to be killing time

C B7 E

I guess I'm just la-zy

Chorus:

Dm Am

I don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

I'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E

I can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Outro:

Am Em Am Fmaj7 Am

| (x3) | |

About The Importance Of Being Idle Chords by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

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The chords for "The Importance Of Being Idle" show the original chord names (including Am, Em, E, Fmaj7, C, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.