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I think this is kind of right.
Note: Not sure if it's how they play it, but for
the Em and the C, I like to keep my pinky on the high G
Another note: You can do C Am F C G with no capo too, of course.
I just like the way it sounds more this way.
Capo V
I rGead the words of a thousand books
And gEmave away my dirty looks
And I cCleaned out all my cGupboards
One by onDe
I qGuit the job that I hated most
My pockets fEmull of hundred dollar notes
But there’s nCot enough to bGuy back
What I losDt
Ooh's:  G   Em   C   G  D  
Now I wGash my hair and I clip my toes
I lEmeave the room just to blow my nose
And I sChower twice a dGay
With soaDp
But I dGon’t feel clean like I thought I would
My sEmins don’t wash away so good
They sCtick to me like gGlue
Like gluDe
Ooh's/harmonica:  G   Em   C   G   D7x2
So I pGack my bags and change my name
To sEmomething that nobody can say
And I’ll sCquander all my hGard
Earned casDh
I sGpeak too slow when I’m most in need
Your sEmkins too soft and your hearts too clean
To be cCaught up in this awful mess
With sGomeone like mDe
Ooh's/harmonica:  G   Em   C   G   Dx3
End on G

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Dirty Looks

by The Middle East

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I think this is kind of right.

Note: Not sure if it's how they play it, but for

the Em and the C, I like to keep my pinky on the high G

Another note: You can do C Am F C G with no capo too, of course.

I just like the way it sounds more this way.

Capo V

I read the words of a thousand books

And gave away my dirty looks

C G

And I cleaned out all my cupboards

One by one

I quit the job that I hated most

My pockets full of hundred dollar notes

C G

But there’s not enough to buy back

What I lost

G Em C G D

Ooh's:

Now I wash my hair and I clip my toes

I leave the room just to blow my nose

C G

And I shower twice a day

With soap

But I don’t feel clean like I thought I would

My sins don’t wash away so good

C G

They stick to me like glue

Like glue

G Em C G D7

Ooh's/harmonica: x2

So I pack my bags and change my name

To something that nobody can say

C G

And I’ll squander all my hard

Earned cash

I speak too slow when I’m most in need

Your skins too soft and your hearts too clean

To be caught up in this awful mess

G D

With someone like me

G Em C G D

Ooh's/harmonica: x3

End on G

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