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                              Eels - Mental
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Album : Beautiful Freak (1996)
Tempo : 117
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
 Gm7: 3x333x
[Intro]
e|-Dm------------------------|-Am------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--5--5--8--5----5--8--5--|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--5--5--8--5----5--8--5--| x4
[Verse]
  DmIt's like i dressed up in my Ammama's clothing
  DmIt's like i'm talking to a Amvoice that doesn't eGm7xistAm  
  DmIt's like i got a wire Amcrossed upstairs
  DmBut all i want is just a Amlittle truth
And that's Gm7itAm  
[Chorus]
   DmThey say i'm mental but i'm Amjust confused
   DmThey say i'm mental but i've Ambeen abused
   DmThey say i'm mental 'cause i'm Amnot amused by it Gm7allAm  
[Instrumental]
 Dm   Amx2
[Verse]
  DmAnother anchorman is Amon the tv
  DmHe's got that far away and Amvacant look in his Gm7eyeAm  
  DmI turn the channel but Amnothing is changing
  DmThe only truth is thaAmt everything is Gm7a lieAm  
[Chorus]
   DmThey say i'm mental but i'm Amjust confused
   DmThey say i'm mental but i've Ambeen abused
   DmThey say i'm mental 'cause i'm Amnot amused by it Gm7allAm  
[Solo]
[Verse]
DmThere's truth in everything, There's Amtruth in lies
  DmWith all this knowledge where i Amthink i'm gonna be Gm7wiseAm  
[Chorus]
   DmThey say i'm mental but i'm Amjust confused
   DmThey say i'm mental but i've Ambeen abused
   DmThey say i'm mental 'cause i'm Amnot amused by it Gm7allAm  
[Outro]
    Not at Gm7all        Amx8

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Mental

by Eels

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Gm7

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Eels - Mental

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Album : Beautiful Freak (1996)

Tempo : 117

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

Gm7

: 3x333x

[Intro]

Dm Am

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

B|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

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

A|--5--5--8--5----5--8--5--|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|--5--5--8--5----5--8--5--| x4

[Verse]

Dm Am

It's like i dressed up in my mama's clothing

Dm Am Gm7 Am

It's like i'm talking to a voice that doesn't exist

Dm Am

It's like i got a wire crossed upstairs

Dm Am

But all i want is just a little truth

Gm7 Am

And that's it

[Chorus]

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i'm just confused

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i've been abused

Dm Am Gm7 Am

They say i'm mental 'cause i'm not amused by it all

[Instrumental]

Dm Am

[Verse]

Dm Am

Another anchorman is on the tv

Dm Am Gm7 Am

He's got that far away and vacant look in his eye

Dm Am

I turn the channel but nothing is changing

Dm Am Gm7 Am

The only truth is that everything is a lie

[Chorus]

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i'm just confused

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i've been abused

Dm Am Gm7 Am

They say i'm mental 'cause i'm not amused by it all

[Solo]

[Verse]

Dm Am

There's truth in everything, There's truth in lies

Dm Am Gm7 Am

With all this knowledge where i think i'm gonna be wise

[Chorus]

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i'm just confused

Dm Am

They say i'm mental but i've been abused

Dm Am Gm7 Am

They say i'm mental 'cause i'm not amused by it all

[Outro]

Gm7 Am

Not at all x8

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