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People Got A Lotta Nerve

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[INTRO]
G  Em  C  C Amadd9
G  Em  C  Cadd2  C  Cadd2
[VERSE 1]
So the Gsaying says, Em"An elephant Cnever forgets,"Cadd2  
Standing in a Gconcrete gate,Em  
Swaying sCi-lent and saneC  
They Gwalked over the ocean and their Cdreams they dreamed awake
Until the Glights grew dim, until the Am7cop cars came
CEverybody tells me this is crazy, yes I know it...
[CHORUS]
I'm a Gman-man-man, Emman-man-maCn eater G  
But still you're Gsurprised-prised-prisedEm, when I eCat yaG  
[BRIDGE] x2
Riff:
              G   Cmb5add5     C  
G|-----------------------------------------
D|---------0-2-4------------2------2-0-----
A|---0-2-3-----------------------------2-0-
E|-3---------------------------------------
[VERSE 2]
You kEmnow..D6sus2.     they call them Ckiller whalesAm7  
But you seemed Csurprised
When it pEminned you down to the botBmtom of the tank
Where you Emcan't turn around it took Bmhalf your leg
And Emboth your lungs
And I Ccraved that I ate hearts of sharks, I know, I know it...
[CHORUS] x2
I'm a Gman-man-man, Emman-man-maCn eater G  
But still you're Gsurprised-prised-prisedEm, when I eCat yaG  
I'm a Gman-man-man, Emman-man-maCn eater G  
But still you're Gsurprised-prised-prisedEm, when I eCat yaG  
[BRIDGE] x2
Riff:
              GCMb5add5     C  
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-4------------2------2-0-----|
A|---0-2-3-----------------------------2-0-|
E|-3---------------------------------------|
It will end again in moonlit song
[OUTRO]
Em   D6sus2   C   Am7
Em   D6sus2   C       (end with Bridge riff once)
- Capo 6th Fret -
- CHORDS -
      Am7- x02010
   Amadd9- x02410
   D6sus2- xx0200
        C- X30210
    Cadd2- x30010
CMb5add5 - x34010
        G- 320003
   GM7/F#- 2x000x
       Em- 022000

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People Got A Lotta Nerve

by Neko Case

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amadd9

Cadd2

Am7

D6sus2

GM7/F#

[INTRO]

G Em C C Amadd9

G Em C Cadd2 C Cadd2

[VERSE 1]

G Em C Cadd2

So the saying says, "An elephant never forgets,"

G Em

Standing in a concrete gate,

C C

Swaying si-lent and sane

G C

They walked over the ocean and their dreams they dreamed awake

G Am7

Until the lights grew dim, until the cop cars came

Everybody tells me this is crazy, yes I know it...

[CHORUS]

G Em C G

I'm a man-man-man, man-man-man eater

G Em C G

But still you're surprised-prised-prised, when I eat ya

[BRIDGE] x2

Riff:

G Cm C

b5add5

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

D|---------0-2-4------------2------2-0-----

A|---0-2-3-----------------------------2-0-

E|-3---------------------------------------

[VERSE 2]

Em D6sus2 C Am7

You know... they call them killer whales

But you seemed surprised

Em Bm

When it pinned you down to the bottom of the tank

Em Bm

Where you can't turn around it took half your leg

And both your lungs

And I craved that I ate hearts of sharks, I know, I know it...

[CHORUS] x2

G Em C G

I'm a man-man-man, man-man-man eater

G Em C G

But still you're surprised-prised-prised, when I eat ya

G Em C G

I'm a man-man-man, man-man-man eater

G Em C G

But still you're surprised-prised-prised, when I eat ya

[BRIDGE] x2

Riff:

G C

CMb5add5

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

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

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

D|---------0-2-4------------2------2-0-----|

A|---0-2-3-----------------------------2-0-|

E|-3---------------------------------------|

It will end again in moonlit song

[OUTRO]

Em D6sus2 C Am7

Em D6sus2 C (end with Bridge riff once)

- Capo 6th Fret -

- CHORDS -

Am7

- x02010

Amadd9

- x02410

D6sus2

- xx0200

- X30210

Cadd2

- x30010

CMb5add5 - x34010

- 320003

GM7/F#

- 2x000x

- 022000

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