Youve Got To Be Crazy

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The tuning for this version is E standard.
The special chords used are:
EADGBe
Em9022032
C4x33010
B9sus4x24600
Bb9#11 x13310 or x135x0
D/Cx3x232
Em/Bx2545x
B/G3x444x
[Intro]
Em9   C4   B9sus4   Bb9#11x2
[Verse]
Em9Gotta be crazy, you gotta be mean
Em9Gotta keep your shoes and your car clean
Em9Gotta keep smiling, you gotta keep fit
Em9You gotta keep drinking, you gotta eaC4t shit
B9sus4You gotta be small to be a big shot
B9sus4Gotta eat meat to stay at the top
Bb9#11You gotta be trusted, you gotta tell lies
Gotta be able to narrow your eyEm9es
[Bridge]
C4 B9sus4 Bb9#11
[Verse]
You Em9gotta believe they gotta believe you
Em9Gotta appear easy to see through
Em9Gotta be sure you look good on TV
Em9Gotta resemble a human beC4ing
B9sus4You gotta keep one eye over your shoulder
B9sus4Gonna get harder as you get older
Bb9#11Gotta fly south and hide in the sand
Gotta forget that you're gonna get cancEm9er
[Bridge]
C4 B9sus4 Bb9#11 Em9 C4 B9sus4 Bb9#11 Em9
[Solo]
D D Em Em D D Em Em D C C C C D G F G F
[Bridge]
Em9 x10
CEmD/C9 C  D/Cx4C  D/C  C  D/C  
C D/C C D/C Em/B B B G F#m
[Solo]
Em9 x8
CEmD/C9 C  D/Cx4C  D/C  C  D/C  
C D/C C D/C B B B/G B/F#
[B-Part]
Em9And when you lose control
Em9You'll reap the harvest you have sown
Em9And as the fear grows
Em9The bad blood slows and turns to CstD/ConeC  D/C  Em/B  B  G  F#m  
Em9And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a Cgood D/Cdrown as you Cgo D/Cdown
ABll alone
BDragged B/Gdown B/F#by the stone
[Instrumental part]
Em9   C4   B9sus4   Bb9#11x4
[Verse]
You've Em9gotta be sure, you gotta be quick
Em9Gotta divide the tame from the sick
Em9Gotta keep all of us docile and fit
Em9Gotta keep everyone buying thC4is shit
They B9sus4gotta get you started early
B9sus4Processed by the time you're 30
You Bb9#11work like fuck until you're 65
And time's your own until you dEm9ie
[Bridge]
C4 B9sus4 Bb9#11
[Verse]
Em9Gotta admit to a lot of confusion
Em9Pain in the head is the child of collusion
Em9Gotta resist this creeping malaise
Em9Gotta believe in the way you get out of the C4maze
But B9sus4you, you just keep on pretending
B9sus4You can tell a sucker from a friend
Bb9#11But you still raise the knife
Stranger, lover, friend and foe aEm9like
[Bridge]
C4 B9sus4 Bb9#11 Em9
[Solo]
D D Em Em D D Em Em D C C C C D G F G F Em9 Em9
[Outro]
Who was Em9born in a house full of pain
Em9(Born in a house full of pain)
Em9Who was sent out to play on his own
Em9(Sent out to play on his own)
Em9Who was raised on a diet of shame
Em9(Raised on a diet of shame)
Em9Who was trained not to spit in the fan
Em9(Trained not to spit in the fan)
Em9Who was told what to do by the man
Em9(Told what to do by the man)
Em9Who was broken by trained personnel
Em9(Broken by trained personnel)
Em9Who was fitted with bridle and bit
Em9(Fitted with bridle and bit)
Em9Who was given a seat in the stand
Em9(Given a seat in the stand)
Em9Who was forcing his way to the rail
Em9(Forcing his way to the rail)
Em9Who was offered a place on the board
Em9(Offered a place on the board)
Em9Who was only a stranger at home
Em9(Only a stranger at home)
Em9Who was ground down in the end
Em9(Ground down in the end)
Em9Who was found dead on the phone
Em9(Found dead on the phone)
Em9Who was dragged down by the C4stoneB  
Dragged B/Gdown B/F#by the Em9stone
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