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In One Ear

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[Intro]
F# A B
[Verse 1]
They say thF#at we ain't got the styleA,
We aF#in't got the class,B  
WF#e ain't got the tunes tAhat's goin to Bput us on the mapA  
And I'm a F#phony in disguise,A  
Tryin to F#make the radio,B  
I'm an F#anti-social anarchiAst,
BI sound like so and soA,
They say F#I'm just a stupid kid,A  
Another F#crazy radicalB,
F#Rock and roll is dead AI probably Bshould've stayed in schoolA,
Another F#generation XA  
who somehow F#slipped up through the cracksB,
Oh they'd F#love to see me fall Abut BI'm already on my backA  
[Chorus]
And it gF#oes In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PeoF#ple talkin' shit Abut you know I never bBother,
IT goes F#In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PF#eople talkin' shit, AThey can kiss thBe back of my hand
[Solo]
F# A B
[Verse 2]
Now I F#know I'm not a saint,A  
I been a F#sinner all my lifeB,
I ain't F#tryin to hide me flaws, AI'Bd rather keep them in the light,A  
They wanna F#criticize, scrutinize,A  
F#Cast another stoneB,
F#Burn me at the stake and sAit and Bwatch it from their throneA,
They say the F#devil is my pal,A  
I F#do a lotta drugs!B  
The F#crowd will only like me Aif tBhey're really fuckin' drunk,A  
They F#think they know my thoughts,A  
But F#they don't know the least,B  
If they F#listened to the woArds Bthey'd find the message tucked beneatAh
[Chorus]
And it gF#oes In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PeoF#ple talkin' shit Abut you know I never bBother,
IT goes F#In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PF#eople talkin' shit, AThey can kiss thBe back of my hand
[Solo]
F# A B
[Bridge]
F#(YoAu F#heaBr AthBatA... you hear what's coming? Oh you better run for the hills,
cos we're coming to your town, and we're gonna burn that mother fucker down!)
[Solo]
E F# B A
[Verse 3]
Here's the F#moral to the story,A  
We don't F#do it for the glory,B  
We don't F#do it for the money,A  
We don't Bdo it for the fameA  
So all the F#critics who despiseA,
go F#ahead and criticize,B  
It's your F#tyranny that drives usA,
Badds the fire to our flamesA  
[Chorus]
And it gF#oes In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PeoF#ple talkin' shit Abut you know I never bBother,
IT goes F#In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PF#eople talkin' shit, AThey can kiss thBe back of my hand
[Chorus]
And it gF#oes In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PeoF#ple talkin' shit Abut you know I never bBother,
IT goes F#In One Ear,
AAnd right out Bthe other,
PF#eople talkin' shit, AThey can kiss thBe back of my hand

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In One Ear

by Cage the Elephant

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

F# A B

[Verse 1]

F# A

They say that we ain't got the style,

F# B

We ain't got the class,

F# A B A

We ain't got the tunes that's goin to put us on the map

F# A

And I'm a phony in disguise,

F# B

Tryin to make the radio,

F# A

I'm an anti-social anarchist,

B A

I sound like so and so,

F# A

They say I'm just a stupid kid,

F# B

Another crazy radical,

F# A B A

Rock and roll is dead I probably should've stayed in school,

F# A

Another generation X

F# B

who somehow slipped up through the cracks,

F# A B A

Oh they'd love to see me fall but I'm already on my back

[Chorus]

And it goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit but you know I never bother,

IT goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit, They can kiss the back of my hand

[Solo]

F# A B

[Verse 2]

F# A

Now I know I'm not a saint,

F# B

I been a sinner all my life,

F# A B A

I ain't tryin to hide me flaws, I'd rather keep them in the light,

F# A

They wanna criticize, scrutinize,

F# B

Cast another stone,

F# A B A

Burn me at the stake and sit and watch it from their throne,

F# A

They say the devil is my pal,

F# B

I do a lotta drugs!

F# A B A

The crowd will only like me if they're really fuckin' drunk,

F# A

They think they know my thoughts,

F# B

But they don't know the least,

F# A B A

If they listened to the words they'd find the message tucked beneath

[Chorus]

And it goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit but you know I never bother,

IT goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit, They can kiss the back of my hand

[Solo]

F# A B

[Bridge]

F# A F# B A B A

(You hear that... you hear what's coming? Oh you better run for the hills,

cos we're coming to your town, and we're gonna burn that mother fucker down!)

[Solo]

E F# B A

[Verse 3]

F# A

Here's the moral to the story,

F# B

We don't do it for the glory,

F# A

We don't do it for the money,

B A

We don't do it for the fame

F# A

So all the critics who despise,

F# B

go ahead and criticize,

F# A

It's your tyranny that drives us,

B A

adds the fire to our flames

[Chorus]

And it goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit but you know I never bother,

IT goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit, They can kiss the back of my hand

[Chorus]

And it goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit but you know I never bother,

IT goes In One Ear,

A B

And right out the other,

F# A B

People talkin' shit, They can kiss the back of my hand

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