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Album:         HAVING A PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION WITH...
Pick slide down into
[Intro]
E  F  F#  G
[Verses]
EWake up, wake up, at the Fbottom of the stairs,
F#Laid out prone, so Gvividly unaware,
EPunctured out neural tissue, Fwhat can it be,
 You're F#oh so unhappy, to Gbe so unhappy
EIt's anxiety, and it's Ftearing you to shreds,
F#Don't die yet, baby, you fGorgot to make the beds,
EIt's anxiety, and it's Freally gonna kill you,
F#It's anxiety, Gkilling you like slow poison
[Chorus]
        E   FAnxietyF#,         Ganxiety,
        E   FAnxietyF#,         Goh woe is me
        A  A#ohhh    Bohhhh   Cohhh
Aohhh   A#ohhhh    BohhhC  
[INSTRUMENTAL WITH UNHINGED GUITAR SOLO]
       A        A#         B      C[X 4]
[Verses]
ENow pretend it's got a hold on, Fbring in the night,
F#Breathe on the lines, I would Glove to be paralyzed,
EWhat is the matter, Fwhat can it be,
F#You’re oh so unhappy, to Gbe unhappy
EMaybe you got the rabies or Fmaybe its the flu,
F#It's gonna drive you crazy, 'cauGse you don't know what to do,
 EIt's Anxiety, and it's Freally really killing you
F#It's Anxiety, Gkilling you like very slow poison
[Chorus]
   E  FAnxietyF#,    Ganxiety,
   E  FOh woe F#is me        G[Efalse ending]
[INSTRUMENTAL WITH UNHINGED GUITAR SOLO  (solo starts on 2nd rep)]
  E    F    F#   G[x9]
EOH!

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Anxiety

by Electric Eels

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Album: HAVING A PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATION WITH...

Pick slide down into

[Intro]

E F F# G

[Verses]

E F

Wake up, wake up, at the bottom of the stairs,

F# G

Laid out prone, so vividly unaware,

E F

Punctured out neural tissue, what can it be,

F# G

You're oh so unhappy, to be so unhappy

E F

It's anxiety, and it's tearing you to shreds,

F# G

Don't die yet, baby, you forgot to make the beds,

E F

It's anxiety, and it's really gonna kill you,

F# G

It's anxiety, killing you like slow poison

[Chorus]

E F F# G

Anxiety, anxiety,

E F F# G

Anxiety, oh woe is me

A A# B C

ohhh ohhhh ohhh

A A# B C

ohhh ohhhh ohhh

[INSTRUMENTAL WITH UNHINGED GUITAR SOLO]

A A# B C

[X 4]

[Verses]

E F

Now pretend it's got a hold on, bring in the night,

F# G

Breathe on the lines, I would love to be paralyzed,

E F

What is the matter, what can it be,

F# G

You’re oh so unhappy, to be unhappy

E F

Maybe you got the rabies or maybe its the flu,

F# G

It's gonna drive you crazy, 'cause you don't know what to do,

E F

It's Anxiety, and it's really really killing you

F# G

It's Anxiety, killing you like very slow poison

[Chorus]

E F F# G

Anxiety, anxiety,

E F F# G E

Oh woe is me [false ending]

[INSTRUMENTAL WITH UNHINGED GUITAR SOLO (solo starts on 2nd rep)]

E F F# G

[x9]

OH!

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