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Inner Revolution (Adrian Belew) 
from "Inner Revolution" (1992)
The A-B-C# is a bass walkup to G.  
[Intro]
 D5   A5x4
[Verse]
So wAelcome tBo the rC#eal wGorld, where there's nowhere to hAide,
Afrom the pBain aC#nd hGurt, C#moh you've got to take it in strGide.
you sAay you've gBot your bC#ig prGoblems, baby, join the clAub,
Ayou won't fBind tC#he solGutions C#moh, with a gun or a drEug.
[Chorus]
IDnner revolAution, shDake it up bAaby,
there's sDomething in your lGife F#myou don't C#mlike,
C#myou got the power to chGange it. 
you can't fDix it with a dArug, can't kDill it with a gAun,
iAnner revolGutF#mion, C#moh, that's the way it's dGone. 
[Verse]
So welcAome Bto the rC#eal wGorld, full of pain and hAurt,
Awhere there's a mBilliC#on excGuses,C#moh and you know what they're wGorth.
You sAay you've gBot your bC#ig prGoblems,like everybody eAlse,
yAou won't fBind C#any aGnswers, C#moh until you find yoursEelf. 
[Chorus]
IDnner revolAution, shDake it up baAby,
there's sDomething in your lGife F#myou don't C#mlike,
C#myou got the power to chGange it. 
you can't fDix it with a dArug, can't kDill it with a gAun,
               G#m                       C#m  G  
oh inner revolution, oh that's the way its done.
[Bridge]
E5When you face yourself, and you look inside,
E5you see there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hGide!
[solo] 
A5 D5 A5
[Chorus]
IDnner revolGutF#mion, C#m  G  E  
yEou've got to shake up your lAife,
Ayou've got to mDake it work oAut! 
IDnner revolGutF#mion, C#moh! you've got to do it yoursGelf...
[Chorus with intro riff]
ID5nner....revolA5ution, yeah,
InD5ner revolA5ution...D5  A5  

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Inner Revolution

by Adrian Belew

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C#m

F#m

Inner Revolution (Adrian Belew)

from "Inner Revolution" (1992)

The A-B-C# is a bass walkup to G.

[Intro]

D5 A5

[Verse]

A B C# G A

So welcome to the real world, where there's nowhere to hide,

A B C# G C#m G

from the pain and hurt, oh you've got to take it in stride.

A B C# G A

you say you've got your big problems, baby, join the club,

A B C# G C#m E

you won't find the solutions oh, with a gun or a drug.

[Chorus]

D A D A

Inner revolution, shake it up baby,

D G F#m C#m

there's something in your life you don't like,

C#m G

you got the power to change it.

D A D A

you can't fix it with a drug, can't kill it with a gun,

A G F#m C#m G

inner revolution, oh, that's the way it's done.

[Verse]

A B C# G A

So welcome to the real world, full of pain and hurt,

A B C# G C#m G

where there's a million excuses,oh and you know what they're worth.

A B C# G A

You say you've got your big problems,like everybody else,

A B C# G C#m E

you won't find any answers, oh until you find yourself.

[Chorus]

D A D A

Inner revolution, shake it up baby,

D G F#m C#m

there's something in your life you don't like,

C#m G

you got the power to change it.

D A D A

you can't fix it with a drug, can't kill it with a gun,

G C#m G

oh inner revolution, oh that's the way its done.

[Bridge]

When you face yourself, and you look inside,

E5 G

you see there's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide!

[solo]

A5 D5 A5

[Chorus]

D G F#m C#m G E

Inner revolution,

E A

you've got to shake up your life,

A D A

you've got to make it work out!

D G F#m C#m G

Inner revolution, oh! you've got to do it yourself...

[Chorus with intro riff]

D5 A5

Inner....revolution, yeah,

D5 A5 D5 A5

Inner revolution...

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