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Couch Potato

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Gmajor
90BPM
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(The fancy interludes between verses are just altered versions of the intro)
Ge-3 Ce-3
B-3 B-3
G-0 G-0
D-0 D-2
A-2 A-3
E-3 E-x
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-7-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2-2--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-7-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-2/4-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GSimmer down, young couch potato
GYou forgot your square eyCes
GCome on back to bed my darling
GYou forgot your bedroom eyCesD  
[Chorus]
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?D  
[Verse 2]
GAnte up, you're so gullible
GYou've got those snake eyeCs
GCome back down to earth my angel
GYou forgot your head ligChts Don
[Chorus]
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?D  
[Bridge]
GGrowing up, you've been watching toCo much TV
With no self contGrol, love
This isn't the moCvies
GBuckle up now, son
GGrowing up, you've been watching toCo much TV
With no self contGrol, love
This isn't the moCvies
GBuckle up now, son
[Chorus]
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?
GCheer up!
GSomething's got you down
CHas something got you down?D  
[Altered Chorus]
GYou grew up!
GCause you've been knocked around
CYou've been knocked around
GYou grew up!
GCause you've been knocked around
CYou've been knocked aroundD  
[Outro]
GSo Cheer up!
GDon't let it get you down
CCause nothing's got you down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-7-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2-2--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-7-4-2-0-2-2-2-2-2/4-2-0------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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