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Tuning: Standard
It works of the C position Fmajor scale, and I've just been improvising off that.
Ken's Guitar part in the intro, however, is just an ostinato revolving around the F in 
6th fret of the B string. It's along the lines of...
e-------6-5-8-5-6-5----|
B---6-6----6-------8-6-|
G-/7---7---------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
The chords are
F/F/Gm/ Bbx 4
FI
GmGot a Bbcheck for noFthing
GmAll made out Bbto soFmeone
GmI truly Bblove myselFfGm  Bb  
FMurray says we’re gonna
Gmtake the mBboney someFtime
Well it mighGmt as well bBbe this timFe
We’re gonna Gmspend it Bball on ourselFvesGm  Bb  
FKen
Gmpicked this banBbk at randomF  
I saiGmd, do wBbe shoot them?F  
                      Gm    Bb         F
And Bbhe said, either way’s alright
FWhistlin’ Boy,
that’s PhiGmlip, Bbhe’s our Fdrummer
He does the Gmtheme from Bb“Endless FSummer”
You know he’s Gmwaiting out Bbin our FrideGm  Bb  
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These appear to be power chords, so G5, Bb5, F5 if you're going for accuracy
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GmThrow the Bbmoney in the Fvan
GmIt all worked Bbout just like we Fplanned
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a lower sound than what I do, so it's conceivable he'in drop D, but I'm not sure on this.
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D-5-5-5-----5-7-8-8-8----------------------|
A------5-5-5---------8-8-8-----8----8----8-|
E--------------------------8h10-8h10-8h10--|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-7-8-8-8------8-| Let's take the one
A-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----------5-5-5---------------8-8-8---|
E------3-3-3-----3-3-3----------------------------------|
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GmNow the good times have Bbbegun
That’s not a fire -- it’s just the Fsun
It’s like the old man sCaid
Take the money and ruGmn
               Bb(stop)
What’s the rush?
Let’s take The OFneGm  Bb  
F/F/Gm/ Bbx4
Love gets passed around so freely
They’re so touchy and so feely
I’m hanging on to mine
I like you California
Although I feel obliged to warn ya
We’re gonna rob you blind
What’s the point in cutting tracks
With all this money in the back?
Now the good times have begun
That’s not a fire -- it’s just the sun
It’s like the old man said
Take the money and run
What’s the rush?
Let’s take The One

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The One

by Old 97's

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Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

It works of the C position Fmajor scale, and I've just been improvising off that.

Ken's Guitar part in the intro, however, is just an ostinato revolving around the F in

6th fret of the B string. It's along the lines of...

e-------6-5-8-5-6-5----|

B---6-6----6-------8-6-|

G-/7---7---------------|

D----------------------|

A----------------------|

E----------------------|

The chords are

F F Gm Bb

/// x 4

Gm Bb F

Got a check for nothing

Gm Bb F

All made out to someone

Gm Bb F Gm Bb

I truly love myself

Murray says we’re gonna

Gm Bb F

take the money sometime

Gm Bb F

Well it might as well be this time

Gm Bb F Gm Bb

We’re gonna spend it all on ourselves

Ken

Gm Bb F

picked this bank at random

Gm Bb F

I said, do we shoot them?

Gm Bb F

And he said, either way’s alright

Whistlin’ Boy,

Gm Bb F

that’s Philip, he’s our drummer

Gm Bb F

He does the theme from “Endless Summer”

Gm Bb F Gm Bb

You know he’s waiting out in our ride

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These appear to be power chords, so G5, Bb5, F5 if you're going for accuracy

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Gm Bb F

Throw the money in the van

Gm Bb F

It all worked out just like we planned

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a lower sound than what I do, so it's conceivable he'in drop D, but I'm not sure on this.

e------------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------|

D-5-5-5-----5-7-8-8-8----------------------|

A------5-5-5---------8-8-8-----8----8----8-|

E--------------------------8h10-8h10-8h10--|

e-------------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------|

D----------------------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-7-8-8-8------8-| Let's take the one

A-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----------5-5-5---------------8-8-8---|

E------3-3-3-----3-3-3----------------------------------|

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Gm Bb

Now the good times have begun

That’s not a fire -- it’s just the sun

It’s like the old man said

Take the money and run

(stop)

What’s the rush?

F Gm Bb

Let’s take The One

F F Gm Bb

/// x4

Love gets passed around so freely

They’re so touchy and so feely

I’m hanging on to mine

I like you California

Although I feel obliged to warn ya

We’re gonna rob you blind

What’s the point in cutting tracks

With all this money in the back?

Now the good times have begun

That’s not a fire -- it’s just the sun

It’s like the old man said

Take the money and run

What’s the rush?

Let’s take The One

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