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Keep A Lid On Things

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I was never a huge fan of this band until I heard this song.  It's really 
weird and beautiful, as is the rest of the album.  I've been messing around 
and playing this tune for years, and was surprised to find that no one had 
submitted this.  It's accurate, but I'll offer this suggestion: if you 
really want to get the sound of the organ for the verses, only play the 
fifth and octave for the B major and A major chords, and play the root and 
fifth for the Emajor.  The best way to do this is to play the B barre chord 
up at the seventh fret, then move down two frets for A, and then move back
up to the seventh fret for E.  When playing like this, *only play the two 
notes on the A and D strings for each chord.*
VERSE
BWho put the doggy in the doghouse?
AYou did, baby - Eyou did
BWho put your granny in the grannyhouse?
AYou did, baby - Eyou did, baby
BWho put the mad in the madhouse?
AYou did, baby - Eyou did
BWho put that junk in the junkhouse?
AYou did, baby - Ayou did, baby
CHORUS: (for the chorus, rather than just playing the two notes for each chord, 
play each full chord).
C#min                            E  
Keep your eye on things while I'm gone
BKeep a lid on things
C#min                            A  
Don't you try everything while I'm gone
BKeep a lid on things
That's it.  Repeat until the end.

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Keep A Lid On Things

by Crash Test Dummies

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I was never a huge fan of this band until I heard this song. It's really

weird and beautiful, as is the rest of the album. I've been messing around

and playing this tune for years, and was surprised to find that no one had

submitted this. It's accurate, but I'll offer this suggestion: if you

really want to get the sound of the organ for the verses, only play the

fifth and octave for the B major and A major chords, and play the root and

fifth for the Emajor. The best way to do this is to play the B barre chord

up at the seventh fret, then move down two frets for A, and then move back

up to the seventh fret for E. When playing like this, *only play the two

notes on the A and D strings for each chord.*

VERSE

Who put the doggy in the doghouse?

A E

You did, baby - you did

Who put your granny in the grannyhouse?

A E

You did, baby - you did, baby

Who put the mad in the madhouse?

A E

You did, baby - you did

Who put that junk in the junkhouse?

A A

You did, baby - you did, baby

CHORUS: (for the chorus, rather than just playing the two notes for each chord,

play each full chord).

C#min

Keep your eye on things while I'm gone

Keep a lid on things

C#min

Don't you try everything while I'm gone

Keep a lid on things

That's it. Repeat until the end.

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