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A is often with 3rd in bass (0)422xx apart from chorus 
I mean you could also play it x022 at times and the a:4 could be part of a d-chord also
                    A               DA...  
i am a scientist - i seek to understand me
all of my impurities and evils yet unknown
i am a journalist - i write to you to show you
i am an incurable             
                               E0799xx              
and nothing else behaves like me                  d:11 g:7 g:9  
A 577(5)                                           
       and i know what's right
G 355
       but i'm losing sight
              E   022           D x577
       of the clues for which i search and choose
       to abEuse
                 b                                
       to just unlock my mind
       yeah, and Ejust unlock my Amind
i am a pharmacist
prescriptions i will fill you
potions, pills and medicines
to ease your painful lives
i am a lost soul
i shoot myself with rock & roll
the hole i dig is bottomless
but nothing else can set me free                  same fill also one octave higher b:2,3 e:0
and i know what's right
but i'm losing sight
of the clues for which i search and choose
to abuse
to just unlock my mind
yeah, and just unlock my mind
Ai am a scientist - i seek to understand me
                                                D  10-12-12-11-xx
i am an incurable and nothing else behaves like me
     everytD/C#hing is right
     Deverything Aworks out right
     Dsus2everything Afades from sight
     because Ethat's alright with AmeA  D  D  A  

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I Am A Scientist

by Guided by Voices

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D/C#

Dsus2

A is often with 3rd in bass (0)422xx apart from chorus

I mean you could also play it x022 at times and the a:4 could be part of a d-chord also

A D

A...

i am a scientist - i seek to understand me

all of my impurities and evils yet unknown

i am a journalist - i write to you to show you

i am an incurable

0799xx

and nothing else behaves like me d:11 g:7 g:9

A 577(5)

and i know what's right

G 355

but i'm losing sight

E 022 D x577

of the clues for which i search and choose

to abuse

to just unlock my mind

E A

yeah, and just unlock my mind

i am a pharmacist

prescriptions i will fill you

potions, pills and medicines

to ease your painful lives

i am a lost soul

i shoot myself with rock & roll

the hole i dig is bottomless

but nothing else can set me free same fill also one octave higher b:2,3 e:0

and i know what's right

but i'm losing sight

of the clues for which i search and choose

to abuse

to just unlock my mind

yeah, and just unlock my mind

i am a scientist - i seek to understand me

D 10-12-12-11-xx

i am an incurable and nothing else behaves like me

D/C#

everything is right

D A

everything works out right

Dsus2 A

everything fades from sight

E A A D D A

because that's alright with me

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