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The Importance Of Being Idle

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Intro:
 AmEm AmEm AmEm AmEAm
| | | | | | |  |
 Am    Am    Am    Am
|   | |   | |   | |     ||
Verse 1:
  Am                          Fmaj7/C
I sold my soul for the se  -  cond time,
           C/G           B7add11  E
'Cause the man, he don't pay      me
  Am                          Fmaj7/C
I begged my landlord for some more time.
         C/G                B7add11  E
He said "Son, the bills are wait  -  ing"
Verse 2:
   Am                        Fmaj7/C
My best friend called me the other night,
         C/G          B7add11  E
He said "Man, are you cra  -   zy"
                               Fmaj7/C
My girlfriend told me to get a life,
          C/G      B7add11  E
She said "Boy, you la   -   zy
Chorus 1:
Dm            Am
  But I don't mind,
   Dm                                Am               Dm
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine.
        Am
I'll be fine,
       Fmaj7/C
If you give me a minute,
A mans got a limit
  G                      E7
I can't get a life if my hearts not in it, Hey hey
Interlude:
  Am            Fmaj7/C   C/G           B7add11E
|           | |       | |           | |     |
 yeah
  Am            Fmaj7/C   C/G           B7add11E
|           | |       | |           | |     |
Solo:
  Am            Fmaj7/C   C/G           B7add11E
|           | |       | |           | |     |
  Am            Fmaj7/C   C/GB7add11E
|           | |       | |    | |            |
Chorus 2:
Dm            Am
  But I don't mind,
   Dm                                Am               Dm
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine.
        Am
I'll be fine,
       Fmaj7/C
If you give me a minute,
A mans got a limit
  G                      E7
I can't get a life if my hearts not in it, Hey hey
  Am     Em   Am     Em   Am      Em   Em  E   Em
|         | |         | |          | |          |
Verse 3:
  Am                           Fmaj7/C
I lost my faith in the sum  -  mertime,
          C/G        B7add11  E
'Cause it don't stop rain  -  ing.
    Am                      Fmaj7/C
The sky all day is as black as night
        C/G       B7add11 E
But I'm not com - plain - ing
Verse 4:
  Am                       Fmaj7/C
I begged my doctor for one more line,
         C/G        B7add11  E
He said "Son, words fail     me".
   Am                            Fmaj7/C
It ain't no place to be kill  -  ing time
        C/G      B7add11  E
I guess I'm just la   -   zy
Chorus 3:
Dm            Am
  But I don't mind,
   Dm                                Am               Dm
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine.
        Am
I'll be fine,
       Fmaj7/C
If you give me a minute,
A mans got a limit
  G                      E7
I can't get a life if my hearts not in it, Hey hey yeah.
Outro:
 AmEm AmEm AmEm AmEAm
| | | | | | |  ||

The Importance Of Being Idle chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Importance Of Being Idle by Oasis. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro:
|Am Em| |Am Em| |Am Em| |Am E Am|
|Am   | |Am   | |Am   | |Am     ||
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Chorus 1:
A mans got a limit
Interlude:
| Am          | | Fmaj7/C      | | C/G          | | B7add11 E   |
Solo:
| Am          | | Fmaj7/C      | | C/G          | | B7add11 E   |
| Am          | | Fmaj7/C      | | C/G B7add11  | | E           |
Chorus 2:
A mans got a limit
| Am       Em | | Am       Em | | Am        Em | | Em    E    Em |
Verse 3:
Verse 4:
Chorus 3:
A mans got a limit
Outro:
|Am Em| |Am Em| |Am Em| |Am E Am||

The Importance Of Being Idle Chords by Oasis

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