The Shaggs - Philosophy Of The World Chords & Tabs

 

Philosophy Of The World Chords & Tabs

The Shaggs Chords & Tabs

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Philosophy Of The World Chords

   
Whole song is strummed in an "oom-pah" pattern.  

Intro:
C         Em   D         G - Just play the G string on each beat  
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Verse 1:

C                                 D             G
Oh, the rich people want what the poor people's got
        G           C             D    G        C 
And the poor people want what the rich people's got
        C                           G            Am
And the skinny people want what the fat people's got
G                                                C
And the fat people want what the skinny people's got

Choirs: 
C                    D       C  D    G    ////
You can never please anybody in this world

Verse 2:

    Am                         C  
The short people want what the tall people's got
        G           D             Am
And the tall people want what the short people's got
    C                         G
The little kids want what the big kid's got
        D                      G            C
And the big kids want what the little kid's got

Choirs...

Verse 3:
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        Am                    C
Oh, the girls with short hair want long hair
        G                    Am
And the girls with long hair want short hair
        G         D         C
Oh, the boys with cars want motorcycles
        G         Am               C
And the boys with motorcycles want cars

Choirs...

Verse 4:

   Am                      D
It doesn't matter what you do
   D                       D
It doesn't matter what you say
C              
There will always be
        Am               D
One who wants things the opposite way
   D                    D 
It doesn't matter where you go
   C                      Am
It doesn't matter who you see
D      
There will always be
                C 
Someone who disagrees
Am
We do our best
Am
We try to please
D
But we're like the rest
G
Whenever at ease

Verse 1 (Rephrase):
C                                 D             G 
Oh, the rich people want what the poor people's got
        G           C             D    G        C
And the poor people want what the rich people's got
        C                           G            Am
And the skinny people want what the fat people's got
        G                                        C
And the fat people want what the skinny people's got

C                    D       C  D    G       
You can never please anybody in this world 

Conclusion (same as intro): 
C         Em   D         G      
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