My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains

Captain Beefheart

Intro Rhythm e|-------------------| B|---2---2---2---2h3-| G|---2---2---2---2---| D|-0---0---0---0-----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Lead e|------7--------5--------3--------3----| B|-8h10------5h7------3h5------3h5---3--| G|--------9--------7--------6-----------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (x2) Verse Rhythm e|-------------------|-------------------0---0-2-| B|---2---2---2---2h3-|---2---2---2---2h3---3-----| G|---2---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2-----------| D|-0---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-------------| A|-------------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------|---------------------------| (x5) Lead e|-------------10p9-7------------------------------| B|------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| G|-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "I'll let a train..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| E|-----------------7----7---7-------7--| "If a train don't go there..." e|--------------7-9h10-7--------------------------| B|------10---10----------10----7------------------| G|-9-11---------------------/9---------7----------| D|-------------------------------9--/9------------| A|---------------------------------------9--7--5--| E|------------------------------------------------| "You're gonna see my shadow..." Chorus e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-0----0----------------0-3--------| D|-2--x-2---2-2------0-4-----4-2-0--| A|-2--x-2-2-2-2--0h2----------------| E|----------------------------------| Break Lead e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------2p0--------2---------------------| D|-/4-2---4----4-----4--4-2----4-2-4/5--0-4-4-4/5-| A|------5-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| "My heart won't beat..." e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------0----2------------------------------| D|-/4-2---4------------4---4-5-4--5--4--2----4----4---4-| A|------5-----5---5-----------------------/5---/5---5---| E|----------3---3---------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------0--------------------------| D|------------/4-2-0--/4-/4-/4-/4-2---| A|---5---5--------------------------2-| E|-3---3------------------------------| Verse Rhythm e|-------------------|-------------------0---0-2-| B|---2---2---2---2h3-|---2---2---2---2h3---3-----| G|---2---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2-----------| D|-0---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-------------| A|-------------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------|---------------------------| (x5) Lead e|-------------10p9-7------------------------------| B|------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| G|-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "My arms are just two things..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| E|-----------------7----7---7-------7--| "You can make my sad song..." e|-------------7-9h10-7------------------------------12/14-| B|------10--10-----------10h12-10-----------10-12/15-------| G|-9-11---------------------------11-9-9/11----------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| "You're mine, I know..." e|-------------------------| B|-----7-------------------| G|-7h9----------7----------| D|-------9--7h9------------| A|----------------9--7--5--| E|-------------------------| Chorus e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-0----0----------------0-3--------| D|-2--x-2---2-2------0-4-----4-2-0--| A|-2--x-2-2-2-2--0h2----------------| E|----------------------------------| Outro Rhythm e|-------------------| B|---2---2---2---2h3-| G|---2---2---2---2---| D|-0---0---0---0-----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| (repeat to fade) Lead e|-------------10p9-7------------------------------| B|------10--10--------10-10h12-10------------------| G|-9h11---------------------------12-9--9h12-/14---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "And my head is my own house..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-/9--/9--/9--7/5--------5-------5----| E|-----------------7----7---7-------7--| e|------7--------5--------3--------3----| B|-8h10------5h7------3h5------3h5---3--| G|--------9--------7--------6-----------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| (repeat to fade)

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