Ego Is Not A Dirty Word

transcribed by [email protected] key: h = hammer on intro: e-----3---1--1------------------------------------------------------- b-----------------3--3--1--1---------------------------------------- g--------------------------------3----------------------------------- d-------------------------------------------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------- RIFF 1 e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------------------------------ g------------------------------------------------------------------------------ d------------------3-----5-----5--3-----------------------3------5------- X2 a-----2--3--3--5-----5---------------5--3--2--3--3--3--5-----5----------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Verse 1: with Riff 1 If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight If I did not have an ego, I might not think I was right then: RIFF 2 C# C e-----8--6-----8--6-----8--6-----8--6--------4--2--0------------------ b--6--------6--------6--------6--------5--6--------------6---5-------- g--------------------------------------------------------6---5-------- d--------------------------------------------------------6---5-------- a--------------------------------------------------------4---3-------- e--------------------------------------------------------------------- If you did not have and ego, you might not care the way you dressed If you did not have an ego, you'd just be like the rest Chorus: RIFF 3 e----------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------- d---------3--1-------1--------3--1-------1------ a---------------1h3-----------------1h3--------- e---1--1----------------1--1-------------------- Riff 3 Ego, is not a dirty word Riff 3 Ego, is not a dirty word Riff 3 Ego, is not a dirty word C# D# Don't you believe what you've seen or you've heard Verse 2: Chorus: then: e-------------------------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------------------------------- g-----------3--5--3------------------3--5---------------------------- d--3--5--6-----------6--3---3--5--6---------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------12--10--8-------------------------------- b--------------------------------------12--10--8--------------------- g-----------3--5--3-------------------------------------------------- d--3--5--6-----------6--3-------------------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------------------- G# D# Some people keep their ego's in a bottom drawer G# D# A fridge full of Leonard Cohen G# D# Have to get drunk just to walk out the door G# D# Stay drunk to keep on goin Fill 1 e-------------------------------------------------------------------- b-------------------------------------------------------------------- g-------------------------------------------------------------------- d---4--6---------2--4--4--6--6--6--6--------------------------------- a----------4--6------------------------------------------------------ e-------------------------------------------------------------------- With Fill 1 So if you got an ego, you better keep it in good shape exercise it daily and get it down on tape Chorus with improvising over Riff 1 and 3