The Importance Of Being Idle

by Oasis

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4.8 (113)

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v1 v2 v3 v4

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Please notice, it's a version of jazzvi, i only corrected the intro and added the solo.

Oasis - The Importance Of Being Idle (Noel Gallagher)

Don't Believe The Truth (2005)

Chords used:

   Am Fmaj7 C  B11  E  Dm   G
e|--0---0---0---0---0---1---3---|
B|--1---1---1---0---0---3---3---|
G|--2---2---0---2---1---2---0---|
D|--2---3---2---1---2---0---0---|                     
A|--0---3---3---2---2---X---2---|                     
E|--0---0---0---0---0---X---3---|

Intro

Am E (x3) (listen to the song to figure out this part)

Am E Am

Verse

Am Fmaj7

i sold my soul for the second time

C B11 E

cos the land, it don't pay me

Am Fmaj7

i begged my landlord for some more time

C B11 E

he said "son, the bills are waiting"

Am Fmaj7

my best friend called me the other night

C B11 E

he said "man, are you crazy?"

Am Fmaj7

my girlfriend told me to get a life

C B11 E

she said "boy, are you lazy"

Chorus

Dm Am (you can play barre chords here)

but i don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

i'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E

i can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Instrumental

Am Fmaj7 C B11-E

e|------------|--------------|-------------|
B|------------|13-12---------|8-10-8-------|
G|7-9-7-------|------14-12---|--------9-8-9| (x2)
D|-------10-7-|------------14|-------------|
A|------------|--------------|-------------|
E|------------|--------------|-------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|15(B)-15(B)-15(B)-13----13--|
G|---------------------14-----| (x2)
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|------15------------------|
B|15(B)----15(BR)-13----13--|
G|-------------------14-----| (x1)
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|15(B)-15(B)-15(B)-13----13|
G|---------------------14---| (x1)
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|------15--------------------|
B|15(B)----15(BR)-13----13----|
G|-------------------14-------|(x1)
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Chorus

Dm Am

i don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

i'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E

i can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Instrumental

(repeat intro)

Fmaj7 Am

Verse

Am Fmaj7

i lost my faith in the summertime

C B11 E

cos it don't stop raining

Am Fmaj7

the sky all day is as black as night

C B11 E

but i'm not complaining

Am Fmaj7

i begged my doctor for one more line

C B11 E

he said "son... words fail me"

Am Fmaj7

it ain't no place to be killing time

C B11 E

i guess i'm just lazy

Chorus

Dm Am

i don't mind

Dm Am

as long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine

Dm Am

i'll be fine

Fmaj7

if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit

G E

i can't get a life if my heart's not in it...

Instrumental

(repeat intro)

Outro

Am E (ends with Am)

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| b bend

| br bend release

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