EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
SKYHOOKS
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