• Song:

    Mansion In The Slums

  • Artist:

    Crowded House

  • Album:

    Crowded House/Temple Of...

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Mansion in the Slums
(N. Finn)

NOTE:

-- The main guitar riff in this song focuses mainly on the top four strings
on your guitar (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th).  focus on just playing those strings
most of the way through, and minimize the use of the two highest strings.


INTRO:
    Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)    D/F#*         FI'd (133211@1)much rather have a caravan in the hills
Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)           F (133211@1)        Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1) F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) Fthan (133211@1)a mansion in the slums

    Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)    D/F#*         FI'd (133211@1)much rather have a caravan in the hills
Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)           Fthan (133211@1)a mansion in the slums
    Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)       D/F#the (200232@1)taste of success only lasts you
        F (133211@1)          Amhalf (x02210@1)an hour or less
       G (320003@1)               Fbut (133211@1)it loves you when it comes
        Fand (133211@1)you laugh at yourself
             G (320003@1)                Amwhile (x02210@1)you're bleeding to death

I'd much rather have a trampoline in my front room
than an isolation tank
I wish I was a million miles away
from the manager's door
there is trouble at the bank
    Fyou (133211@1)laugh at yourself
          Gas (320003@1)you go deep into debt
Glaugh (320003@1)at yourself
           G (320003@1)                       Amwhile (x02210@1)he's breathing down your neck

Emwho (022000@1)can stop me

with money in my pocket

sometimes I get it free
                 Cthe (x32010@1)best of both worlds
                 Em (022000@1)      Am (x02210@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Bm (x24432@1)  C (x32010@1)   Dthe (xx0232@1)best of both worlds

[Instr. break uses chords from the verse]

FI'd (133211@1)much rather have a caravan in the hills
                       Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)   FI'd (133211@1)much rather have a mansion ... in the hills
Am (x02210@1)   G (320003@1)            Fthan (133211@1)a mansion in the slums
         Amyeah (x02210@1)I'd much rather...
G (320003@1)             D/F# (200232@1)            F (133211@1)          Amwhat (x02210@1)I mean is, would you mind if I had it all
     G (320003@1)             FI'll (133211@1)take it when it comes
        Fand (133211@1)you laugh at yourself
             Gwhile (320003@1)you're bleeding to death
    Fand (133211@1)somebody else is always
Gbreathing (320003@1)down your neck
Flaugh (133211@1)at yourself
           Gwhile (320003@1)he's hanging over your head

G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)                [See tab below for
G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) F (133211@1)                     exact guitar part]
C (x32010@1) B (x2444x@1)  A# (x1333x@1) [Repeat]


G (320003@1)  F# (244322@1)name="chord_133211@1">F    Cbest (x32010@1)of both worlds    (it'll soon be over)
G (320003@1)  F# (244322@1)name="chord_133211@1">F    C (x32010@1)   B (x2444x@1) A#best (x1333x@1)of both worlds
G (320003@1)  F# (244322@1)name="chord_133211@1">F    Cbest (x32010@1)of both worlds     (over)
G (320003@1)  F# (244322@1)name="chord_133211@1">F    C (x32010@1)   B (x2444x@1) A#best (x1333x@1)of both worlds

G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)   soon be over

TAB for last guitar break:

-----8----7---6---4---4---|-----8---7--6----9---8---7--||
-7>8----7---6---6---6---6-|-6>8---7--6---10---9---8----||
--------------------------|----------------------------|| [repeat to end]
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* UNUSUAL CHORD

D/F#   200232


(Transcription by Marck Bailey)

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