• Song:

    So Serious

  • Artist:

    Electric Light Orchestra

  • Album:

    Flashback (disc 3)

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Notes: on the "serious, so serious" ending to the chorus, skip the last
bar and immediately start into the next verse with the C-chord.

Riff 1                Riff 2                Riff 3
e | ------------        e | ------------        e | -----------------
B | ------------        B | ------------        B | -----------------
G | ------------        G | ------------        G | ---0-------------
D | ------------        D | -3--2--0----        D | -3---3-2-0-2-0---
A | -5--3--2--0-        A | ----------3-        A | ---------------3-
E | ------------        E | ------------        E | -----------------
(triplet feel)        (8th note run)        (16th note run)

Verse:
C5             G5       (riff 1)
  Night after night
D5                 A5        F5  G5
  I try to make it all fit together
C5             G5       (riff 1)
  Night after night
D5             A5          F5  G5
  I see you as someone I remember

Pre-Chorus:
C5                   D5
  You took me by surprise
               E5
  Opened up my eyes
               F              (riff 2)
  Now we gotta talk this over.

Chorus:
A5       F5         G5      C5
  Can it really be so serious?
        A5         F5      G5     C5
  To be all broken up and delirious
C5         G5            A5          F5
  I guess we've really been out of touch
      A5     F5         G5      C5  
  But can it really be so serious?
       A5   F5      G5
  (Serious, so serious)

Verse (same as first verse):
  Day after day
  I know it's not the way that you wanted it
  Day after day
  I try to find the key, but it don't fit

Pre-Chorus:
  But you know how it is
  No matter what I did
  We gotta talk it over. (riff 3 instead of riff 2)

Chorus:
  Can it really be so serious?
  To be all broken up and delirious
  I guess we've really been out of touch
  But can it really be so serious?
  (Serious, so serious)

Verse:
  Tonight, tonight
  I'm thinking over everything you said to me
  Tonight, tonight
  I'm sorry, but I just didn't see

Pre-Chorus:
  And now it's up to you
  There's nothing else to do
  We've gotta talk it over. (riff 3)

Chorus:
  Can it really be so serious?
  To be all broken up and delirious
  I guess we've really been out of touch
  But can it really be so serious?

Ending (use the A5 - F5 - G5 - C5 progression from chorus):
  Serious, so serious
  Serious, so serious...
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