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The Importance Of Being Idle

Here it is. For me one of the best songs on the new Oasis record. I'm not sure, if Noel is singing: "I sold my land for the second time, cos the land, it don't pay me" or "cos the man don't pay me". May be you can hear it better than me. Enjoy!!!

Chords:
Am: 	x02210
E:  	022100
Fmaj7:	x33210
C:	x32010
B7:	x21200
E7:	020100
Dm:	x00231 or x57765


Intro: Am, E, Am E, Am, E, Am, E, Am

{Verses: Am, Fmaj7, C, B7, E}

  Am                    Fmaj7
I sold my soul for the second time
         C             B7   E
cos the land, it don't pay me
   Am                    Fmaj7
i begged my landlord for some more time
          C                 B7  E
he said "son, the bills are waiting"
    Am                       Fmaj7
my best friend called me the other night
          C           B7  E
he said "man, are you crazy?"
    Am                    Fmaj7
my girlfriend told me to get a life
          C           B7  E
she said boy, are you lazy


Dm           Am
  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		E7
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it


Solo: Am, Fmaj7, C, B7, E 4x



Bit before the solo:
E----------------------|
B------5-4-3-2-1-0-----|
G-2-2--------------3-2-|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

Solo:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------5-4-----------------------------------------5-4--|
D-------------------------7-5------5-7-5-------------------------------|
A------5-7-5------------------7-----------6-7------5-7-5---------------|
E--5-5-------8---5-5---------------------------5-5-------8---5-5-------|

------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------7---------------|
--------------------8^-8^-6---------8^-8^-6----------8^---8p6-------7---|
7-5------5-7-5--------------9-6-9------------9-6-9------------9-6-9-----|
---7-----------6-7----------------------------------------------------6-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------|
-------------------7------------------------|
8^-8^-6---------8^---8p6-------8^-(7^)------|
--------9-6-9------------9-6-----------(5)--|
-----------------------------9--------------| The notes in brackets are
--------------------------------------------| actually chords (D & G)


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		E7
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it


[Repeat the intro]


   Am                   Fmaj7
I lost my faith in the summertime
        C         B7  E
cos it don't stop raining
    Am                 Fmaj7
The sky all day is as black as night
         C      B7  E
but i'm not complaining
   Am                  Fmaj7
I begged my doctor for one more line
         C        B7  E
he said son words fail me
   Am                   Fmaj7
it ain't no place to be killing time
        C        B7  E
i guess i'm just lazy


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		E7
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
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