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From: ba06118@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (ba06118)
Subject: CRD: Frank Black - Hang on to your ego
Date: 24 May 1994 22:23:47 -0400
Keywords: help!

Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego
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Please feel free to correct any mistakes I made.  I haven't been playing
for too long, and this is my first attempt at a transcription.

intro:  G# C# C B A#
        G#D# G#D#

verse 1
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       G# (xx1114@1)               D# (x43121@3)                       G#I (xx1114@1)know so many people who think they can do it alone

     G# (xx1114@1)                           D# (x43121@3)             G#They (xx1114@1)oscillate their heads and stay in the city zone

B (x2444x@1)                  F# (244322@1)    BBut (x2444x@1)what can ya tell them

            F# (244322@1)          F (133211@1)         C#What (x43121@1)can ya say that will make them defensive?


chorus
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    D# (x43121@3)            F (133211@1)  D#So, (x43121@3)hang on to your ego.

               F (133211@1)                  A# (x1333x@1)            D#hang (x43121@3)on, but I know that your gonna lose the fight

          G# (xx1114@1)                            D# (x43121@3)            G#they (xx1114@1)come home like they're peaceful, but inside their so uptight

     G# (xx1114@1)                        D# (x43121@3)                        G# (xx1114@1)   Bthey (x2444x@1)troop through their day and waste all their thoughts at night


verse 2
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B (x2444x@1)               F# (244322@1) Bbut (x2444x@1)how can I say it

          F# (244322@1)           F (133211@1)        C#how (x43121@1)can I come home when I know I'm guilty

    D# (x43121@3)            F (133211@1)  D#So, (x43121@3)hang on to your ego.

               F (133211@1)                  A# (x1333x@1)            D#hang (x43121@3)on, but I know that your gonna lose the fight

Chords before and during solo:

G# C# C B A#

G# D# G# G#

F# C# F# F#

Then repeat verse 2 and chorus


Note: I imagine that frank black plays this song with his guitar tuned
      down 1/2 step, but I hate re-tuning my guitar, so these chords
      are in standard tuning.  I play all the chords sorta like barre
      chords.
                        eadgbE
                i.e. G#466xxx, (xx1114@1)                     D#x688xx, (x43121@3)                     B (x2444x@1)x244xx etc...

Also, the lyrics may be off a little.


From: rvellani@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raymond Vellani)
Subject: CRD:Hang On To Your Ego-Frank Black


kind of a cool song, but he didn't include lyrics w/cassette.
he tunes down to Eb for the record, this version is fingered in
in E which is probably closer to what he fingers.

Bb / / /... A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7

A (x02220@1)e (022000@1)X2

       Ai (x02220@1)know so many people who

e (022000@1)                      A (x02220@1)Athink (x02220@1)they can do it alone

     Athey (x02220@1)assay? their heads and

e (022000@1)                    A (x02220@1)Astay (x02220@1)in their city zones

C (x32010@1)              Gbut (320003@1)what can you tell them

C (x32010@1)          Gwhat (320003@1)can you say that won't

F# (244322@1)      Dmake (xx0232@1)them defensive?


e (022000@1)             F#min (played F#5)
hang on to your ego

e (022000@1)            F#5hang (244xxx@1)on, but i know that

             Bmin7           E7you're (020130@1)gonna lose the fight

they come on like they're peaceful

but inside they're so uptight

they tripp through the day and

waste all their thoughts at night


but how can i say it?

how can i come on when i know i'm guilty?


hang on to your ego

hang on, but i know that
                            E7you're (020130@1)gonna lose the fight


A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7

solo     Ae AA
         GD GG

C (x32010@1)           Gand (320003@1)how can i say it

C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)          F# (244322@1)       Dhow (xx0232@1)can i come on when i know i'm guilty

solo     eF#  X2

breakdown X2

HOTYE
HO
HO, but i know that you're
gonna lose that fight            (whole thing X3)

A7 Dmin C#min F7 E7....B A