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