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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:  Ab C# C B Bb
        Ab Eb Ab Eb

verse 1
-------
       Ab                 Eb                         Ab
I know so many people who think they can do it alone

     Ab                             Eb               Ab
They oscillate their heads and stay in the city zone

B                    F#      B
But what can ya tell them

            F#            F           C#
What can ya say that will make them defensive?


chorus
------
    Eb              F    Eb
So, hang on to your ego.

               F                    Bb              Eb
hang on, but I know that your gonna lose the fight

          Ab                              Eb              Ab
they come home like they're peaceful, but inside their so uptight

     Ab                          Eb                          Ab     B
they troop through their day and waste all their thoughts at night


verse 2
-------
B                 F#   B
but how can I say it

          F#             F          C#
how can I come home when I know I'm guilty

    Eb              F    Eb
So, hang on to your ego.

               F                    Bb              Eb
hang on, but I know that your gonna lose the fight

Chords before and during solo:

Ab C# C B Bb

Ab Eb Ab Ab

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. Ab 466xxx,
                     Eb x688xx,
                     B  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 Dm9 C#min F7 E7

A  E  X2

       A
i know so many people who

E                        A  A
think they can do it alone

     A
they assay? their heads and

E                      A  A
stay in their city zones

C                G
but what can you tell them

C            G
what can you say that won't

F#        D
make them defensive?


E               F#min (played F#5)
hang on to your ego

E              F#5
hang on, but i know that

             Bmin7           E7
you're 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
                            E7
you're gonna lose the fight


A7 Dm9 C#min F7 E7

solo     A E A A
         G D G G

C             G
and how can i say it

C         G            F#         D
how can i come on when i know i'm guilty

solo     E F#  X2

breakdown X2

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

A7 Dm9 C#min F7 E7....B A