EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
SKYHOOKS

transcribed by chrish@alphalink.com.au

key:
h = hammer on

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RIFF 1
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Verse 1: with Riff 1

If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego, I might not think I was right

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If you did not have and ego, you might not care the way you dressed
If you did not have an ego, you'd just be like the rest

Chorus:
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Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
Riff 3
Ego, is not a dirty word
C# (x43121@1)			D#Don't (x43121@3)you believe what you've seen or you've heard

Verse 2:

Chorus:

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G# (xx1114@1)			   D#Some (x43121@3)people keep their ego's in a bottom drawer
G# (xx1114@1)		 D#A (x43121@3)fridge full of Leonard Cohen
G# (xx1114@1)		  D#Have (x43121@3)to get drunk just to walk out the door
G# (xx1114@1)	    D#Stay (x43121@3)drunk to keep on goin

Fill 1
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With Fill 1
So if you got an ego, you better keep it in good shape
exercise it daily and get it down on tape

Chorus with improvising over Riff 1 and 3