E (on chorus)
	
e|--4-----------|
B|----5---------|
D|--4-----------|
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[Intro]
| A   E   | Bm      | D   D/C# | C#      |
[Verse]
A                E 
City dweller, successful fella 
Bm                                              D 
Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (lot of money) 
            D/C#             C# 
Caught in a rat race terminally  
         A                      E 
I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it 
    Bm                                                   D 
I'm paying the price of living life at the limit (to the limit) 
                 D/C#           C# 
Caught up in the century's anxiety 
        E 
Yes, it preys on him (preys on him) 
     E 
He's getting thin (getting thin) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus]
A                                            E7       E D# 
He lives in a house, a very big house in the country 
         D                                             A 
Watching afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the country 
             A                                                 E7      E D# 
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the country 
                 D                                       A 
Oh, it's like an animal farm, lots of rural charm in the country
[Verse]
         A                  E7 
He's got morning glory and life's a different story 
Bm                                 D 
Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory) 
                 D/C#      C# 
Touched with his own mortality 
     A                  E 
He's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac 
       Bm                                            D 
It's a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland 
             D/C#          C# 
Oh, it's the century's remedy 
        E 
For the faint at heart 
  E 
A new start (new start) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus]
A                                            E7       E D# 
He lives in a house, a very big house in the country 
           D                                                  A 
He's got a fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the country 
           A                                              E7       E D# 
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the country 
                   D                                  A 
But you'll come to no harm on the animal farm in the country 
E 
In the country (Doo doo doo) 
E 
In the country (Doo doo doo) 
E 
In the country-y-y!
[Solo]
| A   E   | Bm      | D   D/C# | C#      | x2
A             E           D                A 
Blow, blow me out I am so sad I don't know why
A             E           D                A 
Blow, blow me out I am so sad I don't know why
[Chorus]
       A                                         E7       E D# 
Oh, he lives in a house, a very big house in the country 
         D                                             A 
Watching afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the country 
             A                                                 E7      E D# 
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the country 
                 D                                       A 
Oh, it's like an animal farm, lots of rural charm in the country 
       A                                         E7       E D# 
Oh, he lives in a house, a very big house in the country 
           D                                                  A 
He's got a fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the country 
           A                                              E7       E D# 
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the country 
                      D                              A 
Yes you'll come to no harm on the animal farm in the country 
  
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