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Naked and Famous
The Presidents of the United States of America
Drop D, plus all strings are tuned down ½ step
| Chord Guide | |||
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111 D5: 000xxx |
111
G5: 555xxx |
1 1 1
C5: 101010xxx |
111
F5: 333xxx |
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D5 1 1 1 (high):121212xxx |
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| Strum Guide | ||
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Pre-Chorus: D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Solo
Strum 1:
D d D DU UD D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Solo
Strum 2
(same as #1, but you change chords in the middle):
∆ ∆ D d D DU UD D DU 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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Outro Strum: D D D D D D D D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
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Intro: Main Riff x6
w/Main Riff:
I can't explain glacial motion
or why Los Angeles don't drop into the ocean
I can't unfold the layers of mystery
or piece together the tragedy of history, ‘cause
Pre-Chorus:
D5 (3)
Those lucky suckers,
They don't have to work
D5 (hold)
make 3D billboards and big
30-foot smirks.
Chorus (one strum per chord):
/ D5 - - - / G5 - - - /
D5 G5
Everybody wants to be naked and famous,
D5
G5
Everybody wanna to be just like me, I'm naked, and famous
Main Riff x2
w/Main Riff:
I met a poet, said she didn't like the smell of it
then took her clothes off in a restaurant for the hell of it
I met a DJ who lived in seclusion
Reality and sobriety were her only delusions, and
Pre-Chorus:
D5 (2)
Those lucky bastards
they didn't have to work
Make 3D billboards and big
30-foot smirks
Chorus
Main Riff x2
Solo:
(w/solo strum 1):
/ D5 - - - / G5 - - - / x4
(w/solo strum 2):
/ D5 (high) - C5 - / G5 - F5 - / D5 - F5 - / G5 - C5 - / x2
D5 (high) (½) C5 (½) G5 (½) F5 (½)
Don't get a nosebleed, don't get upset
D5 (½) F5 (½) G5 (½) C5 (½)
We can't be naked and famous just yet
D5 (high)
(½) C5 (½) G5 (½) F5 (½)
There's a big old dollar sign on the sunset strip
D5 (½) F5 (½) G5 (½) C5 (½)
and you can send your friend a postcard--It ain't worth the trip
(w/outro strum):
D5 G5
Everybody wants to be naked and famous,
D5 G5
(hold)
Everybody wanna to be just like me, I'm naked!
D5 G5
Everybody wants to be naked and famous,
D5
G5 (hold)
Everybody wanna to be just like me, I'm naked!
D5 G5
Everybody wants to be naked and famous,
D5
G5 (hold)
Everybody wanna to be just like me, I'm naked!
(w/solo strum 2):
/ D5 (high) - C5 - / G5 - F5 - / D5 - F5 - / G5 - C5 - / x2
(w/outro strum):
D5 G5
Everybody wants to be naked and famous,
D5 G5
(hold and let ring, fermata)
Everybody wanna to be just like me, I'm naked!
D5 (hold and let ring)
...and famous!
Main Riff:
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
