----------------------------------------------------------------- SONG NAME - EGO IS NOT A DIRTY WORD ----------------------------------------------------------------- BAND - SKYHOOKS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Original tab by: chrish@alphalink.com.au corrections transcribed by adammcc47 Email: adammcc@internode.on.net Tuning: standard intro: e------------------------------------| b----6br-4---------------------------| g-----------7--5---------------------| d-----------------8--6--5------------| a------------------------------------| e------------------------------------| RIFF 1 Fm e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g----------------------------5--5---------------------------------5~~---------| d------------------6--8--6--------8--6------------------6--8--6---------------| X2 a--------8--8--8------------------------8--6--8--8--8-------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 then: RIFF 2 vamp on Gm7 chord using pinkie to play fill run then C# D# e|-10-----10-----10-----------------------------------------------------| B|-11-----13-----11----14--13--11---------------------------------------| G|-10-----10-----10----------------13-12--------------------------------| D|-12-----12-----12-----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 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: RIFF 3 C# D# e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g----------------------------------------------------------------------------| d---------3--1-------1--------------(x5)---------3--1------------------------| a---------------1h3-----------------------------------1-3-4--------6---------| e------1-------------------1----------------1--------------------------------| 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# D# Don't you believe what you've seen or you've heard Verse 2: Chorus: then: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------9---8----6---------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---6------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------13--12---10------------8--| D|--------6h8--9p8--6-------------6h8--10-----------6h8--9p8--6-------------------13--10---------| A|--8--8---------------8-----8--8--------------8--8---------------8--------------------------13--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| tacets chords with wah G#m D#m7 Some people keep their ego's in a bottom drawer G#m D#m7 A fridge full of Leonard Cohen G#m D#m7 Have to get drunk just to walk out the door G#m D#m7 Stay drunk to keep on goin Fill 1 e-------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------| d---4--6---------2--4--4--6--6--6--6--------| a----------4--6-----------------------------| e-------------------------------------------| Outro 3x D# F e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------11br--9--8--------------------------------| G|------------------8--10br------------------------10--8--10br---------8---10-----| D|--------6--8/10--------------(x3)-----------------------------------------------| A|--6--8---------------------------------------------------------------(ego)------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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