Keep A Lid On Things

i was never a huge fan of this band until i heard this song . it’s really

weird and beautiful , as is the rest of the album . i’ve been messing around

and playing this tune for years , and was surprised to find that no one had

submitted this . it’s accurate , but i’ll offer this suggestion : if you

really want to get the sound of the organ for the verses , only play the

fifth and octave for the B major and a major chords , and play the root and

fifth for the emajor . the best way to do this is to play the B barre chord

up at the seventh fret , then move down two frets for A , and then move back

up to the seventh fret for E . when playing like this , * only play the two

notes on the a and D strings for each chord . *

verse

B
who put the doggy in the doghouse?

A E
you did , baby – you did

B
who put your granny in the grannyhouse?

A E
you did , baby – you did , baby

B
who put the mad in the madhouse?

A E
you did , baby – you did

B
who put that junk in the junkhouse?

A A
you did , baby – you did , baby

chorus : ( for the chorus , rather than just playing the two notes for each chord ,
play each full chord ) .

c#min E
keep your eye on things while i’m gone

B
keep a lid on things

c#min A
don’t you try everything while i’m gone

B
keep a lid on things

that’s it . repeat until the end .