Eels - Rotten World Blues

eels – rotten world blues

from the album useless trinkets

[ intro ]
D G F C x2

[ verse ]
D G F C
well i went walking out yesterday
D G F C
a man was carrying a sign that says
D G F C
“the world is gonna end tomorrow”
F C
hey buddy , got a nickel i can borrow?

[ chorus ]
G F C G
this rotten world’s gonna chew you up
G F C D
swallow you whole and then spit you back out
G Bm F C
the sooner you recognize this simple fact
G F C G
then this rotten world gives you what you lack

G F C G

[ verse ]
D G F C
ol’ miss headtrip , she’s gettin’ down
D G F C
you don’t see her much walking ’round town
D G F C
well you could say that she needs a little lovin’
F C
looking for a light with her head in the oven

[ chorus ]
G F C G
this rotten world’s gonna chew you up
G F C D
swallow you whole and then spit you back out
G Bm F C
the sooner you recognize this simple fact
G F C G
then this rotten world gives you what you lack

[ bridge ]
G F C G
G F C D
G Bm F C
G F C G
G F C G

[ verse ]
D G F C
miss kovaleva , she’s lookin’ good
D G F C
walkin’ her ass through the neighbourhood
D G F C
she knows something that you don’t know
F C
something she learned about a long time ago

[ chorus ]
G F C G
this rotten world’s gonna chew you up
G F C D
swallow you whole and then spit you back out
G Bm F C
the sooner you recognize this simple fact
G F C G
then this rotten world gives you what you lack
G F C G
this rotten world’s gonna chew you up
G F C G
swallow you whole and then spit you back out

[ outro ]
G F C G
G F C D
G Bm F C
G F C G
G F C G