Tom: D
D XX0232
G 320003
Em 022000
A X02220
Bm X24432
F#m 244322
Capo 3
INTRO:(Single struck chords and end-of line flourishes)
D G D Em
Something's happenin' but I'm just gonna turn a blind eye,
D Em A
If I see no evil, I ask no questions and I hear no lies.
VERSE 1:
Bm F#m Bm
Can't communicate with minds that are small,
Em Bm Em D
With some people it's like talkin' to the wall.
Em F#m Em
And a fellow who walks away,
D Em F#m Em D
Lives to battle another day.
D G
And I've really got no appetite,
F#m Em A D
For a fight, not tonight.
BRIDGE 1:
D Em F#m Em
All I want is a quiet life,
D Em F#m Em
Anything for a quiet life.
D G
No ambition to rock the boat,
F#m Em A
When I can just stay afloat.
CHORUS 1:
D Bm Em A
Be content with a quiet life,
D Bm Em A
All I want is a quiet life.
D Bm Em A
Anything for a quiet life.
BRIDGE 2:(Slow Arpeggios, Piano over)
D D D
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil at all.
D
Confidentially, between these walls,
D F#m Bm
I'm on top of it all.
VERSE 2:
Bm F#m Bm
I'd rather have 'em think I'm deaf, dumb, and blind,
Em Bm Em D
Than aggravation, every time I - speak - my - mind,
Bm F#m Em
Keep stumm and have a quiet life.
D Em F#m Em
Anything for a quiet life.
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE 1:(Picked Banjo, over)
|D Em |F#m G |
BRIDGE 3:
D G
I could easily blow my top.
F#m
Start a row,
Em A
But why start now?
CHORUS 2:
D Bm Em A
Give your daddy a quiet life,
D Bm Em A
Give your momma a quiet life.
D Bm Em A
Anything for a quiet life.
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE 2:
|D G |F#m Em A |(Trumpets, over)
|D Bm |Em A |(Clarinet, over)
|D Bm |Em A |
|D Bm |Em A |
|D G |F#m Em A |(Trumpets, over)
CHORUS 3:(Forte Trumpets, over - to fade at last line)
D Bm Em A
Give your daddy a quiet life,
D Bm Em A
Give your momma a quiet life.
D Bm Em A
Anything for a quiet life.
CODA & BRIDGE 4:
D
Confidentially, between these walls,(Fade)
(D F#m Bm)
I'm on top of it all. (Fade out)
