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Tuning: Capo on 3rd fret

One of their greatest songs of all. Send any corrections my way.

Intro (x4):

e|-----3------------0---0h2------------0--------3----------------------------|
B|-----3-3---3----3---3-----3------0h1---1--------1----0h1-------------------|
G|---------0----2------------------0-------0--------0------0-----------------|
D|--------------0----------------2-----------2------2--------2---------------|
A|-0h2-------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Drove downtown in the rain       Nine thirty on a tuesday 
e|-----3-------------0---0h2-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-----3-------3-----3-------------2h3-----0h1-------1---------------|
G|----------0------2-----------2---------2-----2-------0---------------------|
D|-----------------0------------------4----------0-------0h2---0h2-0---------|
A|-0h2-----------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  night    Just to check out the late night Record shop

Chorus:

e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-------------------------3-------------------|
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-----------0---0h1-------1----0h1----------|
G|----------------0----2-----------2-----------0-----0-------0------0--------|
D|-------------------0---------------------2-----------2-----2--------2------|
A|---2-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      Lying in	   bed       just like Brian Wilson did       Well I'm

e|-----3---0h3-----------0---0h2-----0h2-------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3-----------3-----3-------x-x---------------------------------|
G|----------------0---2------------2-----x-x---------------------------------|
D|------------------0--------------------x-x---------------------------------|
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      Lying in      bed        just like Brian Wilson di-

Preverse Chords (x2):

Em Emb6 Em6 Emb6

Verse Chords:

G      D          Am7                         G
So I'm lying here just staring at the ceiling tiles,
        D               Bm7               Am7
And I'm thinking about, oh what to think about.
G    D               Am7                 G
Just listening and relistening to Smiley Smile
        D                    Bm7             Am7
And I'm wondering if this is some kind of creative drought because

Chorus:
G		 D             Am7 			     G
I'm lyin' in bed just like Brian Wilson did	Well I'm
             D                   (start preverse)
I'm lyin' in bed just like Brian Wilson di-

First Bridge:

Am7                D             Fmaj7        Em
And if you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox
Am7        D                         G        Fmaj7
Wondering where all the hell all the love has gone
Am7        D                   Fmaj7          Em
Playing my guitar and building castles in the sun, 
Am7 D
And singing Fun Fun Fun

Chorus
Preverse

Second Bridge:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------------------1--------------0------------------------------|
G|-----0---0-------1---------0---0----------1-------1------------------------|
D|-0h2-----------0---0---0h2-------2------0------0---------------------------|
A|-----------0h2-------0--------------0h2------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        I had a dream      That I was Three Hundred Pounds
e|---------3p0-----------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------1------1----------------------------------0--------------------------|
G|---------------0-----1---0-----0---0----------1---0---1--------------------|
D|-0h2---------------0-------0h2---2----2-----0-------0---0------------------|
A|-----------------2----------------------0h2--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
	And though I was very heavy	   I flotted til I couldnt see the ground

Alternate between Am7 and E7 until next chorus

Chorus
Preverse (only once, don't repeat the four chords)
Verse

At end of verse, instead of Am7 break into Preverse, picking 
it then strumming it.

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

This is definatley their best song so if you find anything wrong 
with it just say

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