Chords for "Brainwashed"

Date: April 20, 1997  2:44 PM
From: IAN GRANT


Brain Washed      By Ray Davies

       Tuning DADGBE is necessary for the intro bass, but is a pain everywhere
else!
Intro

   G
e|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
b|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
g|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
d|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
a|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------1-|
d|---5---5-----0--0-3-|---5---5------0-0--3-|---5---5------0-0--3-|---5---5-----5--5----|
                                                             
    C                                           G                  
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
b|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
g|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
d|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
a|---3---3-----------1-|---3---3-------------|---------------------|--------------------|
d|-------------5--5----|--------------0-0--3-|---5---5------0-0--3-|---5---5------------|
                                                              
     D                             C    Bb      G  ^    ...etc             
e|---10-----10-----10--|-10--10----8----6-----|----3----------------|
b|---10-----10-----10--|-10--10----8----6-----|----3----------------|
g|---11-----11-----11--|-11--11----9----7-----|----4----------------|
d|---12-----12-----12--|-12--12---10----8-----|-5--5----------------|
a|---12-----12-----12--|-12--12---10----8-----|-5--5----------------|
d|---12-----12-----12--|-12--12---10----8-----|-5--5----------------|


    G
You look like a real human being
But you don't have a mind of your own
Yeah, you can talk, you can breathe
You can work, you can stitch, you can sew
But you're brainwashed
C9                Bb        F
    Yes you are,     yes you are
Bb       F       C  Melody Riff in C...GmGm BbBb CC DD x2..D C Bb (G)
Get down on your knees

G
You've got a job and a house
And a wife, and your kids and a car
Yeah, you're conditioned to be
What they want you to be
                             C9
And be happy to be where you are
Bb        F
  Yes you are
Bb       F       C     Melody Riff in C
Get down on your knees
Bb       F       C     <=Rallendo
Get down on your knees



GmGm   BbBb   CC   DD

     Gm             Bb
The aristocrats and bureaucrats
    C             D                      GmGm  BbBb  CC  DD
Are dirty rats For making you what you are
Gm                   Bb
They're up there and you're down here
       C                 D                      GmGm  BbBb  CC  DD
You're on the ground and they're up with the stars
Cm                    Cm(+7)/B              Cm7/Bb
All your life they've kicked you around and pushed you around
         Cm6/A              Cm  Cm/B  Cm/Bb  Cm/A
Till you can't take any more
   G                  Bb
To them you're just a speck of dirt
    C                 D              Gm   GmGm BbBb CC  DD
But you don't want to get up off the floor
D  D   D      D    C    Bb        <= rall. like intro
Mister you're just brainwashed

G
They give you social security
Tax saving benefits that grow at maturity
Yeah, you're conditioned to be
What they want you to be
And to do what they want you to do
C9                Bb        F
    Yes you are,     yes you are
Bb       F       C      (hold, swell)
Get down on your knees

Main Melody Riff in G
  e|--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  b|------6-3-6----3----3---------------------------------------------------|
  g|------------------5--------5--3--5----3-----3---------------------------|
<=10point
  d|-----------------------------------------5------5--3--5---3-------------|
  a|-------------------------------------------------------------5--3-------|
  d|-------------------------------------------------------------------6--3-|
You  look  like a real human being, but you don't have a mind of your own
<=make this line 8point

Melody Riff in C
  e|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  b|-----11-8-11----8----8-----------------------------------------------------|
  g|------------------10-------10--8--10----8-----8----------------------------|
  d|------------------------------------------10-----10--8--10---8-------------|
  a|---------------------------------------------------------------10--8--10---|
  d|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             Some pull-offs here
may help                           

The C minor section 'All your life they've kicked you around' can be played like
this:
    Cm    Cm(+7)   Cm7     o Cm6        Cm    Cm(+7)   Cm7     Cm6 
  x||||x  x||||x  xo|||x  x||||x      3xooooo 3|ooooo 3|ooooo 3|ooooo 
  ||||||  |o||||  ||||||  ||||||  or   ||||o|  ||||o|  ||||o|  ||||o|
  |o||||  ||||||  ||||||  ||||||       ||oo||  ||o|||  ||o|||  o|o|||
  ||||o|  ||||o|  ||||o|  ||||o|               ||||||  o|||||  ||||||
  ||oo||  ||oo||  ||oo||  ||oo||              7o||||| 7|||||| 7||||||


From: Arthur music book Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 Words and Music by: RAY DAVIES Intro notes: F F C C Eb F (4x) Bb Bb F F Ab Bb (2x) F F C C Eb F (2x) F You look like a real human being But you don't have a mind of your own Yeah, you can talk, you can breathe You can work, you can stitch, you can sew But you're brainwashed Bb9 Ab Eb Yes you are, yes you are Ab Bb Get down on your knees F You've got a job and a house And a wife, and your kids and a car Yeah, you're conditioned to be What they want you to be Bb9 And be happy to be where you are Ab Eb Yes you are Ab Bb Get down on your knees Ab Eb Bb Get down on your knees Fm Ab Bb C Fm Ab The aristocrats and bureaucrats Bb C Fm Ab Bb C Are dirty rats For making you what you are Fm Ab They're up there and you're down here Bb C Fm Ab Bb C You're on the ground and they're up with the stars Bbm Bbm(+7) Bbm7 All your life they've kicked you around and pushed you around Bbm6 Bbm Bbm(+7) Bbm7 Bbm6 Till you can't take any more F Ab To them you're just a speck of dirt Bb C Fm Ab Bb C But you don't want to get up off the floor Bb Ab Mister you're just brainwashed F They give you social security Tax saving benefits that grow at maturity Yeah, you're conditioned to be What they want you to be Bb9 And to do what they want you to do Ab Eb Yes you are, yes you are Ab Bb Get down on your knees


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