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tabbed by dylan

intended for piano, can put a capo on 1 and play in A i think?

*Ab in the verse is a passing note/chord
**This lick here is a little weird, but the inside/melody notes are Gb-F-Eb-F-Bb

Bbm (with some snazzy improv on it)

Bbm                                               Ab* Gb
Take the trouble to pronounce the street names right
                                    Bbm
People like it when you show respect
Bbm                                       Ab Gb
Look out the window at the softening asphalt
                                     Bbm
The dreamy shimmer of the haze effect

Fm                          Gb
Wear my lizard suit to the party
Db                  Ebm**   Fm**     Bbm
It's so hard to get noticed in this town

Bbm                             Ab Gb
Almost invisible aboard the train
                                      Bbm
So many people who you just can't read
Bbm                                  Ab Gm
Dawdle when I reach the final station
                                         Bbm
Don't make a move until the crowds recede

Fm                          Gb
Wear my lizard suit to the party
Db                  Ebm     Fm       Bbm
It's so hard to get noticed in this town

Gb Fm          Bbm
Wait for my cue
Ab  Db Ebm          Bbm
Search for one clue
Gb        Db                          Eb(major)
I have to trust that my compass stays true

Bbm

Bbm                             Ab Gb
Let my phobias control my habits
                                    Bbm
Let my habits form the shapes of days
Bbm                                 Ab Gb
All alone up on the rooftop sometimes
                                           Bbm
Among the beacons where the lightning plays

Fm                          Gb
Wear my lizard suit to the party
Db                  Ebm     Fm       Bbm
It's so hard to get noticed in this town
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