Main Street Eyes Chords by Iggy Pop
Tempo:
131.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Em
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[Em] This whole country is scared of [A] failure.
[G] My head keeps trying to sell [D] me ambition.
[E] In my heart, [A] I want self [G]-respect.
[Em]
There's a conflict.
[A]
[G]
[D] [E] [A]
[G] Boy, I feel so outgunned [Em] today.
[A]
[G] But I'll get up and fight back [E] anyway.
[A]
[G] You and I [G#] are not huge [E] mainstream stars.
[A]
[G] But unlike them, [F#] we're really what [Em] we are.
[A]
We've [G] got [D] mainstream
[Em] guys
[D]
[G] watching as [D] the big boys [Em] roll by
[D]
[G] under rotten [D]
television [Em] skies.
[D]
We've [G] got main [D] streets.
[Em] [D]
[G] I saw a kitten [Em] squashed in the street.
[A]
[G] I read about a plastic surgeon in his art [E] collection.
[A]
[G] We are played for suckers all [Em] the time.
[A]
[G] Phony rock and roll [Em] is a crime.
[A]
[G] I don't want [D] to dip myself [Em] in trash.
I [A]
[G] don't want to give myself [Em] a passion.
[A]
[G] We've got [D] mainstream
[E] [Em] guys
[D]
[G] trying to do [D] what's decent with our [Em] lives
[D]
[G] under funny [D]
television [Em] skies.
[D]
[G] We've got [D] mainstream
[Em] guys
[D]
[G] walking around [A] sometimes.
[Am] [D] I see a tension under [C] the surface.
[G] People are just about ready [Am] to explode.
[D]
[G] So [D] hold me.
[E] Trust [A] me.
[G] I love [D] you.
[E] Don't worry.
[A]
[G] Keep your [D] mainstream
[Em] eyes.
[D]
[G] Keep your [Em] [D] mainstream
[Em] eyes.
[D]
Keep [G] your mainstream [D] eyes.
[E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[G] [D]
[Em] This whole country is scared of [A] failure.
[G] My head keeps trying to sell [D] me ambition.
[E] In my heart, [A] I want self [G]-respect.
[Em]
There's a conflict.
[A]
[G]
[D] [E] [A]
[G] Boy, I feel so outgunned [Em] today.
[A]
[G] But I'll get up and fight back [E] anyway.
[A]
[G] You and I [G#] are not huge [E] mainstream stars.
[A]
[G] But unlike them, [F#] we're really what [Em] we are.
[A]
We've [G] got [D] mainstream
[Em] guys
[D]
[G] watching as [D] the big boys [Em] roll by
[D]
[G] under rotten [D]
television [Em] skies.
[D]
We've [G] got main [D] streets.
[Em] [D]
[G] I saw a kitten [Em] squashed in the street.
[A]
[G] I read about a plastic surgeon in his art [E] collection.
[A]
[G] We are played for suckers all [Em] the time.
[A]
[G] Phony rock and roll [Em] is a crime.
[A]
[G] I don't want [D] to dip myself [Em] in trash.
I [A]
[G] don't want to give myself [Em] a passion.
[A]
[G] We've got [D] mainstream
[E] [Em] guys
[D]
[G] trying to do [D] what's decent with our [Em] lives
[D]
[G] under funny [D]
television [Em] skies.
[D]
[G] We've got [D] mainstream
[Em] guys
[D]
[G] walking around [A] sometimes.
[Am] [D] I see a tension under [C] the surface.
[G] People are just about ready [Am] to explode.
[D]
[G] So [D] hold me.
[E] Trust [A] me.
[G] I love [D] you.
[E] Don't worry.
[A]
[G] Keep your [D] mainstream
[Em] eyes.
[D]
[G] Keep your [Em] [D] mainstream
[Em] eyes.
[D]
Keep [G] your mainstream [D] eyes.
[E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[G] [D]
Key:
G
D
Em
A
E
G
D
Em
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] This whole country is scared of [A] failure. _ _
_ [G] _ My head keeps trying to sell [D] me ambition.
[E] In my heart, _ [A] I want self [G]-respect.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ There's a conflict.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] Boy, I feel so outgunned [Em] today.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But I'll get up and fight back [E] anyway.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] You and I [G#] are not huge [E] mainstream stars.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But unlike them, [F#] we're really what [Em] we are.
_ _ [A] _ _
We've [G] got _ _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] guys
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] watching as [D] the big boys [Em] roll by
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] under rotten [D] _ _
television [Em] skies.
_ _ [D] _ _
We've [G] got main _ _ [D] streets. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I saw a kitten [Em] squashed in the street.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I read about a plastic surgeon in his art [E] collection.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] We are played for suckers all [Em] the time.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] Phony rock and roll _ [Em] is a crime.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] I don't want [D] to dip myself [Em] in trash.
I [A] _ _
_ [G] _ don't want to give myself [Em] a passion.
_ _ [A] _ _
[G] We've got _ _ _ [D] mainstream _
_ [E] _ [Em] guys
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] trying to do [D] what's decent with our [Em] lives
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] under funny [D] _ _
television [Em] _ skies.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] We've got _ _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ guys
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ walking around [A] sometimes.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] I see a tension under [C] the surface.
[G] _ People are just about ready [Am] to explode.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] So [D] hold me. _ _ _
_ [E] Trust [A] me. _ _ _ _
[G] I love [D] you. _ _ _ _
[E] Don't worry.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] Keep your _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ eyes.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Keep your _ _ [Em] [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ eyes.
_ [D] _ _
Keep [G] your _ mainstream [D] _ eyes.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] This whole country is scared of [A] failure. _ _
_ [G] _ My head keeps trying to sell [D] me ambition.
[E] In my heart, _ [A] I want self [G]-respect.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ There's a conflict.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] Boy, I feel so outgunned [Em] today.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But I'll get up and fight back [E] anyway.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] You and I [G#] are not huge [E] mainstream stars.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] But unlike them, [F#] we're really what [Em] we are.
_ _ [A] _ _
We've [G] got _ _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] guys
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] watching as [D] the big boys [Em] roll by
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] under rotten [D] _ _
television [Em] skies.
_ _ [D] _ _
We've [G] got main _ _ [D] streets. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I saw a kitten [Em] squashed in the street.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ I read about a plastic surgeon in his art [E] collection.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] We are played for suckers all [Em] the time.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] Phony rock and roll _ [Em] is a crime.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] I don't want [D] to dip myself [Em] in trash.
I [A] _ _
_ [G] _ don't want to give myself [Em] a passion.
_ _ [A] _ _
[G] We've got _ _ _ [D] mainstream _
_ [E] _ [Em] guys
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] trying to do [D] what's decent with our [Em] lives
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] under funny [D] _ _
television [Em] _ skies.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] We've got _ _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ guys
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ walking around [A] sometimes.
_ [Am] _ _ [D] I see a tension under [C] the surface.
[G] _ People are just about ready [Am] to explode.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] So [D] hold me. _ _ _
_ [E] Trust [A] me. _ _ _ _
[G] I love [D] you. _ _ _ _
[E] Don't worry.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] Keep your _ [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ eyes.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Keep your _ _ [Em] [D] mainstream _ _
_ [Em] _ eyes.
_ [D] _ _
Keep [G] your _ mainstream [D] _ eyes.
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _