never be clever Chords by Herman Brood & His Wild Romance

Tempo:
158.7 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Db

Bb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Eb] uh [Bb]-huh.
[Am] [Gm] [Eb]
[Bb] No.
So down the line [F] I head up high
[Dm] [Gm] And I wonderin why [Eb] it's so hard to [Bb] feel fine
Took all I need [F] I got but no [G] change
Pop me through the [Eb] feet and I [Bb] hootted and [F] heaved
Truth be little ladies seems I'm wasting her time
[G] I head out and [Eb] boot it and I [Bb] sail back and frown
[F] When people say I used to be pretty
[G] I guess I'm gonna [Eb] have tole [Bb] myself a devil
I never, [Gm]
I [Eb] never [Bb] be clever
I never ever [F] try,
[Gm] [Eb] I [Bb] never be [Bbm] clever
[Bb]
I see the saddle, [F] the sense of humor
[G] You think you're a girl, [Eb] you look just [Bb] for the rumor
My holy mama [F] make me concentrate
[G] I'm a rat, a rat, [Eb] a rat, a rat, [Bb] a rat, a rat, [F] a rat
I love to hang around and honky complacent
[G]
I'm fascinated, [Eb] [Bb] staring her [F] face in
She's a saint, I used to do better
[G] She's a [Eb] rat, I'm such [Bb] a cat
I never, [F] [Gm] I never [Bb] be clever
You know that I never, [Am] [Gm] I [Eb] never [Bb] be clever
[Db] Oh, [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
I'm down the [F] line, you know my head up high
[G] Been wondering why [Eb] it's so hard [Bb] to feel alive
All I need, [F] I got plenty to eat
[G] I'm about to feel it, [Eb] feeling I'm [Bb] cool like a bee
[F] Proving little lady seems I'm wasting her [Eb] time
[G] Before [Eb] I shout, you [Bb] should have to cram
[F] Some people say I used to do better
[G] But I'm gonna have [Eb] to put [Bb] myself together
I [Am] never, [Gm] [Eb] I [Bb] never be clever
I never ever [A] [Gm] try, I never [Bb] be clever
Never, [A] [Gm] I [Bb] never be clever
I never ever [F] [Gm] mind, [Eb] I never [Bb] be clever Oh, [N] you
Hey, thank you, thank you
At first I thought it wasn't worth the effort
But after this thunderous applause, I'm gonna get used to it
Because I see some old friends over there
I'm gonna introduce you to two of the strongest ladies in Western Europe
Hey Nina, come out here a minute
Lena, help me out, unless
[Ab]
Hey, I was thinking of some song, it goes like this
Hey, Danny, can you write some chords?
It's an experiment, don't let the drums get you
I want to improvise
Yeah, you have to be good
Hey, Danny, come on, man
Okay, uh
[Eb] Love myself [Ab] and I [Db] don't need nobody [Ab] else
[Bbm] I love you [Ab] like I love myself and I don't need nobody [G] else
[Db] I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need nobody [Db]
[Ab] else
Okay, [Bb] that's two times in the song
[Ab] And then another two times and it ends up with six times, okay?
So, uh
I'll be forced to let you hear it, so here
Danny,
[Eb] [F]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] you'll see [Ab] me again [Eb] and I'm gonna have you back in [Db] town
[Eb]
[Ab] Show your beautiful boyfriend to say honey and [Eb] I hate to see him [Db] around
[Eb]
[Ab] Hey, blackjack, I want you so [Eb] much, can't handle [Db] myself
[Eb]
It's [Ab] like you find me not a teenage love but I could [Eb] fool myself, [Db] girl child
[Eb]
[Db] I love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need [Db] nobody [C] else
I [Ab] [Bbm] love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Db] [Bb]
[Ab] else
Well, [Db] Danny, you know, [Ab]
you'll see [Eb] me again, I know he's [Db] around
[Eb]
[Ab] Show your beautiful [Db] playboy kind of [Ab] boyfriend and [Eb] I hate to see [Db] him back in [Eb]
town
[Ab] Hey, ma, [Db] I [Ab] want you so much, [Eb] can't handle [Db] myself
[Eb]
[Ab] It's like you find me not a [Db] teenage love but I could [Ab] [Eb] fool [Db] myself, [Eb] girl child
I [Db] love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need [Db] nobody else
[C] [Ab] [Bb] I love [Ab] you like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Bbm]
else Nobody else!
Nobody else!
Hey, we're The Phony [Ab] and the Hardcore and we've come up with this song
and [Bbm] it's [C] about you always think you need the artist [Db] but it's often the other way around
Giet, I'm not sure we need you
Cause when you need me, [F] [Bbm] [Ab] I [Gb] can hear you move
As [Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] long as you're [Ab] around, [Gb] I don't feel alone
Well, [Db]
I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need [Db] nobody else
[C]
[Ab] [Bb] I love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Db] else
[C]
[Db] [D] [Ab]
[Eb] Don't need [Db] nobody else
[Cm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] Don't need nobody [Db] else
[C]
[Db] I [Ab] love you like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need nobody [Db] else
[C]
[Bb] I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need [Db] [C] nobody [Db] else
I love you [Ab] like I love myself and [Eb] I don't need
One [Db] more, try [Ab] one [Bb] more time
I love you [Ab] like I love myself and [Eb] I don't need [Db] nobody [Bb]
[Bbm] else
Hey Atlanta Lubbitts, Nina [N] Hagen
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Db
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Let's start jamming Herman Brood & His Wild Romance - (For Elvis) Never Be Clever chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Eb, Db, Ab, Eb, Bb, F, Eb, Ab and Eb in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 79 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 159 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] uh [Bb]-huh. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ No. _
So down the line [F] I head up high
[Dm] [Gm] And I wonderin why [Eb] it's so hard to [Bb] feel fine
Took all I need [F] I got but no [G] change
Pop me through the [Eb] feet and I [Bb] hootted and [F] heaved
Truth be little ladies seems I'm wasting her time
[G] I head out and [Eb] boot it and I [Bb] sail back and frown
[F] When people say I used to be pretty
[G] I guess I'm gonna [Eb] have tole [Bb] myself a devil
I never, _ _ [Gm]
I [Eb] never [Bb] be clever _ _ _
I _ never ever [F] try, _
[Gm] _ [Eb] I [Bb] never be [Bbm] clever
_ [Bb] _
_ _ I _ see the saddle, [F] the sense of humor
[G] You think you're a girl, [Eb] you look just [Bb] for the rumor
My holy mama [F] make me concentrate
[G] I'm a rat, a rat, [Eb] a rat, a rat, [Bb] a rat, a rat, [F] a rat
I love to hang around and honky complacent
[G] _
I'm fascinated, [Eb] _ [Bb] staring her [F] face in _
She's a saint, I used to do better
[G] She's a [Eb] rat, I'm such [Bb] a cat
I never, [F] _ _ [Gm] _ I never [Bb] be clever
_ _ _ You know that I never, [Am] _ [Gm] I _ [Eb] never [Bb] be clever
_ _ _ _ [Db] Oh, [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm down the [F] line, you know my head up high
[G] Been wondering why [Eb] it's so hard [Bb] to feel _ alive
All I need, [F] I got plenty to eat
[G] I'm about to feel it, [Eb] feeling I'm [Bb] cool like a bee
[F] Proving little lady seems I'm wasting her [Eb] time
[G] Before [Eb] I shout, you [Bb] should have to cram
[F] Some people say I used to do better
[G] But I'm gonna have [Eb] to put [Bb] myself together
I [Am] never, _ [Gm] _ [Eb] I [Bb] never be clever
_ I _ _ never ever [A] [Gm] try, _ I never [Bb] be clever
_ _ _ _ _ Never, _ [A] _ [Gm] _ I [Bb] never be clever
_ _ I _ _ never ever [F] _ [Gm] mind, [Eb] I never [Bb] be clever _ Oh, [N] you_
Hey, _ thank you, thank _ you _
At first I thought it wasn't worth the effort
But _ after this thunderous applause, _ _ _ _ I'm gonna get used to it
Because I see some old friends over there _ _
I'm gonna introduce you to two of _ the strongest ladies in Western Europe
Hey Nina, _ come out here a minute
_ Lena, help me out, _ _ unless_
_ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey, I was thinking _ _ of some song, _ _ it goes like this
_ _ Hey, Danny, can you write some chords? _ _ _ _
_ It's an experiment, don't let the drums get you
I want to improvise
Yeah, you have to be good
_ _ Hey, Danny, come on, man _
_ _ _ Okay, uh_ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Love myself [Ab] and I [Db] don't need nobody [Ab] else _
[Bbm] I _ love you [Ab] like I love myself and I don't need nobody [G] else
_ [Db] _ _ I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need nobody [Db]
[Ab] else
Okay, [Bb] that's two times in the song
[Ab] And then another two times and it ends up with six times, okay? _
_ So, _ _ uh_ _
_ I'll be forced to let you hear it, so here _
Danny, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] you'll see [Ab] me again [Eb] and I'm gonna have you back in [Db] town
_ [Eb] _
[Ab] Show your beautiful boyfriend to say honey and [Eb] I hate to see him [Db] around
[Eb] _
[Ab] Hey, _ blackjack, I want you so [Eb] much, can't handle _ [Db] myself
[Eb]
It's [Ab] like you find me not a teenage love but I could [Eb] fool myself, [Db] girl child
[Eb] _
[Db] I love you _ [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need [Db] nobody [C] else
I [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Db] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] else
Well, _ [Db] Danny, you know, [Ab]
you'll see [Eb] me again, I know he's [Db] around
[Eb] _
[Ab] Show your beautiful [Db] playboy kind of [Ab] boyfriend and [Eb] I hate to see [Db] him back in [Eb]
town
[Ab] Hey, ma, _ [Db] I [Ab] want you so much, [Eb] can't handle [Db] myself
_ [Eb] _
[Ab] It's like you find me not a [Db] teenage love but I could [Ab] _ _ [Eb] fool _ [Db] myself, [Eb] girl child
I [Db] love you _ [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need [Db] nobody else
[C] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ I love [Ab] you like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Bbm] _
else Nobody else!
Nobody else!
_ _ _ _ Hey, _ _ we're The Phony [Ab] and the Hardcore and we've come up with this song
and [Bbm] _ _ it's [C] about you always think you need the artist [Db] _ _ but it's often the other way around
Giet, I'm not sure we need you
_ _ Cause _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when you need me, [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] I [Gb] can hear you move
As _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] [Bbm] long as you're [Ab] around, [Gb] I don't feel alone
Well, [Db] _
_ _ I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need [Db] nobody else
[C] _
[Ab] [Bb] I _ love you [Ab] like I love myself [Eb] and I don't need nobody [Db] else
[C] _
_ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Don't need _ [Db] nobody else
[Cm] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Don't need nobody [Db] else
[C] _
_ [Db] _ I [Ab] love you like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need nobody [Db] else
[C] _
[Bb] _ _ I love you [Ab] like I love [Eb] myself and I don't need _ [Db] _ [C] nobody _ [Db] else
I love you [Ab] like I love myself and [Eb] I don't need_
One [Db] more, try [Ab] one _ [Bb] _ _ more time
I love you [Ab] like I love myself and [Eb] I don't need [Db] nobody [Bb] _ _
[Bbm] else
Hey Atlanta Lubbitts, Nina [N] Hagen

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