Chords for "Destroyer"
From: Jim Smart Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 11:25:57 -1000 Destroyer Written by Ray Davies chords presented by Jim Smart (Use the All Day and All of the Night riff here, in A. This means G-A, A-G, G-C-C-C-A, over and over again. Please play all of these chords as bar chords, not folk chords, folks. I wouldn't recommend this one on a piano, either. Play it LOUD.) riff in A Met a girl called Lola and I took her back to my place Feelin' guilty, feelin' scared, hidden cameras everywhere Stop! Hold on. Stay in control Girl, I want you here with me But I'm really not as cool as I'd like to be 'Cause there's a red, under my bed And there's a little yellow man in my head And there's a true blue inside of me That keeps stoppin' me, touchin' ya, watchin' ya, lovin' ya E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead Paranoia, the destroyer. E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead Paranoia, the destroyer. riff in A Well I fell asleep, then I woke feelin' kinda' queer Lola looked at me and said, "ooh you look so weird." She said, "man, there's really something wrong with you. One day you're gonna' self-destruct. You're up, you're down, I can't work you out You get a good thing goin' then you blow yourself out." E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead City boy ya' self-destroyer. E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead City boy ya' self-destroyer C D City boy you got so much to live for C D So much to aim for, so much to try for C D You're blowing it all with paranoia E (?) F You're so insecure you self-destroyer E B E B D A D A Then the riff,(And it goes like this, here it goes) E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead riff in A Dr. Dr. help me please, I know you'll understand There's a time device inside of me, I'm a self-destructin' man There's a red, under my bed And there's a little yellow man in my head And he said, "you're not goin' crazy, you're just a bit sad 'Cause there's a man in ya, gnawin' ya, tearin' ya into two." (?) E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead City boy ya' self-destroyer. E B E B D A D A Then the riff, with Dave's lead Paranoia, the destroyer C D Self-destroyer, wreck your health C D Destroy friends, destroy yourself C D The time device of self-destruction E (?) F Lie and confuse yourself eruption (?) E B E B D A D A Riff in A(Yea, it goes like this, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer E B E B D A D A Riff in A(Here's to paranoia) Paranoia, the destroyer E B E B D A D A Riff in A(Hey hey, here it goes) Paranoia, the destroyer E B E B D A D A Riff in A(And it goes like this!) Paranoia, the destroyer Historical Note: At the "Us Festival" in 1982, the band all stopped when Ray sang the word "stop" in the first verse. Then he soloed with "Stay in control, etc.", which was good advice for that crowd, and then the band joined back in. The song was new then.
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