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Mansion in the Slums
(N. Finn)

NOTE:

-- The main guitar riff in this song focuses mainly on the top four strings
on your guitar (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th).  focus on just playing those strings
most of the way through, and minimize the use of the two highest strings.


INTRO:
            
I'd much rathe

        
r have a carav

         
an in the hill

s
           
than a mansion

                                   
 in the slums

            
I'd much rathe

        
r have a carav

         
an in the hill

s
           
than a mansion

       
 in the slums
            
the taste of s

           
uccess only la


sts you
             
half an hour o

       
r less
             
but it loves y

           
ou when it com

es
        
and you laugh 

at yourself
             
while you're b

              
leeding to dea

    
th

I'd much rather have a trampoline in my front room
than an isolation tank
I wish I was a million miles away
from the manager's door
there is trouble at the bank
    
you laugh at y

ourself
          
as you go deep

 into debt

laugh at yours

elf
             
while he's bre

              
athing down yo

         
ur neck


who can stop m

e

with money in my pocket

sometimes I get it free
              
the best of bo

   
th worlds
              
the best of bo

                          
th worlds

[Instr. break uses chords from the verse]


I'd much rathe

r have a carav

an in the hill

s
              
I'd much rathe

            
r have a mansi

         
on ... in the 


hills
           
than a mansion

        
 in the slums
         
yeah I'd much 

rather...
             
what I mean is

          
, would you mi

             
nd if I had it

     
 all
             
I'll take it w

       
hen it comes
        
and you laugh 

at yourself
             
while you're b

leeding to dea

th
    
and somebody e

lse is always

breathing down

 your neck

laugh at yours

elf
           
while he's han

ging over your

 head

                           [See tab below for
                             exact guitar part]
          [Repeat]


         
best of both w

orlds    (it'l

l soon be over

)
         
best of both w

        
orlds
         
best of both w

orlds     (ove

r)
         
best of both w

        
orlds

        
    soon be ov

er

TAB for last guitar break:

-----8----7---
-7>8----7---6-
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6---4---4---|-
--6---6---6-|-
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----8---7--6--
6>8---7--6---1
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--9---8---7--|
0---9---8----|
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| [repeat to end]
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* UNUSUAL CHORD

   200232


(Transcription by Marck Bailey)