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PARANOID ANDROID
Radiohead
ALBUM: OK COMPUTER (1997)

WELL this was a tricky chords sheet to make.
There are others, but I tried to create the one I wish I found when I wanted to learn the song. 
Of course, if you want to sound exactly like the disc you should try a tab, this one here is more to help 
you get the sound right to be able to sing along. Some parts are simplified and I used a rather personal 
way to tab the intro and first verses. It may look ugly but I think it works pretty well, so give it a try. 
I wanted to combine tabs AND chords because I don't think this song makes any sense with only chords, 
and lyrics are often a problem with tabs. 

I play the intro and first two verses in picking and the rest strumming the chords.
 
If you're looking for that kind of stuff, here you go. If not, there are many other tabs should satisfy you.

Best band ever / excellent song.

STRANGE CHORDS

  
-0-        -4-
-3-        -6-
-2-        -5-
-3-        -6-
-0-        -4-
-X-        -4-



INTRO AND VERSES: Pick these chords (see lyrics below to know when)

1:  8XX88X
2:  6XX88X
3:  X8X88X
4:  5XX88X
5:  6XX88X
6:  3XX33X
7:  1XX33X
8:  X02330
9:  X02230
10: X02030

Repeat 6 to 10 then start again


[Verse 1]

1      2      
Please could y
1    2       3
From all the u

   3          
ou stop the no
      4 5     
nborn chicken 

     4   5    
ise, I'm tryin
6      7      
voices in my h

     6   7    8  9  10   6-7-8-9-10
g to get some rest
8  9  10   
ead

[Chorus]

        
   What's thii

  
iiiiiiiis? 
        
   What's thii

    
iiiiis? 


[Verse 2]

1    2    3   
When I am king
1    2      3 
With your opin

      4    5  
, you will be 
    4  5  6   
ion which is o

6       7     
first against 
7             
f no consequen

    8  9  10   6-7-8-9-10
the wall
  8  9  10    
ce at all


[Chorus]

        
   What's thii

  
iiiiiiiis? 
        
   What's thii

    
iiiiis? 


(Bass)
G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

--------|
--------|
-----3-5|  
-4-4----|

G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

----------|
----------|
-5-3---3-5|
-----5----|(4x

)


[Verse 3]

Ambition makes you look pretty ugly
Kicking, squealing, Gucci little piggy
You don't remember
You don't remember
Why don't you remember my name?
Off with his head, man
Off with his head, man
Why don't you remember my name?
I guess he does


(Strumming)

 - 


(Bass)
G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

--------|
--------|
-----3-5|  
-4-4----|

G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

----------|
----------|
-5-3---3-5|
-----5----|(4x

)


(Barre, Agressive)

 -  -  - 

(Strumming)

         
Aaah Aaah Aaah

  
 Aaah
          
Aaah Aaah Aaah

    
 Aaah
     
Aaah Aaah Aaah

 Aaah
          
Aaah Aaah Aaah

     
 Aaah


[Bridge]

         
Rain down, rai

  
n down
            
Come on rain d

          
own on me
     
From a great h

eight
          
From a great h

         
eight... heigh

t...

         
Rain down, rai

  
n down
            
Come on rain d

          
own on me
     
From a great h

eight
          
From a great h

         
eight... heigh

t...
         

That's it sir

You're leaving
         
The crackle of

 pigskin
            
The dust and t

   
he screaming
           
The yuppies ne


tworking
         
The panic, the

 vomit
            
The panic, the

     
 vomit
             
God loves his 

              
children, God 

              
loves his chil

      
dren, yeah!


(Bass)

G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

--------|
--------|
-----3-5|  
-4-4----|

G|------------
D|------------
A|-------3----
E|-5-5-5---5-4

----------|
----------|
-5-3---3-5|
-----5----|(4x

)



SOLO AND IMMINENT DEATH or simply end on A