Disorder In The House - Warren Zevon

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From Warren Zevon's last album. I first heard this song in the WZ documentary done shortly 
after his death; he did some great solos with Bruce Springsteen on this one, if I were a 
better lead guitarist I'd have figured those out too (maybe later), so that's why this is 
in the "Chords" collection. I did include the intro riff because its pretty easy even for 
a hack like me ;) It sounds alright if you just repeat this riff in the solos, with the 
normal verse chord changes, but if you get a chance check out the recording. You can hear 
The Boss laughing at the end of the song, they must have had a LOT of fun with those solos!    


Intro Riff:

B|------------
G|-2--2-----2-
D|-2--2-----2-
A|-2--2-----2-
E|------------

--------------
--2-----------
--2-----------
--2----------0
------0--3----

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
--3--0-----|
--------3--|

[Start the intro with standard A chord strummed 4 times, followed by 0-3 the riff 
on the 6th and 5th strings]
[Repeat this pattern x 2, followed by a "Hey" then play this part 2x more]   


[Verse]:
             
Disorder in th

              
e house - the 


tub runneth ov

er 
             
Plaster's fall

              
ing down in pi

              
eces by the co

       
uch of pain
             
Disorder in th

          
e house - time

 to duck and c

over 
            
Helicopters ho

              
ver over rough

    
 terrain

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[Verse]:
             
Disorder in th

           
e house - rept

ile wisdom
             
Zombies on the

              
 lawn staggeri

      
ng around
             
Disorder in th

              
e house - ther

      
e's a flaw in 

the system
             
And the fly in

              
 the ointment'

             
s gonna bring 

              
the whole thin

  
g down 

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[Bridge #1]:
             
The floodgates

              
 are open - We

    
've let the de

mons loose 
             
The big guns h

              
ave spoken - A

           
nd we've falle

         
n for the ruse

 

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[Solo #1 over Verse pattern here]
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[Verse]:
             
Disorder in th

              
e house - It's

    
 a fate worse 

than fame
             
Even the Lhasa

              
 Apso seems to

      
 be ashamed
             
Disorder in th

              
e house - The 


doors are comi

ng off the hin

ges
             
The earth will

             
 open and swal

              
low up the rea

     
l estate

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[Bridge, slightly different and longer than the 1st Bridge]:

             
I just got my 

              
paycheck  - I'

  
m gonna paint 

the whole town

 grey 
             
Whether it's a

              
 night in Pari

          
s - or a Fresn

o matinee 
             
It’s the home 

              
of the brave  

          
- and the land

 of the free
           
Where the less

              
 you know, the

             
 better off yo

     
u'll be

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[Solo #2 over Verse pattern here]
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[Verse]:
             
Disorder in th

             
e house - all 

 
bets are off
             
I'm sprawled a

              
cross the dave

            
nport of despa

ir
             
Disorder in th

              
e house - I'll

 
 live with the

 losses 
             
And watch the 

             
sundown throug

            
h the portiere

…here we go!  

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[Solo #3 over Verse pattern here]
[End with a few ringing 'A' chords, and a laugh from Bruce Springsteen]

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