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Oo La La La

Cheap Trick
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Song

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From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@strauss.udel.edu>

artist: Cheap Trick

title: Oo La La La

album: One On One

key: E

tuning: standard E A D G

chorus

(E)Oo (B)oo ya ya ya (D)Oh (E)oo la la la

(E)OO (B)oo ya ya ya (D)Oh (E)oo la la la

chorus

preverse (E)

verse

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------0-2-5-0-2-5-0---|

I gave you just about the best years of my life

I might be lax on my views of the world

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------0-2-5-0-2-5-0------|
E--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------|

I can't explain the politics of your affairs

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------0-2-5-0-2-5-2-0---|

chorus

preverse (E)

second verse

Life ain'tso easy I know you've heard it all before

When you start moving there's always some big door

Closed up in front of you and closing up in back

Don't you start giving up when now you should attack attack

chorus

bridge

(B)Don't have a clue to know what's (E)going on

(B)You say you need some time to live (C#) alone (D)whoa

(B)Don't mean to hurt me or (E)so you say

(B)I don't believe a single (C#)word you say (D)hey

repeat chorus to fade

questions comments requests (yeah right, I can barely pick out Ramones)

to senomar@bach.udel.edu

-I'm here, I'm queer, I play 5-string bass

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