Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: A F E e|--------0-------------0------|----------8-------------|----------8----7-------| B|------2-----2-----------2----|-------10-----10----10--|-----9-----------9\----| G|--2-----------2-----------2--|-/10-------------10-----|--9-----9--------------| Scroll to bottom D|--2-----------2--------------|------------------------|-----------------------|x4 for alternate voicing A|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| with barre chords E|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| / = slide-up \ = slide-down A F E (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) A F E (Momentary bliss) A
We could do so much better than this F E Emotionally in fences and momentary bliss A We could do so much better than this F E Oh Rita, oh Rita (lovely Rita, meter maid) Verse 1: Bass line (A) A G A A C B e|----------------|----------------| e|-------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------|----------------| B|-------------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------|----------------| G|-6--x-x-x-x--4-/6---6--x-x-x-x-| G|--/9----9--9--9--8--8--8--8-| D|--------7-----5-|--------7-----7-| D|-7--x-x-x-x--5-/7---7--x-x-x-x-|x7 D|--/10---10-10-10-9--9--9--9-| A|-----------7----|-----------7----| A|-7--x-x-x-x--5-/7---7--x-x-x-x-| A|--/10—--10-10-10-9--9--9--9-| E|-5--5-5---------|--5--5----------| E|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------| x = muted strum A (Lovely Rita, meter maid) A Your potential, you lack credentials G A A And you are special, so fucking special (Rita) G A A Oh how you need it, oh how you're needed G A A And you keep squeezin' the truth from the middle (ay ay ay ay) A You parted seas but your arches, they ain't golden (ah) G A A And you was gaggin' for some gags and now you're rollin' (woo) G A A Best you shut your trap and keep it hush (hush) A C B On another note, compliments make me blush Verse 2: A D B Bb | e|--9---9---9--9---9---9-------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| | B|--10--10--10-10--10--10------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| | G|--9---9---9--9---9---9--11--11--11-11--11--11--| G|--8--8--8-8--8--8-7--7--7-7--7--7--| | x2 D|------------------------12--12--12-12--12--12--|x3 D|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| | A|------------------------12--12--12-12--12--12--| A|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| | E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| | A D There's a hole in your pocket, so you cannot find the change A D Cavern of your mind, you say your pattern A D You pull your strings and you jump, hold your mouth and you say B Bb "What was scripted, the day before it happened?" A D We all give applause when people look and pause A D But on the way out and get your back in A D See, everything in life ain't silver and gold B Bb But minin' for metal gave you platinum Chorus 1: A G A D B Bb e|--9--9---7-/9--9-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|--10-10--8-/10-10------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--9--9---7-/9--9----11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| G|--8--8--8-8--8--8-7--7--7-7--7--7--| D|--------------------12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|x3 D|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| A|--------------------12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| A|--9--9--9-9--9--9-8--8--8-8--8--8--| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| A G A D It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin A G A D It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink A G A D Just flickers to them, then it pops and withers B Bb You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners A Makes me sick Bridge: – same riff as Verse 1 G A A Poster boy (ayy) G A A G A A Poster girl (Rita) A G A A Truth, the bills (the bills), must be paid G A A Poster boy G A C B Poster girl (straight try) Verse 3: – same riff as Verse 2 A D The truth, the bills, they must be paid (uh-huh) A D And what is left is sorta atypical A D All you need to change your face B Bb You're gettin' sold, it's such a waste A D You know, we could do so much better than this A D Swimmin' in pools of momentary bliss A D Where you gotta find a family 'cause everybody taken B Bb They worry you keep on adding, I think you gotta crawl Chorus 2: – same riff as Chorus 1 A G A D It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin A G A D It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink A G A D Just flickers to them, then it pops and withers B Bb You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners A G A D It makes me sick to think you ain't happy in your skin A G A D It's weird, a thing to think light bulb don't blink A G A D It just flickers to them, then it pops and withers B Bb You're a Turkey Twizzler, you deserve school dinners A Makes me sick Outro: A F E e|--------0-------------0------|----------8-------------|----------8----7-------| B|------2-----2-----------2----|-------10-----10----10--|-----9-----------9\----| G|--2-----------2-----------2--|-/10-------------10-----|--9-----9--------------| D|--2-----------2--------------|------------------------|-----------------------|x6 A|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| A F E A F E A We could do so much better than this F E Emotionally in fences and momentary bliss A We could do so much better than this F E Oh Rita, oh Rita A We could do so much better than this F E Perfect little pictures of moments that we missed A We could do so much better than this F E Oh Rita, oh Rita ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alternate (barred) voicing for Intro and Outro ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A F E e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| B|--------5-------------5------|----------13-------------|-----------13---12------| G|------6-----6-----------6----|-------14------14----14--|-----13------------13\--| D|--7-----------7-----------7--|-/15--------------15-----|--14----14--------------| A|--7-----------7--------------|-/15---------------------|--14--------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Momentary Bliss by Gorillaz