SIMPLE ECONOMICS 
by Pedro the Lion 
tabbed by Rory D Miller 
indierock84@hotmail.com 
special chords in chorus 
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VERSE RIFF 
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8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3 
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the volunteers              were  tired 
(the news  had    spoiled their appetite                 for) 

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2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 
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heads were     hanging         low 
(stuffing     en.......vel.....opes) 

1ST VERSE PRECHORUS 
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3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2 
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12  points   was       an       awful           lot        to 

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3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2 
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be    down      in     the     polls 

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with   on.......ly     two     weeks            to 

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go 

2ND VERSE (VERSE RIFF) 

shouldering the phone, loosening his tie 
his running mate on pricks and pins, hovering beside 

2ND VERSE PRE-CHORUS 
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3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2 
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the candi........date  wrote    furiously 

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3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2 
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as if   to     save    his      life 

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3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-10-10-----10---10-10-12-12-----12-1212 
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then   hung     up     the      phone     and        spoke        with 

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great          conviction 

CHORUS 
G                  D               Em         Bm     C 
when you're nothin but a boyfriend,  dangling by a thred 
G                 D      B*         Em       Bm    Am         C* 
Keep in mind the bottom line,  that diamonds are a girls best friend 

VERSE 3 
inches from the goal, one thingon his mind 
to get behind her desk an make, some big decisions 

PRE CHORUS 3 (same as pre-chorus 2) 
power can be such a tease, you're always wanting more 
it's good to know that just like sex it can be paid for 

CHORUS 

VERSE RIFF