Capo 4th fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
- then straight into verse chords - x2, - x2,
- x2, - x2. (listen to the song and you'll get it)
Verse 1
Let me tell you a little story
- - with thumb on base string, third fret) x2
of how I got my attitude
When I moved to Manhattan,
- - x2
I hadn't even finished school
I was working so hard just to pay
- - x2
those bills and stay there
- - - x2
I had my own agenda, no one even really cared
Chorus
Time was running out, I had to make a move
So I picked up the bass guitar
- x2
and I played it cool
- x2
Yeah I played it cool
- x2, - x2
Verse 2
A couple years later,
- - x2
I'm living in Paris, France
Hanging out with DJs,
- - x2
following the latest fads
I was working so hard just to figure out
- x2
the clothes and the hair
I tried so hard not to show it,
- - x2
I walked with my nose in the air
Chorus
The french didn't want me around,
they didn't like my groove
So I packed up my bass guitar
- x2, - x2
and moved to Hollywood
- x2, - x2
I moved to Hollywood
- x2, - x2
- x2, - x2
Bridge
I had one last chance
It was all there waiting for me, honey
So Sunny Hollywood
- x2, - x2
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- x2, - x2
dudududuududududu
- x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
- x2 - x2
I'll tell you a little story now
- x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
- x2 - x2
I'll tell you a little story now
Time was running out, I had to make a move
So I picked up the bass guitar
- x2
and I played it cool
The french didn't want me around,
they didn't like my groove
So I packed up my bass guitar
- x2, - x2
and moved to Hollywood
- x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
- x2 - x2
I'll tell you a little secret now
- x2
Let me tell you a little secret,
- x2 - x2
I'll tell you a little story now