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Hip To Be Square by Huey Lewis & The News - Guitar Chords
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Hip to be Square – Huey Lewis and the News
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Written by: Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis
From: "Fore!" (1986)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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RIFF (intro, verse, chorus, solo, coda)
E E/G# A E E/G# A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|7---------------|--------------5-|7---------------|--------------5-|
E|--0---4---4---4-|5\4/5-----5-7---|--0---4---4---4-|5\4/5-----5-7---|
LINK between solo parts
F#7-9 B5 Dsus2
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---3---2---0---|
B|2---2-------3---|
G|3---3---4---2---|
D|2---2---4---0---|
A|--------2-------|
E|2---2-----------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
B5 x-2-4-x-x-x
D5 x-x-0-2-x-x
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
E/G# 4-x-2-1-0-0
A x-0-2-2-2-0
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
A/E 0-2-2-2-2-0
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[Intro]
| E E/G# | A | E E/G# | A |
| E E/G# | A | E E/G# | A B5 D5 |
(the organ plays two inversions of A here)
[Verse]
E E/G# A E E/G# A
I used to be a renegade, I used to fool around
E E/G# A E E/G# A
But I couldn't take the punishment, and had to settle down
[Bridge]
A G A Bm E
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes I cut my hair
F#m E/G#
You might think I'm crazy, but I don't even care
Asus4 Bsus4
Cause I can tell what's going on [break]
[Chorus]
[N.C.] | E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A B5 D5 |
It’s hip to be square (organ like in the intro)
[Verse]
E E/G# A E E/G# A
I like my bands in business suits, I watch them on TV
E E/G# A E E/G# A
I'm working out most every day and watching what I eat
[Bridge]
A G A Bm E
They tell me that it's good for me, but I don't even care
F#m E/G#
I know that it's crazy, I know that it's nowhere
Asus4 Bsus4
But there is no denying that [break]
[Chorus]
[N.C.] | E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A B5 D5 |
So hip to be square (organ like in the intro)
[Interlude] (brass section)
| E | Esus4 | E | Esus4 |
| E | Esus4 | E | Esus4 |
| E | Esus4 | E7 | A/E |
| E | Esus4 | E | F#7-9 F#7-9 B5 Dsus2 |
(= LINK)
[Solo] (saxophone)
| E E/G# | A | E E/G# | A |
| E E/G# | A | E E/G# | A B5 D5 |
[Verse]
E E/G# A E E/G# A
It's not too hard to figure out, you see it every day
E E/G# A E E/G# A
And those that were the farthest out have gone the other way
[Bridge]
A G A Bm E
You see them on the freeway, it don't look like a lot of fun
A G A Bm | E | % |
But don't you try to fight it; "An idea whose time has come."
F#m E/G#
Don't tell me that I'm crazy, don’t tell me I'm nowhere
Asus4 Bsus4
Take it from me [break]
[Chorus]
[N.C.] | E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A |
It's hip to be square
| E E/G# | A B5 D5 |
So hip to be square
[Outro]
E E/G# A
Here, there, and everywhere!
E E/G# A
Hip, hip, so hip to be square!
E E/G# A
Here, there, and everywhere!
E E/G# A
Hip, hip ...
E E/G# A
Here, there, and everywhere!
E E/G# A
Hip, hip, so hip to be square!
E E/G# A
Here, there, and everywhere!
E E/G# A
Hip, hip ...
(repeat and fade)
We also have 10 songs by Huey Lewis & The News
- Back In Time
- Do You Believe In Love
- Heart And Soul
- Hip To Be Square
- I Want A New Drug
- If This Is It
- Stuck With You
- The Heart Of Rock And Roll
- The Power Of Love
- Walking On A Thin Line
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