Ego (Is Not A Dirty Word) – Skyhooks
From 1975’s Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, written by Greg Macainsh
(Chords with an asterisk means play the note)
Chord diagrams (this has a lot of barre chords that are different to the diagrams supplied by UG).
Fm = 8 8 10 9 8 8
Gm7 = 3 5 5 3 6 3
D# = x 6 8 8 8 6
D#m7 = x 6 8 8 7 9
D#6 = x 6 8 8 8 8
G#m = 4 6 6 4 4 4
Fm
If I did not have an ego, I would not be here tonight
If I did not have an ego, I might not think that I was right
Gm7
If you did not have an ego you might not care the way you dressed
C# D#6
And if you did not have an ego you'd just be like the rest
D# Fm
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
C# D# Fm
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Well, if Jesus had an ego he'd still be alive today
And if Nixon had no ego he might not be in decay
Gm7
If you did not have an ego you might not care too much who won
C# D#6
If I did not have an ego I might just use a gun
D# Fm
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
E__go is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Solo: Fm D# Fm D#
G#m D#m7
G#m D#m7
Some people keep their egos in a bottom drawer
G#m D#m7
A fridge full of Leonard Cohen
G#m D#m7
Have to get drunk to walk out the door
G#m D#m7
Stay drunk to keep on goin'
F#* G#*
So if you got an ego
C#* D#*
You better keep it in good shape
F* F#*
Exercise it daily
F#* G#m
And get it down on tape
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
A#m
Ego is not a dirty word
Fm
Ego is not a dirty word
C# D#
Don't you believe what you've seen or heard
D# Fm
E__go