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So Serious
Electric Light Orchestra
from "Balance of Power"

Notes: on the "serious, so serious" ending to the chorus, skip the last
bar and immediately start into the next verse with the C-chord.

Riff 1                Riff 2                Riff 3
e|------------        e|------------        e|-----------------
B|------------        B|------------        B|-----------------
G|------------        G|------------        G|---0-------------
D|------------        D|-3--2--0----        D|-3---3-2-0-2-0---
A|-5--3--2--0-        A|----------3-        A|---------------3-
E|------------        E|------------        E|-----------------
(triplet feel)        (8th note run)        (16th note run)

Verse:
C             G       (riff 1)
Night after night
DmDm Piano Chord 
                 AmAm Piano Chord 
        FF Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

I try to make it all fit together
C             G       (riff 1)
Night after night
DmDm Piano Chord 
             AmAm Piano Chord 
          FF Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 

I see you as someone I remember

Pre-Chorus:
CC Piano Chord 
                   DmDm Piano Chord 

You took me by surprise
EmEm Piano Chord 

Opened up my eyes
F              (riff 2)
Now we gotta talk this over.

Chorus:
AmAm Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

Can it really be so serious?
AmAm Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 

To be all broken up and delirious
CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
            AmAm Piano Chord 
          FF Piano Chord 

I guess we've really been out of touch
AmAm Piano Chord 
     FF Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 

But can it really be so serious?
AmAm Piano Chord 
   FF Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 

(Serious, so serious)

Verse (same as first verse):
Day after day
I know it's not the way that you wanted it
Day after day
I try to find the key, but it don't fit

Pre-Chorus:
But you know how it is
No matter what I did
We gotta talk it over. (riff 3 instead of riff 2)

Chorus:
Can it really be so serious?
To be all broken up and delirious
I guess we've really been out of touch
But can it really be so serious?
(Serious, so serious)

Verse:
Tonight, tonight
I'm thinking over everything you said to me
Tonight, tonight
I'm sorry, but I just didn't see

Pre-Chorus:
And now it's up to you
There's nothing else to do
We've gotta talk it over. (riff 3)

Chorus:
Can it really be so serious?
To be all broken up and delirious
I guess we've really been out of touch
But can it really be so serious?

Ending (use the Am-F-G-C progression from chorus):
Serious, so serious
Serious, so serious...