MR. SOUL
Buffalo Springfield

INTRO:  E7sus4 (0 7 7 7 0 0)... E riff

VERSE 1:
     E riff
Well hello Mr. Soul I dropped by to pick up a reason
        E riff
For the thought that I'd caught that my head is the event of the season
       A riff                                       E riff
Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin'
         D                       A                       E riff
I'll cop out to the change but a stranger is putting the tease on

VERSE 2:
      E riff
I was down on a frown when a messenger brought me a letter
      E riff
I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her
    A riff                                       E riff
Any girl in the world could have easily known me better
D                         A                        E riff
She said "You're strange, but don't change", and I let her

SOLO: E riff         (x4 / 4 bars)
      F              (4 bars)
      A              (4 bars)
      E riff         (x2 / 2 bars)
      D  A    E riff (x2)

VERSE 3:
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In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster?
       E riff
Stick around while the clown who was sick does the trick of disaster
        A riff                                     E riff
For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster
      D                           A                         E riff
Is it strange I should change?  I don't know, why don't you ask her?

OUTRO:
      D                           A                         E riff
Is it strange I should change?  I don't know, why don't you ask her?
      D                           A                         E riff
Is it strange I should change?  I don't know, why don't you ask her?

RIFF:
    E riff                            A riff
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--2---2---2-4-5---5-5---4-5-4-5--|
D|--2---2---2-4-5---5-5---4-5-4-5--|--2---2---2-4-5---5-5---4-5-4-5--|
A|--2---2---2-4-5---5-5---4-5-4-5--|--0---0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|
E|--0---0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0--|---------------------------------|

    E riff (alternate)                        A riff (alternate)
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|--9---9---9-11-12---12-12---11-12-11-12--|
D|--9---9---9-11-12---12-12---11-12-11-12--|--7---7---7--9-10---10-10----9-10--9-10--|
A|--7---7---7--9-10---10-10----9-10--9-10--|--0---0---0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--|
E|--0---0---0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0--|-----------------------------------------|