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Song title:      Ridiculous Thoughts
Original Album:	 No Need To Argue

Words and Music by Dolores O'Riordan
Copyright © 1994 Island Records
Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

[play:]  [4]

  A                                 A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----5-----------5-----------5---|-----8-----------8-----------5---|
|---------6-----------6-----------|---------6-----------6-----------|
|-7-----------7-----------7-------|-7-----------7-----------7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  G                                 F
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3-----------3-----------3---|-----1-----------1-----------1---| 
|---------4-----------4-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[then play:]
  A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:

[play:]  [x2]

  Am              C                 G
|-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-1-------1---1-1-1-------1---1-1-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-0-------0---0-0-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-0-------0---0-0-3-------3---3-3-|-2-------2________-2-2---2-------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[then play:]
  Am              C                 G
|-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-1-------1---1-1-1-------1---1-1-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-0-------0---0-0-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-0-------0---0-0-3-------3---3-3-|-2-------2________-2-2---2-------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am              C                 G 
  Twister,    oh___,          does  anyone see through you? You're a

  Am              C                 G
  twister,    oh___,      na  na    na  na              But you're so
 
  Am              C                 G
  happy       now__           I     didn't go along with you    So



  Am              C                 G
|-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-|-3____-3__---3____---------------|
|-1-------1---1-1-1-------1---1-1-|-3____-3__---3____---------------|
|-2-------2---2-2-0-------0---0-0-|-0____-0__---0____---------------|
|-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-|-0____-0__---0____---------------|
|-0-------0---0-0-3-------3---3-3-|-2____-2__---2____---------------|
|---------------------------------|-3____-3__---3____---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am              C                 G
  happy       now__,      na  na    na  na              But you're gonna 



  Am              C                 G
|-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-1-------1---1-1-1-------1---1-1-|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-0-------0---0-0-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-|-0-------0________-0-0---0-------|
|-0-------0---0-0-3-------3---3-3-|-2-------2________-2-2---2-------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3________-3-3---3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am              C                   G
  have to hold on__,     you're gonna have to hold on,     you're gonna

  Am              C                 G
  have to hold on__,  hold on,      hold on            Or we're gonna 

  Am              C                 G
  have to move on__,      we're gonna have to move on,     we're gonna

  Am              C                 G
  have to move on__,  move on,      move on.                    Oh,



CHORUS:

  Fmaj7                             Em
|-----0-----------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
|---------1-----------1-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|
|-------------2-----------2-------|-------------0-----------0-------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Fmaj7                             Em
  I___________________________________              feel    a-



  Am                                Em
|-----0-----------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
|---------1-----------1-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|
|-------------2-----------2-------|-------------0-----------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am                                Em
 -live                and I         cried   so      hard.   that ri- 



  Fmaj7                             Em
|-----0-----------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
|---------1-----------1-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|
|-------------2-----------2-------|-------------0-----------0-------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Fmaj7                             Em
 -diculous    thoughts, ah ah ah______,         I   feel    a-



  Am
|-----0-----------0-----------0---|-----0-----------0-----------0---|
|---------1-----------1-----------|---------1-----------1-----------|
|-------------2-----------2-------|-------------2-----------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am
 -live    a   -   live,   a     -   live,   a   -   live



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Am   x02210
C    x32010
G    320033


| Am       C   | G
  Twister, oh, I shouldn't have twisted, you mean?

| Am       C       | G
  Twister, oh, na na na na

                | Am     C         | G
It's not going to happen now, you're not going to make fun of me

| Am      C        | G
  Happen, now, na na na na

                  | Am           C              | G
But you're going to have to hold on, you're gonna have to hold on,

           | Am           C          | G
you're gonna have to hold on, hold on, hold on

             | Am           C             | G
Or we're gonna have to move on, we're gonna have to move on,

           | Am           C           | G
We're gonna  have to move on, move on,  move on.



CHORUS2:
Chords:
Fmaj7  xx3210
Em     022000
Am     x02210


| Fmaj7 | Em         | Am        | Em
  I_________  feel all right and I cried so hard the

| Fmaj7                  | Em
ridiculous thoughts, ah ah ah

         | Am
I feel all right, all right, all right, all right, 


| Fmaj7        | Em       | Am     | Em
  You sould have lied but I cried so hard

    | Fmaj7                  | Em
The ridiculous thoughts, ah ah ah

             | Am
We should have lied, a lied, a lied, a lied



OUTRO:
Chords:
Fmaj7  xx3210
Em     022000
Am     x02210

                  | Fmaj7                          | Em
But you're going to have to hold on, you're going to have to hold on

              | Am
You're going to have to hold on, you're going to have to hold on

[repeat]  [x2]



To hold on, to hold on, to hold on.