50
Goo Goo Dolls-Iris
[Intro - No drums - Don't do the odd time sig - this is a motif from later in the song]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
[Verse - Play G 3x0003 so really rings - BASS IN]
And I'd (drums in - play 12/4 strumming)
[D] give up [Em] forever to [G] touch you
'Cause I [Bm] know that you [A] feel me some [G] how
You're the [D] closest to [Em] heaven that [G] I'll ever be
And I [Bm] don't want to [A] go home right [G] now
[Verse]
And [D] all I can [Em] taste is this [G] moment
And [Bm] all I can [A] breathe is your [G] life
And [D] sooner or [Em] later it's [G] over
I just [Bm] don't want to [A] miss you [G] tonight
[Chorus]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
[Interlude]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [STOP]
[Verse - DRUMS BACK IN]
And you [D] can't fight the [Em] tears that ain't [G] coming
Or the [Bm] moment of [A] truth in your [G] lies
When [D] everything [Em] feels like the [G] movies
Yeah, you [Bm] bleed just to [A] know you're [G] alive
[Chorus]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] a
[Instrumental - Hum line with harmoniser - GO TO DISTORTION]
[Bm] [Bm/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm/A] [G] [G]
[Bm] [Bm/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm/A] [G] [G]
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff) *=rhythm SxxS - strum dudd
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff)
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff)
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] (then goes to 4/4 beat)
[G5]** [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]
[G5] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm] (slide up to 7)
[G5] [F#m-24x225] Slide up to next chord
[Bm] (799x779 10 9 B-10) [Bm-79x779] XxxX xxXx xXxx XxXx
(drums stop)
[Quiet bit back to 6/4 - No drums]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
-------- And I
(Double G with snare to then Bm for chorus)
[Chorus x 2 - DRUMS BACK IN]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] a
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
[End]
55
Teddy Swims-Lose Control
[Intro - Capo 2 original key - No drums - Play chords up neck for verse]
[Em-022003] x 2
[Verse 1 +=on bass or snare - just bass drum on 1s - chords high up neck]
(Em-x79987 G/D 10-10-12-12-12-10 - C and B standard barres)
[Em] +Something's got a hold of me+ late ly, ............ no I
[G/D]+don't know my self a ny more+ or ore
[C/E] +Fe els like the walls are all+ clos in' in and the
[B/E]+de vil's knock in' at my door+, who ooh who oh ooh
[Em] Outta my mind how many times, did I +tell you I'm
[G/D]+no good at be ing a +lone yeah it's
[C/E]+takin' a toll +on me, +tryn' my best +to keep from
[B/E]+tear in' the +skin off my bones, don't you knowoohow
[Chorus - Drums in - Chords down neck]
[Em]I [Em7-02203x]lose [Em]con...
[G/D-3x0003]tro [Gadd9-3x0005]ooh [Gmaj7-3x0002]ool
ooh wo ooh oh woh ooh wa woh oh oh
when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .............. I'm
[Bsus4/E]fallin' apart right in [B/E]front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E]next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Verse 2]
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is I want your
[G/D]+body like a fiend +like a bad habit, ..................
+bad habit's hard to
[C/E]+break when I'm with +you,
+yeeeah I know +I could do it on my
[Bsus4/E]+own but I want +that real full
[B/E]+moon black magic +and it takes two
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is when I'm
[G/D]+with you I'm an +addict, and-I +need some re
[C/E]+lease, my +skin in your +teeth, can't see the +forest through the
[Bsus4/E]+trees, got me +down on my
[B/E]+knees darl in' +please, oooooooh
[Chorus]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Instrumental]
[Em] [G/D] [C/E] ([Bsus4/E] [B/E])
[Chorus - No drums]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol (high), when you're not
[C/E] here with me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] here with me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] breakin' my heart baby [B7/E-follows melody] you make a mess of me
[End]
eee eeeee
65
Commodores-Easy
[Intro BPM 130 - No drums]
[G] [Bm7] [Am7] [C/D-x5555x] - [G] [Bm7] [Am7] x
[Verse 1n - Drums in ]
[G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny, but I just can't
[Am7] stand the pain, [C/D]
[G] Girl, I'm [Bm7] leaving you to -
[Am7] morrow, [C/D]
[G] Seems to [Bm7] me, girl, you know
I've done [Am7] all I can, [C/D]
[G] You see, I [Bm7] begged, stole and
I [Am7] borrowed, ...yeah! [C/D]
[Chorus 1 - remember Ahs]
Oo, that's why I'm [G] easy----,
[Bm7] [Am7]
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday
[G] morning--- [Bm7] -----, [Am7]
[C/D] That's why I'm
[G] easy------ [Bm7] -------- [Am7] ----,
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday
[F] mor- [C/E] ----- [C/D] ------ [G] ning!
[Verse 2]
[G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put
[Am7] chains on me? [C/D] Yeah!
[G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues
to make [Am7] it, [D7sus4]
[G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be
what they [Am7] want me to be, [C/D]
[G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I
try to [Am7] fake it, ...no! [C/D]
[Chorus 2 - remember Ahs]
Oo, that's why I'm [G] easy----,
[Bm7] yeah, [Am7]
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday
[G] morning--- [Bm7] -----, [Am7]
[C/D] That's why I'm
[G] easy----- [Bm7] -------- [Am7] ------,
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday
[F] mor- [C/E] ----- [C/D-x5555x] ------ [G] ning!
[Bridge - Em7s are quick passing chords]
[G] I wanna be
[Fmaj7]high------,
[Em7]so [Dm7]high, [F/G] I wanna[Em7] be
[Fmaj7]free to
know the things I do [Em7]are [Dm7]right,
[F/G] ee ee ete
I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free, ...
[Em7]just [Dm7]me, [F/G] woh, babe!
[Bb/F-11333x] x x [F/C] x x x x
[Bb/D-x5333x] x x [C] Oooo!
[Middle- 8 solo]
[G] [Bm7] [Am7] [C/D] [G] [Bm7] [Am7] [D7sus4]
[G] [Bm7] [Am7] [C/D] [G] [Bm7] [Am7]
[Chorus 3]
That's why I'm [G] easy----
[Bm7] , [Am7]
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday
[G] morning, [Bm7] yeah---- [Am7] ------,
[C/D] That's why I'm
[G] easy------ [Bm7] -------- [Am7] ----,
I'm [C/D] easy like Sunday **
[F] mor- [C/E] ----- [C/D] ------ [G] ning!
[End]
[Alternative ending **]
[G] morning! [Bm7] Woh - [Am7] oh---!
[Chorus 4 - Key Change] *
[Am7] [Bbm7] 'Cause I'm
[Ab] easy------ [Cm7] -------- [Bbm7] -----,
Woo! [Db/Eb] Easy like Sunday
[Ab] morning----, [Cm7] yeah - [Bbm7] eh---,
[Db/Eb] 'Cause I'm
[Ab] easy, yeah - [Cm7] eh------ [Bbm7] ------,
[Db/Eb] Easy like Sunday
[Ab] morning----! [Cm7] [Bbm7]
[Suggestion for coda]
[Db/Eb] 'Cause I'm
[Ab] easy---- [Cm7] ------- [Bbm7] ------,
[Db/Eb] Easy like Sunday
[Gb] mor-- [Db/F-x8666x] ------
[Db/Eb-x6666x] ------- [Ab] ning!
70
Elton John-Rocket Man
[Verse 1 - BPM 137]
[Gm7] She packed by bag last night, [C9] preflight,
[Gm7] Zero hour, nine a. [C9]m.
[Eb] And I'm gonna be [Bb/D] high [Cm] igh [Cm7/Bb] igh
As a kite by [F/A] then (repeat F/A at 5th fret)
[Gm7] I miss the earth so much I [C9] miss my wife
[Gm7] It's lonely out in space [C9]
[Eb] On such a [Bb/D] time
i i i i i [Cm] ime less flight [Cm7/Bb]
[F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9-668866] (at 7th fret whole barre)
[Chorus - Play Bb at 6th fret - stay in that area]
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb] ...........
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb] ...........
[Verse 2]
[Gm7] Mars ain't the kind of place
[C9] To raise your kids
[Gm7] In fact, it's cold as hell [C9]
[Eb] And there's no one [Bb/D] there to
[Cm] raise them
[Cm7/Bb] If you did (don't climb all the way - stay on F/A)
[F/A]
[Gm7] And all this science
[C9] I don't understand
[Gm7] It's just my job
[C9] Five days a week
A Rocket [Eb] Man [Bb/D] an a [Cm] an [Cm7/Bb]
Rocket Man [F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9]
[Chorus]
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb]
[Chorus again]
75
Verve-Lucky Man
[Intro - No drums to begin with - Sometimes D riff is over A chord section]
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [A] x 4 (D riff on 3rd round)
(Drums in)
[G] [D] [Dsus2] [A] x 4
[Verse 1]
[G] Happiness [D] mor [Dsus2] e or less [A]
it's just a change in me something in my libert [G] y
o-o- [D] h [Dsus2] m-y m-y [A] ..
[Verse 2]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know
just [D] w [Dsus2] here I a [A] -m
[Bridge]
well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn
[G] how many times do I have to learn
[D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind.
[Chorus]
But I'm A [G] lucky m- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-n [A]
with fire [G] in my h- [D] a- [Dsus2] a-a-nd [A] s
[Verse 3]
[G] happiness [D] som [Dsus2] ething in my own place [A]
I'm stood here naked smiling I feel no dis [G] grace
with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Verse 4]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I k [G] now
with [D] who I [A] a-m
[Bridge]
well, [Em] how many corners do I have to turn
[G] how many times do I have to learn
[D] all the love I have is in my [A] mind.
I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -A-A-n [A] d
I hope you [G] under [D] st [Dsus2] -a-a-n [A] d
[Pre-verse]
o-o- [G] o-o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h-h-h-h [A]
no no no no no no no no
Gotta [G] love that never [D] d- [Dsus2] i-e-s [A]
[Verse 5]
[G] Happiness [D] mo [Dsus2] re or less [A]
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] t
[Verse 6]
[G] happiness [D] co [Dsus2] ming and going [A]
I watch you look at me watch my fever growing, I [G] know
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 4
[Pre-verse]
Gotta [G] love that never [D] d [Dsus2] -i-e-s [A] X 3
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty X 3
[Fade out]
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my my [A] - X
it's just a change in me something in my liber [G] ty
[G] o- [D] o- [Dsus2] h, my m [A] y - X 2
[End]
[D riff - Hold D chord whilst playing the notes]
E 0-2-------------
B 3--0-3-----------
G 2------0-2--------
D 0---------------
A ----------------
E ----------------
75
Train-Drops of Jupiter
[Intro Riff - 79 BPM - No drums]
C ... Csus4 x32011 - G-32003x 32000
F F - Fsus2-x33011** x33011 F
** bring first finger to E and B strings for barre and mute lower E with thumb - still full sound
after hammer onto A on G string then play full F barre
[Verse 1]
Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere
With [G] drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey,
h [F] ey (Fsus2 riff)
[C] She acts like summer and walks like rain
[G] Reminds me that there's time to change,
h [F] ey, hey (Fsus2 riff)
[C] Since the return from her stay on the moon
[G] She listens like spring and she talks like June,
hey, [F] hey (Fsus2 riff)
[Chorus 1]
[G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun
Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded
[C] And that heaven is overrated
[G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star
One without a permanent [Dm] scar
And did you miss me while you were
[F] looking for yourself out there
[Drums in - R riff]
Intro Riff - C C C (C Csus4) G G G (G Gadd6)
F F - Fsus2-x33011** x33011 F
[Verse 2]
Now [C] that she's back from that soul vacation
[G] Tracing her way through the constellation,
[F] hey, hey (F riff)
She [C] checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo
Re [G] minds me that there's room to grow, hey, [F] hey
Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere
I'm a [G] fraid that she might think of me as
[F] plain ol' Jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he
never did land (chromatic up to G# then to G)
[Chorus 2]
[G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet
Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day
[C] And head back to the Milky Way
And [G] tell me, did Venus blow your [D] mind
Was it everything you wanted to [Dm] find
And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself out there
[La la Riff - C9 C C9 C C9 C -
G (3x003x) G6 (3x0030) G6 G G6 G
Fadd6(pull off B-3p1] F(at5)]
[Bridge]
Can you imagine no [C] love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your [G] best friend always sticking [F] up for you,
even when I know you're wrong
Can you imagine no [C] first dance, freeze dried
romance [G] five-hour phone conversation
[can just stay on Bb until F to make simpler)]
The [Bb/D-x7555x] best soy [x787xx] latte that you
[Bb] ever had, [Bbsus2] and [F] me (drums stop)
[Chorus 3]
[G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet
Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day
[C(stop)] And head back toward the Milky Way
Drum fill U = upstrum, T = thumb snare, D = downstrum
123123123123123
--UT--T--T-UT--
---D--D--D--D--
[G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun
Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded
[C] And that heaven is overrated
[G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star
One without a permanent [Dm] scar
And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself (snare stop)
[Outro] - La la bit - is C9 to C, then G (with 3 on B string)
to open E at top - just take fingers off top strings
[C] na na na na na na
[G] na na na na na na [F] na-na-na-na
And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
[C] na na na na na na
[G] na na na na na na
And did you [F] fall from a shooting star, fall from a shooting star
[C] na na na na na na
[G] na na na na na na
(can just stay on Bb to make easier)
And are ya [Bb/D] lonely [x787xx] looking
[Bb] for your self [Bbsus2] out [F] there
[End]
80
Bob Marley-No Woman No Cry
[Intro]
[C] [G/B] [Am] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [G/B] [Am] [F] [C] [F]* [C] [G]
E --------0---3-----0----5---0---1-0-x---0---3------
B --------1---0-----1----6---1---1-1-3---1---0------
G 0-2-4-0-0---0-----2----5---0---2-2-2---0---0-2-4-0
D --------2---0-----2----7---2---3-3-x---2---0------
A --------3---2-----0----8---3---3-3-3---3---x------
E --------x---x-----x----5-------1-0-x---x---3------
(move first finger to play 1st fret on C for second chord
and then just use little finger to play the 3rd fret)
[Chorus * you can play the intro riff bit to emphasise the chorus]
[C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am] [F]
[C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G]
[C] No [G/B] woman no [Am] cry [F]
[C] No [F]* woman no [C] cry
[Verse]
[G] Said said
[C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F]
[C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F]
[C] Oba oba [G/B] serving the [Am] hypocrites [F]
As they would [C] mingle [G/B] with the good people we [Am] meet [F]
[C] good friends [G/B] we had oh [Am] good friend we los [F]
[C] [G/B] along the [Am] way [F]
[C] In this bright [G/B] future you [Am] cant forget your [F] past
[C] So dry your [G/B] tears I [Am] say [F]
[Chorus]
[C] No [G/B] woman no cry [Am] [F]
[C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G]
[C] Here little [G/B] darlin' don't [Am] shed no [F] tears
[C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
[Verse]
[G] Said said
[C] said I [G/B] remember [Am] when we used to sit [F]
[C] In the govern [G/B] ment yard in [Am] trenchtown [F]
[C] And then Georgie [G/B] would make a [Am] fire [F] light
as it was [C] log wood [G/B] burnin through the [Am] night [F]
[C] Then we would [G/B] cook corn [Am] meal porridge [F]
[C] of which I'll [G/B] share with [Am] you [F] yeah
[C] my [G/B] feet is my [Am] only carriage [F] and so
[C] I've got to [G/B] push on [Am] through
[F] But while I'm gone
[Bridge]
[C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[C] Ev'ry thing's gonna [G/B] be alright. [Am] Ev'ry thing's gonna [F] be alright.
[Chorus]
So [C] no wo [G/B] man no cry [Am] [F]
[C] No [F] woman no [C] cry [G]
[C] Her [G/B] e little dar [Am] lin' do [F] n't shed no tears
[C] No [F] woman no [C] cry
85
Dire Straits-Walk of Life
[Intro - key pads - BPM 172 - E = 476454 before move to other chords]
E x x B
A x x E
B x x E
A x E B
[Keyboard riff x 2 then 3rd time with drums - WHISTLE OVER TOP SOMETIMES HARMONIES]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
[Verse 1]
[E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus - Stevie Ray - play G# on low E going to B]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - keyboard riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 2]
[E] Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - Keyboard Riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 3]
[E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singng I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
[A] He got the action, he got the motion
[E] Oh yeah, the boy can play
[A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
And [E] after all the violence and [B] double talk
There's just a [E] song in all the trouble and the [A] strife
You do the [E] walk, yeah, [B] you do the walk of life [A]
Mmm, [B7] you do the walk of life [E]
[Outro]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
(repeat until end)
[End]
[Notes]
v1 - 2 - proximity, v2 - 3 for some bits 'oh yeah' and 'turning..'
[Tab for intro - CHECK THIS]
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B]
E ----------------------------------7--------7----------------7--------7-----
B -9----9-12---9-----5--------5--7--7--7--9----9--7---5-------7--7--9----9--7
G -9--11---------11--6--------------8-----------------6-------8--------------
D -9-----------------7--------------9-----------------7-------9--------------
A -------------------0--------------9-------------------------9--------------
E -0--------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------
85
Radiohead-High and Dry
[BPM 88 Intro Riff 1 - F#m11 = x44200 for verse - 244x00 for Chorus
for verse first finger remains pressed at all times whilst moving from one chord to the next]
[F#m] [Asus2] [E]
Slide from one to the other
E -444-2-2------222-0-0-----0-0--0---
B -000-0-0------000-0-0-----0-0--0--
G -666-4-4------444-2-2-----2-2--1--
D -666-4-4------444-2-2-----2-2--2--
A -000-0-0------444-0-0-----0-0--2--
E -------------------------------0--
Repeat - drums in at end of riff
[Verse 1]
[F#m11-x44200] Two jumps in a week........................................
I bet you [Asus2] think that's pretty clever don't you [E] boy [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] Flying on your motorcycle
[Asus2] Watching all the ground beneath you [E] drop [Esus4] [E]
You'd [F#m11] kill yourself for recognition
[Asus2] Kill yourself to never ever [E] stop [Esus4] [E]
You [F#m11] broke another mirror
You're [Asus2] turning into something you are [E] not [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus * barre the 4th frets for F#m11 so will always mute G and if B and E ring out then great]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244400*] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2]
Don't leave me [E] dry
[Interlude]
(Riff 1) [F#m] [Asus2] [E]
[Verse]
[F#m11] Drying up in conversation
[Asus2] You will be the one who cannot [E] talk [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] All your insides fall to pieces
[Asus2] You just sit there wishing you could [E] still make love [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] They're the ones who'll hate you
When you [Asus2] think you've got the world all [E] sussed out [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] They're the ones who'll spit at you
You [Asus2] will be the one screa [E] ming out [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244x00] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2]
Don't leave me [E] dry
[Interlude 2]
F#m11 Asus2 E [2x]
[Bridge]
It's the [F#m11] best thing that you ever had
The [Asus2] best thing that you ever, eve [E] r had
It's the [F#m11] best thing that you ever had
The [Asus2] best thing you ever had has gone [E] away [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244x00] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2]
Don't leave me [E] dry
[End]
*Chords Used Intro Octaves
F#m11 Asus2 E Esus4 G# F# E
e|-----------0----0----0----------------|
B|-----0-----0----0----0----------------|
G|-----2-----2----1----2----13--11--9---|
D|-----2-----2----2----2-----x---x--x---|
A|-----x-----0----2----2----11---9--7---|
E|-----2----------0----0-----------(0)--|
90
Crowded House-Weather With You
[INTRO - BPM 94]
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A]
E 0-0----0-0----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
B 3-0----3-2----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
G 0-0----2-2----11-12--7-9-7--4-----6-
D 2-2----2-2----12-12--9-9-9--5-----7-
A 2-2----0-0----0--0---7-7-7--0-----0-
E 0-0----x-x-----------7-7-7----------
[Verse 1]
Walking 'round the
[Em7] room singing stormy wea [A] ther, at Fifty-
[Em7] Seven Mount Pleasant Str [A] eet .. Well, it's the
[Em7] same room but everything's diff [A] erent, you can fight the
[Em7] sleep but not the [A] dream.
BRIDGE:
[Dm] Things ain't [C] cookin' [Dm] in my [C] kitchen,
[Dm] strange aff- [C] liction wash [F] over me.
[Dm] Julius Ca [C] esar [Dm] and the Roman [C] Empire,
[Dm] couldn't [C] conquer the [F] blue sk - [G] y.
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A]
[VERSE 2]
Well, there's a
[Em7] small boat made of [A] china, its going
[Em7] nowhere on the mantle- [A] piece. Well, do I
[Em7] lie like a loungeroom [A] lizard, or do I
[Em7] sing like a bird re-leased. [A]
[CHORUS]
Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather with you, ... everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather. ... Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [G] weather with you, .. everywhere you
[D] go, always take the [G] weather, the [A] weather with you.
[Intro Riff]
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [A] x 2
[CHORUS]
Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather with you, ... everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [D] weather. ... Everywhere you
[A7sus4] go, always take the [G] weather with you, .. everywhere you
[D] go, always take the [E] weather, the [G] weather with you. take the
[A] weather with [D] you (drums stop for a bit)
[Bass Interlude + Chorus - No chords for first bit - Light drums that build]
E - 0 2 5 ---- 5 7 A - 5 - E 7 A 5 E 7 A 5
Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you,
everywhere you go, always take the weather.
Everywhere you go, always take the [G] weather with you,
everywhere you [D] go, always take the [E] weather,
the we [G] ather with you. (slow down to finish)
take the [A] weather with [D] you
[End]
Extra notes
Lower harmony - A B C# D B B B C# - must play Em7 (Em7 xxx / A Asus4 A)
90
Mike And The Mechanics-Over My Shoulder
Capo Fret 1
[Intro] Em7 A D
[Verse 1]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
[Em7] I never dreamed [A] it could be [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Verse 2]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] With an aching [A] deep in my [D] heart
[Em7] I wish we [A] were starting [D] over
[Em7] Oh instead we're drifting [A] so far [D] apart
[Bridge]
[C] Every [G/B] body [F/A] told me you were [G] leaving
[C] Funny [G/B] I should [F/A] be the last to [G] know
[C] Baby, [G/B] please, [F/A] tell me that I'm [G] dreaming
[Am] I just never want to let you [Bb] go
(ROLL PLAYING CHORDS AND SNARE AT SAME TIME
- COME BACK IN LOOK (SNARE) ING (BASS) BACK (BASS) 4&1 SBB)
[Verse 3]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
[Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
[Em7] Turning my heart [A] over and [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Bridge]
[C] I don't [G/B] mind [F/A] everybody [G] laughing
[C] But it's e [G/B] nough to [F/A] make a grown man [G] cry
[C] 'cause I can [G/B] feel you're [F/A] slipping through my [G] fingers
[Am] I don't even know the reason [Bb] why
[Whistle]
Em7 A D x 4
[Bridge]
[C] Every [G/B] day [F/A] it's a losing [G] battle
[C] Just to [G/B] smile and [F/A] hold my head up [G] high
[C] Could it [G/B] be [F/A] we belong to [G] gether
[Am] Baby, won't you give me one more [Bb] try?
[C] [Bb/D - x5333] (slide up 2 frets for next) [C/E-x7555]
[F] One more [Gsus4] try
[Verse 5]
Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder
I can [Em7] see that [A] look in your [D] eyes
I never [Em7] dreamed [A] it could be [D] over
[Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
95
Bill Withers-Lovely Day
[Intro BPM 98 - You can use technique in Dakota to play the high violin lines
- 0-x-9-9-9-11 0-x-9-9-9-12 9-x-9-9-9-11 9-x-9-9-9-12 x-0-x-9-9-11 x-0-x-9-9-12 C then D]
Vox- have one on double - that should do it - no harmonies
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-----/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7---------Cmaj7-Bm7
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/--/--/--/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7-----Cmaj7----Bm7
[Verse 1]
[E] When I wake up in the [C#m7] morning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] And the sunlight hurts my eyes [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] And something without [C#m7] warning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Bears heavy on my [Cmaj7] mind
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D-x55555] Then I look at you [Bm7/E-077777]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 2]
[E] When the day that lies [C#m7] ahead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 3]
[E] When the day that lies a [C#m7] head of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the whole world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus - x 2 or fade]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
105
Adele-Rolling In The Deep
DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit]
[Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum]
[F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note]
[F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart,
[E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's
[C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E]
[F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear
[E] Go ahead and sell me out, and
[C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) [E]
(bass drum on all 4)
[F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you
[E] Don't underestimate the
[C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) [E]
[F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart
[E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's
[C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E]
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier]
[D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me
[C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that
we almost (passing chord) [E] had it
[D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me
[C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling...
We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep
(passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] beat
(passing chords) [D] [E]
[Verse - Light drums]
[F#m] Baby, I have no [C#m] story to be told, But
[E] I've heard one on you. Now I'm
[C#m] gonna make your head burn [E]
[F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair
[E] Make a home down there, as
[C#m] mine sure won't be shared [E]
[Pre-Chorus]
[D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me
[C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it
[D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me
[C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling...
We could have had it
[Chorus]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep
(passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat
(no F to G step up - note this)
[E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY]
[D] all.... [E] ... Rolling in the
[F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in
[D] side of your hand [D] .. But you
[E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords]
[N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa)
Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh)
[F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa)
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full]
[F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me
[D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep
[F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me
It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it.
You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.
105
Queen-I Want To Break Free
[Intro 1] (fade in)
| C#m | F#4 F# |
| A B | C#m B |
| A B | C#m B |
| A B | E | E |
[Intro 2]
| E | E | A | A |
| E | E | B | A |
| E | E N.C.
[Verse 1]
E
I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
A
You're so self satisfied, I don't need you
E
I've got to break free
B A E
God knows, God knows I want to break free
[Verse 2]
N.C. E
I've fallen in love
E
I've fallen in love for the first time
A
This time I know it's for real
E
I've fallen in love, yeah
B A E A E A E
God knows, God knows I've fallen in love
[Bridge]
B A
It's strange but it's true
B A
I can't get over the way you love me like you do
C#m
But I have to be sure
F#sus4 F#
When I walk out that door
A B C#m B
Oh, how I want to be free, baby
A B C#m B
Oh, how I want to be free
A B E N.C.
Oh, how I want to break free
[Solo]
| E | E | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E N.C.|
[Interlude]
| E | E | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E N.C.
[Verse 3]
E
But life still goes on
E
I can't get used to living without, living without
A
Living without you by my side
E
I don't want to live alone, hey
B A E
God knows got to make it on my own
[Outro]
B
So baby, can't you see
A E
I've got to break free
N.C. E
I've got to break free
E
I want to break free, yeah
E
E
I want, I want, I want, I want to break free...
(fade out)
105
Kinks-Waterloo Sunset
[Verse 1 - BPM 108]
[Intro riff with bass drum]
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G -4-444--44--------------------------------------
D ----------7-777-77-6-666-66-4-444-44-2-222-221-111-11--
A -----------------------------------------------------2
E ---------------------------------------------------
[Intro - Full drums]
[Intro riff]
A (S)E B A
E -----0-0----0-------------------------0----
B -2-0-x-2-0--0-(0)----4---44---2-2----2-2p0-
G -2-----1----1--x--6--4---44---2-2----2----2
D -2-----2----2--2--6--4---446--4-2----2-----
A -0-----2----2--2--x--2---22-----0----0-----
E -0-----0----------7------------------------
[E] [B] [A] [A]
[Verse 1]
Dirty old
[E] river, must you keep
[B] rolling, rolling in [A] to the night,
People so [E] busy, makes me feel [B] dizzy,
taxi lights [A] shine so bright, .. But I
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no
[F#m7]friends,
[B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset
I am in [A]
(*Move to play A barred at 5th fret to get ready for descending line)
paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] Every day I look at the world from my
[B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum)
[B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444]
Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi...
[B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 2]
Terry meets [E] Julie, Waterloo
[B] Station, every [A] Friday night,
But I am so [E] lazy, don't want to
[B] wander, I stay at [A] home at night, ...But I
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... feel a
[F#m7]fraid
[B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo
[B] sunset I am in [A] paradise,
( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] Every day I look at the world
from my [B] window,
( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum)
[B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444]
Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi...
[B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 3]
Millions of
[E] people swarming like
[B] flies 'round Waterloo [A] underground,
But Terry and [E] Julie cross over the
[B] river where they feel [A] safe and sound,
And they
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no
[F#m7]friends,
[B] As long as they
[E] gaze on Waterloo
[B] sunset they are in [A] paradise,
[Intro again]
[E] [B] [A]
[Outro - Townsend style strums]
[B]
Waterloo sunsets fine - repeat to fade
[End]
115
Kinks-Sunny Afternoon
[Intro - No drums
CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE
Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky]
(play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb]
[A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] (drums in)
[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb]
[A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
[Verse]
The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough
And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home
[A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny
[A/E] after [Dm] noon
And I can't sail [C7] my yacht
He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got
[A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F]
[A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus]
[D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this
[G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big
[C7] fat mama tryin' to break
[F] me [A7] .. And I
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(JUST BASS DRUM, NO SNARE, STRUM CHORD AND SUSTAIN IT THEN TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
[Verse]
My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa
[A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and
[Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here
Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer
[A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny
after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus]
[D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail
away [G] [G7] Or give me
[C7] Two good reasons why I oughta
[F] stay [A7] And I
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
[Chorus]
[D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this
[G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big
[C7] fat mama tryin' to break
[F] me [A7] .. And I
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
[Repeat a few times]
[End] [D]
E X---------------------
B 3---------------------
G 2-2-2-2---------------
D 0---------------------
A ----------------------
E ----------------------
120
Ace-How Long
[Intro Ab/Bb - 6x6544]
[Ab/Bb] [Bb] x4
then [Bm] on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus]
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Verse 1]
[Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion
Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme
But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions
'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem
And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin'
To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way
But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin'
It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus]
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2]
[Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion
Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme
But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions
'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem
And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin'
To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way
But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin'
It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Gm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Repeat until enough]
120
Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle
[Intro - DROP D??? - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one]
Play double stop with 2 fingers - 2nd on G, 1st on B so an slide into 34 and 12 shapes
E ---0------------
G ---77-53-5-55-35-7
B ---77-54-5-55-45-7
D ---0-------------
Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0---------
G -77-53-1-11
B -77-54-2-22
D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7-5X3433 in drop D or easier - 5x006x] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse]
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming]
[D]
[Verse]
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor
'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel]
[D] [D] [G7] [D]
[A] [C] [G] [D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting
D G D A C G D End on D5
E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x
B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15
B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14
D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0
A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5----------------------
E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you,
[D] Stuck in the middle with you.
Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending]
[D] [D]
[Notes]
Simulate slide part
E ---------------------
B s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---10-
G s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
D s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
A x--------------------
E ---------------------
120
Amy Winehouse-Back to Black
[Intro - BPM 123 - Just bass drum - J - Capo 2 - Em]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] [A] (run - A - 0 E - 3 1 0]
[Verse 1]
[Dm] He left no time to re- [Gm] gret,
Kept his dick [Bb] wet, with his same old safe [A] bet.
[Dm] Me... and my head [Gm] high,
And my tears [Bb] dry; get on without [A] my guy.
[Verse 2]
[Dm] You went back to what you [Gm] knew,
So far [Bb] removed, from all that we went [A] through.
And [Dm] I... tread a troubled [Gm] track,
My odds are [Bb] stacked; I'll go back [A] to black.
(run - A - 0 E - 3 1 0]
[Chorus 1 - Light snare]
[Dm] We only said goodbye with [Gm] words; I died a hundred times.
[Bb] You go back to her and [A] I go back to... (stop drums)
[N.C.] I go back to us [Dm] (light drums back in)
[Verse 3 - Higher harmonies here]
[Dm] I love you [Gm] much,
It's not e- [Bb] nough; you love blow and I [A] love puff.
And [Dm] life is like a [Gm] pipe,
And I'm a tiny [Bb] penny rolling up the walls [A] inside.
(run - A - 0 E - 3 1 0]
[Chorus 2]
[Dm] We only said goodbye with [Gm] words; I died a hundred times.
[Bb] You go back to her and [A] I go back to...
[Dm] We only said goodbye with [Gm] words; I died a hundred times.
[Bb] You go back to her and [A] I go back to...
[Break]
N.C. (drums stop)
[Bridge 1]
[Dm] Black... [Bbmaj7] black,
[F] Black... [A] black.
[Dm] Black... [Bbmaj7] black,
[F] Black... [A] I go back to... [A7] I go back to... (drums back in)
[Chorus 3]
[Dm] We only said goodbye with [Gm] words; I died a hundred times.
[Bb] You go back to her and [A] I go back to...
[Dm] We only said goodbye with [Gm] words; I died a hundred times.
[Bb] You go back to her and [A] I go back to [Dm] black.
125
George Ezra-Budapest
[Intro Riff x 8 - No drums - Capo at 1st fret - original key is F]
[E bass riff]
[E] (don't play full chord - Maj implied by riff)
D 2---------
A 2------2--
E 0-0-2h4---
[Verse - No drums]
[E] My house in Budapest my, My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh (drums in)
[A] you, oooh (slide up to A-x07650 for this note) You oooh
Id leave it all [E] (intro riff)
(bass drum only and Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs)
[E] My acres of a land I have achieved
[E] It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E] But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E]
[Chorus - Full drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs]
[E] My many artifacts The list goes on
[E] If you just say the words I'll up and run Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[Chorus]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Instrumental - hammer on the whole chords to follow vocal - ah ooh bit]
[Eadd9] [Eadd9] [Aadd6] [Eadd9]
[Verse - Quieter - no drums - back to intro riff]
[E] My friends and family They, don't understand
[E] They fear they'd lose so much If, you took my hand
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[Chorus - Drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - no drums]
[E] My house in Budapest My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] For
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[End]
[Esus4 riff - can individually pick as does not clash with snare]
E -------
B --000--
G -----32
D 2------
A 2------
E 0------
[Eadd9 keyboard riff - x=mute high E with little finger to bring out line]
E 0-2-0-x-
B 0-----0
G 1------
D 2------
A 2------
E 0------
[Add6 keyboard riff]
E 0-2-0--
B 2------
G 2------
D 2------
A 0------
E x------
Then 2nd fret on high E for the slight instrumental
bit with a hammer on off the whole chords (E and A)
to simulate the vocal bass line
160
Lumineers-Hey Ho Song
Pattern 1(C) 2 3 4 1 2 3 &4(F) 1
[Intro - No drums - C is on the main chord but start on F pickup phrase on 4]
x x x ([F]*passing chord)
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!) - ([F])
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!) - ([F])
[Verse 1]
[C] (Ho!) I've been trying to do it right ([F])
[C] (Hey!) I've been living a lonely life ([F])
[C] (Ho!) I've been sleeping here instead ([F])
[C] (Hey!) I've been sleeping in my bed,
([Am] Ho!) sleeping in [G] my bed ....... ([F])
[C] (Hey!) --- ([F])
([C] Ho!)--- ([F])
[Verse 2]
[C] (Ho!) So show me family ([F])
[C] (Hey!) Or the blood that I would bleed ([F])
[C] (Ho!) I don't know where I belong ([F])
[C] (Hey!) I don't know where I went wrong
([Am] Ho!) But I can write [G] a song ([F])[C] Hey! (Drums in)
[Chorus - Slap snare 2/4]
I belong with [Am] you, you belong with [G] me,
you're my sweet [C] heart
I belong with [Am] you, you belong with [G] me, you're my
[F - play just before next C] sweet (just bass drum)
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!) - ([F])
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!) - ([F])
[Verse 3 - Bass drum]
[C] (Ho!) I don't think you're right for him ([F])
[C] (Hey!) Think of what it might've been if ([F]) we
[C] (Ho!) Took a bus to Chinatown ([F])
[C] (Hey!) I'd be standing on Canal
([Am] ho!) and [G] Bowery
([F] [C] Hey!)
([Am] Ho!) She'd be standing [G] next to me ( [C] hey!) (Drums in)
[Chorus - Slap snare 2/4]
I belong with
[Am] you, you belong with [G] me, you're my sweet [C] heart - I belong with
[Am] you, you belong with [G] me, you're my sweet [C] heart
(full drums)
Cause [F] love ........................
we [G] need it now [C]
Let's [F] hope for some [G] ...........
'Cause [F] oh......................
, we're b [G] leeding ou [C] t
[Chorus]
I belong with [Am] you, you belong with [G] me, you're my sweet [C] heart
I belong with [Am] you, you belong with [G] me, you're my sweet
([F])
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!) - ([F])
[C] (Ho!) -- ([F])
[C] (Hey!)