[Intro bass riff - BPM 199 - Am F] A ---------------------8--8----8--8-- E -5--5-0--0-5--5-0---0----8--8----8-S--
[Then drums + keyboard riff - High Am and F] [keyboard riff - mute low E with thumb and D string with fretting finger] (strum gentler than you think to make right notes ring) E -8---10---8----10---------------------------------- B -10--10---10---10--------------------------------- G -9---9----10---10------------------------------- D -10--10---10---10---------------------------------- A -0---0----8----8----------------------------------- E -X---X----X----X---------------------------------
[Verse 1] I [Am] t's up in my heart when it s [F] kips a beat [Am] Can't feel no pavement right [F] under my feet
[Chorus] [C] Up in my lonely room [G] When I'm dreaming of y [F] ou (wah oooo) Oh what can I do [Am] I still need you, but [F] I don't want you now [Am][F][E]
[Keyboard intro riff - Am F Am F]
[Verse 2] [Am] When I'm down and my [F] hands are tied [Am] I cannot reach a pen for [F] me to draw the line [Am] From this pain I just [F] can't disguise [Am] Its gonna hurt but I'll [F] have to say goodbye
[Chorus] [C] Up in my lonely room [G] When I'm dreaming of y [F] o Oh what can I do [Am] I still need you, but [F] I don't want you now [Am] [F][E] x 4 (oh yeah)
[Solo - play octaves - all 3 - concentrate on muting] (I don't need you but I don't want you - solo follows this) Am F Am F C G F Am F Am F E
[Keyboard intro riff - but sung as well] Am F Am F (Drum fill at end - right hand to soundboard sS
[Chorus] [C] Up in my lonely room [G] When I'm dreaming of y [F] o Oh what can I do [Am] I still need you, but [F] I don't want you now [Am] [F][E] (Stop on E)
e|---------------------0--------------------------------8---7-| B|-------3-1-----------------1-----------------1--------10--9-| G|-----0-----------5-----0h2---0h2p0-----0-0h2-------5--10--9-| D|-0h2-------2-2s5---3---------------3-2---------2s7----10--9-| A|------------------------------------------------------8---7-| E|------------------------------------------------------------| (alternately, you can replace the last two barre chords with a swift -E--F-)
[Intro - No drums - Half bar per chord instance] [G][G] - [G][C] [G][G] - [G][G]
[Verse 1] [G] So at my show on [C] Monday, I was hoping [Am] someday You'd be on your [Bm]way to [C]better [G]things It's not about your [C] make up or how you try to [Am] shape up To these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm][D]
[Verse 2] [G] So now you pour your [C] heart out, you're telling me you're [Am] far out But not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause [G] But you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [D] better [G] things
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] [G] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to *my show (melody climb A,B,C) Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Verse 3 - Bring drums down - string slaps for snare] [G] And at the show on [C] Tuesday, she was in her [Am] mindset Tempered [Bm] furs and [C] spangled [G] boots Looks are de [C] ceiving, make me be [Am] lieve it And these [Bm] tiresome [C] paper [G] dreams. [C] Paper [Am] dreams, honey [Bm] . Y [C] eah
[Verse 4] [G] Soooo won't you [C]go far, tell me you're a [Am] keeper Not about to [Bm] lie down [C] for your [G] cause [G] But you don't [C] pull my strings 'Cause I'm a [Am] better man [Bm] moving on to [C] better [G] things
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [G] But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day
[Bridge] [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs [Em] Yes, I [D] wish that we never [Bm]made [C]it [G] Through all the summers [Em] And kept them [D]up instead of kicking [Bm]us [C]back [G]down to the suburbs
[Instrumental - 1 bar per chord] [Em][G][Am][G] [Em][G][Am][G] [Drums stop]
[Chorus] [G] But oh- [D] oh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way (drums back in) But oh- [C] oh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day But oh- [D] oh, ooh, I love [Am] her because She [C] moves in [D] her own [Em] way But oh- [C] oh, ooh, she came [Am] to my show Just to [C] hear a [D] bout my [G] day [End]
