[Intro - No drums - play 2 to 3 on B string for riff Dmaj7/F#-200222 - use thumb for F#] [Dmaj7/F#][G][Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Verse 1] [Dmaj7/F#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [G] All the lights are changing [Dmaj7/F#] green to red. [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Turning over T.V. stations, [G] Situations running through my [Dmaj7/F#] head [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [G] clear that I've been blind, I've [Dmaj7/F#] been a fool [G] To [Dmaj7/F#] open up my heart to all [G] that jealousy That bitterness [Dmaj7/F#] that ridicule. [G]
[Hold][Em]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [Dmaj7/F#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [G] all the lights are changin', [Dmaj7/F#] red to green. [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [G] Chemicals are rushing in [Dmaj7/F#] my bloodstream. [G] Only [Dmaj7/F#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [G] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Dmaj7/F#] fraid [G] To [Dmaj7/F#] show you how I really feel, Ad [G] mit to some of those bad mis [Dmaj7/F#] takes I've made. [G]
[Chorus 1- Full drums] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m7] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Verse 3] [Dmaj7/F#] Sunday, all the lights in London [G] shining, Sky [Dmaj7/F#] is fading red [G] to blue. [Dmaj7/F#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [G] wonderin' where it is you might be [Dmaj7/F#] going to [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [G] feeling so alone, I can't be [Dmaj7/F#] lieve [G] [Dmaj7/F#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [G] see you smiling there in front of me. [Dmaj7/F#][G]
[Chorus 2] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m7] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now
[Chorus 3] [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj7/F#][G] Why why why why why [D] [End]
[Intro - BPM 95] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Verse 1] [G] Another turning point, a [Cadd9] fork stuck in the [D] road, [G] Time grabs you by the wrist, di [Cadd9] rects you where to [D] go [Em] So make the [D] best of this [C] test and don't ask [G] why [Em] It's not a [D] question but a [C] lesson learned in [G] time
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Interlude] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Verse 2] [G] So take the photographs and s [Cadd9] till frames in your [D] mind [G] Hang it on a shelf, in [Cadd9] good health and good [D] time [Em] Tattoos of m [D] emories and de [C] ad skin on tr [G] ial [Em] For what it's [D] worth it was [C] worth all the [G] while
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Instrumental - fuller drums - slightly mute chords to help melody ring out] | G (sus4 figure) | C | D | | G (sus4 figure) | C then Cadd-high9 | D | (gentle strums so not overpowering) | G (e-string- 5p30) - G6 (320000) | C | D | | G (sus4 figure) | C | D | | Em (g-string- 2 0)| D | C (g-string- 02)| G | | Em | D | C | G |
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Interlude] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Chorus - Drums stop - more free time] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
