[Intro - Capo on first fret - BPM 112] [Dmaj9/F#][G][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 1] [Dmaj9/F#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [G] All the lights are changing [Dmaj9/F#] green to red. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turning over T.V. stations, [G] Situations running through my [Dmaj9/F#] head [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [G] clear that I've been blind, I've [Dmaj9/F#] been a fool [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] open up my heart to all [G] that jealousy That bitterness [Dmaj9/F#] that ridicule. [G][Em]
[Verse 2] [Dmaj9/F#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [G] all the lights are changin', [Dmaj9/F#] red to green. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [G] Chemicals are rushing in [Dmaj9/F#] my bloodstream. [G] Only [Dmaj9/F#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [G] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Dmaj9/F#] fraid [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] show you how I really feel, Ad [G] mit to some of those bad mis [Dmaj9/F#] takes I've made. [G]
[Chorus 1] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [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 [Dmaj9/F#][G] [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 3] [Dmaj9/F#] Sunday, all the lights in London [G] shining, Sky [Dmaj9/F#] is fading red [G] to blue. [Dmaj9/F#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [G] wonderin' where it is you might be [Dmaj9/F#] going to [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [G] feeling so alone, I can't be [Dmaj9/F#] lieve [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [G] see you smiling there in front of me. [Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Chorus 2] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [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 [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] [End]
[Verse - No drums - BPM 88] [Em] I never saw it as the [D] start, It's more a [G] change of heart (bass drum in) [F] Rapping on the windows, whistling down the chimney [E] pot [G] Blowing up the dust in the room where I for [D] got I [C] laid my plans in [B] solid rock (snare lightly in) [Em] Stepping through the door Like a troubadour whiling just an [A] hour away, [Em] Looking at the trees on the roadside feeling it's a [A] holiday
[Chorus - Backward drums] [D] You and I should [A#dim7-x12020] ride the coast And [Bm] wind up in our [A/C#-x4222x] favourite coats just [Em] miles away. [G] Roll a number ........ write another song Like [A] Jimmy heard the day he caught the train.
[Post-Chorus - Full drums] [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo la la [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo laaa (drums stop)
[Verse] [Em] He sipped another rum and [D] coke and told a [G] dirty joke (drums back in) [F] Walking like Groucho sucking on a number [E] 10 [G] Rolling on the floor with the cigarette burns walked [D] in I'll [C] miss the crush and I'm [B] home again
[Em] Stepping through the door With the night in store whiling just an [A] hour away, [Em] Step into the sky in the star bright feeling it's a [A] brighter day.
[Chorus - Backward drums] [D] You and I should [A#dim7-x12020] ride the coast And [Bm] wind up in our [A/C#-x4222x] favourite coats just [Em] miles away. [G] Roll a number ........ write another song Like [A] Jimmy heard the day he caught the train.
[Post-Chorus - Full drums] [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo la la [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo laaa
[Bridge - run1 E 3 2 0 A 2 D 2] [A] You and I should ride the tracks And find ourselves just wading through to [D] morrow [A] And you and I when we're coming down
We're only getting back And you know I feel no [D] sorrow. [A][G(run1)][Em]
[Vamp] D A G(run1) Em x 2
[Post-Chorus] [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo la la [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo laaa
[Bridge] [D] When you find that [A] things are getting wild [G] Don't you want days like [Em7] these? (big fill) [D] When you find that [A] things are getting wild [G] Don't you want days like [Em7] these? (big fill) [D] When you find that [A] things are getting wild [G] Don't you need days like [Em7] these? (big fill) [D] When you find that [A] things are getting wild [G] Don't you want days like [Em7] these? I say
[Post-Chorus] [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo la la [D] Wo [A] wo la la [G] Wo [Em7] wo laaa