[Intro Riff - BPM 80 - No drums - 1st fret for original key - dont bother live] [E][E] - no drums [E][E] - with drums
[Verse 1 - 16th note strumming] [E] Drinking in the morning sun [Asus2] Blinking in the morning sun [Bsus4-x24400] Shaking off the heavy one [Asus2] Heavy like a loaded gun (sus4 riff from E?) [E] What made me behave that way?..(Intro Riff) [Asus2] Using words I never say (Intro Riff) [F#min7] I can only think it must be love (sus4) [Asus2] Oh, anyway (sus4 riff 2 in chords follows) [E/A] It's [Esus4/A]loo [E/A]king [Esus4/A]like [E/A]a [Esus4/A]beau E/A]ti [Esus4/A]ful [E] day (hold note high before drop to chord tone)
[E maj vamp - octaves x 2 - see notes - low to high]
[Verse 2] [E] Someone tell me how I feel .. (Intro Riff) [Asus2] It's silly wrong but vivid right (E/A sus4 riff) [F#min7] Oh, kiss me like the final meal.. (sus4 riff) [Asus2] Yeah, kiss me like we die tonight
[Chorus] [E] Cause holy cow I love your eyes [Asus2] And only now I see the light [F#min7] Yeah Lying with me half-awake ............ Oh, [Asus2] anyway ... It's [E/A] (sus4 riff 2) looking like a beautiful day [E]
[E maj vamp - octaves x 3 - low to high - followed by intro riff]
[Verse 2 - Drums stop (just bass drum) - quiet - octaves] (Strum each chord once lightly muted and then pick octaves muted) [E] When my face is chamois-creased (MUTE play D2 to high E0) [Asus2] If you think I'll wink, I did (MUTE play D2 to E0) [B-76444x] Laugh politely at repeats (MUTE play A6 to B4) Yeah, [A] kiss me when my lips are thin (MUTE play D2 to B2)
[Chorus] [E] Cause holy cow I love your eyes [Asus2] And only now I see the light [F#min7] Yeah Lying with me half-awake [A] Stumbling over what to say .. Oh, any [A] way ............... [E/A-sus4-figure] It's looking like a beautiful [E] day
[E maj vamp - octaves x 4 - low to high]
[Outro - 1st version of chords - keep E octave vamp going] [E] So throw those curtains [Asus2/E - 002200] wide [Asus2/E] One day like this A year'd see me [E] right [E] So throw those curtains [Asus2/E - 002200] wide [Asus2/E] One day like this A year'd see me [E] right
[E] So throw those curtains [D/A - x00232] wide [Asus2] One day like this [Asus2] A year'd see me [E] right [E] So throw those curtains [D/A] wide [Asus2] One day like this [Asus2] A year'd see me [E] right (repeat building higher and higher)
(perhaps Hey Jude ending) [End]
[Riffs] E 0-0------------0-0------------ B 0---4-0-2---0--0---4-0-2----- G 1---------1----1---------1---- D 2--------------2-------------- A 2--------------2-------------- E 0--------------0--------------
[Strings figure 1 - version 2] E X-12-11----9---X B 9-------12-9-9-12 G 9----------9---9 D 9----------9---9 A X--------------- E 0---------------
[E maj vamp] E ----12-12-------- B ----9--9----- G 1-1-9--9------- D 2-2-9--9------- A 2-2-7--7------- E 0-0------------
[Looping - you have to grab the G to B to C during lord I can't change bit - so you can get the solo tone ready] [Intro] [G][D][Em][Em] [F][C][D][D] [G][D][Em][Em] [F][C][D][D]
[Verse 1] [G] If I [D] leave here to [Em] morrow [F] Would you [C] still remember [D] me? [G] For I must be [D] travelling [Em] on now [F] Cos there's too many [C] places I got to [D] see
[G] If I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl [F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same [G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change
[Interlude] [G][D][Em][Em] - [F][C][D][D] x 2
[Verse 2] [G] Bye bye, [D] it's been a [Em] sweet love [F] Though this [C] feeling I can't [D] change [G] But please don't [D] take it so [Em] badly [F] Cos the Lord [C] knows I'm to [D] blame
[G] But if I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl [F] Things just [C] couldn't be the [D] same [G] Cos I'm as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you'll never [D] change, oh oh oh
[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change [F] Lord [C] knows I can't [D] change [F] Lord [C] help me, I can't [D] change
[G][Bb] Lord, I [C] can't change Won't you [G] fly [Bb] high [C] free bird, yeah!
