Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - [Intro drums] x x x (sSxb) b
[Intro Guitar riff - finger first G chord 2nd finger playing 3rd fret of B] Play round of F and G first then F G F G F G (PLAY 5 WITH LITTLE FINGER) E ----------x----x--------------x----x------------------3------ B ----------3----353------------3----3------------------3------ G ----------0----0--5-----------0----2420---------------4----- D ----------0----0--------------0----0------------------5------ A ----------x----x--------------x-----------------------5 E 1111-1111-3333-3333-1111-1111-3333-3333-----1111-1111-333-5--
[Verse - Barre chord for F and chug G but play inversion where you can play the riff as well] [F] Now here you [G] go again You say [F] you want your f [G] reedom (lower G riff) [F] Well, who am [G] I to keep you down [F] ? [G] [F] It's only righ [G] t that you should [F] play the way you f [G] eel it But lis [F] ten caref [G] ully to the so [F] und Of your l [G] oneliness, like a (bass on all quarter notes) h [F] eartbeat, drives you [G] mad In the sti [F] llness of re [G] membering what you ha [F] d [G] And what you l [F] ost [G] And what you h [F] ad [G] And what you l [F] ost [G]
[Chorus - More open chords but keep 8th note pulse under and put fills in - imply fills with strumming and chords more than snare] Oh [Fmaj7] thunder only ha [G6] ppens when it's r [Fmaj7] aining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're p [Fmaj7] laying [G] Say [Fmaj7] women they will co [G6] me and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'll [Fmaj7] know [G] You'll [Fmaj7-High one] know
[Instrumental Break - Drums stop - strum all of this to make sound fuller] |(Fmaj7)| G | G | F E -8---8----------x------5--3----------1--- B -10--10--8-10---3----------3---------1--- G -9---9----------0-----------------5--2--- D -10--10---------0--------------------3--- A -8---8----------x--------------------3--- E ----------------3--------------------1---
|Am | G | G | F Fmaj7 at 8th fret E -8---8----------x------5--3----------1---------- B -10--10--8-10---3----------3---------1---10p8---(notes ring together) G -9---9---9-9----0-----------------5--2-------9-- D -x---x----------0--------------------3--------10 A -0---8----------x--------------------3---8------ E ----------------3--------------------1----------
[Verse] [F] Now here I [G] go again I s [F] ee your crystal [G] visions (lower G riff) [F] I keep my v [G] isions to myse [F] lf [G] [F] It's only me [G] who wants to wra [F] p around you dream [G] s and, [F] Have you any d [G] reams you'd like to s [F] ell Dreams of lo [G] neliness like a (bass drum on all quarter notes) [F] heartbeat drives you [G] mad In the s [F] tillness of re [G] membering what you ha [F] d [G] And what you l [F] ost [G] And what you h [F] ad [G] Ooh, and what you [F] lost [G]
[Chorus] Oh, [Fmaj7] thunder only hap [G6] pens when it's ra [Fmaj7] ining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're pl [Fmaj7] aying [G] Say, [Fmaj7] women, they will c [G6] ome and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'll [Fmaj7] know [G]
Oh, t [Fmaj7] hunder only happe [G6] ns when it's ra [Fmaj7] ining [G] [Fmaj7] Players only l [G6] ove you when they're pl [Fmaj7] aying [G] Say, [Fmaj7] women, they will c [G6] ome and they will [Fmaj7] go [G] [Fmaj7] When the rain wash [G6] es you clean, you'l [Fmaj7] l know [G] You'll [Fmaj7] know [G] You will [Fmaj7] know [G] Ahh, yo [Fmaj7] u'll know
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy [Gm] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy [Gm]
[Verse 1] [Eb] All aro [Dm] und in my h [Gm] ome town [Eb] They're trying to [Dm] track me [Gm] down [Eb] They say they want to [Dm] bring me in gui [Gm] lty For the [Eb] killing of a [Dm] depu [Gm] ty For the [Eb] life of a [Dm] depu [Gm] ty But I say?
(Play Main Riff) D 5-3------------------ A ----5-3-35---3------ E ----------------6--3
[Chorus] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in s [Gm] elf-defense [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] and they say it is a ca [Gm] pital offense
[Verse 2] [Eb] Sheriff [Dm] John Brown a [Gm] lways hated me [Eb] For wha [Dm] t I don't k [Gm] now [Eb] Every t [Dm] ime that I p [Gm] lant a seed He [Eb] said "Kill it [Dm] before it g [Gm] rows" He [Eb] said "Kill it [Dm] before it g [Gm] rows" I say!
(Play Main Riff)
[Chorus] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in [Gm] self-defense [Gm] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I swear it was in [Gm] self-defense [Gm]
[Verse 3] [Eb] Freedom [Dm] came my way [Gm] one day [Eb] And I st [Dm] arted out of [Gm] town yeah [Eb] All of a s [Dm] udden I see s [Gm] heriff John Brown [Eb] Aiming to s [Dm] hoot me d [Gm] own So [Eb] I sho [Dm] t, I s [Gm] hot him down I say!
(Play Main Riff)
[Chorus] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I didn't shoot the d [Gm] eputy
[Verse 4] [Eb] Reflexe [Dm] s got the b [Gm] etter of me [Eb] And wha [Dm] t is to be [Gm] must be [Eb] Every d [Dm] ay the bucket f [Gm] alls to the well [Eb] But one day the [Dm] bottom will [Gm] drop out [Eb] Yes, one d [Dm] ay the bottom will [Gm] drop out But I say
(Play Main Riff)
[Chorus] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot the [Gm] deputy, oh no [Gm] [Gm] I shot the sheriff, [Cm] but I did not shoot no d [Gm] eputy, oh no [Gm]
