[Intro Riff x 8 - No drums - Capo at 1st fret - original key is F] [E bass riff] [E] (don't play full chord - Maj implied by riff) D 2--------- A 2------2-- E 0-0-2h4---
[Verse - No drums] [E] My house in Budapest my, My hidden treasure chest, [E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh (drums in) [A] you, oooh You oooh Id leave it all [E] (intro riff)
(bass drum only and Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs) [E] My acres of a land I have achieved [E] It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for [A] you, You Id Leave it all [E] But for [A] you, You Id Leave it all [E]
[Chorus - Full drums] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs] [E] My many artifacts The list goes on [E] If you just say the words I'll up and run Oh, to [A] you, You Id leave it all [E] Oh, to [A] you, You Id leave it all [E]
[Chorus] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Instrumental - hammer on the whole chords to follow vocal - ah ooh bit] [Eadd9][Eadd9][Aadd6][Eadd9]
[Verse - Quieter - no drums - back to intro riff] [E] My friends and family They, don't understand [E] They fear they'd lose so much If, you took my hand [A] But, for you, You Id lose it all. [E] [A] But, for you, You Id lose it all. [E]
[Chorus - Drums] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - no drums] [E] My house in Budapest My hidden treasure chest, [E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh [A] you, You Id leave it all [E] For [A] you, You Id leave it all [E]
[End] [Esus4 riff - can individually pick as does not clash with snare] E ------- B --000-- G -----32 D 2------ A 2------ E 0------
[Eadd9 keyboard riff - x=mute high E with little finger to bring out line] E 0-2-0-x- B 0-----0 G 1------ D 2------ A 2------ E 0------
[Add6 keyboard riff] E 0-2-0-- B 2------ G 2------ D 2------ A 0------ E x------
Then 2nd fret on high E for the slight instrumental bit with a hammer on off the whole chords (E and A) to simulate the vocal bass line
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
