Alternate chords - go with capo for now E (E hammer onto A as per Doobie Brothers sort of) - Verse
C#m A E then C#m A Bsus4 prior to chorus
Chorus - A E Bsus4 (in fact play 4th fret of high E on 1st beat of second bar - 2/4 - to simulate the little guitar line)
Riff when playing C is hammer onto sus4 with little finger and move 2nd finger over to hammer onto 2nd fret from open G - also descending bass line to go from C to Am
Capo 3 BPM 103 Chords: Cadd4 x 3 3 0 1 0 Cadd2 x 3 0 0 1 0 Gadd11 3 2 0 0 1 3 F x 3 3 2 1 x Little riff over G is 3 x 0 0 0 3 - 3 x 0 0 1 3 - 3 x 0 0 0 5 - 3 x 0 0 0 3
[Intro] C Cadd4
[Verse] [the Cadd2 is hit for a couple of quick strums in between the C chord]
[C] The garden wa [Cadd2] s blessed by the g [C] ods of me and [Cadd2] you [C] We headed wes [Cadd2] t for to find ours [C] elves some tru [Cadd2] th
[Am] Oh, what you waiting f [F] or, now what you waiting [C] fo [Cadd4] r [C][Cadd4]
[C] We counted al [Cadd2] l our reasons, exc [C] uses that we m [Cadd2] ade [C] We found ours [Cadd2] elves some treasur [C] e and threw it [Cadd2] all away
[Bridge] [Am] Oh, what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [C] r [Cadd4] [Am] Oh, what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [Gadd11] r
[Chorus] [Gadd11] When I dance al [F] one and the sun's bleeding d [C] own, blame it on m [Gadd11] e [Gadd11] When I lose contr [F] ol and the veil's overused, [C] blame it on me [Gadd11]
[Am] What you waiting f [F] or, now what you waiting f [C] or [Cadd4][C][Cadd4]
[Verse] [hit each chord once] [C] Caught in the tide of blossom, [C] caught in the carnival [C] Your confidence forgotten, I [C] see the gypsies run
[Bridge] Oh [Am] , what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [C] r Oh [Am] , what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [Gadd11] r
[Chorus] [Gadd11] When I dance al [F] one and the sun's bleeding d [C] own, blame it on m [Gadd11] e [Gadd11] When I lose contr [F] ol and the veil's overused, [C] blame it on me [Gadd11]
[Bridge] [Am] Oh, what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [C] r [Am] Oh, what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [Gadd11] r
[Chorus] [Gadd11] When I dance al [F] one and the sun's bleeding d [C] own, blame it on m [Gadd11] e [Gadd11] When I lose cont [F] rol and the veil's overused, [C] blame it on me [Gadd11]
[Gadd11] When I dance alo [F] ne, I know, I'll g [C] o, blame it on me [Gadd11] [Gadd11] When I lose contr [F] ol, I know, I'll go [C] ,blame it on me [Gadd11]
[Bridge] Oooh, [Am] what you waiting f [F] or, now what you waiting f [C] o [Am] Oh, what you waiting fo [F] r, now what you waiting fo [Gadd11] r
[Intro Riff - Drop D - BPM 136 - No drums] [D][G][Bm][A] E(10)----------------- B 10-10-10--10-1010--- G 7--0--7---7--6-7---- D 0-----9---7--------- A ----------0--------- E --------------------
[Verse 1 - Over riff] [D] When I was six years [G] old I broke my leg [Bm][A] [D] And I was running [G] from my brother and [Bm] his friends [A] [D] And tasted the [G] sweet perfume of the [Bm] mountain grass as I [A] rolled down [D] I was younger [G] then, [Bm] take me back to [A] when I
[Pre-Chorus 1 - Slap snare] [G] Found my [A] heart and broke it [D] here Made friends and [G] lost them through the years [G] And I've not [A] seen the roaring [D] fields in so long, I [G] know I've grown [G] But I can't [A] wait to go home
[Chorus 1 - Full drums] [D] I'm on [D/F#] my [G] way, [Bm] driving at [A7sus4] ninety Down [D] those coun [D/F#] try [G] lanes [Bm] singing to [A7sus4] Tiny Dancer And [D] I miss [D/F#] the [G] way you make [Bm] me feel [A7sus4] and it's real When [D] we watched [D/F#] the [G] sunset [Bm] over the [A7sus4] castle on the hill
[Riff - 0 7e 10 (10) for 2 bars - Drums stop] [D]
[Verse 2 - chords where you hold high A - Full drums] [D] Fifteen years [G] old and smoking [Bm] hand-rolled cigarettes [A] [D] Running from the law [G] through the backfields and [Bm] getting drunk with my [A] friends [D] Had my first [G] kiss on a Friday [Bm] night, I don't [A] reckon I did it [D] Right, I was younger [G] then [Bm] take me back to w [A] hen we found
[Pre-Chorus 2] [G] Weekend [A] jobs and when we got [D] paid We'd buy cheap [G] spirits and drink them [G] straight Me and my [A] friends have not thrown [D] up in so long, [G] oh how we've grown [G] But I can't [A] wait to go home
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm on [D/F#] my [G] way, [Bm] driving at [A7sus4] ninety Down [D] those coun [D/F#] try [G] lanes [Bm] singing to [A7sus4] Tiny Dancer And [D] I miss [D/F#] the [G] way you make [Bm] me feel [A7sus4] and it's real When [D] we watched [D/F#] the [G] sunset [Bm] over the [A7sus4] castle on the hill [D] woo [D/F#] ooo [G] oooh [Bm] Over the [A7sus4] astle on the hill (drums stop)
[Bridge - No drums] [Bm][G][D][A7sus4] (Just bass drum) [Bm] One friend [G] left to sell clothes, [D] one works A7sus4] down by the coast [Bm] One had two [G] kids but lives alone, [D] one's [A7sus4] brother overdosed [Bm] One's al [G] ready on his second wife, [D] one's just [A7sus4] barely getting by but [Bm] These people [G] raised me and I-I-I, [D] can't [A7sus4] wait to go home
[Chorus 3 - Still no drums] [D] I'm on [D/F#] my [G] way, [Bm] driving at [A7sus4] ninety Down [D] those coun [D/F#] try [G] lanes when [Bm] we did not [A7sus4] know the answers and (full drums) [D] I miss [D/F#] the [G] way you make [Bm] me feel [A7sus4] and it's real When [D] we watched [D/F#] the [G] sunset [Bm] over the [A7sus4] castle on the hill [D] woo [D/F#] ooo [G] oooh [Bm] Over the [A7sus4] astle on the hill [D] woo [D/F#] ooo [G] oooh (slow down and quieter) [Bm] Over the [A7sus4] astle on the hill
