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 - 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]
