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 - Full riff and drums - DROP D] [D] (twice round riff)
E x--------------------------------- B 3--------------------------------- G 2--------------------------------- D 0--------------------3s4p0-------- A 0-23-0023-0---0023--------3p0----- D 0----00----3b-00--------------573b
[Verse 1 - singing whilst playing the riff] I've had a [D]large mouth bass bust [D] my line A+couple+of [D]beautiful girls tell [D]me good bye Trucks [D] break down, dogs [D] run off Po [D] liticians lie, being [D]fired by the boss
[Verse 2] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on There ain't [D]much man, that ain't never let [D]me down (Drums stop - play descending riff)
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]*long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke* my [D]heart (** vocal stay on F#)
[Riff - just once] [D]
[Verse 2] she was a Ca [D] ro li na blue [D] jean baby Fire [D] in her eyes that [D]drove me crazy .. it was [D]Red tail lights when she [D] left town .. If I [D]didn't know then, I [D] sure know now
[Chorus - Slide up to notes] [D]Long neck ice cold beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart
[Solo] [G][D][E][A]
[Verse 4 - JUST BASS DRUM] It takes [D]one hand to count the things I can [D]count on But I got [D]one hand that's gripping down on a [D] cold one
[Random Pause]
[Chorus - No drums] [N.C.]Long neck ice cold(snare - then drums in) beer [G] never broke my [D]heart Like [D]diamond rings and football teams have torn [A] this boy apart Like a [D]neon dream it just dawned on me, that bars [G] and this guitar And [D]long neck ice cold beer [A] never broke my [D]heart, no
[Riff out with solo] [D] It never broke my heart (play riff 4 times)