[Verse - Capo 2 - 2/4 - Syncopated bass drum - BPM 96] [follow guitar with bass drum bxxb xxbx xxbx xxxx] Well I guess it would be [A] nice if I could touch your body I know not every [D] body has got a body like [A] you But I've got to think [A] twice before I give my heart away And I know [D] all the games you play because I play them [A] to
[Chorus - still just bass drum but straight - play chords mainly at start of each section] Oh, but I [D] need some time off from [A] that emotion [D] Time to pick my heart up off the [A] floor Oh when that [D] love comes down with [A] out [F#m7] votion Well it [Bm] takes a strong man baby but I'm [E] showing you the door (stop - duration is 2 more bass beats before full drums back in) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Verse - Slap strings now for snare - 2/4 in] [A] BABY, I know you're asking me to stay Say please, please, [D] please don't go away You say I'm giving you the [A] blues [A] MAYBE, you mean every word you say Can't help but [D] think of yesterday And another who [A] tied, me, down, to, lover boy rules
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Solo - Full drums - Snare is no longer a slap on strings] A A D A x 2 (Buddy holly riff) 6-7 on E whilst holding 799 (General riffs - capo on 2) A D A E -11-------------9-7-------------- B -12-------------7-7-------------- G -11-------------8-8-/---9-/------ x 2 D -X--------------9-9-----9----9--- A ----------------------6s7----9--- E ---------------------------6s7---
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop drums for 6 bass hits - vocals between 4 and 5) (Build - string snare to full snare) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah [End]
[Verse 1] Am C D Move yourself G You always live your life Am C D G Never thinking of the future Am C D Prove yourself G You are the move you make Am C D G Take your chances win or loser
Am C D See yourself G You are the steps you take Am C D G You and you - and that's the only way Am C D Shake - shake yourself G You're every move you make Am C D G So the story goes
[Chorus] Am C D G Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart G Much better than - a Am C D G Owner of a broken heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart
[Verse 2] Am C D G Say you don't want to chance it Am C D G You've been hurt so before Am C Watch it now D G The eagle in the sky Am C D G How he dancin' one and only Am C D You, lose yourself G No not for pity's sake Am C D G There's no real reason to be lonely Am C D Be yourself G Give your free will a chance Am C D G You've got to want to succeed
[Chorus] Am C D G Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart G Much better than - a Am C D G Owner of a broken heart
[Interlude] Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart
Am C D G x8
[Outro] Am C D G Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart G Much better than - a Am C D G Owner of a broken heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart
Am C D G Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart G Much better than - a Am C D G Owner of a broken heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart Am C D Owner of a lonely heart