Intro - riff on own C/D to D >>> C D D CD CD G D, C D D CD DDDC D Other riff play during second part of intro and during verse (instead of just D all the time) A - 5 577 25 35 5 577 Stamp out - G then A C C B Bb D You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man You're twistin' my melon man, call the cops
[D - PLAY RIFF DOWN TO C THOUGH] Hey rainmaker, come away from that man You know he's gonna take away your promised land (3 2 3 on A) Hey good lady he just wants what you got you know He'll never stop until he's taken the lot (Hey Hey he hey hey) Gonna [G] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man Gonna [A] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man C C B Bb D You're a man
[D - PLAY RIFF DOWN TO C THOUGH]Hey rainmaker he got golden plans I tell you You'll make a stranger in your own land Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double Tongue you never think he would lie (Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man (Oh he lied, oooh he's twistin' my melon man)
Gonna [G] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man Gonna [A] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man You're the [C] man [C][B][Bb][D] N.C. He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you
[D - PLAY RIFF DOWN TO C THOUGH]Hey rainmaker, come away from that man You know he's gonna take away your promised land Hey good lady he's got God on his side he got a double Tongue you never think he would lie
Gonna [G] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're a man Gonna [A] stamp out your fire, he can change your desire Don't you know he can make you forget you're the man C C B Bb D You're a man
You're twistin' my melon man, you know you talk so hip man You're twistin' my melon man (Hey Hey he hey hey) He's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you againHe's gonna step on you again, he's gonna step on you again
[Intro - BPM 95] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Verse 1] [G] Another turning point, a [Cadd9] fork stuck in the [D] road, [G] Time grabs you by the wrist, di [Cadd9] rects you where to [D] go [Em] So make the [D] best of this [C] test and don't ask [G] why [Em] It's not a [D] question but a [C] lesson learned in [G] time
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Interlude] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Verse 2] [G] So take the photographs and s [Cadd9] till frames in your [D] mind [G] Hang it on a shelf, in [Cadd9] good health and good [D] time [Em] Tattoos of m [D] emories and de [C] ad skin on tr [G] ial [Em] For what it's [D] worth it was [C] worth all the [G] while
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Instrumental - fuller drums - slightly mute chords to help melody ring out] | G (sus4 figure) | C | D | | G (sus4 figure) | C then Cadd-high9 | D | (gentle strums so not overpowering) | G (e-string- 5p30) - G6 (320000) | C | D | | G (sus4 figure) | C | D | | Em (g-string- 2 0)| D | C (g-string- 02)| G | | Em | D | C | G |
[Chorus] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
[Interlude] | G | G | Cadd9 | D | | G | G | Cadd9 | D |
[Chorus - Drums stop - more free time] [Em] It's something unpredic [G] table but in [Em] the end it's [G] right [Em] I hope you had the [D] time of your [G] life.
