BPM 135 - VOX - BIG REVERB SOUND - PERHAPS TRY VARIATION ON DOUBLING - NOT MANY HARMONIES when playing C in verse 3555 3556 then normal open C
[Intro] octaves 1...3.5.....8.10.....8.5....... 8.10.....8.5.........555-3--change to B 6-5 E 8
[Verse- very staccato - no drums muted chords - rhythm XxxX xXxx] [Dm] Tried to [F] Keep you [Bb] close to [F] me, but [Bb] Life got [F] in between [C][Csus4][C] (Add bass drum on 1) [Dm] Tried to [F] square not [Bb] being [F] there but [Bb] think that [F] I should have b [C] been [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - light snare - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass at end] (Drum pattern BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSB) [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Verse - full beat - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass] (Drum pattern BxSx BBSB xBSx BBSx) [Dm] Once upon [F] a dif [Bb] different [F] life We [Bb] rode our [F] bikes into the [C] sky [Csus4][C] [Dm] But now we [F] fall [Bb] against the [F] tide Those [Bb] distant [F] days are flashing [C] by [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - straighter beat - offbeats towards end of each 2nd bar] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Instrumental - 'Ho' - same chords as verse]
Dm F Bb F Bb F C (3555 3556 then normal open C)
[Bridge - Finger pick first - then more fuller strumming for second section] [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Chorus] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Outro] "Lonely Water" [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Verse] [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] like a plastic bag, [C#m] drifting through the wind [A] wanting to start again? [E] Do you ever feel, [F#m] feel so paper thin [C#m] like a house of cards, [A] one blow from caving in? [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] already buried deep? [C#m] 6 feet under screams but n [A] o one seems to hear a thing [E] Do you know that there's [F#m] still a chance for you [C#m] 'Cause there's a spark in you [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus - Combination of Head for high bits and Chest for projection on sustained notes] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Verse 2] [E] You don't have to feel [F#m] like a waste of space [C#m] You're original [A] , cannot be replaced [E] If you only knew [F#m] what the future holds [C#m] After a hurricane comes [A] a rainbow
[E] Maybe your reason why [F#m] all the doors are closed [C#m] So you could open one tha [A] t leads you to the perfect road [E] Like a lightning bolt, [F#m] your heart will blow [C#m] And when it's time, you'll know [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Bridge] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Outro] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough [End][E]
