[Intro - BPM 129 - E Riff with drums snare on each beat - Full drums halfway through] x16 Low Riff then High Riff - then full drums in
[Verse - Drums straight now - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] [E] I was born long ago [E] I am the chosen, I'm the one [E] I have come to save the day [E] And I won't leave until I'm done [G] So, that's why you've got to try [G] You got to breath and have some fun [Riff at end - 33x22x11x22x33x - Play double snares on each fretted not SSxSSxSSxSSxSS)] [E] Though I'm not paid, I play this game [E] And I won't stop until I'm done
[Chorus] [G(xxx430)] But what I [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes) [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [E][E][G][E] [G(xxx430)] And I got to, [A(x0x220)] got to know (drums stop for a bit x x x S)
[Riff with drums - snare on all to start then straight] x8
[Verse - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] [E] I don't know why we always cry [E] This we must leave and get undone [E] We must engage and rearrange [E] And turn this planet back to one [G] So, tell me why we got to die [G] And kill each other one by one [E] We've got to love and rub a dub [E] We've got to dance and be in love
[Chorus] [G(xxx430)] But what I [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes) [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [G(xxx430)] And I got to [A(x0x220)] got to know (hold - then count back in with 1 2 3 4)
[Riff Vamp with solo halfway through] [E][D][A] x12 E ------------------- B -9---7--7--5-7-5--- G -9---7--7--6-6-6--- D -9---7--7--7-7-7--- A -7---7--7--0-0-0--- E -------------------
Stop on [G] ( count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 to come back in)
[Outro] [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [E][D][E] G(xxx430) A(x0x220) And I got to got to know [End]
E D and G riff E ------------------------- B --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ G --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ D --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ A --7-7-7-7---------------- E --(0)ring to fatten sound
On acoustic how riff for E and G could work DURING VERSE YOU CAN PLUCK LOW E AS WELL AS NOT PLAYING SNARE ON EACH 1/4 NOTE Ch E E -------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------8- G 2h4p0-------------every 2nd time----7- D -----2---0--2-----------------------6- A -----2---0--2-----------------------7- E (0)--0---0--0------------------------- Dr S S
Ch G - Pluck bass note with thumb and treble line with first finger E --------------- B --------------------------- G 5h7p5p3------------------------ D -------5---3--5----------------- A -------5---3--5----------------- E 3------3---3--3---------------33-22-11-22-33 Dr S S
[Intro - No drums] [Em][Em][C][G] yeah [Em][Em][C][G]
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] Believe [Em] when [C] I [G] say [Em] I want [Em] it [D] that [G] way (drums in) But we [Em] are [C] two [G] worlds a [Em] part Can't [C] reach [G] to your [Em] heart When [C] you [G] say That [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Verse] Am I [Em] your [C] fi [G] re Your one [Em] des [C] ire [G] Yes I [Em] know, it's [C] too [G] late But [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way
[Chorus] Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] heart [Em] ache) Tell me [C] why (Ain't nothin' but a [D] mis [Em] take) (Tell me [C] why) I never wanna [D] hear you [G] say ( [Em] I want it [D] that [G] way)
[Bridge] [Em] Now I can see that we're fa [G/D] lling apart From the [C] way that it used to [Am] be, ye [D] ah No ma [Em] tter the distance I [G/D] want you to know That [C] deep down inside of [D] me... (Drums stop)
[Verse] You are [Em] my [C] fire [G] The one [Em] desi [C] re [G] (* higher, ** even higher) You [C] are *You are, *you [D] are, (goes higher) you [G] **are are [Em]
[Chorus] [D] (stop) Don't wanna hear you (full drums) [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mist [F#m] take [D] I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
[Chorus] Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way
Tell me [D] why Ain't nothin' but a [E] heart [F#m] ache [D] Ain't nothin' but a [E] mis [F#m] take Tell me [D] why I never wanna [E] hear you [A] say (drums stop) [F#m] I want it [E] that [A] way