E5 (strum like first part of intro) E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------| B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------| G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------| D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------| A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
[VERSE 1:] Is it [E5] my imagination Or have I [F#7sus4] finally found [A5] something worth living [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff) I was [E5] looking for some action But [F#7sus4] all I found was [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l (2nd part of intro riff again)
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS] Cadd9 B7 E5 E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
[Verse] Is it [E5] worth the aggravashuuun To [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's [A5] nothing worth working [E5] for, It's a [E5] crazy situashuuun But [F#7sus4] all i need are [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[INSTRUMENTAL:][E5][Dsus2][A] x4
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
[GUITAR SOLO][E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2] xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time E5 Dsus2 A E5 Dsus2 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-| D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1 - Light drums] I've been [C]walkin' these streets [C/G]so -[C]long,[C/G] singin' the same [C/G]old [C]song [C/G][C] I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of [G]Broadway [Gsus4][G] Where [F]hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the [C] rain [F/C][C] There's been a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon (just bass drum) But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6-x35555]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Verse 2] Well, I [C]really don't mind [C/G]the [C]rain, [C/G]and a [C]smile can hide [C/G]all the [C]pain But [C/G]you're [C]down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the [G]long way And I [F]dream of the things I'll do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my [C]shoe [F/C][C]
There'll be a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Strings bit] [F][C/E][Dm][C][G/B][F/A] [G][F][Em][Dm] (like a rhine..)
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know
