Riff in final section - xxx232 xxx232 xxx235 x42224 x42222 x4222(2) - emphasis on B string INTRO RIFF - A to G with b ringing 3x0003 then hammer on 3x0023 then D (barre 222 with 1st finger this to be able to play the notes) is D 0232 0252 0222 0202 0222 then G with B ringing 3x0003 then xx043x xx023x xx043x then A Violin line during Chorus - D 0232 0252 0222 0202 (not back to Dmaj7) D G A Riff during Verse is xx043x xx023x xx043x then A [Intro] BPM 123 | A G | D/F# | G | D G A |
[Verse 1] I was [A] working part [G] time in a [D/F#] five-and-dime, My [G] boss was Mr. McGee. [D][G][A] [A] He told me several [G] times that he [D/F#] didn't like my kind, 'Cause [G] I was a bit 2 leisurely. [D][G][A] [A] Seems that I was [G] busy doing [D/F#] something close 2 nothing, But [G] different than the day before. [D][G][A] [A] That's when I [G] saw her, [D/F#] ooh, I saw her She walked [G] in through the out door (out door).
[Chorus] She wore a [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] The [G] kind U find in a se [D] cond [G] hand [A] store [A]Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't wear [D] much [A] more [A]Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] I think I [E] love [A] her
[Verse 2] [A] Built like she [G] was, uh, [D/F#] she had the nerve 2 ask me If I [G] planned 2 do her any harm [D][G][A] [A] So, look here, I put her on the back [G] of my bike and-a [D/F#] we went riding [G] Down by old man Johnson's farm [D][G][A] [A] I said now, overcast [G] days never [D/F#] turned me on But [G] something about the clouds and her mixed [D][G][A] [A] She wasn't [G] 2 bright but [D/F#] I could tell When she kissed [G] m
She knew how 2 get her kicks
[Chorus] She wore a [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] The [G] kind U find in a se [D] cond [G] hand [A] store [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] And [G] if it was warm she wouldn't wear [D] much [A] more [A] Rasp [G] berry beret [D/F#] I think I [E] love [A] her
[Verse 3] [D] The rain [A/C#] sounds so cool [D] when it [A/C#] hits the barn roof, [NC] And the horses wonder who U are. [D] Thunder [A/C#] drowns out what the [D] lightning sees [A/C#] U [NC] feel like a movie star Listen, [G] they say [F#m] the first time [E] ain't the greatest But I tell ya, [NC] if I had the chance 2 do it all again I [G] wouldn't change a stroke 'cause [F#m] baby I'm the most, With a [E] girl as fine as she was then. (chorus repeated to fade)
[Verse - Full drums - Guitar staccato and muted] I went [A] searching for the [G] truth But in my [Em] innocence I [A] found All the [A] con men and their [G] acrobats Who [Em] stomped me in the [A] ground If I [A] count up their [G] percentages I [Em] know they're getting [A] rich But t [A] hey haven't taken [G] everything Those [Em] paybacks are a [A] bitch (Asus 2 figure)
[Prechorus - climb is A A/B C - chords more open] Though I've [C] lost quite a lot I am [G] still in control They can [C] keep what they've got But they [A] can't have my soul (stop)
[Chorus - 8th notes on strumming] And if [D] I don't [G] have this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer [D] I still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer (stop)
[Verse] What was [A] (back in) ripped off by [G] professionals Is [Em] not all that it [A] seems While I [A] must live up to [G] contracts I did [Em] not give up my [A] dreams (Asus 2 figure + drums stop) If I [A] see it as [G] experience It [Em] hasn't gone to [A] waste Lately [A] all the missing [G] pieces Have been [Em] falling into [A] place
[Prechorus - Climb up figure A A/B C] And if [C] I could go back and start [G] over somehow I would [C] not change that much Knowing [A] what I know now (stops)
[Chorus - 8th notes strumming] Thought there [D] have been [G] sins I [A] will [D] regret Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] don't have [G] all the [A] answers [Bm] yet But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[Solo 1] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A) A G Em A x 4 (play chords higher up to change) (stop)
[Verse] I'm a [A] mark for every [G] shyster From [Em] Topanga to [A] Berlin And I [A] should have learned to [G] kick them out As [Em] soon as they crawled [A] in So to [A] every bank in [G] Switzerland That [Em] stores my stolen [A] youth I'm a [A] lright because [G] despite the laws You [Em] cannot hide the [A] truth
[Prechorus] And [C] although you will say I am [G] still too naive Well I [C] have not lost faith In the [A] things I believe
[Chorus] And if [D] I don't [G] have a this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] still [G] getting [A] closer, [D] getting closer
[Solo 2] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)
[Outro] A G Em A x 4
[Solo 1 Phrase] E 3-3-3-------------------- B 3-3-3-------6---------- G -----5p3---5------------- D --------5s7--------------- A ----------------------- E -----------------------