[Verse] (CHEAT RIFF - JUST PLAY POWERCHORDS AND THEN THAT PHRASE 7 TO 9 ON G STRING) [Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig [D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big [Bm] Choose not a life of imitation [C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for [D] This punk the feeling that you stay for [Bm] In time I want to be your best friend [C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to [D] Don't die you know the truth as some do [Bm] Go write your message on the pavement [C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] White heat is screaming in the jungle [D] Complete the motion if you stumble [Bm] Go ask the dust for any answers [C] Come back strong with 50 belly dancers
[Chorus] The [G] world I love The [D] tears I've dropped To [Bm] be part of the [C] wave can't stop [G] Ever wonder [D] if it's [Bm] all for [C] you The [G] world I love The [D] trains I hop To [Bm] be part of The [C] wave can't stop [G] Come and tell me when [D] it's [Bm] time [C] to
[Verse] [Em] Sweetheart is bleeding in the snowcone [D] So smart she's leading me to ozone [Bm] Music the great communicator [C] Use two sticks to make it in the nature
[Em] I'll get you into penetration [D] The gender of a generation [Bm] The birth of every other nation [C] Worth your weight the gold of meditation
[Em] This chapter's going to be a close one [D] Smoke rings I know you're going to blow one [Bm] All on a spaceship persevering [C] Use my hands for everything but steering
[Em] Can't stop the spirits when they need you [D] Mop tops are happy when they feed you [Bm] Jay butterfly is in the treetop [C] Birds that blow the meaning into bebop
[Chorus] The [G] world I love The [D] tears I've dropped To [Bm] be part of the [C] wave can't stop [G] Ever wonder [D] if it's [Bm] all for [C] you The [G] world I love The [D] trains I hop To [Bm] be part of The [C] wave can't stop [G] Come and tell me when [D] it's [Bm] time [C] to
[Interlude] [Em] Wait a minute I'm [D] Passing out, win or [Bm] Lose, just like [C] you [Em] Far more shockin' than any [D] thing I ever [Bm] knew, how 'bout [C] you [Em] Ten more reasons [D] why I need somebody [Bm] new, just like [C] you [Em] Far more shockin' than any [D] thing I ever [Bm] knew, right on [C] cue
[Verse] [Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig [D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big [Bm] Choose not a life of imitation [C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for [D] This punk the feeling that you stay for [Bm] In time I want to be your best friend [C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to [D] Don't die you know the truth as some do [Bm] Go write your message on the pavement [C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] Kick start the golden generator [D] Sweet talk but don't intimidate her [Bm] Can't stop the Gods from engineering [C] Feel no need for any interfering
[Em] Your image in the dictionary [D] This life is more than ordinary [Bm] Can I get 2 maybe even 3 of these [C] Comin' from space to teach you of the Pliedes
[N.C.] Can't stop the spirits when they need you [N.C.] This life is more than just a read-thru
[Notes] [Intro Riff] A ----57-57-57-57-57-----starts on 1 - basically play this 5th to 7th fret figure 5 times across beat with pause at end before repeating loads louder and louder strumming
G --7-9-----7-9-------7-9----7-9--- D --------------------------------- A 7-----777-----777s5----555------- E ---------------------------------
G -----7-9-----7-9-------7-9----7-9------ D --------------------------------------- A 555------------------------------------ E ---7-----777----777s8----888--------888
Mike And The Mechanics-Over My Shoulder - BPM - 92
[Intro Full drums - Capo Fret 1 original but dont bother live] [Em7][Em7][A][D] [Em7][Em7] Yeah [A] eah [D](stop on D)
[Verse 1] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] I never dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Verse 2] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] With an aching [A] deep in my [D] heart [Em7] I wish we [A] were starting [D] over [Em7] Oh instead we're drifting [A] so far [D] apart
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] body [F/A] told me you were [G] leaving [C] Funny [G/B] I should [F/A] be the last to [G] know [C] Baby, [G/B] please, [F/A] tell me that I'm [G] dreaming [Am] I just never want to let you [Bb] go (drums stop)
[Verse 3] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder [Em7] I can see that [A] look in your [D] eyes [Em7] Turning my heart [A] over and [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye
[Bridge] [C] I don't [G/B] mind [F/A] everybody [G] laughing [C] But it's e [G/B] nough to [F/A] make a grown man [G] cry [C] 'cause I can [G/B] feel you're [F/A] slipping through my [G] fingers [Am] I don't even know the reason [Bb] why
[Whistle] Em7 A D x 4
[Bridge] [C] Every [G/B] day [F/A] it's a losing [G] battle [C] Just to [G/B] smile and [F/A] hold my head up [G] high [C] Could it [G/B] be [F/A] we belong to [G] gether [Am] Baby, won't you give me one more [Bb] try? [C - x3555][Bb/D - x5333] (slide up 2 frets for next) [C/E-x7555] [F] One more [Gsus4] try
[Verse 5] Looking [Em7] back [A] over my [D] shoulder I can [Em7] see that [A] look in your [D] eyes I never [Em7] dreamed [A] it could be [D] over [Em7] I never wanted [A] to say good [D] bye