[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
(Note - for Chorus play chords with as many notes as poss as low dow the neck as possible for biggest sound) Fm 3x0333 Fm/G 1x0333 Eb 365343 D/F# 200232 with riff D 0 3 0 3 [Intro - Keys - No drums - BPM 109] Gm7 (add high A# on high E string) - pluck chords
[Verse 1 - Gm/F 113333 Cm/Eb x68888 - Pluck chords] [Gm] Birds flying [Gm/F] high....., [Eb] you know how I feel [D] [Gm] Sun in the [Gm/F] sky... [Eb] ...you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Reeds drifting on [Gm/F] by ... [C/E] ... you know how I feeel [Cm/Eb - X68888]
[Chorus - D-riff D 0 3 0 3)] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] And I'm feeling (drums in and loud) [Gm] good [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 2 - Full drums and loud] [Gm] Fish in the [Gm/F] sea... [Eb] .. you know how I [D] feel [Gm] River running [Gm/F] free..... [Eb] . you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Blossom in the [Gm/F] trees... [C/E] .. you know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] (stop) And I'm feeling go (quiet - snare slap) [Gm] od [Gm/F][Eb][D-riff]
[Verse 3] [Gm] Dragonflies [Gm/F] out in the sun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean, don't you know [Gm] Butterflies all [Gm/F] having fun, [Eb] you know what I [D] mean [Gm] Sleep in [Gm/F] peace, [Eb] when day is [Cm/G] done, And this [Gm] old world is a [Gm/F] new world And a [Eb] bold world [D] For (drums in and loud) [Gm] me. [Gm/F] ..... [Eb] ... [D-riff] ......
[Verse 4] [Gm] Stars when you [Gm/F] shine.. [Eb] ... you know how I [D] feel [Gm] Said I'll be [Gm/F] fine.... [Eb] you know how I [D] feel Oh [Gm] freedom is [Gm/F] mine.... [C/E] and I know how I [Cm/Eb] feel
[Chorus - repeat to pad out time] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] It's a [Gm] new dawn, it's a [Gm/F] new day, it's a [Eb] new life [D] ...for [Cm] me [D/A] [Stop - then play slowly] And I'm feeling [Gm] good [End]