The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a standard G chord with fingers 1, 2 & 3 and then use finger 4 (index) to tap on and off fret 1 string 2 then again fret 2 string 3 (verses only, not the chorus). Listen to the song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing. It’ll come to you easily enough … enjoy!
[Verse 1]
G G I've been long, a long way from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C* And drank 'til I was thirsty again
G G We went searching through thrift store jungles G Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo G C* And Benny Goodman's corset and fan
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D Well, o.k. I made this up… I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 2]
You get down, real low down You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way Bring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread, And serve you French toast again
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, o.k. I still get stoned… I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
G G We've been far, far away from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C* And everywhere in between
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D Well, o.k. we get along… so what if right now everything's wrong?
[Chorus & close]
C* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with your pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G chord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down
[Sound effects to start] [Intro Riff - BPM 116 - Angle little finger down to get sus4 quickly with Fsus4] [F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4] x 2
[Verse 1] [F]Ice will [Fsus4] melt, wat [F] er will b [F6sus4] oil [F] You and [F6sus4] I can [F] shake off this [F6sus4] mortal coil It's [Eb] bigger than us [Bb] You [Eb] don't have to [Bb] worry about it [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 2] [F] Ready or [Fsus4] not h [F] ere comes the dr [Fsus4] op [F] You feel [Fsus4] lucky when you know wher [F] e you are, you [Fsus4] know [(F)] It's [Eb] gonna come tr [Bb] ue [Eb] Here in your [Bb] arms I remem -[F ] ber [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am]
[Verse 3] It's [F] easy when you [Fsus4] don't try [F] Going on [Fsus4] first impressions [F] Man in a [Fsus4] cage has ma [F] de his con - fe [Fsus4] ssion now [(F)] You've [Eb] seen me at my worst [Bb] And it [Eb] won't be the last [Bb] time I'm down there [Intro Riff][F] - [F6sus4] - [F] - [Fsus4]
[Verse 4] I [F] want you to [Fsus4] know I feel com - pletely a [F] t peace [Fsus4] [F] Read me like a [Fsus4] book That's [F] fallen [Fsus4] down be - twee [F] n your knees [Eb] [Bb] Please [Eb] let me have [Eb] my way with you
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only [Dm] natural That you should feel the same way too [Am] [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, it's nothing [A7] written in the sky And [Bb] we don't even have to [Bb] try
[Break] [F][Fsus4][Fsus4] [F] Shaking like [Fsus4] mud, buil [F] dings of glas [Fsus4] s [F] Sink into the [Fsus4] bay they'll be under the [F] rocks a - [Fsus4] gain You [Eb] don't have to say [Bb] I know y [Eb] ou're a - fraid [Bb]
[Chorus] It's only [Dm] natural That I should want to Be [Am] there with you It's only n [Dm] atural That you should feel the same way too [Am][C] It's circum - stan [F] tial, [A7] It's, something I was born [Bb] to It's only nat [F] ural [A7] Can I help it if I want [Bb] to (stop - drum fill the back in)
[Extra notes] F6sus4 133331 Fsus4 133311 Eb x68886 Bb 688766 Vox - just 3rd - no variation Hold B for just 1 bar in the 'try' bit IT'S ONLY NATURAL - Crowded House Drum part - B T (T F T + B) strum up (strum down + T) - 1 2 3 4 the whole lot - fingers close to guitar if you do Can do instead - B S TF(TB)F then two down strums final strum on Snare Intro: