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
[Intro Riff - No drums - BPM 150] [Am][C][Em][G] x 2 (drums in) [Am][C][Em][G] x 2
[Verse - Drums quiet] [Am]Honey if the [C]truth hurts, [Em]Don't look, it [G]might go a [Am]way [C][Em][G] [Am]It's easy to pre [C]tend, That [Em]life is a [G]rosey bou [Am]quet [C][Em][G] [Am]I don't need a [C]platter, I'll [Em]take it [G]straight from the [Am]shelf [C][Em][G] [Am]Give it to me [C]raw, I'll [Em]take it home, [G]cook it my [Am]self [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Full drums] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G]
[Verse] [Am] Can't afford to [C] lose touch, [Em]can't afford to [G]lose con [Am] trol [C][Em][G] The [Am]doors are open [C]wide, And the [Em]wind blows a [G]bitter [Am]cold [C][Em][G] [Am]Man holds a mys[C] tery, [Em]Someone else [G]holds the [Am] key [C][Em][G] [Am]It's a shame, [C]they're the same, The [Em]answer doesn't [G]have to be [Am][C][Em][G]
[Chorus] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a storm
[Break - IGNORE WITH TELEFONICS] [Am][C][Em][G] x 4 [Am][C][D][D] x 4
[Verse - No drums] [NC] Fire in [NC] your eyes, in [NC] your head, Fire [NC] in your (extra bar) (drums back in) [Am] touch [C] hhh [Em][G] [Am][C][Em][G] but I [Am]can't shout fire [C] , 'Cause I [Em] love you [G] too mu [Am] ch [C][Em][G] The [Am]race is [C]on, The [Em]message is [G]in your [Am] soul [C][Em][G] As a [Am]thousand [C]thoughts, a [Em]second, [G]Now ex [Am] plode [C][Em][G]
[Chorus - Drums back in] [Am][C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm, [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on, [C][D] He's brewing [D] up a
[Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up a [Am] storm [C][D] Brewing [D] up in [Am] side and its [C] eyes are [D] wild, And he [D] can't go [Am] on......... [C][D][D]
[Telefonics change this to Am C Em G]
[Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. [Am] Da, da da [C] da, da da [D] da, da [D] da da da. He's brewing up a [Am] storm