[Intro BPM 168 - No drums] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x (Bass drum but don't play straight - play BxxB xxxx BxxB xxxx with chords) D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Bass drums with chords - D to Asus4 move - just move 2nd finger from E 2nd fret to D 2nd fret] It [D] used to seem to [G] me that my [D] life ran on too [Asus4] fast, and I [D] had to take it [G] slowly just to [D] make the good parts [A] last But [D] when you're born to [G] run it's so [D] hard to just slow [Asus4] down, so [D] don't be surprised to [G] see me back [D] in that bright part of [A] town
[Chorus - Full drums in] I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain (offbeat fill) I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched me once, will [A] smile and take me [D] in
[Theme - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Snare is string slap] You [D] used to be the [G] best to [D] make life be life to [Asus4] me, and I [D] hope that you're still [G] out there and you're [D] like you used to [A] be We'll [D] have ourselves a [G] time and we'll [D] dance till morning [Asus4] sun, and we'll [D] let the good times [G] come in and we [D] won't stop till we're [A] done
[Chorus - Drums in] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life [D] again, [G] all the doors th [D] at closed one time, wi [A] ll open u [D] p again You'll b [D] e back in th [A] e high life [D] again, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And I'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free and [A] have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
[Theme - Finger pick - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Chorus] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And we'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free; [A] and have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
[Intro - Full drums] [E][Fuller Run E to C][C][D][E] x2 (oohs)
1 2 oh oh oh - (notes to sing) oh(C) x x oh(C/B) x x oh(D/A) x x oh(E/B)
[Verse 1 - go much quieter on guitar so can build in chorus] [E] How, ...(keyboard riff) ....[C#m-High] ... how can it [D] be ...That a [Bm7] love carved out of [E] caring Fashioned by [C#m] fate Could suffer so [D] hard ..... From the [Bm7] games played once too [E] often (keyboard riff) [C#m-High] ... [D] stakes ... is a [Bm7] part of life's imper [E] fections Born of the [C#m] years .. Is it [D] so wrong To be [Bm7] human after [E] all
[Pre-Chorus - words in () brackets drop if can not get to] [E][Lighter Run E to C] Drawn into the [C] stream ..... (Of) [D] undefined ill [E] usion Those [Lighter Run E to C] diamond [C] dreams ..... (They) [D] can't disguise the [E] truth
[Chorus] [Fuller run E to C] That there is something [C] about you, ...........[D] baby, so [E] right [Fuller run E to C] I wouldn't be with [C] out you, [D] baby, to [E] night
[Verse 2] [E] (keyboard riff) [C#m-High] If ever our [D] love was con [Bm7] cealed .. No one can [E] say that we didn't [C#m] feel .. A million [D] things and a [Bm7] perfect dream of [E] life (keyboard riff) [C#m-High] Gone, fragile but [D] free .... We [Bm7] remain tender to [E] gether If not so in [C#m] love It's not [D] so wrong We're only [Bm7] human after [E] all
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum] [E][Lighter Run E to C] These che en gine [C] years ..... (They) [D] add to your con [E] fusion [Lighter Run E to C] (E-0) Oh (2)and you (on beat) (4)nee (5)eed (A-2)to [C] hear (The) [D] time that told the [E] truth
[Chorus - Full drums] [Fuller run E to C] That there is something [C] about you, ...........[D] baby, so [E] right [Fuller run E to C] I wouldn't be with [C] out you, [D] baby, to [E] night
[Solo] [E][Fuller run E to C][C][D][E] x2
[Oohs] [E][Fuller run E to C][C][D][E] x 4 (something about you improv)
[End] [E riff] [E][C#m-High] E x-------12-- B 9-10-12-9--- G 9-------9--- D 9-------x--- A x-------11-- E 0-------9---
[Lighter Run E to C] Count (1) (2) (3)(&)(4)(&) - * = barre with 1st finger and lift up bottom so high open strings ring a bit E 0-0-0--0 B 0-0-0--1 G 1-1-1--0 D 2-2-2--2 A 2-2-2--3 E 0-2-457-
[Fuller run E to C] Count (1) (2) (3)(&)(4)(&) - * = barre with 1st finger and lift up bottom so high open strings ring a bit (with snares) E 0--0--0-0-0-0 B 0--0--0-0-0-1 G 1--1--0-1-1-0 D 2--2--2-2-2-2 A 2--2--2-0-2-3 E 0--2--4-0-0-x