[Intro BPM 120 - G#m7b5/D = xx0102 - CAPO 1st fret for original key] -----Bm--------Bm/F#-Bm/A--Bm---------Bm/F#-Bm/A ||:--/---/---/___/---/---|--/---/---/___/----/--:||[x2]
[Keyboard riff] e |-2--2----keep Bm ringing apart from any part fretted with first finger B |-3--3------------------- G |-4--4------------------- D |-4--4------------------- A |-2--2-----0------------- E |-X--X--0h2--------------
[Verse 1 - Chug with no drums] [Bm] When I was young, it seemed that [Gmaj7] life was so [F#m7] wonderful, [(G)] A [A] miracle, oh, it was [G] beautiful, [E7/G#] magical, And all the [Bm] birds in the trees, well, they'd be [Gmaj7] singing so [F#m7] happily, [(G)] Oh, [A] joyfully, oh, [G] playfully [E7/G#] watching me
[Verse 2 - Full drums but slap snare] But then they [Bm] sent me away, to teach me [Gmaj7] how to be [F#m7] sensible, [(G)][A] Logical, oh, re - [G] sponsible, [E7/G#] practical, And then they [Bm] showed me a world where I [Gmaj7] could be so de - [F#m7] pendable, [(G)] Oh, [A] clinical, oh, intel - [G] lectual, [E7/G#] cynical
[Chorus - Just bass drum Bxxb Bxxx] There are [D] times when all the world's a - [G#m7b5/D - XX0102] sleep The questions run too [Gmaj7/D - XX0432] deep for such a simple (drums in) [C] man- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] ---, Won't you (just bass drum) [D] please, ...please, tell me what we've [G#m7b5/D] learnt, I know it sounds ab - [Gmaj7/D] surd, Please, tell me who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --! -----C-----Em/B-----Am7---G |-/--/--/--/--|--/--/--/--/--|
[Verse 3 - Full snare] I said now, [Bm] watch what you say, they'll be [Gmaj7] calling you a [F#m7] radical, [(G)] A [A] liberal, oh, fan - [G] atical, [E7/G#] criminal, Oh, won't you [Bm] sign up your name? We'd like to [Gmaj7] feel you're ac - [F#m7] ceptable, [(G)] Re - [A] spectable, oh, pre - [G] sentable, a [E7/G#] vegetable, oh, take it, take it!
[Verse 4 - Sax solo - Full drums] ...Yeah! ---Bm----------Gmaj7-F#m7------(G)-A------------G------E7/G# |--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-| ---Bm----------Gmaj7-F#m7------(G)-A------------G------E7/G# |--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
[Chorus - drums as per others] But at [D] night, when all the world's a - [G#m7b5/D] sleep, The questions run so [Gmaj7/D] deep for such a simple [C] man [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ---, [G] Won't you [D] please, please, tell me what we've [G#m7b5/D] learnt? (Oh, won't you tell me? Umm, tell me what!) I know it sounds ab - [Gmaj7/D] surd-----!, (Can you hear me? I know!) (Oh, won't you help me?) Please, tell me who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ---- [G] --, (Tell me who I am-------------!) who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --,
Who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] --, who I [C] am- [Em/B] ------ [Am7] ----- [G] ---! Yeah!
[Outro - Fade to End] ----B7-------------------------------------Em----Em7 ||:-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
==================================================================== [Coda - with bass notes] This nine bar pattern repeats to the fade
h = Hammer-on notes
B7 e |-------2--2---------|--2-----------------|-------2--2---------| B |-------0--0---------|--0-----------------|-------0--0---------| G |-------2--2---------|--2-----------------|-------2--2---------| D |-------1--1---------|--1---0-h1----------|-------1--1---------| A |----0--2--2------0--|--2---------2--0----|----0--2--2---------| E |--2-----------------|--------------------|--2-----------2--1--|
Em Em7 B7 e |--------------------|-------2--2---------|---2----------------| B |---0--------0--0----|-------0--0---------|---0----------------| G |---0--------0--0----|-------2--2---------|---2----------------| D |---2-----2--0--0----|-------1--1---------|---1---0-h1---------| A |---2----------------|----0--2--2------0--|---2---------2--0---| E |---0----------------|--2-----------------|--------------------|
B7 Em Bm/D (Bm/F#) G e |-------2--2---------|--0------2----------|---3----------------| B |-------0--0---------|--0------3----------|---3----------------| G |-------2--2---------|--0------4----------|---4----------------| D |-------1--1---4--3--|--2---2--0------4---|---5----------------| A |----0--2--2---------|--------------------|--------------------| E |--2-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
[Additional Notes] Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F# Bm/A e |---2--2--2--2------------|---2--2--2--2------------| B |---3--3--3--3------------|---3--3--3--3------------| [x2] G |---4--4--4--4------------|---4--4--4--4------------| D |---4--4--4--4------------|---4--4--4--4------------| A |---2--2--2--2--------0---|---2--2--2--2--------0---| E |---------------0-h2------|---------------0-h2------|
[Chorus Riff arpeggios] C Em/B Am7 G (G/A)(G/B) e |----------------------|-------------------------| B |----------------------|-------------------------| G |---------0--------0---|---------0---------------| D |------2--------2------|------2------------------| A |---3--------2---------|---0--------------0--h2--| E |----------------------|------------3------------|
h = hammer-on note
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Bm = x24432 G = 320033 Em/B = x22000 Bm/F# = 224432 E7/G# = 420100 Am7 = x02010 Bm/A = x04432 D = xx0232 Em = 022000 Gmaj7 = 320002 G#m7b5/D = xx0102 Em7 = 020000 F#m7 = 242222 Gmaj7/D = xx0002 B7 = x21202 A = x02220 C = x32010 Bm/D = xx0432(G) = 3xxxxx
[Intro - Bpm 109] Emaj at 7th fret with descending bass Eb D C A# (Ab7) F E ---------------------0--0- B -9---9---9---9-------0--0- G -9---9---9---9-------0--1- D -9---9---9---9---9---0--2- A -7---x---x---x---7---2--2- E -x---10--9---7---5---3--0-
[Verse 1 - Riff when playing F and Dm7] E -0----------4------------ B -0----------5------------ G -1-9--8--7--6--6--7--8--- D -2----------6------------ A -2-7--6--5--4--4--5--6--- E -0-----------------------
[E] Like a fool, I went and [C#m7] stayed too long. [E] Now I'm wondering if your [C#m7] love's still strong. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Verse 2] [E] Then that time I went and [C#m7] said goodbye; [E] Now I'm back and not a- [C#m7] shamed to cry. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[E7] 2 bars vamp
[Chorus - with Bs just moving one finger at a time] Here I am, [E] ba-[D] by, [A-577655] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B-7x7655] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D] [A][A/B]Here I am [A7] , ba- [E] by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de-l [A/B] ivered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D]
(Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F) [E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean, [E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby.
[Verse 3] [E] Seen alot of things in [C#m7] this old world, [E] When I touched them, they did [C#m7] nothing, girl. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Verse 4] [E] Ooh-wee babe, you set my [C#m7] soul on fire; [E] That's why I know you are my [C#m7] only desire. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Chorus] Here I am, [E] ba [D] by, [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] [A] Here I [A/B] am [A7] , ba [E] -by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A]
(Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F) [E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean, [E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby. I could be a broken man, but here I am.
[Chorus] Here I am, [E] ba [D] by, [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] [A] Here I [A/B] am [A7] , ba [E] -by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] (Repeat until end on [E])
