[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 - Capo 2 - do use capo as key to help play the riff] [Intro Riff - No drums] [G][G][G][G] keyboard riff to bring drums in -2 snares on
[G][G][Em][C] - [G][G][Em][C] [D]
[Verse - No strums - finger picked arps - see notes - or one rake for each chord at start and very light strums after that] So you're in [G] love with some one else Someone who [Em] burns with in your soul And it [C] looks like I [D] am the last to [G] know
I hear you've [G]never felt so alive So much de [Em] sire beyond control And as [C] usual I [D] am the last to [G] know
[Chorus - Imply riff by playing chords with this rhythm x X x XX] The last to [Em7] know how you're [C/G] feeling The last to [G] know where you [Em7] are The last to [C] know if you're [Am] happy now (play chords straighter now) Or if he's [Bm] treating you like I [Bm] treated you Or if he's [C] cruel [D] I'll be the last to [G] know (riff)
[Verse * = snare] We *spent *summers [G] out beyond the bay And you said these [Em] are such perfect days But if the [C] bomb drops baby I [D] want to be the last to [G] know
But now you're [G]living up behind the hill And though we [Em] share the same city and feel the same sun When your win [C] winter comes [D] I'll be the last to [G] know
[Chorus 2] Always the last to [Em7] know how you're [C/G] feeling The last to [G] know where [Em7] you are The last to [C] know if you're [Am] happy now Or if he's
[Bridge] [Bm] pleaded with you like I [Bm] pleaded with you if you [C] go Ohoh ....Don't [D] let me be the last to [C] know .....Don't [D] let me be the laaaaa [D] aaaaaaaaaast (snare)to [G] know (stop drums)
[Riff] [G] x 2
[Middle Eight] (drums back) [Am] Creations gone [D] crazy (that ain't so bad [Am] ) TV's Gone [G] Mad (that ain't so crazy) [Am] Now you're the only sane thing that I [D] have
[Instrumental - Play B string-3-1-0 over all with some notes on G string for G chords] [G][G][G][G] [D][D]
[Chorus 3] (drums stop) Always the last to (drums back in) [Em7] know how you're [C/G] feeling The last to [G] know where [Em/7] you are The last to [C] know if you're [Am] happy now Or if he's [Bm] cheated on you like I [Bm] cheated on you
[Outro] Oh oh (just bass drum - just arpeggios on guitar) [C] ohohh [D] You were the last to [C] know [D] You were the last to [C] know .. Don't (drums back in) [D] let me be the (this is the half bar) [D] (3 bars) laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast to [G] know [G] (drums stop)
[Riff] [G] x 2
[End] Repeat opening riff [G][G][Em][C] x 4 [G]
[Intro riff - No drums then snare hit on each * - for other riff try to emphasise lower strings for contrast] (support first finger with thumb where you can to lift the melody out) E --x-xx---------3--------- B --x-xx---------0---*-*---0 G --0-00------X3-0--020202- D --0-00--2-0----0--------- A --x-xx---------x--------- E --3-33---------3--------
[G][Em][C] E x-----------------0----0------- B x-------------0---0----1-------0 G 0-------020202----0----0-020202- D 0--2-0------------2----2------- A x-----------------2----3------- E 3-----------------0------------
[G][Em][C] E x-----------------0----0------- B x-------------0---0----1-------0 G 0-------020202----0----0-020202- D 0--2-0------------2----2------- A x-----------------2----3------- E 3-----------------0------------
riff over C slightly different to go to D [C][D] E 0--------2 B 1--------3 G 0--------2 D 2-020202-0 A 3--------x E x--------x
[Finger picked arps - S = WHEN HIT SNARE - can pick single notes with just one finger like a plectrum * = pluck all three] E --0*-S-3---- B --1--S---0-- G --0--S-----0 D -----S------ A -----S------ E 3----S------
[Solo] [G] E --0-0-0---------- B --3-1-0---------- G --0-0-0---2-420-- D ----------------- A ----------------- E 3----------------
E --0-0-0-------------- B --3-1-0-------------- G --0-0-0---2h4p2--2h4p2 D --------------------- A --------------------- E 3--------------------
[D] E --2-2-2-------------- B --3-1-0--10---------- G --2-2-2----2--------- D 0-------------------- A --------------------- E ---------------------
