[Intro Riff - 79 BPM - No drums] C Csus4 x32011 G 32003x 32000 F xx3211 xx3211 Fsus2 xx3011 xx3011 F xx3211
[Verse 1] Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere With [G] drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, h [F] ey (Fsus2 riff) [C] She acts like summer and walks like rain [G] Reminds me that there's time to change, h [F] ey, hey (Fsus2 riff) [C] Since the return from her stay on the moon [G] She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, [F] hey (Fsus2 riff)
[Chorus 1] [G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded [C] And that heaven is overrated [G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star One without a permanent [Dm] scar And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself out there
[Drums in Intro Riff - C C C (C Csus4) G G G (G Gadd6) F - x8(7)565 x8(5)565 x8(7)565]
[Verse 2] F riff - play x87565 x85565 x87565 Now [C] that she's back from that soul vacation [G] Tracing her way through the constellation, [F] hey, hey (F riff) She [C] checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo Re [G] minds me that there's room to grow, hey, [F] hey Now [C] that she's back in the atmosphere I'm a [G] fraid that she might think of me as [F] plain ol' Jane Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land (chromatic up to G# then to G)
[Chorus 2] [G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day [C] And head back to the Milky Way And [G] tell me, did Venus blow your [D] mind Was it everything you wanted to [Dm] find And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself out there
[La la Riff - C9 C C9 C C9 C - G (3x003x) G6 (3x0030) G6 G G6 G - F(at1) F(at5)]
[Bridge] Can you imagine no [C] love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your [G] best friend always sticking [F] up for you, even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no [C] first dance, freeze dried romance [G] five-hour phone conversation The [Bb/D] best soy [x787xx] latte that you [Bb] ever had, [Bbsus2] and [F] me (drums stop)
[Chorus 3] [G] Tell me did the wind sweep you off your [D] feet Did you finally get the chance to [F] dance along the light of day [C(stop)] And head back toward the Milky Way Drum fill U = upstrum, T = thumb snare, D = downstrum 123123123123123 --UT--T--T-UT-- ---D--D--D--D-- [G] Tell me did you sail across the [D] sun Did you make it to the Milky [F] Way to see the lights all faded [C] And that heaven is overrated [G] Tell me, did you fall from a shooting [D] star One without a permanent [Dm] scar And did you miss me while you were [F] looking for yourself (snare stop)
[Outro] - La la bit - is C9 to C, then G (with 3 on B string) to open E at top - just take fingers off top strings [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na [F] na-na-na-na And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na And did you [F] fall from a shooting star, fall from a shooting star [C] na na na na na na [G] na na na na na na And are ya [Bb/D] lonely [x787xx] looking [Bb] for your self [Bbsus2] out [F] there
[End]
[Misc notes] chord and play drums on guitar body - hihat pattern and snare1 2 off off (nails of fingers) 4
Old notes for intro C Csus4 x32011 G 32003x 32000 F xx323x xx(3)211 xx3(23)1 () = emphasis xx301x xx301x xx3(0h2)1
[Guitar Intro - BPM 104] E----------------- B----3---3---------- x 4 G-00--00------------
(Basic chord pattern during song - Root x 2, high chord) [Verse 1 - No drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Seven years has [D] gone so fast [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are
[G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G]
[Guitar Intro] x 2 [Drums come in - pattern BBSB BSxx] x 4 (with chords)
[Verse 2 - Drum pattern as intro] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends (Less chords - drums as intro) [G] Ring out the [G/F#] bells again [Em] Like we did when [D] spring began (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends
[Chorus - Full drums] [Em] Here comes the [Bm] rain again [C] Falling from the [G] stars [D/F#] [Em] Drenched in my [Bm] pain again [C] Becoming who we [D] are [#######Sustain chord, stop drums, scroll###########]
[Drums as per intro] [G] As my memo [G/F#] ry rests [Em] But never forgets [D] what I lost (Full distortion - Straighter drums - slight indie beat) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September [G] ends [G][D/F#]
[Solo - Full drums] Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988, (G D/F#) Em - 079987, Bm - 797777, C - 81010988 Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D, G (drums stop)
[Guitar Intro - No drums] G pattern x 4
[Verse 3 - Still no drums] [G] Summer has [G/F#] come and passed [Em] The innocent can [D] never last (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] (Intro drums) [G] Like my father's [G/F#] come to pass [Em] Twenty years has [D] gone so fast (full drums) [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [C] Wake me up [Cm] when September end [G] [End]
