[RIFF 1] E --------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------- G --XXXX-XXX7-X77X-XXX7 X77X XXX7 X77X D --------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------- D --------------------------------------- DR-------B----B----B----S---------------- (not played but shows where beat is)
[RIFF 2] Drums in (start on snare) E ---------X---------------9-------------------------------------------- B ---------7-------10--------------------------10------------10--------10 G ---------7---7---------7-----------------7-------7------77-------7---- D ---------7------------------------------------------------------------ A ---------X------------------------------------------------------------ D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DR-S-------B-------B-------B-------S-------B-------B-------B-------S----
After 3 times around B B B S play Drum fill (DF)--1---2---3---4--- repeats every 4th bar ----------------B--SB-B-B-B-S (Some times fill is just a double on final B (DF2) B B BBS
[VERSE RIFF] - PLAY DROP D - PLAY G CHORD WITH HIGH A ON E STRING SO GET THAT DRONING AFFECT E ------------------------------------- B ---------------10----1010--10----10-- G ---------------7-----7-7---7-----7--- D ---------------7-----7-7---7-----7--- A -------X---X------------------------- D -------0---0------------------------- DR-------B-------B-------B-------S---
[VERSE RIFF 2 - EASIEST PATTERN] - PLAY DROP D - PLAY G CHORD WITH HIGH A ON E STRING SO GET THAT DRONING AFFECT E ------------------------------------- B -------10----10X-X-10-----1010-10------- G -------7-----7-X-X-7------7-7--7----- D -------7-----7-X-X-7------7-7--7------- A -------X----------------------------- D -------0---------------------------- DR-------B-------B-------B-------S--- ---------D----U--D-U-D-----U--D--D (Strum direction - Up, Down)
[INTRO - RIFF 1 AND RIFF 2 - Drum fill (DF) at end]
[VERSE 1 - RIFF 2 WITH SECOND HALF REPEATED OF RIFF PLAYED 3 TIMES - G = 500005] I have [D] climbed highest [D] mountains, I have [D] run throug [D] h the fields (DF) Only to [G] be with you, only to [D] be with you (DF) I have [D] run, I have [D] crawled, I have [D] scaled these cit [D] y walls, These city [G] walls, only to [D] be with you. (DF2)
[CHORUS 1 - A x07650 G - 500005] But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for, (Off beat on snare) But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for. (DF) [VERSE 2]
I have [D] kissed honey [D] lips, felt the [D] healing fing [D] ertips It burned like [G] fire, this burning de [D] sire. (DF) I have [D] spoke with the tongue of [D] angels, I have [D] held the hand of th [D] e devil (DF) It was warm in the [G] night, I was cold as a [D] stone. (DF2) [CHORUS 2] But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for, (DF) But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for. (DF2)
[INST. BREAK] D x 4 - play sus4 line (play 0077710 and 0077810) 1 2 3 (&4&1) - remember snare on $ D X 2 G x 2 D x 2 (DF2)
[VERSE 3] I be [D] lieve in Kingdom [D] Come, then all the [D] colors will bleed into [D] one, (DF) Bleed into [G] one, but yes I'm still [D] running. (DF) You broke the [D] bonds and loosed the [D] chains, Carried the [D] cross, of my [D] shame, (DF) of my [G] shame... you know I believe [D] it. (DF)
[CHORUS 3] But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for, But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for. But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for, But I [A] still haven't [G] found what I'm [D] looking for.
[Intro figures] With thumb and first 2 fingers Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring e ------------ B ---------17-17-- G ---14h16------16p14--- D 14------------------14 A ------------ E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96] e ------------------- B ------------------- G ------------------ D ----------------- A -2p0--------------- E ----3p0------------
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4] You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks, [Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying, [Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back, [Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2]
[E][Dsus2] [Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 2] [N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends, [Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2] This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible - breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx Yeah! Yeah! xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3] [N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee, [Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can be [E][Dsus2]
[Chorus] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be [C#m][D/F#][F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony, [C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it
[Verse 4] [Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit, (Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!) [C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!) [Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!) I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in
[Verse 5] Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!) Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will... [C] show for you! [A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits) [A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you, [Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through, A - gonna build that [A] power, [A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah! I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm, Going to feel that [A] power, [A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda] Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you! I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm, It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night, Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
