[Intro - BPM 102 - No drums to start - 2/4 emphasis on 2 when strumming] (strum pattern d-D- -udu d-D- (down up, caps - emphasis) Am G C C x 2
[Verse 1] [Am] I was scared of [G] dentists and the [C] dark [Am] I was scared of [G] pretty girls and [C] starting conversations, Oh [Am] all my friends [G] are turning [C] green - You're the [Am] magician's a [G] ssistant in their [C] dreams
[Pre-chorus - At stop start to count 1 2 3 4 starting on 'come' and tap snare on 4 to come back in] Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh -- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Verse 2 - Slap snare] [Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like - This [Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job and [C] heads to New York City - This [Am] cowboy's [G] running from [C] himself ... And [Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf
[Pre-chorus] Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh -- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Bridge] [Am] I just wanna, I just wanna [G] know [C] If you're gonna, if you're gonna st [Fmaj7] ay [Am] I just gotta, I just gotta know [G] [C] I can't have it, I can't have it [Fmaj7] (drums stop) any other way
[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold - no snare) I [Am] swear she's [G] destined for the [C] screen --[Am] Closest thing to [G] Michelle Pfeiffer [C] that you've ever seen, oh
[Chorus - No drums quiet - then full drums for 2 repeats] [Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the [Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I [Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my [Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Chorus x 2] [End on C - or go to Avicii Wake Me Up?]
[Verse] [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] like a plastic bag, [C#m] drifting through the wind [A] wanting to start again? [E] Do you ever feel, [F#m] feel so paper thin [C#m] like a house of cards, [A] one blow from caving in? [E] Do you ever feel [F#m] already buried deep? [C#m] 6 feet under screams but n [A] o one seems to hear a thing [E] Do you know that there's [F#m] still a chance for you [C#m] 'Cause there's a spark in you [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus - Combination of Head for high bits and Chest for projection on sustained notes] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Verse 2] [E] You don't have to feel [F#m] like a waste of space [C#m] You're original [A] , cannot be replaced [E] If you only knew [F#m] what the future holds [C#m] After a hurricane comes [A] a rainbow
[E] Maybe your reason why [F#m] all the doors are closed [C#m] So you could open one tha [A] t leads you to the perfect road [E] Like a lightning bolt, [F#m] your heart will blow [C#m] And when it's time, you'll know [A] You just gotta
[Pre-Chorus] Ig [E] nite, the [F#m] light, and [C#m] let it s [A] shine Just [E] own the [F#m] night like the [C#m] 4th of July [A]
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Bridge] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough
[Chorus] 'Cause baby you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, show 'em [C#m] what you're [A] worth Make 'em go [E] Oh, oh, oh [F#m] As you shoot across the [C#m] sky-y- [A] y Baby, you're a [E] fire [F#m] work Come on, let your [C#m] colors [A] burst Make 'em go " [E] Oh, oh, oh" [F#m] You're gonna leave 'em [C#m] all in awe, awe, [A] awe
[Outro] [C#m] Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the [A] moon, moon, moon It's always been inside of [E] you, you, you And now it's time to let it [B] through-ough-ough [End][E]
