[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 1 - No drums - Riff later from G back to start of chords is A - 87 5 33] [Guitar slightly funky - Xxxx XxxX xXxX Xxxx] [G] Tastes like [Dm7] strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] And it sounds just like a [G] song I want [Dm7] more berries And that [Am7] summer feeling [C] It's so wonderful and [G] warm
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum] Breathe me [Dm7] in, breathe me [Am7] out I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out I'm just [Dm7] thin.....king out [Am7] loud I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high (Watermelon sugar)
[Verse 2 - With riff on A string 87 5 3] [Dm7] Strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] Baby, you're the end of [G] June I want [Dm7] your belly And that [Am7] summer feeling [C] Getting washed away in [G] you
[Pre-Chorus] Breathe me [Dm7] in, breathe me [Am7] out I don't [C] know if I could ever go with [G] out (stop)
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
[Pre-Bridge - Vocal starts on high A] [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it [C] Watermelon sugar [Gadd9] high
[Bridge - No drums] Tastes like [Dm7] strawberries On a [Am7] summer evening [C] And it sounds just like a [G] song I want [Dm7] your belly And that [Am7] summer feeling [N.C.] I don't know if I could ever go without
[Chorus] Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high (Sugar!) Watermelon sugar [G] high (Sugar!) Watermelon sugar [Dm7] high Watermelon sugar [Am7] high Watermelon sugar [C] high Watermelon sugar [G] high
[Outro] [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it (Yeah) [C] Watermelon sugar [G] high [Dm7] I just wanna taste it [Am7] I just wanna taste it [C] Watermelon sugar [Gadd9] high [N.C.] Watermelon sugar[End]
