[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] [A] Used to spend my nights out in a barr [Bm] oom Liquor was the [Bm] only love I've [A] known [A] But you rescued me from reachin' for the bot [Bm] tom And brought me [Bm] back from being too far [A] gone ------ You're as
[CHORUS] [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[VERSE] I [A] 've looked for love in all the same old [Bm] places Found the bottom [Bm] of a bottle was always [A] dry B [A] But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste [Bm] it ‘Cause there's nothing like your [Bm] love to get me [A] high, yeah You're as
[CHORUS] [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO] [A][Bm][Bm][A] x 2
[CHORUS] You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[OUTRO] You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key Tennessee whis [Bm] key Tennessee whisk [A] ey