[Intro - BPM 171 - roll little finger off to play D figure] [E][Bm7][D][A] E --------(7)------------------------- B 9-12-9---10-7-10--15----15-14----14- G 9--------7-----------14-------14---- D 9--------7--------0--------x-------- A ---------9-----------------0-------- E 0--------7--------------------------
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] [E][Bm7][Dsus2][A] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha]
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] Well I've [E] never [Bm7] prayed but [Dsus2] tonight I'm [A] on my [E] knees yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I need to [E] hear some [Bm7] sounds that [Dsus2] recognize the [A] pain in [E] me yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I let the [E] melody [Bm7] shine let it [Dsus2] cleanse my [A] mind I feel [E] free n [Bm7] ow [Dsus2][A] but the air [E] waves are [Bm7] clean and there's [Dsus2] nobody [A] singing to [E] me now [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha] "Have you ever been down" - "ah hah"
[Verse - Higher Harmony - Lower Chords] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points - Chordal Riff] You [E] know I can change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change but I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[E][Bm7][D][A] repeat [Outro - Cue from Guido as to the end] ... (It's just sex and violence, melody and silence) ... (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down) ... (Been down) (Ever been down) ...
[End]
[Intro notes] E Bm7 Dsus2 A (Dsus2 = Dsus2/E) e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------| B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---| G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----| D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4 A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------| E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Chordal Riff] 0x999x 0x9912x 0x999x Bm7 at 7th 7977107 797777 7977107 D at 10th 10-12-12-11-10-10 10-12-12-11-10-X 10-12-12-11-10-10A at 9th x09109 x0910x (mute high D) x09109
2 Chords to start E to Bm7 - 999 7710 - then play the individual notes - when full drums come in play chord version Go back to string riff before next verse
E to Bm7 x 2 - 0x999x xx7710x - Just bass drum Then individual notes x 2 B - 9 12 9 10 7 10 E 10 B 10 E 10 - E 9 B 10 E 9 (play snare to come in) Then snare on 4 and bring in chordal riff x 4
[Verse 1 - Capo 2 original key - BPM 82] When I was [D] young I'd listen to the [F#m] radio Waiting [Bm] for my [Bm/A] favourite [Gmaj7] songs When they pl [Gmaj7] ayed I'd sing a [F#m7] long Em7 A/C# G9/B-x20005 It made me smile Those were such [D] happy times and not so [F#m] long ago How I wo [Bm] ndered [Bm/A] where they'd [Gmaj7] gone [C#m7] But they're [Bm] back again Just like a [Bm/A] long lost friend All the [Gmaj7] songs I [Em7] love so [A] well
[Chorus] [Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines [Bm] [Bm riff - Bsus2 to Bm Bsus2 - then x244x2 - mute B with fretting finger x x Bm Bsus2 - Bsus2 Bm Bsus2 B5] Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're [Bm] startin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [G/A][A] When they [Bm] get to the part Where he's [A#aug-x1232x] breaking her heart It can [D] really make me [G#m7] cry Just like be [D] fore [G/A] It's yesterday once [Dmaj7] more [Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang [Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang
[Verse 2] Looking [D] back on how it was in [F#m] years gone by And the [Bm] good times [Bm/A] that I [Gmaj7] had Makes [Gmaj7] today seem rather [F#m7] sad So much has c [Em7] hanged [A/C#][G9/B] It was [D] songs of love that I would [F#m] sing to then And I'd [Bm] memo [Bm/A] rize each [Gmaj7] word [C#m7] Those old [Bm] melodies Still sound so [Bm/A] good to me As they [Gmaj7] melt the y [Em7] ears a [A] way.
[Chorus with variation] [Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines (All the oldies but the [Bm] goodies) Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're s [Bm] tartin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [G/A][A] All my [Bm] best memories come back [A#aug] clearly to me Some can [D] even make me [G#m7] cry. Just like be [D] fore [G/A] It's yesterday once [Dmaj7] more
[Dmaj7] Shu be doo [D] lang [G/A] lang
[Asus4] Every [D] sha-la-la-la, Every [Bm] wo-o-wo-o still [D] shines [Bm] Every [D] shing-a-ling-a-ling That they're s [Bm] tartin' to sing so [Em7] fine [A] [Repeat Chorus Start to end - End on D]
