[INTRO RIFF - DROP D - FREE TIME ISH - BPM 139 - NO DRUMS] D C9 D D e|---------------------0-0-0--------------7-------------------10-- B|---10-8-7-3---1-3-1--1-3-3---------10-8-8-10--8-10-8---8-10-10-- G|---7------2---2-2-2--0---2---------7--7-7-------------------7--- D|---0-----------------2---x---------0------------------------0--- A|---------------------3---3-------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------
[MAIN RIFF - DRUMS IN - *play little finger so can stretch] D C9 G e|--------------X-X----0-0-0---------3-2--- B|---10-8-7-8---3-3----1-3-3---------0---3-3 G|---7----------2-2----0---2---------0---0-0 D|---0-----------------2---x---------0---0-0 A|---0-----------------3---3---------X---X-X D|---0-------------------------------5*--5-5 (REPEAT)
[Verse 1] OH THE [D] HEADS THAT TURN [C] MAKE MY BACK BURN [G] ... AND THOSE [D] HEADS THAT TURN [C] MAKE MY BACK MAKE MY [G] BACK BURN
[Riff x 2] D C G e|----------------7-------------------------------------- B|---10-----------7-10--10-10-10p8-8-8-8p7-78-x---x-7--8- G|---7--x10-------7-7---7~--------------------7---7------ D|---0----------------------------------------5---5------ A|--------------------------------------------5---5------ D|----------------------10--------------------5---5------
[Verse 2] THE [D] SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES [C] KEEP ME ALIVE [G] AND THE [D] SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES [C] KEEP ME ALIVE [G]
[Bridge] AND THE [D] WORLD ...... AND THE [C] WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN [G] .. AND THE [D] WORLD AND THE WORLD YEAH...YEAH .. OH THE [C] WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN [G]
[MAIN RIFF x 2] D C9 G e|--------------X-X----0-0-0---------3-2--- B|---10-8-7-8---3-3----1-3-3---------0---3-3 G|---7----------2-2----0---2---------0---0-0 D|---0-----------------2---x---------0---0-0 A|---------------------3---3---------X---X-X E|-----------------------------------3---3-3
[Verse 3] OH THE [D] HEADS THAT TURN [C] MAKE MY BACK BURN [G] ... AND THOSE [D] HEADS THAT TURN [C] MAKE MY BACK MAKE MY [G] BACK BURN
[RIFF 3?] D C G e|----------------7-------------------------------------- B|---10-----------7-10--10-10-10p8-8-8-8p7-78-x---x-7--8- G|---7--x10-------7-7---7~--------------------7---7------ D|---0----------------------------------------5---5------ A|--------------------------------------------5---5------ D|----------------------10--------------------5---5------
THE [D] FIRE IN YOUR EYES [C] KEEP ME ALIVE [G] AND THE [D] FIRE IN YOUR EYES [C] KEEP ME ALIVE [G]
AND IM [D]SURE IN HER YOU'LL FIND [C] SANCTUARY  [G] IM [D] SURE IN HER YOU'LL FIND [C] SANCTUARY  [G]
[Chorus] AND THE [D] WORLD ...... AND THE [C] WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN [G] .. AND THE [D] WORLD AND THE WORLD YEAH...YEAH .. OH THE [C] WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN [G] D C G AND THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN D C G AND THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN
[Quiet bit - As per intro] [D][D][C][G] X 2
[Solo] [D][D][C][G] X 2
[Chorus] D C G AND THE WORLD THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN D C G AND THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN D C G AND THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN D C G AND THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DRAGS ME DOWN
[Vox 2 - 5th below, vox 3 - 5th below and 3rd up - increase mix of harmony - make sure double on main vox] [Intro BPM 95 ] Drums B..B B+S... A..A .A.A A.G#m. C#m... (Stop playing C#m to play Keyboard riff)
[Verse 1] [B] I hear the drums [D#m] echoing [G#m] tonight She [G#m/F#-224444] hears only [A] whispers of some [C#m] quiet con [G#m] versa [A] tion [A][G#m][C#m] [B] She's coming [D#m] in, twelve thirty [G#m] flight The moonl [G#m/F#] it wings [A] reflect the stars that [C#m] guide me towards [G#m] salva [A] tion [G#m][C#m] [B] I stopped an [D#m] old man along the [G#m] way Hoping [G#m/F#] to find some [A] old forgotten [C#m] words or ancient [G#m] melo [A] dies [A][G#m][C#m] [B] He turned to [D#m] me as if to [G#m] say [G#m/F#] Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Verse 2] [B] The wild dogs [D#m] cry out in the [G#m] night As [G#m/F#] they grow restless [A] longing for some [C#m] solitary [G#m] compa [A] ny [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I know that [D#m] I must do what's [G#m] right As sure as [G#m/F#] Kilimanjaro [A] rises like O [C#m] lympus above the [G#m] Serenge [A] ti [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I seek to [D#m] cure what's deep in [G#m] side... [G#m/F#] Frightened of this [A] thing that I've become [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Music Break] B D#m G#m B A C#m G#m A (G#m C#m)
[B][D#m][G#m] H [G#m/F#] urry boy, she's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Outro] A (G#m C#m) til fade
[Keyboard riff - Pick individually and ring notes together to make bigger sound] E ---0~~~~~~~~~~~ B ---75~-75~-75~- G -66~-66~-66~-6~ D --------------- A --------------- E ---------------