[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
[Intro - C9 x32030 - Gsus4 - 355533 - BPM 129] x x C9 x - x C x x - F x x F - x C9 x C9 x x C x - x F x F - x Gsus4 x Gsus4 - x x x x (x2, then drums enter another 2 times)
[Verse 1] I get up, [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ... and [F] nothing [G] gets me down. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You got it tough, [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ..... [F]I've seen the [G] toughest around. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] And I know, ... [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ... [F] baby, just how [G] you feel. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You've got to roll [C9] oh [C] oll with the punches [F] [F]to get to [G] what's real [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Pre-chorus] Oh, can't you [Am] see me standing [Am/G] here, I've got my (on beat) [F] back against the [C] record ma [Dm7] chiii iine .... I [C] ain't the [Dm7] worst that you've [F] seen. Oh, can't you see what I [Gsus4] mean?
[Chorus - Rhythm xxC9x xCxx FxxF xGxG ] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Verse 2] Aaa-ohh, [C9] hey you [C] ! [F] Who said that? [F] Baby, [G] how you been? [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You say you don't know, [C9] wo ow [C][F] [F] Until we [G] begin. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Pre-chorus] Well, can't you [Am] see me standing [Am/G] here, I've got my [F] back against the [C] record ma [Dm7] chiii iine I [C] ain't the [Dm7] worst that you've [F] seen. Oh, can't you see what I [Gsus4] mean?
[Chorus] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Guitar Solo] [Keyboard Solo]
[Riff - Drums stop] x x C9 x - x C x x - F x x F - x C9 x C9 x x C x - x F x F - x Gsus4 x Gsus4 - x x x x Drums back in
[Chorus] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
