[Intron - Just bass drum] A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3) [Full drums] F-riff - Strum to F to Fmaj7 and pull off 1st finger on 1st fret of high E to open E to imply the sax part (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) C A7sus4 (F-riff) G (x2)
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap] A Asus4 A Asus4 Winding your way down on Baker Street A Asus4 A Asus4 Lite in your head, and dead on your feet Em G Well an- other crazy day, you drink the night away D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
A Asus4 A Asus4 This city desert makes you feel so cold, it's got A Asus4 A Asus4 So many people but it's got no soul Em G And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong D Dsus4 D When you thought it held e- very- thing
[Chorus 1] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to think that it was so ea- sy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to say that it was so ea- sy C G D Dsus2 - D - Dsus4 - D But you're tryin, you're tryin now Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Another year and then you'd be ha- ppy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Just one more year and then you'd be ha- ppy C G A F But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Verse 2] A Asus2 A Asus2 Way down the street there's a light in his place A Asus2 A Asus2 He opens the door, he's got that look on his face Em G And he asks you where you've been, you tell him who you've seen D Dsus4 D And you talk about a- ny- thing
A Asus2 A Asus2 He's got this dream a- bout buyin' some land A Asus2 A Asus2 He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands Em G And then he'll settle down, in some quiet little town D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
[Chorus 2] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am But you know he'll always keep mo- ving Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You know he's never gonna stop mo- ving C G D Cause he's rollin', he's the rolling stone Dm7 Am Asus2 Am And when you wake up it's a new mor- ning Dm7 Am Asus2 Am The sun is shining it's a new mor- ning C G A F And you're going, you're going home
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F (x2)
A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3)
D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F fade D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Intro Ab/Bb - 6x6544] [Ab/Bb][Bb] x4 then [Bm] on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
[Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Verse 1] [Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions 'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin' To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin' It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7])
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
[Verse 2] [Ab/Bb] Friends with their fancy per [Bb] suasion Don't ad [Ab/Bb] mit that it's part of a [Bb] scheme But I [Ab/Bb] can't help but have my sus [Bb] picions 'Cause I [Ab/Bb] ain't quite as dumb as I [Bb] seem And you [Ab/Bb] said you was never in [Bb] tendin' To [Ab/Bb] break up our scene in this [Bb] way But there [Ab/Bb] ain't any use in pre [Bb] tendin' It could [Ab/Bb] happen to us any [Bb] day [Bm]
[Chorus] [Chorus] [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Fm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Cm7] How long [Gm7] has this been [Fm7] goin' on [Gm7] ([Fm7][Gm7]) [Repeat until enough]