[Verse 1 - BPM 108] [Intro riff with bass drum] E --------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------- G -4-444--44-------------------------------------- D ----------7-777-77-6-666-66-4-444-44-2-222-221-111-11-- A -----------------------------------------------------2 E ---------------------------------------------------
[Intro - Full drums] [E][B][A][A]
[Verse 1] Dirty old [E] river, must you keep [B] rolling, rolling in [A] to the night, People so [E] busy, makes me feel [B] dizzy, taxi lights [A] shine so bright, .. But I
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no [F#m7]friends, [B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset I am in [A] (*Move to play A barred at 5th fret to get ready for descending line) paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] Every day I look at the world from my [B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum) [B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444] Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi... [B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 2] Terry meets [E] Julie, Waterloo [B] Station, every [A] Friday night, But I am so [E] lazy, don't want to [B] wander, I stay at [A] home at night, ...But I
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... feel a [F#m7]fraid [B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset I am in [A] paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] Every day I look at the world from my [B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la) [F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum) [B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444] Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi... [B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 3] Millions of [E] people swarming like [B] flies 'round Waterloo [A] underground, But Terry and [E] Julie cross over the [B] river where they feel [A] safe and sound, And they
[F#m]don't .............. [F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no [F#m7]friends, [B] As long as they
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset they are in [A] paradise,
[Intro again] [E][B][A]
[Outro - Townsend style strums] [B] Waterloo sunsets fine - repeat to fade
[End] [Intro riff] A (S)E B A E -----0-0----0-------------------------0---- B -2-0-x-2-0--0-(0)----4---44---2-2----2-2p0- G -2-----1----1--x--6--4---44---2-2----2----2 D -2-----2----2--2--6--4---446--4-2----2----- A -0-----2----2--2--x--2---22-----0----0----- E -0-----0----------7------------------------
[Intro - Just bass drum - finger pick - 1 bar each- Capo 3 original key but not bother for live] [Bm][D][A][Em]
[Verse 1] I let it [Bm] fall, my [D] heart And as it [A] fell, you rose to claim .... [Em] it It was [Bm] dark and I was [D] over Until you [A] kissed my lips and you [Em] saved me My [Bm] hands, they're [D] strong but my [A] knees were far too weak [Em] To [Bm] stand in your [D] arms without [A] falling to your [A] feet
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums - Play Bm full barre across all strings for maximum volume] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum or B B B S] When I [Bm] lay with [D] you I could [A] stay there, [Em] close my eyes feel you [Bm] here for ev [D] er You and [A] me together, nothing is [A] better
[Pre-chorus] But there's a [G] side to you that I [Em] never knew, never knew All the [Bm] things you'd say, they were [Bm] never true, never true And the [G] games you'd play, you would [A] always win, always win
[Chorus - Full drums] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Bridge - Drums On off off] Sometimes [G] I wake up by the [D/A] door .. That heart you [F#m] caught must be waitin' for [A] you .. Even now [G] when we're already o [D/A] ver .. I can't [F#m] help myself from looking for [A] ya a
[Chorus] But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] Watched it [A] pour as I touched your [A/B] face [A] Well, it [Em] burned while I cried 'Cause I [Em] heard it [G] screaming out your [Bm] name, your [A] name
But I set [Bm] fire to the [Bm/C#] rain [Bm] And I threw us [A] into the [A/B] fl [A] ames Well, it [Em] fell something died 'Cause I [Em] knew that [G] that was the last [Bm] time, the last [A] time
[Outro - All chords 1 bar] Oo [Bm] oh, [Bm] oh.. [A] no, oh [A] Let it [Em] burn, oh [Em] oh [Bm] oh [A] Let it [Bm] burn [Bm] urn [A] urn … [A] Let it [Em] burn [Em] urn uh [Bm] urn [A] urn
