[Intro - Capo 2 for original key - BPM 121 - 1986 - No drums to start] E (add9 hammer on and pull off) B (Bsus4 hammer on and off) D (drums in) Oooooooooooh A (A Asus4 A) Dsus2 E x 2
[Chorus] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D E If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus] A D E But if she wants everything (He can't pretend to give her everything) A D E Or theres nothing she wants (She don't want to sort it out) A D E He's crazy for this girl (But she don't know what shes looking for) F#m F#m/E B7 D If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Verse] D F#m E A I'd say her values are corrupted but shes open to change D F#m Then one day shes satisfied and the next I'll find her crying E E B D And its nothing she can explaiiiiiin
[Chorus] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D F#m If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Pause]
[Middle Eight ish] D A Some have a style D A that they work hard to refine F#m E so they walk a crooked line D A But she won't understand D A why anyone would have to try F#m E B D to walk a line when they could fly
[Solo] A D E A D E A D E F#m F#m/E B7 D A
[Verse- Just bass drum] D F#m No sense thinking I could rehabilitate her E A when she's fine, fine, fine D F#m She's got so many ideas traveling around in her head E she doesn't need nothing from (drums back in) E B D miiiiiiiine
[Chorus - No drums] A D E If she knew what she wants (He'd be giving it to her) A D E If she knew what she needs (He could give her that too) A D E If she knew what she wants (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus - Drums back in] A D E But if she wants everything (He can't pretend to give her everything) A D E Or theres nothing she wants (She don't want to sort it out) A D E He's crazy for this girl (But she don't know what shes looking for) F#m F#m/E B7 D E If she knew what she wants he'd be giving it to her, giving it to her
[Chorus] A D E (He'd be giving it to her) A D E (He could give her that too) A D E (But he can't see through her) F#m F#m/E B7 D A ohhhhhhhhhh giving it to her giving it to her
[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 ---------------
