[Intro/Verse - Tab] (lead guitar melody) E A B A e|-4-------5-4-5/7-|(7)------5-4-5-4-| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| / = slide up into note, (7) = hold note over bar line OR E A B A e|-x-------10------|7------10---------| B|-9-------11-10-11|7------11-10-11-10| G|-9-------10------|8------10---------| D|-9--------x------|9------x----------| A|-7--------0------|9------0----------| E|-----------------|7-----------------|
[Intro - Can play some Amaj7 to simulate main intro riff] [E][A-Amaj7-A)][B][A-Amaj7-A-Amaj7] x2
[Verse 1] I [E] live on an [A] apartment on the [B] ninety ninth [A] floor of my [E] block [A][B][A] And I [E] sit at home lookin' [A] out of the window [B] imaginin' the [A] world has stopped [E][A][B][A] Then [E] in flies a [A] guy who's all dressed [B] up just like a [A] Union Jack [E][A][B][A] And says [E] I've won five [A] pounds if I have [B] this kind of [A] detergent [E] pack [A][B][A]
[Chorus] [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud [E] baby [A][B][A]
[Verse 2] The [E] telephone is [A] ringin', I say [B] Hi it's me, who is it [A] there on the line [E][A][B][A] A [E] voice says Hi hello [A] how are you, well [B] I guess I'm [A] doin' fine [E][A][B][A] He says it's [E] three a.m., there's [A] too much noise, don't you [B] people ever wanna [A] go to bed [E][A][B][A] Just cause [E] you feel so [A] good, do you have to [B] drive me [A] out of my head [E][A][B][A]
[Chorus] I said [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#(422100)] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud [E] baby [A][B][A]
[Verse 3] I was [E] sick and tired, fed up [A] with this and de [B] cided to take a [A] drive down town [E][A][B][A] It was [E] so very quiet and [A] peaceful, there was [B] nobody, not a [A] soul around [E][A][B][A] I [E] laid myself [A] out, I was so [B] tired and I [A] started to dr [E] eam [A][B][A] In the [E] morning the parking [A] tickets were just like [B] flags, [A] stuck on my wind [E] screen [A][B][A]
[Chorus] I said [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud
[E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud [E] Hey (hey), [E/G#] you (you), get [A] off of my [B] cloud[D] Don't hang around, 'cause [B] two's a crowd on my cloud baby
[Intro Riff x 8 - No drums - Capo at 1st fret - original key is F] [E bass riff] [E] (don't play full chord - Maj implied by riff) D 2--------- A 2------2-- E 0-0-2h4---
[Verse - No drums] [E] My house in Budapest my, My hidden treasure chest, [E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh (drums in) [A] you, oooh You oooh Id leave it all [E] (intro riff)
(bass drum only and Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs) [E] My acres of a land I have achieved [E] It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for [A] you, You Id Leave it all [E] But for [A] you, You Id Leave it all [E]
[Chorus - Full drums] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs] [E] My many artifacts The list goes on [E] If you just say the words I'll up and run Oh, to [A] you, You Id leave it all [E] Oh, to [A] you, You Id leave it all [E]
[Chorus] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Instrumental - hammer on the whole chords to follow vocal - ah ooh bit] [Eadd9][Eadd9][Aadd6][Eadd9]
[Verse - Quieter - no drums - back to intro riff] [E] My friends and family They, don't understand [E] They fear they'd lose so much If, you took my hand [A] But, for you, You Id lose it all. [E] [A] But, for you, You Id lose it all. [E]
[Chorus - Drums] [B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why [A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And [B] baby if you hold me Then [A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - no drums] [E] My house in Budapest My hidden treasure chest, [E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh [A] you, You Id leave it all [E] For [A] you, You Id leave it all [E]
[End] [Esus4 riff - can individually pick as does not clash with snare] E ------- B --000-- G -----32 D 2------ A 2------ E 0------
[Eadd9 keyboard riff - x=mute high E with little finger to bring out line] E 0-2-0-x- B 0-----0 G 1------ D 2------ A 2------ E 0------
[Add6 keyboard riff] E 0-2-0-- B 2------ G 2------ D 2------ A 0------ E x------
Then 2nd fret on high E for the slight instrumental bit with a hammer on off the whole chords (E and A) to simulate the vocal bass line