[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
[Harmonica in E ready for random solo and Oooohs] [Intro - No Drums] [E][D][A][E]
[Verse] [E] Please allow me to introd [D] uce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste [E] I've been around for a [D] long, long year [A] Stole many a man's soul and [E] faith
[E] And I was 'round when [D] Jesus Christ Had his [A] moment of doubt and [E] pain Made damn sure that [D] Pilate Washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E] fate
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] [E] I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg When I [A] saw it was a time for a [E] change Killed the Czar and his [D] ministers Anas [A] tasia screamed in [E] vain
I [E] rode a tank Held a [D] general's rank When the [A] Blitzkrieg raged And the [E] bodies stank
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] I [E] watched with glee While your [D] kings and queens Fought for [A] ten decades For the [E] Gods they made
I [E] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?" When [A] after all It was [E] you and me
[E] Let me please intro [D] duce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste And I laid traps for [D] troubadours Who get [A] killed before they reached Bom [E] bay
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game oh yeah, get down, baby
[Solo]
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] Just as [E] every cop is a [D] criminal And [A] all the sinners [E] saints As heads is tails Just call me [D] Lucifer 'Cause I'm in [A] need of some re [E] straint
[E] So if you meet me Have some [D] courtesy Have some [A] sympathy, and some [E] taste Use all your well-learned pol [D] itesse Or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E] waste, um yeah
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
