[Verse 1 - Vocal starts on B note] [G] I threw a wish in the well, [Em] Don't ask me, I'll never tell [C] I looked to you as it fell, [D] and now you're in my way [G] I trade my soul for a wish, [Em] pennies and dimes for a kiss [C] I wasn't looking for this, [D] but now you're in my way (bass drum in) [G] Your stare was holdin', [Em] ripped jeans, skin was showin' [C] Hot night, wind was blowin' [D] Where you think you're going, baby?
[Chorus] [G] Hey, I just met you, [D] and this is crazy, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] It's hard to look right, [D] at you baaaabeh, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] Hey, I just met you, [D] and this is crazy, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] And all the other boys, [D] try to chase me, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe?
[Riff on G - Just bass drum]
[Verse 2 - Light drums] [G] You took your time with the call, [Em] I took no time with the fall [C] You gave me nothing at all, [D] but still, you're in my way [G] I beg and borrow and steal [Em] At first sight and it's real [C] I didn't know I would feel it, [D] but it's in my way [G] Your stare was holdin', [Em] ripped jeans, skin was showin' [C] Hot night, wind was blowin' [D] Where you think you're going, baby?
[Chorus] [G] Hey, I just met you, [D] and this is crazy, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] It's hard to look right, [D] at you baaaabeh, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] Hey, I just met you, [D] and this is crazy, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? [G] And all the other boys, [D] try to chase me, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe?
[Bridge] [G] Before you came into my [D] life I missed you so bad [C] I missed you so bad [D] I missed you so, so bad [G] Before you came into my [D] life I missed you so bad [C] And you should know that [D] I missed you so, so bad
[Drums stop - just play chorus riff] [G][D][C][D]
[Chorus - Just bass drum] [G] It's hard to look right, [D] at you baaaabeh, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe? (Drums back in) [G] Hey, I just met you, [D] and this is crazy, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe??
[G] And all the other boys, [D] try to chase me, [C] but here's my number, [D] so call me, maybe?
[Outro] [G] Before you came into my [D] life I missed you so bad [C] I missed you so bad [D] I missed you so, so bad [G] Before you came into my [D] life I missed you so bad [C] And you should know that [D] So call me, maybe? [End]
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
