Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There must be some kind of way out of here," said the joker to the thief, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb None will level on the line nobody offered his word."
[Verse 2] Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
[Verse 3] Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb All along the watchtower, princes kept the view Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Outside in the cold distance a wildcat did growl, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Two riders were approaching, and the wind began to howl. Yeah, Yeah.
[Chords used] Ab Bb Cm e|-4---6---8--| B|-4---6---8--| G|-5---7---8--| D|-6---8---10-| A|-6---8---10-| E|-4---6---8--|
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief, "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl, Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
[Intro - Capo on first fret - BPM 112] [Dmaj9/F#][G][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 1] [Dmaj9/F#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [G] All the lights are changing [Dmaj9/F#] green to red. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turning over T.V. stations, [G] Situations running through my [Dmaj9/F#] head [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [G] clear that I've been blind, I've [Dmaj9/F#] been a fool [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] open up my heart to all [G] that jealousy That bitterness [Dmaj9/F#] that ridicule. [G][Em]
[Verse 2] [Dmaj9/F#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [G] all the lights are changin', [Dmaj9/F#] red to green. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [G] Chemicals are rushing in [Dmaj9/F#] my bloodstream. [G] Only [Dmaj9/F#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [G] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Dmaj9/F#] fraid [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] show you how I really feel, Ad [G] mit to some of those bad mis [Dmaj9/F#] takes I've made. [G]
[Chorus 1] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [Dmaj9/F#][G] [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 3] [Dmaj9/F#] Sunday, all the lights in London [G] shining, Sky [Dmaj9/F#] is fading red [G] to blue. [Dmaj9/F#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [G] wonderin' where it is you might be [Dmaj9/F#] going to [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [G] feeling so alone, I can't be [Dmaj9/F#] lieve [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [G] see you smiling there in front of me. [Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Chorus 2] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now
[Chorus 3] [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] [End]
