[Intro] [E][F#m][A][E] first note of melody is G# of the E chord (first fret on G string)
[Verse 1] [E] Twenty-five years and my life is still [F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill Of [A] hope for a desti [E] nation I [E] realized quickly when I knew I should That the [F#m] world was made up of this brotherhood Of [A] man, for whatever that [E] means
[Pre-Chorus] And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus] And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?" And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude] [E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E] [E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E]
[Verse 2] And I [E] try, oh my God, do I [F#m] try I try all the [A] time, in this insti [E] tution And I [E] pray, oh my God, do I [F#m] pray I pray every single [A] day For a revo [E] lution
[Pre-Chorus] And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus] And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?" And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?" And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] HeyeYEYEYE" I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude] [E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh . [E] ....
[Outro] [E] Twenty-five years and my life is still [F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill of [A] hope For a destin [E] ation
[VERSE] [A] Used to spend my nights out in a barr [Bm] oom Liquor was the [Bm] only love I've [A] known [A] But you rescued me from reachin' for the bot [Bm] tom And brought me [Bm] back from being too far [A] gone ------ You're as
[CHORUS] [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[VERSE] I [A] 've looked for love in all the same old [Bm] places Found the bottom [Bm] of a bottle was always [A] dry B [A] But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste [Bm] it ‘Cause there's nothing like your [Bm] love to get me [A] high, yeah You're as
[CHORUS] [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO] [A][Bm][Bm][A] x 2
[CHORUS] You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[OUTRO] You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key Tennessee whis [Bm] key Tennessee whisk [A] ey
