[Intro - no drums - finger pick - free time Start note is E - so unfret the third finger when playing B minor] [Secondary vocal effect - octave up]
[Bmadd4-x24430] Lately, I've been, [Dsus2] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said no more counting dollars [G] We'll be counting stars, yeah w [G] e'll be counting stars
[Interlude - Full drums] [Bm][Bm7][Dadd9][A][Aadd6][Asus4][G] E -2-----5-2---0-------5-----0---2-2-------------3 B -3-----3-3---3-------3-----2---2-3-------------3 G -4-----2-3---2-------2-----2---2-2-------------0 repeat D -4-----4-4---0-------0-----2---2-2-------------0 A -2-------------------------0---0-0-------------x E -----------------------------------------------3
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] I see this [Bm] life like a swinging vine [D] Swing my heart across the line And [A] in my face is flashing signs [G] Seek it out and ye shall find (full drums but light) [Bm] Old, but I'm not that old [D] Young, but I'm not that bold [A] I don't think the world is sold [G] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH] [Bm] I .. I I I I [D] Feel something so [A] right Doing the [G] wrong thing [Bm] I .. I I I I [D] Feel something so [A] wrong Doing the [G] right thing [G] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie [G] Everything that [N.C.] kills me makes me feel alive
[Chorus - Lower octave to begin with then up - vocal effect to be one octave up?] [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be [Bm] But baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said no more counting dollars [G] We'll be counting stars (up an octave) [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be [Bm] But baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said, no more counting dollars [G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Interlude] [Bm][D][A][G] x 2
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] I feel your [Bm] love and I feel it burn [D] Down this river, every turn [A] Hope is our four-letter word [G] Make that money, watch (drums in) it burn [Bm] Old, but I'm not that old [D] Young, but I'm not that bold [A] And I don't think the world is sold [G] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH] [Bm] I .. I I I I [D] feel something so wr [A] ong Doing the [G] right thing [G] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie [G] Everything that [N.C.] drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus - At higher octave all way] [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said no more counting dollars [G] We'll be counting stars [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said no more counting dollars [G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars (drums go to just bass drum)
[Just drums - 2 bars] - wo oh oh oh ooh
[Bridge - Chord just as start staccato - Just bass drum] [Bm] Oh, take that money, watch it burn [D] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [A] Take that money, watch it burn [G] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [Bm] Oh, take that money, watch it burn [D] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [A] Take that money, watch it burn [G] Sink in the river the lessons I learned (Drums stop) [G] Everything that [Em] kills me ...… makes feel alive
[Chorus] [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be .. But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said, no more counting dollars [G] We'll be counting stars [Bm] Lately, I've been, [D] I've been losing sleep [A] Dreaming about the things that [G] we could be .. But [Bm] baby, I've been, [D] I've been praying hard, [A] Said, no more counting dollars [G] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Outro] [Bm] Take that money, watch it burn [D] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [A] Take that money, watch it burn [G] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [Bm] Take that money, watch it burn [D] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [A] Take that money, watch it burn (drums stop) [G] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[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
