[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
[Verse 1] You were [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] When I (offbeats) [C]met [G]you ......... I [F] picked you out, I shook you up and [Gsus4] turned you a [G] round [F] Turned you into some [C]one [G]new
[Verse 2] Now [F] five years later on you've got the [Gsus4] world at your [G] feet Suc [F] cess has been so easy [C]for [G]you But [F] don't forget it's me who put you [Gsus4] where you are [G] now And [F] I can put you back [C]there [G]too
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6-x35555] better change it back or we will both be [E] sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Verse 3] I was [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar [F] That much [C]is [G]true But [F] even then I knew I'd find a [Gsus4] much better [G] place [F] Either with or with [C]out [G]you
[Verse 4] The [F] five years we have had have been [Gsus4] such good [G] times [F] I still [C]love [G]you But [F] now I think it's time I live my [Gsus4] life on my [G] own I [F] guess it's just what I [C]must [G]do
[Bridge] [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You [F] know I can't believe it When I [Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me [Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You [F] know I don't believe you When you [Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus] It's [A] much too late to find When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind You'd [C6] better change it back or we will [E] both be sorry
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Interlude] | Am | Am C | Am | Am | x 2
[Chorus] [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? [F] Don't you want me, [G] baby? [F] Don't you want me, [G] oh? (repeat and fade)
