[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)
[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
[BPM 147 - Capo on 1st Fret for original key] [Intro - Just drums and D note ] E -------- B -------- G ------- D ------- A 5----5--- E -------- X--X--X--
[Chorus - Swung] (Bass run with Dm chord) E ----------------------- B ----------------------- G 7----7------7----7----- D 7----7------7----7----- A 5----5---3455----5------ E --------5-------------- X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--
[Dm] she said i love you boy i love your soul she said i love you baby oh oh oh [A] ohh [Dm] she said i love you more than words can say she said i love you bayayayay [A] by
[Straight beat vamp]
[Verse - Beat straightens BxSS xxS - Chords follow snare] [Dm] so i said, what you sayin girl it cant be right [A] How can you be in love with me, we only just met tonight [Dm] so she said.. boy i loved you from the start [A] when i first heard love goes down, something started burning in my heart [F] i said stop this crazy [A] talk [F] and leave right now and close the [A] door
[Chorus - Beat still straight] [Dm] she said but i love you boy i love you so she said i love you baby oh oh oh [A] oh [Dm] she said i love you more than words can say she said i love you bayayayay [A] by (yes you did)
[Rap - beat straight] [Straight beat vamp]
[Dm] so now I'm up in the courts pleading my case in a witness box telling the judge and jury the same thing that i said to the cops
[A] on the day that i got arrested im innocent I protested she just feels rejected had her heart broken by someone she's obsessed with
[Dm] she likes sound on my music she makes out a fan of my music thats why "love goes down" makes her lose it cos she cant seperate the man from the music
[A] and im saying all this from the stand while my girl cries tears from the galleries this got bigger than i ever could have planned like that song by the Zutons "Valerie"
[F] so the jury dont look like their buying it and shes making me nervous
[A] arms crossed, screwed faced like im trying it their eyes fixed on me like im murderous
[F] they wanna lock me up and throw away the key
[A] they wanna send me down even though i told them she..
[Drums SSSS SSSS SSSS SSS with A - then back to swing for a bit]
[Chorusm - Still swung - BxSS xxS] [Dm] she said i love you boy i love your soul she said i love you baby oh oh oh oh [A] (drums straighten out) - yes you did [Dm] she said i love you more than words can say she said i love you bayayayay [A] by so i said why the hell you gotta treat me this way (stop drums) [Dm] you don't know what love is you wouldn't do this if you [A] did oh no no no noo [Dm - strum fast and light to end]