[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 BPM 161] Drum intro - no chords x x x sS sB S -----------------------------------G
Ch G G7 D Dsus2 E X-3-33----------X-3-33-3------- B X-3-33--7-7-7-7-X-3-33-3------- G X-4-34--7-7-7-7-X-4-34-4------- D X-5-33--7-7-7-7-X-5-33-5------- A X-5-35--5-7-5-7-X-5-35-5------- E X-3-33----------X-3-33-3------- D B S B S B S B S B S B S B
Drum Fill - bring both hands over to soundboard to play ----RLR-RLR-RLR B---B---B---B
[Verse] [G] Let me tell ya 'bout the place, [Em] Somewhere up New York ways [C] where the people are so gay, [D7] Twisting the night away [G] Here they have a lot of fun, [Em] Putting trouble on the run [C] Man there ain't nothing like, [D7] Twisting the night a- [G] way
[Chorus] [G] Twisting, Twisting Everybody's doing great [C] Twisting, twisting They're [D7] twisting the night a- [G] way
[Verse] [G] Here's a man in evening clothes, [Em] How he got here I don't know [C] Man you gotta see him go, [D7] Twisting the night away [G] He's dancing with a chick in slacks, [Em] This chick's moving up and back [C] Man, there ain't nothing like, [D7] Twisting the night a-w [G] ay!
[Chorus - Harp in C during Lean Up bit] [G] Twisting, Twisting Everybody's doing great [C] Twisting, twisting They're [D7] twisting the night a- [G] way Lean [G] up Lean [Em] back Lean [C] up Lean [D7] back Wa- [G] tusi Now [Em] Fly Now [C] twist They're [D7] twisting the night a- [G] way
[Verse] [G] Here's a fella in blue jeans, [Em] He's dancing with an older queen [C] Chick's dolled up in diamond ring, [D7] Twisting the night away [G] Man you gotta see her go, [Em] Twisting to the rock'n'roll [C] Man, there ain't nothing like, [D7] Twisting the night a- [G] way
[Chorus - Harp in C during Lean Up bit] [G] Twisting, Twisting Everybody's doing great [C] Twisting, twisting They're [D7] twisting the night a- [G] way Lean [G] up Lean [Em] back Lean [C] up Lean [D7] back Wa- [G] tusi Now [Em] Fly Now [C] twist They're [D7] twisting the night a- [G] way
