[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
BPM 123 - drop D tuning v1 - use second harmonizer - double - 100% wet and lots of reverb and mid way delay
[Intro] Start with percussive guitar and bass drum D x 4 G x 4 D x 4 G x 4 Bm x 2 A x 2 D x 4 (open up D percussive chord to more open for start)
[Verse 1 - Bm7 works - muted low strings] (Lift thumb but do not rotate wrist so can maintain mute and have loud snare) I want to [D] run I want to [D] hide I want to [D] tear down the walls That hold me in [G-5x0003] side I want to reach [Bm-9x5555] out And touch the [A] flame Where the [C] streets have no name I, I, I, I want to [D] feel, sunlight on my [D] face I see the [D] dust cloud disappear without a [G] trace I want to take [Bm] shelter from the poison [A] rain Where the [C] streets have no name Oh Ah Where the streets have no
[Chorus - D triad at 2nd fret - play 5 3 then 2 on high E] [D] name ............. [D] Where the streets have no name (Head voice, lips tight) We're still building Then [G] burning down love, burning down love And when I [Bm] go there I go there with [A] you... (it's all I can [D] do) [Play high D octave 7 10 no B and lower notes for vamp]
[Verse 2] The city's a [D] flood And our love turns to [D] rust We're beaten and [D] blown by the wind Trampled in [G] dust I'll show you a [Bm] place High on a [A] desert plain Where the [C] streets have no name Oh Ah Where the streets have no
[Chorus] [D] Name ...... Where the streets have no name We're still building [G] Then burning down love, burning down love [Bm] And when I go there [A] I go there with you... [D] it's all I can do [D] Our love turns to rust [D] We're beaten and [G] blown by the wind, blown by the wind Oh when I [Bm] go there, I go there [A] with you It's all I can [D] d
[Outro as per intro] D x 4 G x 4 D x 4 G x 4 Bm x 4 A x 2 then D
[Additional notes] E-7710 10 8 7 8 10 - Play lower notes for verse - then full chords for chorus Try plucking with low open D ringing - 1010 > 107 78 77 78 < [Intro] (Synth) D G Bm A D G D G Bm A (Guitar) D (over synth) D D G D G Bm A C
