[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
[Riff] E -10-8-10---8--8--- B ------------10-----10-8-10---8 (drums in)
[Verse - Chords change quite fast] In a [Gm9-353335] room full of [C] dimes you would [Am7] be 100 [D7] dollars If being [Gm9] fine was a [C] crime, girl, they'd lock your lil' [Am7] fine ass up in a [D7] tower The way you [Gm9] move like you [C] do Ooh it's like you [Am7] do it for a [D7] livin' Do a [Am7] lil' [Bbmaj7] spin, do it again ā€ [C/D] “ sshhiiiii look like you playin' for the win, OH BABY
[Pre-Chorus] [Bbmaj7][Am7][Gm7] I'm trynna roll, I'm trynna ride [Gm7][Am7][Bbmaj7] I'm trynna float, I'm trynna glide [Bbmaj7][Am7][Gm7] No no, don't be s [Db/Eb] hy, j [Abmaj7] ust take my hand and h [Gm7] old o [Am7] n t [C7sus4] ight
[Chorus] Oh, [Gm9] skate to me [C] baby [Am7] (Sk [D7] ate) [Gm9] Slide your way on [C] over [Am7] (Slide your way on [D7] over) S [Gm9] kate to me [C] baby [Am7] (S [D7] kate) [Am7] I wa [Bbmaj7] nna get to know [C/D] ya (I wanna get to know ya)
[Interlude] [Am][Bbmaj7/C-x33335][Bbmaj7/C][C/D]
[Verse 2] Got your [Gm9] hair in the [C] wind and your [Am7] skin [D7] glistening I can [Gm9] smell your sweet [C] perfume Mmmm, ya [Am7] smell better than a [D7] barbecue Oh, [Gm9] super [C] star is [Am7] what you [D7] are [Am7] I'm [Bbmaj7] your biggest fan [C/D] if you're lookin' for a man, suga, here I am
[Pre-Chorus] [Bbmaj7][Am7][Gm7] I'm trynna roll, I'm trynna ride [Gm7][Am7][Bbmaj7] I'm trynna float, I'm trynna glide [Bbmaj7][Am7][Gm7] No no, don't be s [Db/Eb] hy, ju [Abmaj7] st take my hand and hold [Gm7] on ti [Am7] ght! [C7sus4]
[Chorus] Oh, [Gm9] skate to me [C] baby [Am7] (Sk [D7] ate) [Gm9] Slide your way on [C] over [Am7] (Slide your way on [D7] over) [Gm9] Skate to me [C] baby [Am7] (Sk [D7] ate) [Am7] I wa [Bbmaj7] nna get to know [C/D] ya (I wanna get to know ya)
[Bridge] [Dbmaj7/Eb] I never fall but tonight you got me falling for [Abmaj9] you, and only you, YOU [Bb7sus2][B7sus2] I'm [B/Db] reaching out in hopes that you reach for me [Gbmaj9] too, girl, let's [Bbmaj7/C] groove
[Am][Bbmaj7/C] Girl, you got me singing [Am] ooooooohhhh [Bbmaj7/C] My oh my (My oh my) My oh my (My [Bbmaj7/C] oh my) [C/D]
[Chorus] Oh, [Gm9] skate to me [C] baby [Am7] ( [D7] Skate) [Gm9] Slide your way on [C] over [Am7] (Slide your way on [D7] over) S [Gm9] kate to me [C] baby [Am7] (S [D7] kate) [Am7] I wa [Bbmaj7] nna get to know [C/D] ya (I wanna get to know ya)
