[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
DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit] [Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum] [F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart, [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E] [F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear [E] Go ahead and sell me out, and [C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) [E]
(bass drum on all 4) [F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you [E] Don't underestimate the [C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) [E] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E]
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost (passing chord) [E] had it [D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat (passing chords) [D][E]
[Verse - Light drums] [F#m] Baby, I have no [C#m] story to be told, But [E] I've heard one on you. Now I'm [C#m] gonna make your head burn [E] [F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair [E] Make a home down there, as [C#m] mine sure won't be shared [E]
[Pre-Chorus] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it [D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat (no F to G step up - note this) [E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY] [D] all.... [E] ... Rolling in the [F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in [D] side of your hand [D] .. But you [E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords] [N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa) Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh) [F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full] [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me [D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it. You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.
