[Intro - no drums - finger pick - free time Start note is D] [Secondary vocal effect - octave up]
[Amadd4-x02230] Late [Am] ly, I've been, [Cadd9-x32030] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said no more counting dollars [F] We'll be counting stars, yeah [F] we'll be counting stars
[Interlude - Full drums - Hum along with] [Am][Cadd9][G][F] E -0-----3-0--0------3-0-----x-----0-x-1- B -1-----1-1--3------1-1-----3-----0-1-1- G -2-----2-2--0------0-0-----0-----0-0-2- repeat D -2-----2-2--2------2-3-----0-----0-0-3- A -0-----0-0--3------3-5-----x-----x-x-3- E ---------------------------3-----3-3-1-
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] I see this [Am] life like a swinging vine [C] Swing my heart across the line And [G] in my face is flashing signs [F] Seek it out and ye shall find (full drums but light) [Am] Old, but I'm not that old [C] Young, but I'm not that bold [G] I don't think the world is sold [F] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH] [Am] I .. I I I I [C] Feel something so [G] right Doing the [F] wrong thing [Am] I .. I I I I [C] Feel something so [G] wrong Doing the [F] right thing [F] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie [F] 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?] [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be [Am] But baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said no more counting dollars [F] We'll be counting stars (up an octave) [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be [Am] But baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said, no more counting dollars [F] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Interlude] [Am][C][G][F] x 2
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] I feel your [Am] love and I feel it burn [C] Down this river, every turn [G] Hope is our four-letter word [F] Make that money, watch (drums in) it burn [Am] Old, but I'm not that old [C] Young, but I'm not that bold [G] And I don't think the world is sold [F] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH] [Am] I .. I I I I [C] feel something so wr [G] ong Doing the [F] right thing [F] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie [F] Everything that [N.C.] drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus - At higher octave all way] [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said no more counting dollars [F] We'll be counting stars [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said no more counting dollars [F] We'll be, we'll be counting [Am]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] [Am] Oh, take that money, watch it burn [C] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [G] Take that money, watch it burn [F] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [Am] Oh, take that money, watch it burn [C] Sink in the river the lessons I learned [G] Take that money, watch it burn [F] Sink in the river the lessons I learned (Drums stop) [F] Everything that [Dm] kills me ...… makes feel alive
[Chorus] [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be .. But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said, no more counting dollars [F] We'll be counting stars [Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep [G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be .. But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard, [G] Said, no more counting dollars [F] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Outro] [Am] Take that money, watch it burn [C] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [G] Take that money, watch it burn [F] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [Am] Take that money, watch it burn [C] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned [G] Take that money, watch it burn (drums stop) [F] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[Intro - BPM 90 - No drums] Descending chromatic line - can play octaves when playing C# E - 99887766 - 55443 - 5 3 0
[Drums in] | A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# |
[Verse 1] [A] City dweller, suc [E] cessful fella [Bm] Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (lot of money) [D] Caught in a [D/C#] rat race terminal [C#] ly
I'm a pro [A] fessional cynic but my [E] heart's not in it I'm [Bm] paying the price of living life at the limit (to the limit) [D] Caught up in the [D/C#] century's anxie [C#] ty (backward beat) Yes, it [E] preys on him (preys on him) He's [E] getting thin (getting thin) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 1] [A] He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7] country [D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A] country He takes all [A] manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A] country (stop)
[Verse 2] He's got [A] morning glory and l [E7] ife's a different story [Bm] Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory) [D] Touched with his [D/C#] own mortal [C#] ity He's [A] reading Balzac and [E] knocking back Prozac It's a [Bm] helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland [D] Oh, it's the [D/C#] century's reme [C#] dy (backward drums) For the [E] faint at heart [########Stop and scroll##########] A [E] new start (new start) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 2] [A] He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7] country [D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7] country But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm on the animal farm in the [A] country
(backward drum beat) [E] In the country (Doo doo doo) [E] In the country (Doo doo doo) [E] In the country-y-y!
[Solo] | A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# | x2
[Quiet bit - no drums - Play twice] [A] Blow, blow me [E] out I am so [D] sad I don't know [A] why
[Chorus 1 & 2] [A] He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7] country [D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the [A] country He takes all [A] manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm, lots of rural charm in the [A] country
[A] He lives in a house, a very big house in the [E7] country [D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest, so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh, takes herbal baths in the [E7] country But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm on the animal farm in the [A] country
Ooh la la la
[Closing Riff - Horn Riff] A E7 D A E -0---0---0---0------------------------------------ B -10--10--5-s-10--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--10-10-5------- G -9---9---6-s-9---9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--9--9--6----- D -11--11--7-s-11--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--11-11-7------ A -0---0---0-------7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--0--0--0---- E -----------------0--0--0--------------------------
