[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 140 - Distorted Sound] [Riff - No drums] E A Aadd9 E ---------------- B 10-----11-11---- G 10-x3--10-10---- D 10-----12-10---- A x--------------- E 0---------------
[E][E][E] ([Asus4/E][A/E]) x 4 - drums in second time round
[Verse 1 - with occasional A - Can play A to Asus4 for Parklife bit] [E] Confidence is a preference for the habitual [E] voyeur of what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) And [E] morning soup can be avoided if you take a route [E] straight through what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] John's got brewers droop, he gets intimidated by the [E] dirty pigeons, they love a bit of it ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] Who's that gut lord marching? You should cut down [E] on your pork life mate, get some exercise
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) [D][C][B7] Know what I mean? [B7]
[Link] [E]----------[E] x 2 Stop is x7999x x7777x x7999x
[Verse 2] [E] I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays when I get [E] rudely awakened by the dustmen ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) I [E] put my trousers on, have a cup of tea and I think [E] about leaving me house ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too, it gives [E] me a sense of enormous wellbeing ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] And then I'm happy for the rest of the day, safe in the knowledge there will [E] always be a bit of my heart devo ted to it
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
[Bridge - hammer on more from x7777 to x7999] [E][E][E] - [E][E][E][E] [E] (Park [E]Life) - [E][E][E]Park [E]Life [E][E][E] - [E][E][E][E] [E] (Park [E]Life) - [E][E][E]Park [E]Life
[E] It's got nothing to do with your( [A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] Vorsprung durch Technik, you know ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) [E] And it's not about you joggers who go 'round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!) and [E] round and round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
[Chorus] [E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple [E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they [G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand (fast change on Asus4 to A) [C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their .. [Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop) (all over one bar) [D][C][B7][B7]
