Scouting for Girls-This Aint A Love Song - sr - 200
[Intro - Moving fingers from C to Gadd4/B is just place 2nd finger at 2nd fret and add little to high G] [C][Gadd4/B-x20013][Am][G]
[String riff during Gadd4/B] E-3-1-0 B-1-1-1 G-0-0-0 D-0-0-0 A-2-2-2 E-X
[Verse 1] [C] Every night I remember that evening [Gadd4/B] The way you looked as you said you were leaving [Am] The way you cried as you turn and walk away [G] [C] The cruel words and the false accusations [Gadd4/B] The mean looks and the same old frustrations [Am] I never thought that we'd throw it all away [G] But we threw it all away
[Chorus] [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost witho [G] ut [G] you and I'm a [G] bl [G] oody big mess inside [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost with [G] ou [G] t you This ain't a [G] love song, this is good [F] bye ( [Am] oooo [G] oh) This ain't a love song, this is good [F] bye ( [Am] oooo [G] oh)
[Verse 2] [C] I've been lost, I've been out, I've been losing [Gadd4/B] I've been tired, I'm all hurt and confusion [Am] I've been mad, I've been the kind of man that I'm not [G] [C] And though I'm down, I'll be coming back fighting [Gadd4/B] I may be scared and a little bit frightened [Am] But I'll be back, I'll be coming back to life [G] I'll be coming back to life
[Chorus] [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost witho [G] ut [G] you and I'm a [G] bl [G] oody big mess inside [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost with [G] ou [G] t you This ain't a [G] love song, this is good [F] bye ( [Am] oooo [G] oh - riff) This ain't a love song, this is good [F] bye ( [Am] oooo [G] oh - riff)
[Bridge] [F] You can [C] try, you can [G] try but you'll [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down [F] You can try, [C] you can [G] try but you'll [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [C] down
[Intro strings riff] [C][Gadd4/B][Am][G]
[C] La la la [Gadd4/B] la, la la la la [Am] la (I [G] won't be lost, I won't be down) (Drums stop)
[Chorus] [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost witho [G] ut [G] you and I'm a [G] bl [G] oody big mess (Drums in) inside [F][F] And I'm a [Am] lit [Am] tle bit lost with [G] ou [G] t you This ain't a [G] love song, this is goodbye
[F] It's [C] alright, it's [G] alright, cos you can try but you'll [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down [F] It's [C] alright, it's [G] alright, I may be lost but you'll [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down
[F] You can [C] try, [G] you can try but you'll [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down [F] You can [C] try, you can try [G] I know I'm lost but I'm [C] waiting [Gadd4/B] to be [F] found
[Guitar riff part] [F][C][G] You can [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down [F][C][G] You can [C] never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down (drums stop) [F][C][G][C] Never [Gadd4/B] keep me [F] down [F][C][G]
[C] [End] [Oooh Riff - Play Am at 5th fret with high C fretted then to A] Am G E-8-5-3 B-5-5-0 G-5-5-0 D-X-X-0 A-0-0-X E-X-X-3
[Guitar Riff part] F C G E-1---------0---------3 B-1-3s5-3-1-1-3s5-3-1-0- G-2---------0---------0 D-3---------2---------0 A-3---------3---------X E-1---------x---------3
[Piano Intro - No drums - muted arpeggio picking with first finger] [A][D][G][G] x3
[Verse 1 - Drums in light - keep picking going] [A] You would not b [D] elieve your eyes [G] If ten million fireflies [A] Lit up the [D] world as I fell a [G] sleep [A] 'Cause they'd fill the o [D] pen air [G] And leave teardrops everywhere [A] You'd think me rude But I [D] would just stand and [G] stare
[Chorus - Just bass drum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems
[Verse 2 - Light drums-] [A] 'Cause I'd get a [D] thousand hugs [G] From ten thousand lightning bugs [A] As they tried to [D] teach me how to [G] dance [A] A foxtrot a [D] bove my head [G] A sock hop beneath my bed A [A] disco ball is [D] just hanging by a [G] thread
[Chorus - Full drums and strum] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself be [A] lieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall as [D] leep (pause - count 1 2 3 4 from sleep)
[Bridge - Light drums] [A] Leave my door [D] open just a [G] crack (Please take me away from here) [A] 'Cause I feel like [D] such an insomn [G] iac (Please take me away from here) [A] Why do I [D] tire of counting [G] sheep (Please take me away from here) [A] When I'm far too [D] tired to fall a [G] sleep (pause)
[Verse 3 - Light drumas] [A] To ten million [D] fireflies [G] I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes [A] I got misty e [D] yes as they said [G] farewell [A] But I'll know where [D] several are [G] If my dreams get real bizarre 'Cause I [A] saved a few and [D] I keep them in a [G] jar
[Chorus - Full drums] [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [E] seems When I fall asleep
[G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's hard to say that I'd [D] rather stay [G] Awake when [A] I'm a [Bm] sleep 'Cause [G] everything is [D] never as it [A] seems When I fall a [G] sleep (see below - I'd like)
[Outro] (single Strums) [G] I'd like to [D] make myself b [A] elieve That planet [G] Earth [D] turns [F#m] slow [G] ly It's [G] hard to say that I'd r [D] ather stay Aw [G] ake when [A] I'm as [Bm] leep Be [G] cause my dreams are [D] bursting at the [A] seams
