[Intro 1] [G][D][C9][C9] x 2 [Rhythm - Cs are Cadd9 and final D is Dsus4 - run on C9 at end is B string 33 10] GGGG-Gxxx DDDD-DDxx CCCC-CxCC CCxx-CCxx B S B S B S B S V V V V VV V V V V V VV V (Vocal line hits)
[Verse 1 - Light with chords - not staccato] I'm packed and I'm [G] holding, I'm smiling, she l [D] iving, she [Dsus4] golden, she [C] lives for me, says she lives for me Ov [G] ation, her o [D] wn motiv [Dsus4] ation [C] She comes around and she goes down on [G] me And I make her s [D] mile like a [Dsus4] drug for you [C] Do ever what you want to do Coming over [G] you Keep on smi [D] ling what we go [Dsus4] through [C] One stop to the rhythm that divides you
[Pre-Chorus - more riffy] [G] And I speak to yo [D] u like th [Dsus4] e chorus to the v [C] erse Chop another line like a coda with a [G] curse Come on like a [D] freak show [Dsus4] takes the [C] stage We give them the games we play she said
[Chorus 1 - Full staccato riff - sits well with vocals] [G] I want [D] somet [Dsus4] hing e [C] lse To get me through this [G] S [D] emi-charmed kin [Dsus4] d of l [C] ife baby, baby [G] I want [D] some [Dsus4] thing [C] else I'm not listening when you s [G] ay [D] go [Dsus4] od~~~b [C] ye
[Verse 2 - Light with chords] The sky it was [G] gold, it was rose I was [D] taking sips [Dsus4] of it through my [C] nose And I wish I could get back there Some place [G] back there, smiling in the [D] pictures you would [Dsus4] take [C] Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break It won't s [G] top I won't come [D] down I keep [Dsus4] stock with a [C] tick-tock rhythm, a bump for the drop And then I [G] bumped up, I took the [D] hit that I was [Dsus4] given Then I [C] bumped again, then I bumped again, said
[Pre-Chorus] [D] How do I get b [C] ack there to The [D] place where I fell asl [C] eep inside you? H [D] ow do I get mys [C] elf back to (drums follow vocals) The [D] place where you said
[Chorus 1 - Full staccato riff] [G] I want [D] somet [Dsus4] hing e [C] lse To get me through this [G][D] Semi-charmed ki [Dsus4] nd of [C] life baby, baby [G] I want [D] some [Dsus4] thing [C] else, I'm not listening when you [G] say [D] g [Dsus4] ood~~~ [C] bye
[Verse 3] (soft acoustic) [G] I believe in the [D] sand beneath my [C] toes The beach gives a feeling, an earthy [G] feeling I be [D] lieve in the faith that g [C] rows And the four right chords can (fuller drums and riff) [G] make me cry [D][Dsus4] [C] When I'm with you I feel like I could [G] die And that would be [D] alri [Dsus4] ght, al [C] right
[Bridge] And when the pl [D] ane came in she s [C] aid she was crashing [D] The velvet it [C] rips in the city we tr [D] ipped On the urge to f [C] eel alive But n [G] ow I'm struggling to survive [G] Those d [D] ays you were wearing that [C] velvet dress Y [D] ou're the priestess I m [C] ust confess Those [D] little red panties they [C] pass the test Slide [G] (drums stop) up around the belly face down on the mattress
(not sure about this bit) [G] One, [D] And you [C] hold me [C] And we're [G] broken. [D] Still it's all [C] that I want to do. Just a little now
[G] Feel myself a [Dsus4] head made of the [C] ground, I'm scared but [C] I'm not coming [G] down [Dsus4] no [C]no And [C]I won't run for [G] my life, [Dsus4] She's [C] got her jaws now [C] locked down her in [G] smile but nothing is all [Dsus4] right, [C] All right,
[Chorus 2 - Light drums and snare from muted strike on strings] [G] I want [Dsus4] something [C] else To get me [G] through this [Dsus4] [C] life, baby [G] I want [Dsus4] something [C] else Not listening [G] when you [Dsus4] say (drums back in) goo [C] dbye [G/B][Am] good [C] by [G/B] e [Am] good [C] by [G/B] e [Am] goodbye..... [G][D][Dsus4][C] [G][D][Dsus4][C]
[Outro] The sky it was [G] gold, it was rose I was [D] taking sips [Dsus4] of it through my [C] nose And I wish I could get back there someplace [G] back there in the [D] place you [Dsus4] used to (drum emphasise vocal) [C] start ... aaa ... aaa ... aaart
[Intro figures] With thumb and first 2 fingers Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring e ------------ B ---------17-17-- G ---14h16------16p14--- D 14------------------14 A ------------ E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96] e ------------------- B ------------------- G ------------------ D ----------------- A -2p0--------------- E ----3p0------------
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4] You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks, [Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying, [Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back, [Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2]
[E][Dsus2] [Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 2] [N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends, [Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2] This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible - breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx Yeah! Yeah! xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3] [N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee, [Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can be [E][Dsus2]
[Chorus] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be [C#m][D/F#][F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony, [C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it
[Verse 4] [Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit, (Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!) [C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!) [Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!) I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in
[Verse 5] Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!) Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will... [C] show for you! [A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits) [A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you, [Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through, A - gonna build that [A] power, [A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah! I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm, Going to feel that [A] power, [A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda] Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you! I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm, It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night, Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
