[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 - BPM 171 - roll little finger off to play D figure] [E][Bm7][D][A] E --------(7)------------------------- B 9-12-9---10-7-10--15----15-14----14- G 9--------7-----------14-------14---- D 9--------7--------0--------x-------- A ---------9-----------------0-------- E 0--------7--------------------------
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] [E][Bm7][Dsus2][A] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha]
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] Well I've [E] never [Bm7] prayed but [Dsus2] tonight I'm [A] on my [E] knees yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I need to [E] hear some [Bm7] sounds that [Dsus2] recognize the [A] pain in [E] me yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I let the [E] melody [Bm7] shine let it [Dsus2] cleanse my [A] mind I feel [E] free n [Bm7] ow [Dsus2][A] but the air [E] waves are [Bm7] clean and there's [Dsus2] nobody [A] singing to [E] me now [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha] "Have you ever been down" - "ah hah"
[Verse - Higher Harmony - Lower Chords] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points - Chordal Riff] You [E] know I can change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change but I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[E][Bm7][D][A] repeat [Outro - Cue from Guido as to the end] ... (It's just sex and violence, melody and silence) ... (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down) ... (Been down) (Ever been down) ...
[End]
[Intro notes] E Bm7 Dsus2 A (Dsus2 = Dsus2/E) e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------| B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---| G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----| D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4 A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------| E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Chordal Riff] 0x999x 0x9912x 0x999x Bm7 at 7th 7977107 797777 7977107 D at 10th 10-12-12-11-10-10 10-12-12-11-10-X 10-12-12-11-10-10A at 9th x09109 x0910x (mute high D) x09109
2 Chords to start E to Bm7 - 999 7710 - then play the individual notes - when full drums come in play chord version Go back to string riff before next verse
E to Bm7 x 2 - 0x999x xx7710x - Just bass drum Then individual notes x 2 B - 9 12 9 10 7 10 E 10 B 10 E 10 - E 9 B 10 E 9 (play snare to come in) Then snare on 4 and bring in chordal riff x 4