[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 - Easier version of G7b9 so lower G really rings - 3x3004 - not 353434 Start just drums - half time Bxxx SxxB Bxxx Sxxx]
Cdim then up 1 fret for each of next chords E ----------------------------------- B -4-5-6-7-8-9---------------------- G -5-6-7-8-9-10----------------------- D -4-5-6-7-8-9----------------------- A -3-4-5-6-7-8----------------------- E -----------------------------------
[Keyboard parts] [Bbm6][Bbm][Bsus2][E] E 3-----1--------------0----------------------------- B 2-------2-1----------0------00-9---------------------- G 0--------------------1----11---9-------------------- D 3--------------------2--22-----9-------------------- A 1--------------------2---------7------------------- E ---------------------0----------------------------
[Verse 1 - Place the first finger first on the G7 so can really make bass note ring] [Cm] This town, [G7b9-3x3004] is coming like a [Cm] ghost town. [G7b9] [Cm] All the clubs are [G7b9] being closed [Cm] down. [G7b9] [Cm] This place, [G7b9] is coming like a [Cm] ghost town. [G7b9]
(*think like Bm7 but don't barre at the first fret and add little finger at 3rd fret on high E) [Bbm6-x13023*] Bands [Bbm]won't [Bbm]play [Bsus2]no [E]more too much fighting on the dance floor.
[Interlude] [Cm] La... la la la [Cmmaj7-x35443] la... la la la, [Cm7] la la la la la la la la [Cm6-8x7888] la. La [Bdim7-x2434x] la... [Bb7] la la la la la la, [Cm] la. [G7b9]
[Cm] La... la la la [Cmmaj7] la... la la la, [Cm7] la la la la la la la la [Cm6] la. La [Bdim7] la... [Bb7] la la la la la la, [Cm] la. [G7b9]
[Break] Cdim C#dim Ddim D#dim Edim Fdim
[Bridge 1] [F#/C#] Do you re- [C#] member the [F#/C#] good old [C#] days before the [F#] ghost town? We [F#/C#] danced and [C#] sang as the [F#/C#] music [C#] played in our dear [F#] boom town. [G7]
[Interlude] Cm G7b9 (x2), Cm D G7b9 Csus2 G Cm G7b9 (x2), Bbm6 Bbm E
[Verse 2] [Cm] This town, [G7b9] is coming like a [Cm] ghost town. Why must the [G7b9] youth fight against them- [Cm] selves? [D][G7b9] [Csus2] Government leaving the [G] youth on the shelf. [Cm] This place, [G7b9] is coming like a [Cm] ghost town. No job to be [G7b9] found in this country. [Bbm6]Can't [Bbm]go [Bbm]on [Bsus2]no [E] more; the people getting angry.
[Interlude] [Cm] La... la la la [Cmmaj7] la... la la la, [Cm7] la la la la la la la la [Cm6] la. La [Bdim7] la... [Bb7] la la la la la la, [Cm] la. [G7#9]
[Cm] La... la la la [Cmmaj7] la... la la la, [Cm7] la la la la la la la la [Cm6] la. La [Bdim7] la... [Bb7] la la la la la la, [Cm] la. [G7b9]
[Coda] [Cm] This town.. [G7b9] . is comin' like a [Cm] ghost town. [Cm] This town.. [G7b9] . is comin' like a [Cm] ghost town. [Cm] This town.. [G7b9] . is comin' like a [Cm] ghost town. [Cm] This town... [N.C.] is comin' like a ghost town.
