DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit] [Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum] [F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart, [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E] [F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear [E] Go ahead and sell me out, and [C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) [E]
(bass drum on all 4) [F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you [E] Don't underestimate the [C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) [E] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) [E]
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost (passing chord) [E] had it [D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat (passing chords) [D][E]
[Verse - Light drums] [F#m] Baby, I have no [C#m] story to be told, But [E] I've heard one on you. Now I'm [C#m] gonna make your head burn [E] [F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair [E] Make a home down there, as [C#m] mine sure won't be shared [E]
[Pre-Chorus] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it [D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat (no F to G step up - note this) [E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY] [D] all.... [E] ... Rolling in the [F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in [D] side of your hand [D] .. But you [E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords] [N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa) Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh) [F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full] [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me [D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it. You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
