[Verse 1] [D/A] Fre-- [C][D] ezin', [D/A] rests his [C] head on a [D] pillow made of [D/A] concrete [C] , [D] again [D/A] Oh, Fee- [C] -lin [D] ' [D/A] maybe he'll [C] see a little [D] better set a [D/A] days, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, haaa [C] aaan [D] d out, [D/A] faces that he [C] sees time a [D] gain ain't that fa [D/A] miliar, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, daaa [C] aaar [D] k grin, [D/A] he can't help, [C] when he's [D] happy looks in [D/A] sane, o [C] h ye [D] ah
[Chorus 1] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh... Oh, s [D] omeday y [Bb] et, he'll begin his l [D] ife [C] again [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain...
[Verse 2] [D/A] Kne--e l [C] in', [D] [D/A] looking through the [C] paper though he [D] doesn't know to [D/A] read, [C][D] ooh yeah [D/A] Oh, pra- [C] -yin [D] ', [D/A] now to something [C] that has never [D] showed him any [D/A] thing [C][D] [D/A] Oh, fee- [C] -lin [D] ', [D/A] understands the [C] weather of the [D] winters on its [D/A] way [C][D] [D/A] Oh, cei- [C] -lin [D] gs, [D/A] few and far be [C] tween all the [D] legal halls of [D/A] shame, [C] yeah [D] ...
[Chorus 2 - Can play Bb with low D if want to make bigger] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Solo] C D
[Chorus 2] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Intro and main riff] G1 e-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| B-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| G-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| D-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| A-----|-------3p0-0-5-----------------|-------3--0-5-----------------|-------| E-15\-|-/7--7-------0----0-0--6-5-3-0-|-/7--7------0----0-0--6-5-3-0-|-------|
[Bass Intro] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G --|----------------| D 5-|------5-------5-| A --|3-3-----3-3-----| E --|----------------| x4
Guitar lick: - first bar (C chord only) is repeated in Intro and Instrumental - the combination of C and F parts is used in the Verses
easy (first position, no shifting) more like the original (no open strings) C F C F 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|--------------1-|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------0-2---|----------------| G|--------------5-|----------------| D|------0-2-------|------------0-3-| D|----------5-7---|--------------3-| A|3---------------|--------0-3-----| A|3-----5-7-------|----------3-5---| E|----------------|1-----3---------| E|----------------|1-----3-5-------|
[Intro] | C | % | % | % | (Bass) (+ Verse lick)
[Verse 1 - Try playing the chord then riff] I've got [C] sun shine ......... [F] on a clo [C] udy day [F] And when it's [C] cold outside [F] , I've got the [C] month of May [F]
[Chorus] [C]I [Dm7]guess [F]you [G]say, [C]What can [Dm7]make me [F]feel this [G]way? [Cmaj7]My girl ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Dm7] my girl 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | G N.C. F F G G | (my girl) I've got
[Verse 2] [C] soooooooooo much [F] honey, the bees (trumpet bit - play C and F high - x-8-10-10-10-x then x-8-10-10-x-x) en [C] vy me [F] I've got a [C] sweeter song, [F] than the birds in [C] the trees [F]
[Chorus] Well, [C]I [Dm7]guess [F]you [G]say, [C] What can [Dm7] make me [F] feel this [G] way? [C(maj7)] My girl ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Dm7] my girl 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | G N.C. F F G G | (my girl) hooo ooo oooh
[Solo - String section] [C][F] Hey hey h [C] ey [F] Hey hey h [Dm7] ey [Dm7][G][Em] ([A][A][A]) (break)
[Verse 3 - Key Change] I don't [D] need no money , [G] fortune [D] or fame [G] I've got [D] all the riches, baby [G] , one man [D] can claim [G]
[Chorus] Well, [D]I [Em]guess [G]you [A]say, [D] What can [Em] make me [G] feel this [A] way? [Dmaj7] My girl ... ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Em - 1 bar] my girl (Walk down on the bass - half bar each chord for this line) [A][G][F#m] Talking ' [Em] bout [Dmaj7] my girl
[Outro] [Dmaj7] I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my [Em - 1 bar] girl I've (Walk down on the bass - half bar each chord for this line) [A] even [G] got the [F#m] month of [Em] May with [Dmaj7] my girl Talking 'bouta , tal [Em] king 'bout, talking 'bout my g [A] irl [G][F#m][Em] [Dmaj7] (My girl) My girl
