[Intro - No drums just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record] [A]xxx [A]xxx [A]xx[Asus4] xx[Asus4]x - Repeat
[Distorted Riff] [A][E][Bm/D][A] E ---------------0---------7---7-10----9---------- B ----5--5p3-----9--99-----7---7-10----10------- G ----2----2-----9--911----7---7-7-----9------- D ----2----2-----9--99-----0---0-0-----x-------- A ----0----------x- -------x-----x-----0--------- E ----x----------0---------x-----x-----------------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [E] you And everything you do [Dmaj7] Yeah, they were all yellow [A] I came along I wrote a song for [E] you And all the things you do [Dmaj7] And it was called "Yellow" [A] ........... So then I took my [E] turn Oh, what a thing to have done [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A] ([Gsus4][A])
[Chorus 1] [Dmaj7] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... to [F#m7]something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] You know, [F#m7] you know I [E] love you so [Dmaj7] (drums stop) You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro] [A][E][Bm/D] ([A][Asus4])
[Verse 2] [A] I swam across I jumped across for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] 'Cause you were all yellow [A] I drew a line I drew a line for [E] you Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7] And it was all yellow [A][Gsus4]
[Chorus 2] [D] Your skin [F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones [Dmaj7] Turn in.... [F#m7] to something [E] beautiful [Dmaj7] And you know [F#m7] For you I [E] bleed myself [Dmaj7] dry (drums stop) For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [A][E][D] ([A][Gsus4])
[Bridge] It's [A] true... oooh, look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [A] Look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro] [A] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [Em7] you And all the things that you [Dmaj7] do [End]
[Intro - No drums - chug guitar and piano part - Piano suggests G Dsus4 Am7 and C] G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C
[Verse - No drums] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] Open all the [C] doors and [G] let you out [D] into the [Am] world [C] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] Turn all of the lights [C] over [G] every boy and [D] every [Am] girl [C]
[G] Closing [D] time [Am] One last call for alco [C] hol so [G] finish your [D] whiskey or [Am] beer [C] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] You don't have to [C] go home but you [G] can't [D] stay [Am] here [C]
[Chorus - Full drums - Break up rhythm with chords] [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] Take me [D] home [Am][C]
[Verse - Light drums] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am] from [C] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] This room won't be [C] open till your [G] brothers or your [D] sisters [Am] come [C]
So [G] gather up your jackets [D] move [Am] it to the exit [C] I [G] hope you have [D] found a [Am] friend [C] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from [G] some other be [D] ginning's [Am] end... [C] yeah
[Chorus] [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] Take me [D] home [Am][C]
[Bridge - Hum melody into harmoniser - Just bass drum - muted chords] Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm Bb Bb Ab Ab Eb Eb Cm Cm G D Am C (still muted chords) G D Am C (drums in - to allude to melody play C as x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0003)
[Solo] G D Am C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0007 (5 7 10 14) G D Am C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0003 (3 5 7 10) G D Am C x32010 x30010 x32010 3x0007 (5 7 10 14) G D Am C
[G] Closing [D] time [Am] Time for you to [C] go out to the [G] places you [D] will be [Am] from (stop)
[Chorus - Full drums] [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] I know [D] who I [Am] want to take me [C] home [G] Take me [D] home [Am][C] (drum figure) (repeat)
[Instrumental] G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C G D Am C
(stop drums) [Outro] [G] Closing [D] time [Am] Every new be [C] ginning comes from [G] some other beg [D] ginning's [Am] end [C]