[Intro - No drums - Think Drop D - for Bm can play low open D as in chord] D e|-2-----3p2----2p0-----------| B|---------------------5p3----| G|----------------------------| D|----0------0------0------0--| x 4 A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
[Verse 1 - Capo 3 - Dont bother live - Vocal melody sings a D7 so you can put that in - first 2 notes - D to C] [D] I [D7]am unwritten [D7] [D7sus2-xx0120]Can't [D7]read [Dsus4]my [D]mind, [D7sus2]I'm [D7]un [Dsus4]de [D]fined [D]I'm [D7]just beginning [D7] The [D7sus2]pen's [D7]in [Dsus4]my [D]hand, (next chords follow melody tight) [Dmaj7]end [D]ing [Dsus4]un [D]planned
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] [D] Staring at the blank page be [C] fore you Open up the dirty [Bm] window Let the sun illumi [Gm/Bb-013333] nate the words that you could not find [D] Reaching for something in the [C] distance So close you can almost [Bm] taste it Release your inhi [N.C.] bitions ... Feel the rain on your
[Chorus - Full drums] [Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it [G] for you Only [D] you can let it [Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one [G] else can speak the [D] words on your [Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un [G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide [Bm] open Today [Em] is where [G] your book begins [No Chord] The rest is still unwritten
[Vamp] [D] 4 times round riff
[Verse 2] [D] I [D7]break tradition [D7] [D7sus2]Some [D7]times [Dsus4]my [D]tries are [D7sus2]out [D7]side [Dsus4]the [D]lines [xx021x]i [xx0210]i [xx023x]i [D]We've [D7]been conditioned [D7] To [D7sus2]not [D7]make [Dsus4]mis [D]takes, but I [Dsus2] can't live that way [Dsus2]Oh [D5]oooo
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Staring at the blank page be [C] fore you Open up the dirty [Bm] window Let the sun illumi [Gm/Bb-013333] nate the words that you could not find [D] Reaching for something in the [C] distance So close you can almost [Bm] taste it Release your inhi [N.C.] bitions ... Feel the rain on your
[Chorus] [Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it [G] for you Only [D] you can let it [Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one [G] else can speak the [D] words on your [Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un [G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide [Bm] open Today [Em] is where (remember going quickly to another chorus) [G] your book begins Feel the rain on your
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it [G] for you Only [D] you can let it [Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one [G] else can speak the [D] words on your [Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un [G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide [Bm] open Today [Em] is where [G] your book begins [No Chord] The rest is still unwritten
[Vamp] [D][G] x 2
[Bridge - CHORDS JUST ON FIRST WORDS - VOCALS FOLLOW F# TO G] [D] Staring at the blank page be [G] fore you Open up the dirty [D] window Let the sun illumi [G] nate the words that you could not find [D] Reaching for something in the [G] distance So close you can almost [D] taste it [Vocal melody next is GG F#G F#G - Play Dsus4 figure] Release your inhibi [G]tions ... [G is on bass drum then stop drums - don't get to snare - High A - HOLD]
[BREAK - big fill across vocals] [G]Feel the rain on your
[Chorus - Drums back - BIG VOCALS - 35 OR 3] [Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it [G] for you Only [D] you can let it [Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one [G] else can speak the [D] words on your [Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un [G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide [Bm] open Today [Em] is where [G] your book begins - feel the rain on your skin
[Chorus] [Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it [G] for you Only [D] you can let it [Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one [G] else can speak the [D] words on your [Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un [G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide [Bm] open Today [Em] is where [G] your book begins [N.C.] The rest is still unwritten
[Verse 1] When the night [G] has come [G][Em] and the land is dar [Em] k And the mo- [C] on is the on- [D] ly light we'll [G] see [G] No, I wo - [G] n't be af- [G] raid, no, I [Em] won't be af [Em] raid Just as [C] long as you st- [D] and, stand by [G] me So [G] darlin', darlin'
[Chorus 1] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand, [D] stand by me [G] , stand by me [G]
[Verse 2] If the sky [G] that we look up [G] on [Em] should tumble and [Em] fall Or the mount- [C] ains should [D] crumble to the [G] sea [G] I won't cry, [G] I won't cry, [G] no, I [Em] won't shed a [Em] tear Just as long [C] as you stand, [D] stand by [G] me And [G] darling, darling
[Chorus 2] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, [D] stand by me [G] , stand by me [G]
[Solo] G G Em Em C D G G G G Em Em C D G G Darling, darling [Chorus 3] [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, stand [D] by me, stand [G] by me When [G] ever you're in trouble won't you [G] Stand by me, [G] oh, [Em] stand by [Em] me Oh, [C] stand now, oh, [D] stand, stand by [G] me
