[Verse 1 - Finger pick - no drums] [D] Don't go [Bm6-x20102] Changin' [Gmaj7] to try please [Bm][D7] me [Gmaj7] you never [Gm7] let me down before [D/F#] [Am7] Mmmm [D7][Gmaj7] Don't im [Gm7] agine [D/F#] you're too fam [Bm7] iliar [E9sus4-020202] And I don't [E9-020102] see you any [G/A] more
[Refrain 1 - Drums in] [D] I would not [Bm6] leave you [Gmaj7] in times of [Bm] trouble [D9] [Gmaj7] we never [Gm7] could have come this [D/F#] far [Am7] Mmmm [D7][Gmaj7] I took the [Gm] good times [D/F#] I'll take the [Bm7] bad times [Em7] I'll take you [G/A] just the way you are Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D (play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Verse 2][START LOOP] [D] Don't go [Bm6] trying [Gmaj7] some new [Bm] fashion [D9] [Gmaj7] Don't change the [Gm] colour of your [D/F#] hair [Am7] Mmm [D7] mm [Gmaj7] You always [Gm] have my [D/F#] unspoken [Bm7] passion [E9sus4] Although I [E9] might not seem to [G/A] care
[Refrain 2][STOP LOOP] I [D] don't want [Bm6] clever [Gmaj7] conver [Bm] sation [D9] [Gmaj7] I never [Gm] want to work that [D/F#] hard [Am7] Mmmm [D7][Gmaj7] I just want [Gm] someone [D/F#] that I can [Bm7] talk to [Em7] I'll want you [G/A] just the way you are Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D (play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Bridge] [Gmaj7] I need to [A6] know that you will [F#m7] always [B7] be [Em7] the same old [A7sus] someone that I [D] knew [D/C] [Bb] What will it [C] take till you be [Am7] lieve in [D9] me [Gm] The way that [C/G] I believe in [G/A] you
[Refrain 3] [D] I said I [Bm6] love you [Gmaj7] & that's for [Bm] ever [D9] [Gmaj7] and this I [Gm] promise from the [D/F#] heart [Am7] Mmmm [D7][Gmaj7] I couldn't [Gm] love you [D/F#] any [Bm7] better [Em7] I'll love you [G/A] just the way you are Gm6/D G/D D Gm6/D G/D D (play variation of intro riff X 2)
[Refrain 4] [D] I don't want [Bm6] clever [Gmaj7] conver [Bm] sation [D9] [Gmaj7] I never [Gm] want to work that [D/F#] hard [Am7] Mm [D7][STOP LOOP SO CAN STOP DRUMS] [Gmaj7] I just want [Gm] someone [D/F#] that I can [Bm7] talk to [Em] I want you [A7sus4] just the way you are ....
[Outro][START LOOP AGAIN FOR OUTRO SOLO - MAY HAVE TO USE PICKUP SELECTOR TO BRING SOLO IN QUICKLY] D Bm6 Gmaj7 (Bm D7) Gmaj7 Gm D/F# (Am7 D7) Gmaj7 Gm D/F# Bm7 E9sus4 E9 G/A G/A (Repeat to fade)
Suggested ways to do certain chords: D9 x54530 (D7 is an easier alternative) E9sus4 020202 (E7sus and E7 are easier alternatives for the E9's) E9 020102 Bm6 x20102 C/G 3x5553 Suggested Intro (arpeggiated) xx0353. xx0087, xx0085, xx0232
[Solo] E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- G 6--7 ---- --67 ---- ---- ---- ---- -7-- D ---- 7--- -9-- 7--9 ---- ---- --s9 --9-s7p5 A ---- ---- ---- ---- 9-9- 10-- 7--- --------7-(757 bit a triplet) E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---7 ---- D 7-75 75-- 7575 --75 75-- ---- -s9- 9s7p5 A ---- --55 ---- ---- ---- 7--5 ---- -----75 E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
E ---- ---- ---- ---- *--- -------------- B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -------------- G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -------------- D 5--- --5- ---5 s975 7--- -------------------9 A ---- -5-- -55- ---- ---- --------------9-12 E ---- ---- ---- ---- -5-5 7-7-9 9-10-12 *groups of 3
E ------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------- D -11-12----8------8-11--12--8--11--12- A ------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------- G 9--11-----12-8---------------- D --------------------------------- A ------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------- G 9---11-12-11-9----------------------- D ---------------12--11--9------------- A -------------------------12--12------ E -------------------------------------
[Intro BPM 130 - No drums] [G][Bm7][Am7][C/D-x5555x] - [G][Bm7][Am7] x
[Verse 1n - Drums in ] [G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny, but I just can't [Am7] stand the pain, [C/D] [G] Girl, I'm [Bm7] leaving you to - [Am7] morrow, [C/D] [G] Seems to [Bm7] me, girl, you know I've done [Am7] all I can, [C/D] [G] You see, I [Bm7] begged, stole and I [Am7] borrowed, ...yeah! [C/D]
[Verse 2] [G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put [Am7] chains on me? [C/D] Yeah! [G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues to make [Am7] it, [D7sus4] [G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be what they [Am7] want me to be, [C/D] [G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I try to [Am7] fake it, ...no! [C/D]
[Bridge - Em7s are quick passing chords] [G] I wanna be [Fmaj7]high------, [Em7]so [Dm7]high, [F/G] I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free to know the things I do [Em7]are [Dm7]right, [F/G] ee ee ete I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free, ... [Em7]just [Dm7]me, [F/G] woh, babe!
[Bb/F-11333x] x x [F/C] x x x x [Bb/D-x5333x] x x [C] Oooo!