[Intro - No drums - play 2 to 3 on B string for riff Dmaj7/F#-200222 - use thumb for F#] [Emaj7/G#][A][Emaj7/G#][A]
[Verse 1] [Emaj7/G#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [A] All the lights are changing [Emaj7/G#] green to red. [A] [Emaj7/G#] Turning over T.V. stations, [A] Situations running through my [Emaj7/G#] head [A] [Emaj7/G#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [A] clear that I've been blind, I've [Emaj7/G#] been a fool [A] To [Emaj7/G#] open up my heart to all [A] that jealousy That bitterness [Emaj7/G#] that ridicule. [A]
[Hold][F#m7]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [Emaj7/G#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [A] all the lights are changin', [Emaj7/G#] red to green. [A] [Emaj7/G#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [A] Chemicals are rushing in [Emaj7/G#] my bloodstream. [A] Only [Emaj7/G#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [A] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Emaj7/G#] fraid [A] To [Emaj7/G#] show you how I really feel, Ad [A] mit to some of those bad mis [Emaj7/G#] takes I've made. [A]
[Chorus 1- Full drums] [E] And if you want it, [B] come an' get it, [F#m7] for crying out loud [G#m7] [E] The love that I was [B] givin' you was [F#m7] never in [A] doubt [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A] Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A]
[Verse 3] [Emaj7/G#] Sunday, all the lights in London [A] shining, Sky [Emaj7/G#] is fading red [A] to blue. [Emaj7/G#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [A] wonderin' where it is you might be [Emaj7/G#] going to [A] [Emaj7/G#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [A] feeling so alone, I can't be [Emaj7/G#] lieve [A] [Emaj7/G#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [A] see you smiling there in front of me. [Emaj7/G#][A]
[Chorus 2] [E] And if you want it, [B] come an' get it, [F#m7] for crying out loud [G#m7] [E] The love that I was [B] givin' you was [F#m7] never in [A] doubt [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now
[Chorus 3] [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now [E] Let go of your heart [B] let go of your [F#m7] head, and feel it [B] now Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A] Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A] Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A] Babylon [Emaj7/G#][A] Why why why why why [E] [End]
[Verse 1 - No drums - BPM 170 - Capo 1st fret, standard tuning - Don't bother for live] [Telefonics have capo on 2 I believe? Mainly vocals] [D] Do you have the [A] time To [Bm] listen to me [F#m] whine A [G] bout nothing and [D] everything All [A] at once
[D] I am one of [A] those Me [Bm] lodramatic [F#m] fools Neu [G] rotic to the [D] bone No doubt about [A] it
[Chorus - Bass drum just on each chord once] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself the [D] creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me (more bass drum) It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up (full drums) ... Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just .....
[Verse 2 - Full drums] I [D] went to a [A] shrink To [Bm] analyze my [F#m] dreams She [G] says it's lack of [D] sex That's bringing [A] me down I [D] went to a [A] whore He [Bm] said my life's a [F#m] bore So [G] quit my whining [D] cause It's bringing [A] her down
[Chorus - More bass drum so like low tom figures] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? [################Scroll#################] Uh, yuh, yuh....
[Riff - Full drums] ya [D][A][Bm][A] x 4
[Bridge - Backward drums] [G] Grasping to con [A] trol [N.C.] (stop) So I better hold
[Instrumental - Full drums] on.... [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A] (drum fill SBBSBB S) [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A]
[Chorus] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just
[Outro] stoned? [D] - [G5/D-xx0033] - [Bm][Bm#5-225432] - ([G][D]) - [A] Play above 4 times [G][D][A]
