[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]
[BPM 81 - Intro - No drums - Fmaj7 Riff] [C][Fmaj7+riff][C][Fmaj7] - straight quarter note strums drums in - don't play riff second time
[Verse 1 - Drums in - Big fill flat of hand on main body - don't play final riff of intro] [C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your mind [Am] Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find ...... [G] A better place to [C] play [Am][G]
[Verse 2] [C] You said that [G] you'd never been [Am] But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen .... [G] Slowly fade a [C] way [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (drums - backward beat S B S B) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou.... [G] out [Vamp on G - Big fills thumb and chords at same time - play quarter notes on bass drum throughout]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Instrumental] C G Am E7 F G C Am-G
[Verse 3] [C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go Where no [E7] body knows [F] .... [G] If it's night or day [C][Am][G] [C] Please don't put your [G] life in the [Am] hands Of a [E7] Rock and Roll [F] band .... [G] Who'll throw it all [C] away [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head [F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (backward beat) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou... [G]..outX
[Vamp on G - with drum fills] (drums - leave open strings of G ringing - play r/h bottom of board) (l/h - top of board near submarine pickup)
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C] soul [G] slides a [Am] way, [Stop]
But don't look [F] back in anger Dont look [Fm] back in anger I heard you [C] say
[G][Am][E7][F][Fm] At least not to [C] day [End]
[Notes] [Fmaj7 Riff] E 0-0-0 B 1-1-1 G x-x-0 D 2-3-3 on D string finger 2 with 2nd finger, 3 with 3rd finger - G is sort of naturally muted
