[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] Oh, [Am] life is bigger [Em] It's bigger than you And you are [Am] not me. The lengths that I will [Em] go to, The distance in your [Am] eyes, [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I set it [G] up. (stop)
[Chorus] That's me in the [Am] corner, That's me in the [Em] spotlight Losing my re [Am] ligion. Trying to [Em] keep up with you. And I [Am] don't know if I can do it. [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I haven't said e [G] nough.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you [F] laughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try. [G] (stop)
[Verse 2] Every [Am] whisper (drums in)of every waking [Em] hour I'm choosing my con [Am] fessions, Trying to [Em] keep an eye on you Like a [Am] hurt lost and blinded fool, fool [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I set it [G] up. (stop)
[Verse 3] Consider [Am] this, consider this, The [Em] hint of a century, Consider [Am] this: the slip That [Em] brought me to my knees failed. [Am] What if all these fantasies Come [Em] flailing around? Now I've [Dm] said too [G] much.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you l [F] aughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try. [G]
[Link - Drums stop - just bass drum - for mandolin part implied with muted chords] Am G Fmaj7 G e|-0-X---X-X---0-X----X-X-- B|-1-3---1-X---1-3----1-X-- G|-2-2---0-2---2-2----0-2-- D|-2-2---0-0---3-3----0-0-- A|-0-0---X-X----------X-X-- E|-------3-3---1-1----3-3-
But [C] that was just a [Dm] dream, [C] That was just a [Dm] dream.
[Chorus] That's me in the [Am] corner [drums back in] That's me in the [Em] spotlight Losing my re [Am] ligion. Trying to [Em] keep up with you. And I [Am] don't know if I can do it. [Em] Oh no, I've said too [Dm] much, I haven't said e [G] nough.
[Bridge] I [G] thought that I heard you [F] laughing, I [Dm] thought that I [G] heard you [Am] sing. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] .... [Am] I [F] think I thought I [Dm] saw [G] you [Am] try.. [Am/B] ..... [Am/C] ..... [Am/D] ..... [Am] . But [F] that was just a [Dm] dream [G] , [Am]Try [Am/B]cry [Am/C]why [Am/D]try [Am] [F] That was just a dream, [Dm] [G] just a [Am] dream, just a [G] dream, dream. [stop drums]
[Outro - Just bass drum on every 1] Am e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| B|-10----------------------| G|-9-----------------------| x7