[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]
[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2 (Let top two open notes ring) e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-| G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----| D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----| A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----| E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2] Her [E] name is Noelle [B] [E] I have a dream [A] about her. [E] She rings my bell [B] I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour. [E] Oh, how she [B] rocks, In [E] keds and tube [A] socks, But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 1] 'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2] Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B] [E] and he brings a [A] gun to school, [E] And he'd simply kick [B] My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth. [E] He lives on my [B] block [E] And he drives and I [A] rock But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2] 'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m] [E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B][C#m] baby, [G#m] with me [E] ooh [A] ooh [B] ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 1] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental] [E][Bsus4-x24400][E][Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3] [E] Man, I feel like [B] mould, It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely. [E] Lo and behold: [B] She's [E] walking over [A] to me. [E] This must be [B] fake, My [E] lip starts to [A] shake. But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B] And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses, possibly pluck certain notes) I've got two [E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m] Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m] [E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like [E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh ([C#m][G#m][A][B])
[Bridge 2] [E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E][Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] -------- No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro] [E][B][E][A] [E][B][E](stop on E and sustain) [A][G#m] ([F#m][G#m][F#m]) [E]