[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 - C#m comes in ahead of beat - lyrics straight to start but start on second note] [E] Too a [C#m]larming now, to [E] talk about [C#m] [E] Take your [C#m]pictures down, and [E] shake it out [C#m] [E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say  it a [C#m]loud [E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E]goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [F#5][A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - 1 bar - bend prompts the snare pickup FBF]
[Drums back in - Verse 2 - C#m on offbeats] [E] Don't the [C#m]best of them, [E] bleed it out [C#m] [E] While the [C#m]rest of them, [E] peter out [C#m] [E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say it a [C#m]loud [E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [F#5][A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - x2 - Main drums stop - Crashes on chords below] [E] x x x x x x x - [E] x x [C#m] x x x x x - repeat
[Bridge] [E] Ku dos  my [C#m] hero, [E]leaving all [C#m] the best [E] You know my [C#m] hero, the [E]one that's ooooooooon [C#m]
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs]
[F#5][A] (Stop) [Bit of guitar waffle :-)]
[END] [Riff for chorus] [A][Fm/A][E][Emj7][Eadd9] E -------2-----------0-0-0----0----- B -2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0----0----- G -2-2-2-2--(repeat)-1-1-1----x----- D -2-1-2-2-----------2-1-2----4----- A -0-----0-----------2-2-2----2----- E -------------------0-0-0----0-----