BPM 131 [Intro section] [Riff1] D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb (repeat)
[Verse] [D] Got a call from an [D/F#] old friend We used to be [G] real close [A] Said he couldn't go on the American [D] way [Part of Riff1] Closed the shop, sold the [D/F#] house Bought a ticket to the [G] West Coast [A] Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.
[Riff1] D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb x 2
[Chorus] [D] I don't need you to [D/F#] worry for me cause I'm [G] alright [A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D] home [D] I don't care what [D/F#] you say anymore, this is [G] my life [Riff2] [A] Go ahead with your own life, and leave [Bm] me alone
[Bridge - Drums - Bxxb BxSx etc to begin - snare on E to F# run] [Bm] I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#] second chance [D] I never said I was a victim of [Esus - x79977] circumstance [E - at nut][F#] (B bS S(E)S(F#) - then full drums) [G] I still be [D/F#] long, [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong [E7+9 - X76777] And you can speak your mind (Just bass and staccato with pickup at end xxxxxSSx) But [G/A] not [A] on [G/A] my [A] time
[Verse] [D] They will tell you [D/F#] you can't sleep Alone in a [G][Riff2] strange place [A] Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody [D] else [D] But sooner or later you slee [D/F#] p In your [G] own space [Riff2] [A] Either way it's okay to wake up with yourself
[Riff 1] D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb x 2
[Chorus - Quiet - bass drum just on 1, snare on 3 and 4] [D] I don't need you to [D/F#] worry for me cause I'm [G] alright (BxSxSB) [A] I don't want you to tell me it's time to come [D] home (BxSxxS) [D] I don't care what you [D/F#] say anymore, this is [G] my life [Riff2 - most emphasis] [A] Go ahead with your own life, and leave me [Bm] alone
[Bridge - Drums - Bxxb BxSx etc to begin - snare on E to F# run] [Bm] I never said you had to offer me a [F#7/C#] second chance [D] I never said I was a victim of [Esus - x79977] circumstance [E - at nut][F#] (B bS S(E)S(F#) - then full drums) [G] I still be [D/F#] long, [F#] don't get me [Bm] wrong [E7+9 - X76777] And you can speak your mind (Just bass and staccato with pickup at end xxxxxSSx) But [G/A] not [A] on [G/A] my [A] time
[Solo] D D/F# G A D
[Chorus] [D] I don't care what you [D/F#] say anymore, this is [G] my life [A] Go ahead with your own life, and leave me [D] alone
[Outro + Riff] D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb .... Fade
[End]
[Additional Notes] [Intro section - Mute string slightly to make more rhythmic] E ------------------- B ---3---3---3---3 G ------------------- D -0---0---0---0---- A ------------------- E -------------------
3 Times - First time with just bass drum, then pick up xSSS and full drums - E 2---2-2---2-2-2--- B 3---3-3---3-3-3--- G 4---2-4---2-4-2--X3 D 0---0-0---0-0-0--- A ------------------ E ------------------
[Riff1 - over D C7+9 EbM7/F Bb] E 2---2---2-----3---------- B 3---3---3-----3---------- G 2---4---2-----3---------- D 0---0---0-----2---------- A X---X---X-----3---------- E --------------X----------
E ---6(x6)--6-------------------------------3-/-15-fast-strum B ---8------10----------------7---7---7-----3-/-15---- G ---7------7-----------------7---7---7-----3-/-15---- D ---8------8-----------------7---9---7-----2-/-14---- A ---6------6-----------------X---X---X-----3-/-15---- E ---6------6----66-55-44-----10--10--10----X-/-X-----
E ---6------6-------- B ---8------10------- G ---7------7---3-5-6 D ---8------8---3-5-6 A ---6------6---1-3-4- E ---6------6---X-X-X
[Riff2 over G] E -0-X-X-0------ B -5-3-2-0------ G -0-0-0-0------ D -0-0-0-0------ A -X-X-X-X------ E -3-3-3-3------
[Intro - BPM 65] (backward strums very close to bridge - no drums) [F#m7][Bm7][Cmaj7]..................
[Drums in - C/D - x55558 or 030010 to make fuller - bass plays D, D6 - (5)57777 or x00202 to sound fuller, Bb/C - x33336]
[C/D-x5555x] x x [D6-x57777] - x x [Bb/C-x3333x] x - x x x x - x x x x [C/D] x x [D6] - x x [Bb/C] x - x x x x - x x x x [C/D] x x [Gmaj7-3x0002] - x x x x - [D/E]x x [E7]- x x x x [Cmaj7] x x [Cmaj7*] - x [Cmaj7] x x - [D] x x [D] - [Dsus4] * = add high G on E string then take off for next one
[Verse 1] [Am7] All babies to [Bm7] gether [D/E] everyone a [E7] seed [Am7] Half of us are [Bm7] satisfied [D/E] half of us in [E7] need [Am7] Loves bountiful [Bm7] in us [D/E] tarnished by our [E7] greed (for C/D and Bb/C - playing x55555 and x33333 seems to work) oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the [C/D] world [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 2] [Am7] A nation [Bm7] planted [D/E] so concerned with[E7] gain [Am7] As the seasons [Bm7] come and go [D/E] greater grows the [E7] pain And [Am7] far to [Bm7] many [D/E] feeling the [E7] strain Oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [Em7] Gather every [Bm7] man [Em7] gather every [Am7] woman [Em7] Celebrate new [Bm7] life [Em7] give thanks for your [Am7] chil [Bm7] dren [Em7] Gather every [Bm7] one [Em7] gather all to [Am7] gether [Em7] Overlooking [Bm7] none [Em7] hoping life gets better [Am7] For the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
[Verse 4] [Am7] Dress me up for [Bm7] battle when [D/E] all I want is [E7] peace [Am7] Those of us who [Bm7] pay the price [D/E] come home with the [E7] least [Bm7] and [Am7] nation after [Bm7] nation [D/E] turning into beasts [E7] Oh, [Am7] When will there be a [D] harvest for the world [C/D] [Gmaj7] Yeah [Bb/C]
