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 - No drums - REMEMBER TO SOMETIMES PLAY CSUS2, ASUS2, BSUS2, F#M INSTEAD] [C#m][A][B][F#m] x2
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] Just a [B] casta [F#m] way, an [C#m] island [A] lost at [B] sea, [F#m] oh [C#m] A [A] nother [B] lonely [F#m] day, [C#m] no one [A] here but [B] me, [F#m] oh [C#m][A] More [B] loneli [F#m] ness than [C#m] any [A] man could [B] bear [F#m] [C#m][A] Rescue [B] me be [F#m] fore I [C#m] fall in [A] to des [B] pair, [F#m] oh
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum] [C#m][A] A [B] year has [F#m] passed since I [C#m] wrote my [A] note [B][F#m] [C#m][A] I should have [B] known this [F#m] right from the [C#m] start [A][B][F#m] [C#m][A] Only [B] hope can [F#m] keep me to [C#m] ge - [A] ther [B][F#m] [C#m][A] Love can [B] mend your [F#m] life but [C#m] love can [A] break your [B] heart [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle [C#m][A] ohhh [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[F#m] (Tom fill)
[Verse 3 - Light drums] [C#m][A] Walked out this [B] morn [F#m] ing, [C#m] don't be [A] lieve what I [B] saw [F#m] [C#m] A [A] hundred [B] billion [F#m] bottles, [C#m] washed up [A] on the [B] shore [F#m] [C#m][A] Seems I'm not a [B] lone in [F#m] being a [C#m] lone [A][B][F#m] A [C#m] hundred [A] billion [B] casta [F#m] ways, [C#m] looking [A] for a [B] home [F#m]
[Chorus - Full drums] [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world [A] I'll send an [D] S.O. [E] S. to the world
[F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my, [F#m] I hope that some [D] one gets my,
[C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, oh [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, whoa [C#m][A] [C#m] Message in a b [A] ottle, yeah [F#m][F#m]
[C#m][A][B][F#m] x4
[Outro] [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . [C#m] Sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm [C#m] sending o [A] ut an S [B] .O.S [F#m] . I'm s [C#m] ending ou [A] t an S. [B] O.S. [F#m] ...
