Harmonica is Vocal Patches - - - 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------
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro- Full drums] [E][E][A][E]
[Verse 1] (drums stop) [E] There she was, just-a [A] walkin' down the [E] street (drums in) Singin' ( [E] do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do) Snappin' her fingers and [A] shufflin' her [E] feet Singin' ( [E] do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do)
(drums stop) She [A]looked [E]good (she (snare)looked (snare)good) (drums stop) She [A]looked [E]fine (she (snare)looked (snare)fine) (drums stop) She [A]looked [E]good, she (snare)[A]looked (snare)[E]fine (drums carry on) [A]And I [E]nearly [A]lost my [E]mind
[Verse 2] Be [E]fore I knew it she was [A]walkin' next to [E]me Singin' [E]do wah diddy, diddy [A]dum, diddy [E]do [E]Holdin' my hand just as [A]natural as can [E]be Singin' [E]do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do)
We [A]walked [E]on (walked on) To [A]my [E]door (to my door) We [A]walked [E]on to [A]my [E]door [A]Then we [E]kissed a [A]little [E]more
[Interlude] [E] Whoa-oa, I [C#m] knew we was fallin' in love [A] Yes I did, and so I [B7] told her all the things I'd been [B] dreamin' [B7] of
[Verse 3] Now [E]we're together nearly [A]every single [E]day Singin' [E] do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do [E] We're so happy and that's [A] how we're gonna [E] stay Singin' [E] do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do
[Interlude 2 bars each chord] [E] Whoa-oa, I [C#m] knew we was fallin' in love [A] Yes I did, and so I [B7] told her all the things I'd been [B] dreamin' [B7] of
[Verse 4] Now [E] we're together nearly [A] every single [E] day Singin' [E] do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do [E]We're so happy and that's [A] how we're gonna [E] stay Singin' [E]do wah diddy, diddy [A] dum, diddy [E] do
[E] Do wah diddy, diddy [A]dum diddy [E]do Well, sing it to me [E] Do wah diddy, diddy [A]dum diddy [E]do Oh, oh yeah [E] Do wah diddy, diddy [A]dum diddy [E]do
