[Intro Riff] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 e --------0---------- --------0---------- B -----/5-1---------- ----0---1---------- G -----/5-2---2---0-- ----0---2---2---0-- D ----/(5)3-----3---- --------3-----3---- A --3---------------- --3---------------- E ------------------- ------------------- 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[Intro] C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 x 2
[Verse 1] And the [C6] women tug [Fmaj7] their hair Like they're [Cmaj7] trying to prove [Fmaj7] it won't fall out [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] And [C6] all the men [Fmaj7] are gargoyles Dipped [Cmaj7] long in [Fmaj7] Irish stout [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere alone [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Verse 2] And [C6] everyone i [Fmaj7] s blond Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 And everyone is beautiful And w [C6] hen blond and beautiful are [Fmaj7] multiple Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C6 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 They become so dull and dutiful
[Pre-Chorus] And [G7] when faced with dull and dutiful They fire red warning fl [Am] ares Batt [G7] le-khaki personality With re [C7] d under [E7] wear
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Vamp] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] x4
[Pre-Chorus] The [G7] whole place is pickled The people are pickles for [Am] sure And [G7] no-one knows if they've done more here Than they [C] ever would do in a [E7] jar
[Chorus] This could be [Am] Rotterdam or [C] anywhere, [Am] Liverpool or [C] Rome, 'Cause [Am] Rotterdam is [C] anywhere, [D7] anywhere [G7] alone, Anywhere al [C6] one [Fmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7]
[Outro] [C6][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Cmaj7][Fmaj7] (Repeat and fade)
[Intro - Sustain high B as much as possible on E string to simulate the keys] 1 BAR PER CHORD [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] [B-799877][B/A-x04447][E/G# - 4x6x57 x 0x9999 0-x-9-9-12-x][E-0-x-9-9-12-x] Final riff - 0x9999 0x9912x between E/G# and E
[Verse 1] I bought a [B] toothbrush, some [D#m/A#-668876] toothpaste, a [G#m] flannel for my face [G#m] [C#/E#-x8666x] Pyjamas, a [C#/E#] hairbrush, new [Em] shoes and a [Em] case .... I [Bm] said to my re [Bm] flection, let's get [F#m] out of this [F#m] place ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) Passed the [E] church and the [E] steeple, the [G] laundry on the [G] hill [B] Billboards and the [B] buildings [A/E] Memories of it [C#/E#] still keep [Bm/F#-224322] Calling [Bm/F#] and [E] calling ....[E] But [Bm/F#] forget it all [G/F] I know I [E] will [E/D-xx0100]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 2] I'm at the [B] carpark, the [D#m/A#] airport, the [G#m] baggage carousel [C#/E#] The people keep on [C#/E#] grabbing, ain't [Em] wishing I was [Em] well .. I [Bm] said, "It's no [Bm] occasion, it's no [F#m] story I can [F#m] tell" ([G/A][G/A][A][D]) At my [E] bedside, empty [E] pocket, a [G] foot without a [G] sock .. Your [B] body gets much [B] closer I [A/E] fumble for the [C#/E#] clock Al [Bm/F#] armed .. .[Bm/F#]...by the se [E] duction [E] I [Bm/F#] wish [G/F] that it would [E] stop [E/D]
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on .. [C#] now that [F#] you have gone .. [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A][E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [Em][Em] (E string - 3 2 3 5 - 3 2 3 .)
[Verse 3] (half-length) I bought a [B] novel, some [D#m/A#] perfume, a [G#m] fortune all for [G#m] you [C#/E#] But it's not my [C#/E#] conscience that [Em] hates to be un [Em] true .. I [Bm] asked of my re [Bm] flection, tell me [F#m] what is there to [F#m] do ([G/A][G/A][A][D])
[Chorus] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] What's been [C#] going on [C#] Now that [F#] you have gone [F#] There's no [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted by the [E] fruit of an [B] other [B/A] [E/G#] Tempted but the [E] truth is dis [C#m] covered [C#m] Huhhh!
[Chorus hook to fade] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] [B] Tempted by the [B/A] fruit of an [E/G#] other [E] [B] Tempted but the [B/A] truth is dis [E/G#] covered [E] (fade end eventually on [B])
