[Verse 1] Bm/E Sometimes you're better off dead Bm/E There's gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head Am7 You think you're mad, too unstable Am7 Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables Bm/E In a restaurant in a West End town Bm/E Call the police, there's a madman around Am7 Running down underground Am7 To a dive bar in a West End town
[Chorus] Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls D B/D# | E | E D B/D# | E | % | West End girls
[Verse 2] Bm/E Too many shadows, whispering voices Bm/E Faces on posters, too many choices Am7 If, when, why, what? Am7 How much have you got? Bm/E Have you got it, do you get it, if so, how often? Bm/E And which do you choose, a hard or soft option? Am7 (How much do you need?)
[Chorus] Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls D B/D# | E | E D B/D# | E | West End girls, West End girls
[Chorus] Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 East End boys and West End girls D B/D# | E | E D B/D# | E | % | West End girls
[Verse] Bm/E You've got a heart of glass or a heart of stone Bm/E Just you wait 'til I get you home Am7 We've got no future, we've got no past Am7 Here today, built to last Bm/E In every city, in every nation Bm/E From Lake Geneva to the Finland station Am7 (How far have you been?)
[Chorus] Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 The East End boys and West End girls Bm In a West End town, a dead end world Am7 East End boys, West End girls D B/D# | E | E D B/D# | E [ D B/D# | Cmaj7 ] West End girls (West End girls
[Outro] D B/D# | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | West End girls | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | West End girls (How far have you been?) D B/D# | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | Cmaj7 Dsus2 | E | West End girls (repeat and fade)
[Intro BPM 168 - No drums] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x (Bass drum but don't play straight - play BxxB xxxx BxxB xxxx with chords) D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Bass drums with chords - D to Asus4 move - just move 2nd finger from E 2nd fret to D 2nd fret] It [D] used to seem to [G] me that my [D] life ran on too [Asus4] fast, and I [D] had to take it [G] slowly just to [D] make the good parts [A] last But [D] when you're born to [G] run it's so [D] hard to just slow [Asus4] down, so [D] don't be surprised to [G] see me back [D] in that bright part of [A] town
[Chorus - Full drums in] I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain (offbeat fill) I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched me once, will [A] smile and take me [D] in
[Theme - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Snare is string slap] You [D] used to be the [G] best to [D] make life be life to [Asus4] me, and I [D] hope that you're still [G] out there and you're [D] like you used to [A] be We'll [D] have ourselves a [G] time and we'll [D] dance till morning [Asus4] sun, and we'll [D] let the good times [G] come in and we [D] won't stop till we're [A] done
[Chorus - Drums in] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life [D] again, [G] all the doors th [D] at closed one time, wi [A] ll open u [D] p again You'll b [D] e back in th [A] e high life [D] again, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And I'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free and [A] have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
[Theme - Finger pick - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Chorus] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And we'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free; [A] and have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
