[Intro - BPM 163 - No drums for first run - then just bass drum on 1] --A---------C#m------------ [String riff plays at start and during verse] E X---------9--9--9--9--9--9- B 2-222-2---9--9--9--9--9--9- G 2-222-2---9--9--9--9--9--9- D 2-222-2---X--11-X--11-X--11 A 0---------11-11-X--11-X--11 E X---------9--9--9--9--9--9- (repeat twice)
[Verse 1 - Bass drum just on 1] This [A] is the next [C#m] century, [A][C#m] Where the [A] universa [C#m] l's free, [A][C#m] You can [E] find it an [Bm] ywhere, [E] Yes, the fu [Bm] ture's been sold.
[Verse 2] [A] Every night we're [C#m] gone, [A][C#m] And to [A] karaoke [C#m] songs, [A][C#m] How we [E] like to sing a [Bm] long, [E] Although the [Bm] words are wrong.
[Chorus - Full drums] It [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly could hap [D] pen, Yes, it [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly could hap [D] pen, When the [C#m] days they seem to fall through you, Well [D] just [D/C#] let them [Bm] go. [E]
[Orchestra solo] --A--------------C#m----------A-----------C#m Pluck the notes, no strumming and insert snare where can E 12------9---16--12---9-12---14----back to normal riff- B 10------10--14--9----9-9----14-- G 9-------9---14--9----9-9----14-- D ----------------9-----------14- A 0---------------12----------0--- E ----------------9--------------- Dr----S---------S-----------------
[Verse 3 - Bass drum just on 1] No [A] one here is al [C#m] one, [A][C#m] Satel [A] lites in every [C#m] home, [A][C#m] Yes the [E] universal's [Bm] here, [E] Here for [Bm] everyone.
[Intro riff] [A][C#m][A][C#m]
[Verse 4] Every [A] paper that y [C#m] ou read [A][C#m] Says to [E] morrow's your lucky [Bm] day, [E] Well, here's your [Bm] lucky day.
[Chorus](x2): It [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly could hap [D] pen, Yes, it [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly, [Asus4] real [A] ly could hap [D] pen, When the [C#m] days they seem to fall through you, Well [D] just [D/C#] let them [Bm] go. [E]
[Interlude - Chorus Chords] Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A D Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A D C#m D D/C# Bm E (Repeat)
[Intro - Capo 4 - No drums - Keep capo for live so - just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record] [G]xxx [G]xxx [G]xx[Gsus4] xx[Gsus4]x - Repeat
(Full drums in * G move through Gsus4 3x0033 3x0013 **D descend to Dsus2) [Distorted Riff]      [G]         [D]        [C]           [G] E ---------------2--*2p0---0-----0--------------- B ---s3--*3p1----3-----3---1-----1----3--*3p1--- G ----0----------2-----2---2--*2p0----0------- D ----0--------------------x-----2----0------ A ----x--------------------3-----3----x----- E ---s3-------------------------------3-------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record] [G] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [D] you And everything you do [Cmaj7] Yeah, they were all yellow [G] I came along I wrote a song for [D] you And all the things you do [Cmaj7] And it was called "Yellow" [G] ........... So then I took my [D] turn Oh, what a thing to have done [Cmaj7] And it was all yellow [G] ([Gsus4][G])
[Chorus 1] [Cmaj7] Your skin [Em7] Oh yeah, your [D] skin and bones [Cmaj7] Turn in.... to [Em7]something [D] beautiful [Cmaj7] You know, [Em7] you know I [D] love you so [Cmaj7] (drums stop) You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [G][D][C] ([G][Gsus4])
[Verse 2] [G] I swam across I jumped across for [D] you Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7] 'Cause you were all yellow [G] I drew a line I drew a line for [D] you Oh, what a thing to do [Cmaj7] And it was all yellow [G][Gsus4]
[Chorus 2] [C] Your skin [Em7] Oh yeah, your [D] skin and bones [Cmaj7] Turn in.... [Em7] to something [D] beautiful [Cmaj7] And you know [Em7] For you I [D] bleed myself [Cmaj7] dry (drums stop) For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there] [G][D][C] ([G][Gsus4])
[Bridge] It's [G] true... oooh, look how they shine for [D] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Cmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [G] Look how they shine for [D] you.... oooh Look how they shine for [Cmaj7] you.... oooh Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro] [G] Look at the stars Look how they shine for [Dm7] you And all the things that you [Cmaj7] do [End]