[Intro Riff] [Am] - 4 bars - riff effectively 3 times Start with riff no drums, then drums in E ------------------------ B ------------------------ G ---------[drums in]----- D -------- oh baby baby--- A ------------------------ (repeat) E -----355-------------355 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 DR BSBB S B S B S BBSBB
[Verse - melody starts on A - Strum chords quietly and fully] [Am] Oh baby, baby, how [E]was I supposed to know [C] ... That [Dm]something wasn't [E]right (intro riff) here [Am] Oh baby, baby, I [E]shouldn't have let you go [C] .. And [Dm]now you're out of [E]sight, yeah (intro riff) [Am]Show me how you want it [E]to be .. Tell me [C]baby 'cause I need to [Dm]know now, [E]oh (intro riff)+because (you play E then riff quickly)
[Chorus - Fuller chords] [Am] My loneliness is [E]killing me (and I) [C] I must confess I [Dm]still believe [E] (still believe) [Am] When I'm not with you I lose [E] my mind .. Give me a si (backward drums - Play chord with snare and then bass drum - don't play chord over bass drum) [C]uh ... uh uh i ign (E chord - intro riff is quickly after playing) [Dm]Hit me baby [E]one (intro riff) more time [Am][DRUMS STOP]
[Verse] Oh baby, baby (drums back in xx xx xB Sx) The [E]reason I breathe is you [C] [Dm]Boy you got me [E]blinded (intro riff) [Am] Oh pretty baby .. There's [E] nothing that I wouldn't[C] do .. It's [Dm]not the way I [E]planned it (intro riff) [Am]Show me how you want it [E]to be .. Tell me [C]baby 'cause I need to [Dm]know now, [E]oh (intro riff) because
[Chorus] [Am] My loneliness is [E]killing me (and I) [C] I must confess I [Dm]still believe [E] (still believe) [Am] When I'm not with you I lose [E] my mind .. Give me a si (backward drums) [C]uh ... uh uh i ign [DRUMS STOP] [Dm]Hit me baby [E]one more time(snare) - (drums back in)
[Intro Vamp - with drums and lots of space] [Am] - 4 bars with riff at end [Am] - 4 bars with riff at end
[Verse - NO DRUMS - finger picking] [Am] Oh baby, baby how [E]was I supposed to [C] know ([Dm][E]) (BASS DRUMS COME IN LIGHTLY) [F] Oh pretty baby, I [G]shouldn't have let you [Dm]go ([F][G]) I must confess
(FULL DRUMS BACK IN) [Am].... that my loneliness [E] ..is killing me [C]no ow ow [C] ow oo Don't you [Dm]know I [E]still believe [F] ..That you will be [G] here ... And give me a [F] si i i i ign [Dm]Hit me baby (quicker chord changes coming up) [E]one more [G]time [Am][DRUMS STOP]
[Chorus] My loneliness (DRUM BACK IN xBSx) is [E] killing me (and I) [C] I must confess I [Dm]still believe [E] (still believe) [Am] When I'm not [Am]with you I lose [E] my mind .. Give me a si (backward drums) [C]uh ... uh uh [C]i ign [Dm] Hit me baby [E] I (intro riff) must con [Am] fess that My loneli [E] ness is killing me [C] now.....don't you [Dm]know I [E]still believe [Am] that you will be here [E] and (backward drums) Give me a si [C]uh ... uh uh [C]i ign [DRUMS STOP] [Dm]Hit me baby [E]one more time (big strum) [Am][End]
[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])
