All along the song is played with arpeggio over the central strings, so you don't
have to use (X) the 1st or 6th ones except as indicated (riffs,bass line and some chords).
If you find this very hard, just play the natural chord the best as you can (i.e. F
instead F6). On verses and before the chorus there are riffs during the G chord.
Chords Used:
E A D G B E
C ------- X 3 2 0 1 X
Em X 2 2 0 0 X
F6 ------ 1 X 0 2 1 (1)
F 1 X 3 2 1 1
G ------- 3 2 0 0 0 X
Gsus4 3 2 0 0 1 X
Am ------ X 0 2 2 1 X
Am/G 3 0 2 (0) 1 X (bass line chord)
E7 ----- (0) 2 0 1 0 X
E7/5(+) X X 0 1 1 (0)
F#7/5(+)- X X 2 3 3 (2)
D7 X X 0 2 1 (2)
D ------- X X 0 2 3 (2)
Gsus4 3 2 0 0 1 X
Bm ------ 2 2 4 4 3 (2)
A X 0 2 2 2 (0)
Riff Intro:
E ----(3)-5--3--|------------
B ----(3)-5--3--|-(3)-5--3---
G --------------|-(2)-4--2---
D --------------|------------
A --------------|------------
E --------------|------------
Riff 1:
G G G
E ---------------------
B --0--1--3------------
G --0------------------
D --0------------------
A --2------------------
E --3------------------
Riff 2:
G G G
E ---------0-----------
B --1---0-----3--------
G -(0)-----------------
D -(0)-----------------
A --2------------------
E --3------------------
Final Riff:
G A
E -----0---|-----2-0-
B -1-0---3-|-3-2-----
G ---------|---------
D ---------|---------
A ---------|---------
E ---------|---------
Verse 1:
C ----------------- Em ---------------
Too many late nights, goin' too deeply
F6 --------------------------------- G ---------------- Riff 1
Into her reasons for leavin' me here, like I don't know why
C -------------------- Em ---------------
Thought those blue eyes would complete me
----- F6 -------------------------------------------
But I filled them instead with the ghosts in my head
G ------------- Riff 1
I'm never satis-fied
F6 ---------------- Gsus4 -- G
'Til the first tear falls
Verse 2:
C -------------- Em --------------
Spend my days now dodgin' memories
F6 ------------------------------------------ G ---- Riff 1 ----
shufflin' my dreams of what we could have been, in a-nother time
C ------------------- Em -------------------
In places we've known, I sit by the payphone
------ F6 ---------------------------------------
then I warm to my theme with the burn of the Beam
G -------------------------
And build my tower of dimes
F6 -------- G --- Riff 2
But I still can't call
Chorus:
- C --------------------------- E7/5(+) ------ E7 -
I hid it all with pride , while time was on my side
F6 ---------------------------------------------
From the echoing alley to the sun-kissed valley,
G -----------------------
I made it through somehow
- C------------------ E7/5(+)--- Am - Am/G -- F
I kept it all inside, never let it slide
G -------------------
And I can't start now
Verse 3:
C ----------------- Em --------------
Well I was stand-up, loved a showdown
------- F6 ------------------------------------
Kept my eyes on the road, never saw what I owed
G ------ Riff 1 -------
'Til the price was high
C ------------------- Em -----------------
I heard her sweet lips whisper "slow down"
------- F6 ----------------------------------------
Then my heart hid inside while my old foolish pride
G ----------------------
Made those blue eyes cry
F6 ---- G ------- Riff 2
And the rain came down
Chorus:
---- C ------------------------- E7/5(+) ------ E7 --
I've played it wise too long, to say that I was wrong
-------- F6 --------------------------------------------
From the kisses in the alley to the sun-kissed valley,
G --------------- Riff 1
I've broken every vow
- C -------------------------- E7/5(+) - Am - Am/G -- F
I never used three words where two would be enough
G --------------- C -
And I can't start now
Bridge:
F ----------------------- C -------
And every new day dawns to beat me
F ----------------------- C ---------
I'm on the ropes, but I'm hangin' in
F ------------------- Am ---------------- E7 ----- Am/G - D7
But for us to survive, I feel like I'd be taking a dive
------------- G - Final Riff - D7
And I can not win
Chorus: (one tune higher)
- D -------------------------- F#7/5(+) ----- F#7
I hid it all with pride, while time was on my side
G ---------------------------------------------
From the echoing alley to the sun-kissed valley
A -----------------------
I made it through somehow
---- D --------------------- F#7/5(+) - Bm -- G
But she had made me start to open up my heart
A ---------------- D -
And I can't stop now