Tikka chords by Scott Helman

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

Oh oh oh
E
Oh oh oh
F
Oh oh oh
      C
Oh oh oh oh oh


Verse 1:
C                                                                  E
Yeah, I'm walking to your house, and it's kinda cold, but I don't mind
                      F
Cause the last beer I had warmed me up
                                              G
And I'm on sort of Main Street singing Johnny Cash
                                   F
And I almost get hit by a car, and tell this dude to fuck off
       C
And he rolls down his window, and he's got this weird mustache, and I laugh

He turns around, and I run, and I get lost
                        F
But I find my way back, and I see the street light
                                         G
I see McNally Avenue, and I get excited
G                                 F                                         C
I see a hedge, and a house, and a hall light, I get nervous, and knock, and wait

Yeah, I picked up a few things on the way

(Oh oh oh oh oh)


Chorus:
C
I got a tikka masala

That's the right idea
        F
I got a gram, and 10 dollars

That's the right idea
        G                        F
And I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                     C
But I got the right idea
C
(Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh)

I'm gonna call ya' tomorrow

That's the right idea
        F
I can't wait any longer

Should be good to see ya'
        G                        F
Now I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                     C
But I got the right idea


Verse 2:
C
I'm gonna leave now, cause your neighbor's looking at me like a Russian Spy
      F
She's peeking out the window

I take the back streets, and behind
     G                                       F
Your house, and this kid walks up to me, and asks if I got a light
       C
I say "I don't know, man, I don't even know where I'm going"

I end up at the elementary school where we played when we were kids
            F
But you told me not to hopscotch, cause that's what girls did
      G          C                   F
And I sit on the woodchips thinking "I'll smoke away my stash"
       C
Cause you're out there somewhere, and I'm here alone

And that's that

(Oh oh oh oh oh)


Chorus:
C
I got a tikka masala

That's the right idea
        F
I got a gram, and 10 dollars

That's the right idea
        G                        F
And I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                    C
But I got the right idea
C
(Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh)

I'm gonna call ya' tomorrow

That's the right idea
        F
I can't wait any longer

Should be good to see ya'
        G                        F
Now I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                     C
But I got the right idea


Bridge:
C
For all these plans that failed, I gave myself the road

It's not so bad, my good intentions give me hope
D                                         C
One of these nights, I'll come around and
C
And you'll meet me at the door

C
(Oh oh oh oh oh)

C
I'm prepared to wait, so just take your time

We'll get it figured out a little farther down the line
G                                         F
One of these nights, I'll come around and say
 C
"Baby, I picked up a few things on the way"


Chorus:
C
I got a tikka masala

That's the right idea
        F
I got a gram, and 10 dollars

That's the right idea
        G                        F
And I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                    C
But I got the right idea
C
(Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh)

I'm gonna call ya' tomorrow

That's the right idea
        F
I can't wait any longer

Should be good to see ya'
        G                        F
Now I'm outside your window, and nobody's home
                     C
But I got the right idea