Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Am Difficulty: Intermediate Though not necessary, here are chord voicings you can use to sound more like the original, if you wish so: Am x-0-10-9-10-8 Em/A x-0-9-9-8-7 Dm x-x-0-10-13-12 Dm6 x-x-0-10-12-10 C x-x-10-9-8-8 Bm7b5 x-2-3-2-3-0 B7sus4 x-2-4-2-5-2 E 0-x-6-4-5-x Dm* x-5-7-7-6-x G/B x-x-9-7-8-7
Intro: | Am Em/A | Dm Dm6 | Am Em/A | Dm Dm6 | Verse 1: Am Em/A If I only could deceive you Dm Dm6 Forgetting the game Am Em/A Every time I try to leave you Dm Dm6 You laugh just the same Dm Dm6 Am 'Cause my wheels never touch the road Dm Dm6 Am And the jumble of lies we told Dm Dm6 C Bm7b5 Just returns to my back to weigh me down Verse 2: Am Em/A We lay cards upon the table Dm Dm6 The backs of our hands Am Em/A And I swear I like your people Dm Dm6 The boys in the band Dm Dm6 Am Reminiscences gone astray Dm Dm6 Am Coming back to enjoy the fray Dm Dm6 C B7sus4 E B7sus4 In a tangle of night and daylight sounds Instrumental: | Dm* Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am | Dm6 | Am | Dm6 | |5/4 Dm Dm6 Am | Dm Dm6 Am | Dm Dm6 C |4/4 B7sus4 | E | B7sus4 | | Dm* Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am | Am | Am | Am | Verse 3: Am Em/A All completeness in the morning Dm Dm6 Asleep on your side Am Em/A I'll be waking up the crewmen Dm Dm6 Banana-boat ride Dm Dm6 Am She responds like a limousine Dm Dm6 Am Brought alive on the silent screen Dm Dm6 C Bm7b5 To the shuddering breath of yesterday Verse 4: Am Em/A It's a battle for the needy Dm Dm6 Incredible scenes Am Em/A There's a future to believe in Dm Dm6 Your life and death dreams Dm Dm6 Am As the cavalry of despair Dm Dm6 Am Takes a stand in the lady's hair Dm Dm6 C B7sus4 E B7sus4 For the favour of making sweet sixteen Outro: | Dm Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am |
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