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Intro: (This is the bass part that starts at 0:00 in the official audio recording, lyrics above line of tab) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6--6-6--6------------------2--2-2--2-----(4)--(6)---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---4--4--4--4--4--6-6-7-7-----0--0--0--0--0--2-2--4-4----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6--6-6-6-6-4-----4----------------------8---8-8------------------------| D|-----------------6-6---6------6---6-6--------------------------------------| A|---4--4-4---------------------------------6--6---6-------------------------| E|----------------------------4--4---4---------------------------------------| x2 Verse 1:
He told me that much and now he's dead. Told me to kill my indulgences I could take a plastic camera. We could make such a pretty picture. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6--6-6--6------------------2--2-2--2-----(4)--(6)---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---4--4--4--4--4--6-6-7-7-----0--0--0--0--0--2-2--4-4----------------------| with a sharp blow to the temple. Pick up the phone call and do everything he says. Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. I'm pretty cool once you get to know me. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6--6-6-6-6-4-----4---------------------------8---8-8-------------------| D|-----------------6-6---6-----------6---6-6---------------------------------| A|---4--4-4--------------------------------------6--6---6--------------------| E|---------------------------------4--4---4----------------------------------| x2 Refrain: I feel at some point I broke my mind. I'm always searching, the silent type. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-7-7---------------------------------| E|---4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------| How do you all make it look so easy? You open your hearts up so quickly, it scares me. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---4-4-4--------------------------------------6-6-6------------------------| E|--------------------------------------4-4-4--------------------------------| Verse 2: She's an artist, paints across my chest. Goes to parties, act like hotel guests. I could paint her, wrapped around her. We could make such a pretty picture. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6--6-6--6------------------2--2-2--2-----(4)--(6)---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---4--4--4--4--4--6-6-7-7-----0--0--0--0--0--2-2--4-4----------------------| Wake up Monday, now it's over. Don't you know no one gets what they came here for? Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. I'm pretty cool once you get to know me. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6--6-6-6-6-4-----4---------------------------8---8-8-------------------| D|-----------------6-6---6-----------6---6-6---------------------------------| A|---4--4-4--------------------------------------6--6---6--------------------| E|---------------------------------4--4---4----------------------------------| x2 Chorus: (Lead guitar part) But I'm just the same, e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I've got a boring e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| name. e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Across the world from what you want and what you came here e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| for. So I'll wait here e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| for you. I said, "Please, just let me e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| stay". Oh, just let me e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| stay oh e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0-0-0------0-0-0~-------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3: I guess you know now what to expect. He lives your own life in retrospect. I could wait here, by the west pier. Watch the flotsam float, slowly disappear. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6--6-6--6------------------2--2-2--2-----(4)--(6)---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---4--4--4--4--4--6-6-7-7-----0--0--0--0--0--2-2--4-4----------------------| You know it bores me? His insecurities. Breaks you down just to act as the architect. Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. If only you knew just how much better things could be. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----6--6-6-6-6-4-----4---------------------------8---8-8-------------------| D|-----------------6-6---6-----------6---6-6---------------------------------| A|---4--4-4--------------------------------------6--6---6--------------------| E|---------------------------------4--4---4----------------------------------| x2 Refrain: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------4-6----------4-6----------4-6----------4-6-----------------------| E|---4-4-7--------4-4-7--------0-0-7--------0-0-7----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------4-6---------4-6--------------------------------------------------| E|---4-4-7-------4-4-7-------0-0-3b---0-0-3b---------------------------------| Another week of action e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------4-6----------4-6----------4-6----------4-6-----------------------| E|---4-4-7--------4-4-7--------0-0-7--------0-0-7----------------------------| Another hypoglycaemic reaction e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------4-6---------4-6----------------0-3-3-2-2-------------------------| E|---4-4-7-------4-4-7-------0-0-3b---4-4------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-7-7---------------------------------| E|---4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------| (Woo) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---4-4-4--------------------------------------6-6-6------------------------| E|--------------------------------------4-4-4--------------------------------| Chorus: (Lead guitar part) But I'm just the same, e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I've got a boring e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| name. e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Across the world from what you want and what you came here e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| for. So I'll wait here e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| for you. I said, "Please, just let me e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| stay". Oh, just let me e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| stay Oh, just let me e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm sorry, it's all so predictable e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----11---------------11-------12-12-12-12----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------13--11-13--11----13-11----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm sorry, it's all so predictable, I know e|----11---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12--12-12-12-14--12-12-12-------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------3-3-2-2-0------------------| E|----0-0-0----------0-0-0---------0-0-0-------------------------------------| ************************************ | b Bend | (n) Ghost note (opt. 8va) | ~ Vibrato ************************************
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