Tom: E
[Intro]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
"She likes
programmed hi hats..." "... Role Models and men who are not afraid"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"afraid to step up to the plate..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...It'll all be okay, she likes"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"She likes
heavy weekends and..." "...me drunk, but not when..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm out of
control and i'm lost..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...or was I just misled?"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^timing doesnt need to be perfect, just
slowly start bending that 14th fret
[Pre-Chorus]
"strap..." "...nowhere..." "...change..." ...change"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8----------------8-----------------6-------------6------------------------|
D|-9----------------9-----------------7-------------7------------------------|
A|-9----------------9-----------------7-------------7------------------------|
E|-7----------------7-----------------5-------------5------------------------|
[Chorus]
"I'm just riding a
wave..."
E|-7-7---------7-7---------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------|
B|------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm riding a
wave..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------9---------------9---------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-8-9\-4--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
"I'll commit... ..."if it's not too late"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------(9)-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7------------------------------------------------|
A|---(2)--------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
"She likes
X-Videos with..." "...likes it when I'm dark..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"But not when i'm
really, really dark..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...it won't tear us a part?"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^timing doesnt need to be perfect, just
slowly start bending that 14th fret
[Pre-Chorus]
"strap..." "...nowhere..." "...change..." ...change"
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8----------------8-----------------6-------------6------------------------|
D|-9----------------9-----------------7-------------7------------------------|
A|-9----------------9-----------------7-------------7------------------------|
E|-7----------------7-----------------5-------------5------------------------|
[Chorus]
"I'm just riding a
wave..."
E|-7-7---------7-7---------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------|
B|------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm riding a
wave..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------9---------------9-------------9-------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8---9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm riding a
wave..."
E|-7-7---------7-7---------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------|
B|------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Up to a cloud behind
a lake..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------9---------------9---------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-8-9\-4--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
No chords for the first half
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--6----------6-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--7----------7-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--7----------7-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--5----------5-----------------------------------|
^in live versions he starts building
up to the chorus here
[Chorus]
"I'm just riding a
wave..."
E|-7-7---------7-7---------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------|
B|------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm riding a
wave..."
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------9---------------9-------------9-------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8---9-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I'm riding a
wave..."
E|-7-7---------7-7---------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------|
B|------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9--7------7-9------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Up to a cloud behind
a lake..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|---------------9---------------9---------------9-------------------|-------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-9-9-8-9---9-9-9-8-9\-4------|-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------(2)-|--0000-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|--0000-|
live outro^
you don't have
to play this
Full Lyrics with chord changes below
[Verse 1]
E
She likes programmed hi-hats and Faberge eggs
E
She likes role models and men who are not
A
afraid to step up to the plate
A
It'll work, it'll work, it'll all be okay
E
She like heavy weekends and chamomile tea
E A
She likes me drunk but not when i'm out of control
And I'm lost in my head
A
Was it me, was it me, or was I just mislead?
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
Strap me in and send me nowhere
A
I can I can change
A
I can I can change
[Chorus]
E
I'm just riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
A
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
[Verse 2]
E
I'll commit, I'll commit, I'll commit, I'll commit
To the struggle, the struggle, the struggle
I'll commit
A
If it's not too late
I can hunt, I can gather, I can be your mate
E
She likes X-videos with her best friend
E A
She likes it when i'm dark but not when I'm really really dark
A
It's okay, it's okay, it won't tear us apart
[Pre-Chorus]
B B
Strap me in and send me nowhere
A
I can I can change
A
I can I can change
[Chorus]
E
I'm just riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
A
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
E
I'm riding a wave
A
(Up to a cloud behind a lake)
[Bridge]
n.c. (you could play a B if needed)
I’m running away
I’m riding a wave
I’m running away
I’m riding a wave
A}
I’m running away
I’m running away
I’m running away
[Chorus]
E
I'm just riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
A
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
I'm riding a wave
E
I'm riding a wave
A
(Up to a cloud behind a lake)
