Tom: D
G 320033
Cadd9* x32033
Cadd9 x32030
A7sus4 x02233 (possibly A7sus4* -> x02033)
Asus4 x02230
Dsus4 xx0233
(During the chorus, keep your pinky+ring finger on the 3rd fret of e and B strings in classic Noel fashion.)
(The chords are marked that way as well, I just wanted to state it explicitly here as well)
[Intro]
1 2 3 4
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
x4
1 2 3 4
E|------0---------5-------7-------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------------|
G|----2-------2h4-----4/6---------|
D|0-------------x-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
N.C.
(If you want to do an acoustic intro that doesn't feel as 'empty'):
1 2 3 4
E|---0-----0--3-3-|
B|-3---3--1-1-3-3-|
G|2-2---2-2--20-0-|
D|0------03---0-0-|
A|--------3---2-2-|
E|------------3-3-|
[Verse 1]
1 2 3 4
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
x8
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Heeeeere in the jungle
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
I can't get a break for love nor money
Dsus2 Fmaj7
The weight of the world
G Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Is dragging me dooown down down
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
The heat in the bubble
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
She's coming down on eeeverybody
Dsus2 Fmaj7
You better get up
G Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Before the sun goes down
[Instrumental 1]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G Asus4 Cadd9 Dsus2
(You can strum each chord then pick a riff like this:)
G |Asus4 |Cadd9 |Dsus2
E|---3----|---0----|---0----|---0---0|
B|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3---3-3|
G|0-0---0-| 2-2---2-|0-0---0-|2-2---22|
D|0-------| 2-------|2-------|0-----00|
A|2-------| 0-------|3-------|--------|
E|3-------|--------|--------|--------|
[Chorus]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G A7sus4 Cadd9* Dsus4*
x4
G
I get to slip my skin
A7sus4
When my ship came in
Cadd9* Dsus4
What a daaaay now!
G
I feel as right as rain
A7sus4
But I forgot your name
Cadd9* Dsus4
Qu'est-ce que c'eeest now?
G
These are the glory days
A7sus4
For the waifs and the strays
Cadd9*
You give me love
Dsus4
I give you thanks and praise
G A7sus4
All the waaaay now!
Cadd9* Dsus4
What a daaaay now!
Asus4
Don't let me throw it away!
[Instrumental 2]
Asus4 x2
(This includes the last Asus4 from chorus - you keep playing this during the Post-Chorus,
start singing on the 3rd Asus4)
(Again, you can pick a riff while strumming the A here:)
Asus4
1 2
E|----0---|
B|3-3--3--|
G|2--2----|
D|2-------|
A|0-------|
E|--------|
[Post-Chorus]
Asus4 x4
Asus4
You got the nerve
Asus4
I got the brains
Asus4
We got them crawling up and down
Asus4 Dsus2
On their hands and their kneeees!
[Instrumental 3]
(Intro riff with a slight difference)
1 2 3 4
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
x4
Repeat intro here x4, each second measure ends on 3rd like:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E|------0---------5-------7-------|------0---------5-------3-------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------------|--3-------3-------3-------3-----|
G|----2-------2h4-----4/6---------|----2-------2h4-----4p2-----2---|
D|0-------------x-----------------| 0-------------x-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
1 2 3 4
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
x8
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
She is my witness
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
My baby say you'll do the shake for money?
Dsus2 Fmaj7
The weight of the world
G Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Is dragging me dooown down down
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Near in the distance
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
I see you stumble when the road is rocky
Dsus2 Fmaj7
You better get up
G Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
Before the sun goes down
[Instrumental 1]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G Asus4 Cadd9 Dsus2
x2
(Repeat the Pre-Chorus Instrumental 1 TWICE)
G |Asus4 |Cadd9 |Dsus2
E|---3----|---0----|---0----|---0----|
B|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3---3--|-3---3--|
G|0-0---0-| 2-0---0-|0-0---0-|2-0---2-|
D|0-------| 2-------|2-------|0-------|
A|2-------| 0-------|3-------|--------|
E|3-------|--------|--------|--------|
[Chorus]
G
I get to slip my skin
A7sus4
When my ship came in
Cadd9* Dsus4
What a daaaay now!
G
I feel as right as rain
A7sus4
But I forgot your name
Cadd9* Dsus4
Qu'est-ce que c'eeest now?
G
These are the glory days
A7sus4
For the waifs and the strays
Cadd9*
You give me love
Dsus4
I give you thanks and praise
G A7sus4
All the waaaay now!
Cadd9* Dsus4
What a daaaay now!
Asus4
Don't let me throw it away!
[Instrumental 2]
(Repeat Insturmental 2 here.)
Asus4 x2
Asus4
E|----0---|
B|3-3--3--|
G|2--2----|
D|2-------|
A|0-------|
E|--------|
[Post-Chorus]
Asus4 x8:
Asus4
You got the nerve
Asus4
I got the brains
Asus4
We got them crawling up and down
Asus4
On their hands and their -
Asus4
kneeees!
Asus4
Asus4
Asus4
(Do not strum the riff on the 8th chord - let it ring and transition into the outro.)
[Outro]
1 2 3 4
Dsus2 Fmaj7 G
x4
1 2 3 4 | x4; fade out
E|------0---------5-------7-------|
B|--3-------3-------3-------------|
G|----2-------2h4-----4/6---------|
D|0-------------x-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
