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Something Wild

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From: Matt C ([email protected])
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NB: Capo 1st Fret for the album version; Live versions usually played without capo. All 
and tab relative to the capo (or actual if playing from live version)
Intro:
4 Bars Drums
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|3/-5--5---7--5-|/3-3-3-3-0-3-|
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Chords:
Verse:
EmSometimes I don’t Deven move a EmmuscleD  
EmBaby when you Dlie awake at EmnightD  
EmI think I’ve got nine Dlives in these corEmpusclesD  
EmCause girl, you know someDtimes I don’t think rEmightD  
Pre-Chorus:
AI hear voices in the hGall
I wake up and it’s nothing at aAll
A hungry wolf, or an agry cGhild
Chorus:
Or something EmwildD  
Something EmwildD  
Something Emwild - tell me Dlove is
Something Emwild - tell me Dlove is
Verse:
It’s not as if we could think that things were one way
And they would all just be that way right now
When I was a kid I thought that someday
I could tame this lion heart, some way, somehow
Pre-Chorus:
Now I’m hungry for the love
That doesn’t know what it’s dreamin’ of
Raging for the meek and mild
Chorus:
Like something wild
Something wild
Something wild - tell me love is
Something Emwild - tell me Dlove isA  
Bridge:
AThere’s a hole where the wind blows Gthrough
And some curtains Ahung
But I can’t hid a thing from Gyou
You Bknow where I come from
(Solo 4 bars)
Final Verse: (Lead only, no Rhythm)
Well I tried getting there under my own steam
’til my very last chance was shot
Now you’re under my skin like a submarine
I can feel you in my veins running hot
Now if it’s more than a new pair of jeans, a new car, some pocket money
And a place to go
Then we better get up and scream at the top of our lungs like it
Was gonna die if we didn’t make it so
Pre-Chorus:
I hear voices in the hall
I wake up and it’s nothing at all
An angry wolf, or a hungry child
Chorus:
Or something wild
Something wild
Something wild - tell me love is
Something wild - tell me love is
Outro:
Something EmwildD  
Something EmwildD  
Something EmwildD  

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Something Wild

by John Hiatt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

From: Matt C ([email protected])

------------------------

NB: Capo 1st Fret for the album version; Live versions usually played without capo. All

and tab relative to the capo (or actual if playing from live version)

Intro:

4 Bars Drums

|0--0--0---0--0-|-0-0-3-0-0-0-|

|3/-5--5---7--5-|/3-3-3-3-0-3-|

|---------------|-------------|

|---------------|-------------| x 4

Chords:

Verse:

Em D Em D

Sometimes I don’t even move a muscle

Em D Em D

Baby when you lie awake at night

Em D Em D

I think I’ve got nine lives in these corpuscles

Em D Em D

Cause girl, you know sometimes I don’t think right

Pre-Chorus:

A G

I hear voices in the hall

I wake up and it’s nothing at all

A hungry wolf, or an agry child

Chorus:

Em D

Or something wild

Em D

Something wild

Em D

Something wild - tell me love is

Em D

Something wild - tell me love is

Verse:

It’s not as if we could think that things were one way

And they would all just be that way right now

When I was a kid I thought that someday

I could tame this lion heart, some way, somehow

Pre-Chorus:

Now I’m hungry for the love

That doesn’t know what it’s dreamin’ of

Raging for the meek and mild

Chorus:

Like something wild

Something wild

Something wild - tell me love is

Em D A

Something wild - tell me love is

Bridge:

A G

There’s a hole where the wind blows through

And some curtains hung

But I can’t hid a thing from you

You know where I come from

(Solo 4 bars)

Final Verse: (Lead only, no Rhythm)

Well I tried getting there under my own steam

’til my very last chance was shot

Now you’re under my skin like a submarine

I can feel you in my veins running hot

Now if it’s more than a new pair of jeans, a new car, some pocket money

And a place to go

Then we better get up and scream at the top of our lungs like it

Was gonna die if we didn’t make it so

Pre-Chorus:

I hear voices in the hall

I wake up and it’s nothing at all

An angry wolf, or a hungry child

Chorus:

Or something wild

Something wild

Something wild - tell me love is

Outro:

Em D

Something wild

Em D

Something wild

Em D

Something wild

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