great song, here it is:
Tuning: standard(EADGBe)
No capo
[CHORDS]
D C C+9 G A Bm
e|----2----0----0----3----0----2------|
B|----3----1----3----3----2----3------|
G|----2----0----0----0----2----4------|
D|----0----2----2----0----2----4------|
A|----x----3----3----2----0---(2)-----|
E|----x----x----x----3----x----x------|
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
e|----------------------0-------------|------------------|
B|------3--------3--------3--------3--|----------3-------|
G|----2--------0-----------------0----|--------0---------|
D|--0--------2-------0---------2------|------0-----------|
A|---------3-----------------3--------|------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----3-------------|
Riff 3 Riff 4a+b (the reeds' part)
e|----2---0-------------2---3--|-a--3--------|-b--------10-------|
B|------3---3-------------3----|------3------|----7-8-10--7------|
G|------------2----------------|--------0----|--------------9-7--|
D|--0-----------0----0---------|-------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
[Intro]
(Riff 1)
D C+9 D C+9
(Riff 1)
D C+9 D C+9
[Verse 1]
D C D C
it's nothing, it's so normal
(Riff 2)
D C D C G
you just stand there, i could say so much
(Riff 2)
G G D C D C
but i don't go there cuz i don't want to
D C D C
i was thinkin if, you were lonely
(Riff 2)
D C D C G
maybe we could leave here and no one would know
(Riff 2)
G G D C D C
at least not to the point that we would think so
[Chorus]
G A D G
everyone here knows everyone here is thinkin bout somebody else
G A Bm A Bm Bm A G
well it's best if we all keep this under our heads
G A D G
i couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way i do
(Riff 4a)
G G
but i'm lonely now, and i don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
D C D C D C D C
to get it back to good
[Verse 2]
(Riff 1)
D C D C
this don't mean that, you own me well,
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
D C D C G
this ain't no good, in fact it's phony as hell
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
G G D C D C
but things worked out just like you wanted to
(Riff 1)
D C D C
if you see me out you don't know me
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
D C D C G
try to turn your head, try to give me some room
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
G G D C D C
to figure out just what i'm gonna do
[Chorus]
G A D G
cuz everyone here hates everyone here for doin just like they do
G A Bm A Bm Bm A G
and it's best if all keep this quiet instead
G A D G
i couldn't tell, why everyone here was doin me like they do
(Riff 4a)
G G
but i'm sorry now, and i don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
D C D C D C D C
to get it back to good
[Chorus]
Em A D G
everyone here is wondering what it's like to be with somebody else
G A
and everyone here's to blame, everyone here
D Dsus2
gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain
Em A
yea well everyone here hides shades of shame
D G
yea but lookin inside we're the same, we're the same
G G A D
and we're all grown now, but we don't know how
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
G D C D C D C
to get it back to good
[Chorus]
G A D G
everyone here knows everyone here is thinkin bout somebody else
G A Bm A Bm Bm A G
well it's best if we all keep this under our heads, hell our heads yea
G A D G
i couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way i do
(Riff 4a) (Riff 4b)
G G
but it's over now, and i don't know how
(Riff 3)
G D C
yes it's over now there's no getting back to good
[Outro]
(Riff 3) x3
D C x6
End on DBack 2 Good chords and lyrics
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great song, here it is:
Tuning: standard(EADGBe)
No capo
[Intro]
(Riff 1)
D C+9 D C+9
[Verse 1]
(Riff 2)
(Riff 2)
(Riff 2)
(Riff 2)
[Chorus]
(Riff 4a)
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
[Verse 2]
(Riff 1)
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
(Riff 1)
(Riff 1) (Riff 2)
(Riff 2) (Riff 1)
[Chorus]
(Riff 4a)
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
[Chorus]
(Riff 1) (Riff 1)
[Chorus]
(Riff 4a) (Riff 4b)
(Riff 3)
[Outro]
(Riff 3) x3Back 2 Good Chords by Matchbox Twenty
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