4 beats per chord
RIFF 1
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
C|-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-|
G|-------------------------|
RIFF 2
A|---5-7-------5-7---------|--5-7-------5-7----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-4----4-4-4-----4-4-4-2--|------2-2-2-----2-2-2----|
G|-------------------------|----------------------4--|
A|--5-7-------5-7----------|--5-7-------5-7----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|----------------------2--|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-4--|
G|------4-4-4-----4-4-4----|-------------------------|
Intro:
(1, 2, 3, 4)
[riff 1] x6
[riff 2] x1
[Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig
[D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big
[Bm] Choose not a life of imitation
[C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for
[D] This punk the feeling that you stay for
[Bm] In time I want to be your best friend
[C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to
[D] Don't die you know the truth as some do
[Bm] Go write your message on the pavement
[C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] White heat is screaming in the jungle
[D] Complete the motion if you stumble
[Bm] Go ask the dust for any answers
[C] Come back strong with 50 belly dancers
The
[G//] world I love
The
[D//] tears I've dropped
To
[Bm//] be part of
the
[C//] wave can't stop
[G//] Ever
[D//] wonder
if
[Bm//] it's all for
[C//] you
The
[G//] world I love
The
[D//] trains I hop
To
[Bm//] be part of
The
[C//] wave can't stop
[G//] Come and tell
[D//] me
when it's
[Bm/] time
[C/] to
(3, 4)
[Em] Sweetheart is bleeding in the snowcone
[D] So smart she's leading me to ozone
[Bm] Music the great communicator
[C] Use two sticks to make it in the nature
[Em] I'll get you into penetration
[D] The gender of a generation
[Bm] The birth of every other nation
[C] Worth your weight the gold of meditation
[Em] This chapter's going to be a close one
[D] Smoke rings I know you're going to blow one
[Bm] All on a spaceship persevering
[C] Use my hands for everything but steering
[Em] Can't stop the spirits when they need you
[D] Mop tops are happy when they feed you
[Bm] Jay butterfly is in the treetop
[C] Birds that blow the meaning into bebop
The
[G//] world I love
The
[D//] tears I've dropped
To
[Bm//] be part of
the
[C//] wave can't stop
[G//] Ever
[D//] wonder
if
[Bm//] it's all for
[C//] you
The
[G//] world I love
The
[D//] trains I hop
To
[Bm//] be part of
The
[C//] wave can't stop
[G//] Come and tell
[D//] me
when it's
[Bm/] time
[C/] to
(3, 4)
[Em] Wait a minute I'm
[D] passing out,
win or
[Bm] lose, just like
[C] you
[Em] Far more shockin' than
[D] anything
I ever
[Bm] knew, how 'bout
[C] you
[Em] Ten more reasons why
[D] I need
somebody
[Bm] new, just like
[C] you
[Em] Far more shockin' than
[D] anything
I ever
[Bm] knew, right on
[C] cue
[riff 2][Em/]...
[D/]...
[Bm/]...
[C/][Em] Can't stop addicted to the shindig
[D] Chop top he says I'm gonna win big
[Bm] Choose not a life of imitation
[C] Distant cousin to the reservation
[Em] Defunct the pistol that you pay for
[D] This punk the feeling that you stay for
[Bm] In time I want to be your best friend
[C] Eastside love is living on the westend
[Em] Knocked out but boy you better come to
[D] Don't die you know the truth as some do
[Bm] Go write your message on the pavement
[C] Burn so bright I wonder what the wave meant
[Em] Kick start the golden generator
[D] Sweet talk but don't intimidate her
[Bm] Can't stop the Gods from engineering
[C] Feel no need for any interfering
[Em] Your image in the dictionary
[D] This life is more than ordinary
[Bm] Can I get 2 maybe even 3 of these
[C] Comin' from space to teach you of the Pliedes
[stop]Can't stop the spirits when they need you
This life is more than just a read-thru
