Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Strum between and (/) - a 'down down up down' ryhthm, which continues into the
verse. I like to start on the bottom strings then throw in a few top strings as we get
into the intro..
Verse 1
(Strumming between and /)
I've got my head down in my books
I've been reading all weekend,
(Back to G and /)
But I don't learn anything
Because my mind is full of emptiness,
(Back to and /)
I've less energy than a stick of celery.
And then you call me up, down in Jericho,
To see if I'll go for a drink or two
Chorus 1
But I don't want you to see,
What the lonely nights are doing to me,
Bit my fingers to the bone,
And I don't want to hear you say,
You let what happened anyway
'Cos you don't know anything
BRIDGE / FREAK OUT BIT
It's a bit weird to work out. I think i strumming between and for a few bars.
Then hold the for a bar or two longer, then , then back to strumming between
and (/)
Verse 2
I was a stronger man than you when I loved Delilah,
(Back to G and /)
With her pants on fire
But then she cut my hair and left me here,
(Back to and /)
With more inertia than a limpet on the shore
When the tide falls so low I feel like letting go,
Though I should go to my family
Chorus 2
But I don't want you to see,
What the lonely nights are doing to me,
Bit my fingers to the bone,
And I don't want to hear you say,
You let what happened anyway
'Cos you don't know anything
And I don't want to hear you say,
You let what happened anyway
'Cos you don't know anything