Joseph Arthur - Mercedes - Live version
This is very close to the live version sound.
If you watch a video, you'll see some differences in the chords, but the sound
stays similar.
There are also some changes in the lyrics compare to the album version. The verses
that change are followed below by a ''.
Enjoy!
Chords used :
[Am] [Emadd9] [C] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Dsus4]
e|----5-------2-------0-------0-------3-------2-------3----|
B|----5-------0-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----|
G|----5-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2----|
D|----7-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0----|
A|----7-------2-------3-------3-------2--------------------|
E|----5-------0-----------------------3--------------------|
The Am sounds better this way than a usual 012200
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x4)
[-]
[Am]I been next to you [Emadd9]for a lifetime[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]I been watching you [Emadd9]from the start[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Always trying to keep your[Emadd9]self put together[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Always needing to [Emadd9]fall apart[C/Cadd9/C]
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x1)
[-]
[Am]You wanna ride in [Emadd9]my Mercedes[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Tonight we'll dance out[Emadd9]side along the seashore[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]A quarter moon will paint our [Emadd9]shadows on the cold sand[C/Cadd9/C]
You ask me [Am]how come we dance? Well there [Emadd9]is no reason at all[C/Cadd9/C]
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x3)
Am Cadd9 G D/Dsus4 (x1)
[-]
I hope that [Am]you will [Cadd9]burn down this old [G]house[D/Dsus4]
And I hope that [Am]you will es[Cadd9]cape right through the front [G]door[D/Dsus4]
Turn around when you'[Am]re safe And [Cadd9]talk about what they [G]done to you[D/Dsus4]
Turn around when you'[Am]re safe And [Cadd9]watch this house burn to the [G]ground[D/Dsus4]
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]watch yourself burn to the [D/Dsus4]ground
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise[G][D/Dsus4]
[Am]You wanna ride in [Emadd9]my Mercedes[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Everyday we are [Emadd9]closer to fallin away[C/Cadd9/C]
Everyday we are closer to fallin away
Everyday we are closer to fallin away
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]watch yourself burn to the [D/Dsus4]ground
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise[G]
This is very close to the live version sound.
If you watch a video, you'll see some differences in the chords, but the sound
stays similar.
There are also some changes in the lyrics compare to the album version. The verses
that change are followed below by a ''.
Enjoy!
Chords used :
[Am] [Emadd9] [C] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Dsus4]
e|----5-------2-------0-------0-------3-------2-------3----|
B|----5-------0-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----|
G|----5-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2----|
D|----7-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0----|
A|----7-------2-------3-------3-------2--------------------|
E|----5-------0-----------------------3--------------------|
The Am sounds better this way than a usual 012200
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x4)
[-]
[Am]I been next to you [Emadd9]for a lifetime[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]I been watching you [Emadd9]from the start[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Always trying to keep your[Emadd9]self put together[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Always needing to [Emadd9]fall apart[C/Cadd9/C]
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x1)
[-]
[Am]You wanna ride in [Emadd9]my Mercedes[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Tonight we'll dance out[Emadd9]side along the seashore[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]A quarter moon will paint our [Emadd9]shadows on the cold sand[C/Cadd9/C]
You ask me [Am]how come we dance? Well there [Emadd9]is no reason at all[C/Cadd9/C]
[-]Am Emadd9 C/Cadd9/C (x3)
Am Cadd9 G D/Dsus4 (x1)
[-]
I hope that [Am]you will [Cadd9]burn down this old [G]house[D/Dsus4]
And I hope that [Am]you will es[Cadd9]cape right through the front [G]door[D/Dsus4]
Turn around when you'[Am]re safe And [Cadd9]talk about what they [G]done to you[D/Dsus4]
Turn around when you'[Am]re safe And [Cadd9]watch this house burn to the [G]ground[D/Dsus4]
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]watch yourself burn to the [D/Dsus4]ground
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise[G][D/Dsus4]
[Am]You wanna ride in [Emadd9]my Mercedes[C/Cadd9/C]
[Am]Everyday we are [Emadd9]closer to fallin away[C/Cadd9/C]
Everyday we are closer to fallin away
Everyday we are closer to fallin away
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]watch yourself burn to the [D/Dsus4]ground
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise, When you [G]talk about what they [D/Dsus4]done
I know [Am]you, and you will [Cadd9]rise[G]