Intro - These are not the notes played in the intro but these are the chords that would
played behind the notes. If you pluck the right strings on these chords you will be
the intro though.
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] [GAm] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse - I like to arpegiate these chords like Tom does live, it sounds really good
[C]Why do you cry [G]when you know how[Am] the story ends?
[F]How can you laugh[C] when you know that[G] it hurts your friends?
[C]We've all been there on[G]ce, but you never l[Am]eft
[F]This is me coming [C]back to get you out [G]to say goodbye, to make amends
[C]I'm not l[G]eaving this [Am]place[Em]
[F] Unless I'm leaving with y[G]ou
[C]Cause you're the[G] only person with a[Am] half decent heart here
And I k[F]now you will p[C]ut it to u[G]se
Until it's [C]gone, [G]gone, g[Am]one
[F]Gone, g[C]one, g[G]one
[C]Gone, g[G]one, g[Am]one, g[Em]one, g[F]one, y[G]eah
Prechorus - Power Chords
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Verse
[C]And if you go, [G]I'll be gone
[Am]And you'll be left [F]alone to live [C]your life, [G]as you please
[Am]But someday [F]you'll agree [C]that I was always [G]meant for you
[Am]You were always [F]meant for me and [C]you will see[G]
[C]that y[Am]ou're i[F]mpossibl[G]e
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
Horn Riff
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
Verse
[C]Me and Mr. D[G]ylan on the [Am]ride home
[F]We had a[C] heart-to-heart[G] about life
[C]But neither him or [G]me could de[Am]cide for o[Em]urselves
[F]If we wanted to [G]outlive that night
[C]Like two children on the [G]playground of the u[Am]nconfessed souls
[F]Abandoned by our [C]mothers and our [G]lovers and our foes
[C]If only we were b[G]rave enough to l[Am]ive the lives we[Em] stole
[F]What a wonderful world [G]this could be!
Segway
[C] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G]
Prechorus
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Verse
[C]And if you go, [G]I'll be gone
[Am]And you'll be left [F]alone to live [C]your life, [G]as you please
[Am]But someday [F]you'll agree [C]that I was always [G]meant for you
[Am]You were always [F]meant for me and [C]you will see[G]
[C]that [Am]you're i[F]mpossib[G]le
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
Verse
So[C], how many mo[G]re examples[Am] until we break?
So [F]how many sa[C]crifices must[G] we make?
[C]Because we've all been there [G]once before
[Am]And it looks like we've r[Em]eturned once more
[F]So is this the beginning [G]or the end?
[C]The last two soldiers [G]on the battlefield
[Am]Survivors of the war
[F]They aim at one another [C]while their mothers [G]beg the lord
"If you're l[C]istening, I'm [G]missing him
So s[Am]omehow bring him [Em]home.
[F]How did it come to t[G]his?"
[C]So the soldiers lift their ri[G]fles
[Am]And they're aiming at the head
[F]They think of their first lo[C]ve before they t[G]ake their final breath
[C]And somewhere in the d[G]istance they hear s[Am]omething someone s[Em]aid:
[F]"How did it come to t[G]his?"
Horn Segway - Power Chords
[F] [E] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
Outro Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C] [C] [C]
played behind the notes. If you pluck the right strings on these chords you will be
the intro though.
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C] [GAm] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse - I like to arpegiate these chords like Tom does live, it sounds really good
[C]Why do you cry [G]when you know how[Am] the story ends?
[F]How can you laugh[C] when you know that[G] it hurts your friends?
[C]We've all been there on[G]ce, but you never l[Am]eft
[F]This is me coming [C]back to get you out [G]to say goodbye, to make amends
[C]I'm not l[G]eaving this [Am]place[Em]
[F] Unless I'm leaving with y[G]ou
[C]Cause you're the[G] only person with a[Am] half decent heart here
And I k[F]now you will p[C]ut it to u[G]se
Until it's [C]gone, [G]gone, g[Am]one
[F]Gone, g[C]one, g[G]one
[C]Gone, g[G]one, g[Am]one, g[Em]one, g[F]one, y[G]eah
Prechorus - Power Chords
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Verse
[C]And if you go, [G]I'll be gone
[Am]And you'll be left [F]alone to live [C]your life, [G]as you please
[Am]But someday [F]you'll agree [C]that I was always [G]meant for you
[Am]You were always [F]meant for me and [C]you will see[G]
[C]that y[Am]ou're i[F]mpossibl[G]e
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
Horn Riff
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
Verse
[C]Me and Mr. D[G]ylan on the [Am]ride home
[F]We had a[C] heart-to-heart[G] about life
[C]But neither him or [G]me could de[Am]cide for o[Em]urselves
[F]If we wanted to [G]outlive that night
[C]Like two children on the [G]playground of the u[Am]nconfessed souls
[F]Abandoned by our [C]mothers and our [G]lovers and our foes
[C]If only we were b[G]rave enough to l[Am]ive the lives we[Em] stole
[F]What a wonderful world [G]this could be!
Segway
[C] [G] [Am]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [Em]
[F] [G]
Prechorus
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
Verse
[C]And if you go, [G]I'll be gone
[Am]And you'll be left [F]alone to live [C]your life, [G]as you please
[Am]But someday [F]you'll agree [C]that I was always [G]meant for you
[Am]You were always [F]meant for me and [C]you will see[G]
[C]that [Am]you're i[F]mpossib[G]le
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
[C]You'r[Am]e impo[F]ssible[G]
Verse
So[C], how many mo[G]re examples[Am] until we break?
So [F]how many sa[C]crifices must[G] we make?
[C]Because we've all been there [G]once before
[Am]And it looks like we've r[Em]eturned once more
[F]So is this the beginning [G]or the end?
[C]The last two soldiers [G]on the battlefield
[Am]Survivors of the war
[F]They aim at one another [C]while their mothers [G]beg the lord
"If you're l[C]istening, I'm [G]missing him
So s[Am]omehow bring him [Em]home.
[F]How did it come to t[G]his?"
[C]So the soldiers lift their ri[G]fles
[Am]And they're aiming at the head
[F]They think of their first lo[C]ve before they t[G]ake their final breath
[C]And somewhere in the d[G]istance they hear s[Am]omething someone s[Em]aid:
[F]"How did it come to t[G]his?"
Horn Segway - Power Chords
[F] [E] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
[C] [G] [A] [F]
Outro Chorus
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[C]When as you close [G]your eyes [Am]for the big sleep
[F]I hope you think of me, yeah
[C]Na, na, na, na, na, na
[G]Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
[Am]Na, na, na, na, na, [F]na, na, na, na
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[F] [Em] [F]
[C] [C] [C]