A great song off Steve's latest solo record "Page One". Definitely one of my favorite tracks!
The song is overall pretty easy, but it does have barre chords.
The original version is in drop-D tuning, but it can be played with standard tuning as well.
No capo.
D: xxx232
A: xx222x
Bm: 224432
F#m: 244322
G: 320033
(Verse 1)
[D]On top for [A]forever [Bm]
A fantasy? [F#m]Oh no, ne[G]ver
Wait til you [D]hear the chorus g[A]irl
(Verse 2)
[D]A snowdrop with s[A]unstroke [Bm]
A love song to [F#m]make you choke[G]
Wait til you [D]hear the chorus g[A]irl
(Chorus 1)
[G]There'll be no waiting [D]limos, no-oh
[G]No cocaine and [D]discos, no-oh
[G]I gave that all [D]up for the chorus [A]girl
(Verse 3)
[D]Look out of the [A]window [Bm]
The people move[F#m] down below [G]
Each one is in [D]love with the chorus [A]girl
(Verse 4)
[D]You've tried to i[A]gnore her[Bm]
Derided those w[F#m]ho adore her[G]
But soon you'll come [D]round to the chorus [A]girl
(Chorus 2)
[G]The poor become w[D]ealthy, oh-oh
[G]The sick become h[D]ealthy, oh-oh
[G]But don't crucif[D]y the chorus g[A]irl
(Bridge)
[D]At night a[A]ll alone[Bm]
With my m[F#m]icrophone[G]
I never come c[D]lose to the chorus g[A]irl
(Chorus 3)
[G]I'm waiting for y[D]ou now, oh-oh
[G]There's nothing to [D]do now, oh-oh
[G]But save your breat[D]h for the chorus [A]girl
(Chorus 4)
[G]I'm waiting for y[D]ou now (oh-oh)
[G]There's nothing to [D]do now (oh-oh)
[G]But save your bre[D]ath for the chorus g[A]irl
(Outro)
[D]La la la la la [A]la [Bm]
La la la [F#m]la la la[G]
La la la la [D]la la la la [A]la
[D]La la la la la [A]la ([Bm]woah-oh)
La la la [F#m]la la la (w[G]oah-oh)
La la la l[D]a la la la la la l[A]a (oh-oh)...
(End on G)
The song is overall pretty easy, but it does have barre chords.
The original version is in drop-D tuning, but it can be played with standard tuning as well.
No capo.
D: xxx232
A: xx222x
Bm: 224432
F#m: 244322
G: 320033
(Verse 1)
[D]On top for [A]forever [Bm]
A fantasy? [F#m]Oh no, ne[G]ver
Wait til you [D]hear the chorus g[A]irl
(Verse 2)
[D]A snowdrop with s[A]unstroke [Bm]
A love song to [F#m]make you choke[G]
Wait til you [D]hear the chorus g[A]irl
(Chorus 1)
[G]There'll be no waiting [D]limos, no-oh
[G]No cocaine and [D]discos, no-oh
[G]I gave that all [D]up for the chorus [A]girl
(Verse 3)
[D]Look out of the [A]window [Bm]
The people move[F#m] down below [G]
Each one is in [D]love with the chorus [A]girl
(Verse 4)
[D]You've tried to i[A]gnore her[Bm]
Derided those w[F#m]ho adore her[G]
But soon you'll come [D]round to the chorus [A]girl
(Chorus 2)
[G]The poor become w[D]ealthy, oh-oh
[G]The sick become h[D]ealthy, oh-oh
[G]But don't crucif[D]y the chorus g[A]irl
(Bridge)
[D]At night a[A]ll alone[Bm]
With my m[F#m]icrophone[G]
I never come c[D]lose to the chorus g[A]irl
(Chorus 3)
[G]I'm waiting for y[D]ou now, oh-oh
[G]There's nothing to [D]do now, oh-oh
[G]But save your breat[D]h for the chorus [A]girl
(Chorus 4)
[G]I'm waiting for y[D]ou now (oh-oh)
[G]There's nothing to [D]do now (oh-oh)
[G]But save your bre[D]ath for the chorus g[A]irl
(Outro)
[D]La la la la la [A]la [Bm]
La la la [F#m]la la la[G]
La la la la [D]la la la la [A]la
[D]La la la la la [A]la ([Bm]woah-oh)
La la la [F#m]la la la (w[G]oah-oh)
La la la l[D]a la la la la la l[A]a (oh-oh)...
(End on G)
