For this song you will need to detune your guitar down 1/2 a step: eb bb gb db ab eb The intro of the song is D and D4 with the following riff played over the top it four times: D D4 D e-----2-3--2---- X 4 b---3---------3- g-2------------- d--------------- a--------------- e--------------- Then the first verse starts (with intro riffx2 played over the top) E5 G5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 Maybe the rain's holding off, E5 G5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 (Ill just refer Surely it knows, we're down here to this as D5 riff now) E5 G5 D5 riff Walking 'round barefoot lost E5 Pretty soon these clouds have got to clear G5 D5 I know it's a lot G5 D5 Arousing thunder I only ask it to stop G5 D5 For a second so I could coax you to talk (There could be a very quick G5 in here, Im not sure) E5 ^ D5 riff E5 G5 D5 riff Think when we first layed eyes E5 G5 D5 riff Didn't know who you were and then I was one more passerby E5 G5 D5 riff You were the girl in the entryway, thats all that I knew but E5 You were still in school and I was insecure G5 D5 I know it's a lot G5 D5 Arousing thunder I only ask it to stop G5 D5 For a second so I could coax you to talk F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 D5 riff D5 riff About your dreams and orange soda tea leaves, tv, more....more (If you dont like all the changes above you can just strum the F#5 the whole way though til 'more' but it doesn't sound as good) E5 G5 D5 riff Looks like the rains holding off E5 G5 D5 riff Might as well take this slow E5 G5 D5 riff You know sometimes when I hold you in silence I listen real close E5 Then I hear you talking to my soul G5 D5 Well I know it ain't half G5 D5 of this story I'm only meaning to ask G5 D5 D5 riff D5 riff D5 riff etc Just what would it take to coax you to laugh? To laugh, To laugh To laugh E5 G5 D5 riff E5 G5 D5 riff E5 G5 D5 riff Just play G5 over the following lines What would it What would it D5 What would it take you to laugh? Repeat the above twice, then I'm not too sure on the ending but I'll give it a go G5 E5 Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba G5 E5 Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba G5 E5 D5 Na na na na na na na Then play D5 (plus the riff a few times) till the end. A couple of the chords: D5 4 F#5