• Song:

    Sick Cycle Carousel

  • Artist:

    Lifehouse

  • Album:

    Live Mississippi Nights

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Tom: F
Intro:  (Picked on a clean acoustic)
    F                G                  Am
Eb | ----------------------------------------------------------
Bb | ---------------------------------------------0------------
Gb | -----------------------------------------0-------0--------
Db | ---------3---2---2---0---0-------2---2---------------3----
Ab | -----3-----------------------3---0------------------------
Eb | -1---------------3----------------------------------------
    F                G                Am
Eb | ------------------------------------------------------------- | 
Bb | -------------------------------------0h1p0------------------- |     h = hammer on
Gb | ---------------------------------------------0-------0------- |     p = pull off
Db | ---------3---2---2---0---0-------2---------------2------3---- | 
Ab | -----3-----------------------3---0--------------------------- | 
Eb | -1---------------3------------------------------------------- | 


VERSE 1:  (Just pick the exact same pattern, with the chords indicated above)
F                 G                   Am                  
 If shame had a face, I think it would kind of look like mine.
F           G                    Am      
 If it had a home, would it be my eyes?
F                G                  Am                 F
 Would you believe me if I said I'm tired of this?
F            E
 Well here we go, now, one more time.    

(Here's how the last line is played, beginning with the " F " on the word "this")
    F                        E
Eb | ---------------------------0--- | 
Bb | ---------------------------0--- | 
Gb | ---------------------------1--- |        You just strum the E once.
Db | -------3------------3------2--- | 
Ab | ----3-----3------3-----3---2--- | 
Eb | -1------------1------------0--- | 


PRE-CHORUS:
(The pattern for this part is  Am , Em , F , and then a fill, here's how it's played)
    Am    Em    F    fill   Am
Eb | -0-----0-----1-----------0---- | 
Bb | -1-----0-----1-----------1---- |    You don't just strum those chords each once,
Gb | -2-----0-----2-----------2---- |    like I wrote them , you strum them the way the
Db | -2-----2-----3-----------2---- |    song goes, I was just showing the little fill.
Ab | -0-----2-----3----3--2---0---- | 
Eb | -x-----0-----1-----------x---- | 

Am           Em                   F           (fill)      Am
  I tried to climb your steps,  I tried to chase you down.
         Em          F                       (fill)  
I tried to see how, low I could get down to the ground and,
Am           Em              F            (fill)       Am
  I tried to earn my way,  I tried to change this mind,
           Em                 F        G
You better believe that I have, tried to be this.

CHORUS:
C                G       
  So when will this end, it goes on and on
Dm                 Am
  Over and over, and over again.
C              G
  Keeps spinnin' around, I know that it won't stop,
Dm              Am
  Till I stand down, from this for good.


INTERLUDE:  (Guitar 1 strums the indicated chords above the riff)
    F            G          Am              F            G              Am
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
Bb | -----------------------------12-8----------------------------------- | 
Gb | ---10-10---9-9---7-7---5-9----x-x--------10-10---9-9---7-7---5-9---- | 
Db | ----x--x---x-x---x-x---x-x----9-5---------x--x---x-x---x-x---x-x---- | 
Ab | ----8--8---7-7---5-5---3-7----------------8--8---7-7---5-5---3-7---- | 
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 


VERSE 2:  (Play like verse 1, but the chords are strummed now)
F        G                Am            
 I never thought I'd end up here, never,
F            G             Am    
 thought I'd be standing where I am.
  F                        G           Am
I guess I kinda thought that it would be easier, than this,
  F                E
I guess, well I was wrong now, one more time.


PRE-CHORUS:  (Play exactly like first pre-chorus)
I tried to climb your steps, I tried to chase you down,
I tried to see how, low I could get down to the ground and,
I tried to earn my way, I tried to change this mind,
You better believe that I have, tried to be this.


CHORUS:  (Play like first chorus)
So when will this end, it goes on and on,
Over and over, and over again.
Keeps spinning around, I know that it won't stop,
Till I stand down from this for good.


BRIDGE:  (It's the exact same pattern as the pre-chorus:  Am , Em , F , (fill)

Am      Em    F              (fill)    Am      Em      F       (fill)
  Sick Cycle Carousel, this is a,   Sick Cycle Carousel
Am       Em    F            (fill)        Am        Em      F          E
  Sick Cycle Carousel, this is a,   Sick Cycle Carrrrr,  uh-huhh


INTERLUDE:  (It's like the first interlude, except for the ending)
    F            G          Am              F            G              Am
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
Bb | -----------------------------12-8----------------------------------- | 
Gb | ---10-10---9-9---7-7---5-9----x-x--------10-10---9-9---7-7---5-9---- | 
Db | ----x--x---x-x---x-x---x-x----9-5---------x--x---x-x---x-x---x-x---- | 
Ab | ----8--8---7-7---5-5---3-7----------------8--8---7-7---5-5---3-7---- | 
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
    F            G          Am              F              E
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
Bb | -----------------------------12-8----------------------------------- | 
Gb | ---10-10---9-9---7-7---5-9----x-x--------10-10-10--12--9------------ | 
Db | ----x--x---x-x---x-x---x-x----9-5---------x--x--x---x--x------------ | 
Ab | ----8--8---7-7---5-5---3-7----------------8--8--8--10--7------------ | 
Eb | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | 


CHORUS:  (Play like previous choruses)
So when will this end, it goes on and on,
Over and over, and over again.
Keeps spinning around, I know that it won't stop,
Till I stand down from this for good.
So when will this end, it goes on and on,
Over and over, and over again.
Keeps spinning around, I know that it won't stop,
Till I stand down from this for good.


OUTRO:  (It's the exact same progression as the chorus, just these lyrics)
C           G
  Sick Cycle Carousel,    
Dm           Am
  Sick Cycle Carousel.
C           G
  Sick Cycle Carousel,    
Dm           Am
  Sick Cycle Carousel.
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