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
