In June this year, John Butler proudly announced the new line up of the ever evolving John Butler Trio. Prominent Melbourne musician Nicky Bomba (drums and percussion) of ‘Bomba’ fame and principal drummer on ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ joined the band and bass player Byron Luiters from Sydney outfit Ray Mann Three completed the new line up. Having spent the past few months bunkered down in his Fremantle studio with his new band mates putting down tracks for their forthcoming fifth studio album entitled ‘APRIL UPRISING’
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This song is one of the best songs for guitar players up and coming. This song absulutley sounds awsome on my 12 string.
HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO CLIP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6VeE0Iyho
Always play A and G as a bare chord because that is the way that the man him self JOHN playes it.
INTRO:
e|------------------------------------------------| x16 B|------5---5----3---3----------------------------| G|------6---6----4---4----------------------------| D|---7----7----5---5------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| WHEN PLAYING THIS SECTION PLUCK THE STRINGS DON'T STRUM
PRE CHORUS: OH WONT YOU JUST WAKE UP FEEL THE HUMMIN AGAG e|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------| B|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------| G|---6--------4-----------6-----------4--------------------------| D|-----7--------5----------7-------------5-----------------------| A|-----7--------5----------7-------------5-----------------------| E|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------|
CHORUS: GO TAKE A STEP OUT SIDE SEE WHATS SHAKING IN THE REAL WORLD AG e|----5---------------------------------------------------5---| B|----5---------------------------------------------------5---| G|-----6---------------------------------------------------6--| D|------7---------------------------------------------------7-| A|------7---------------------------------------------------7-| E|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
LYRICS: VERSE:1 A#G#A#G# All around i see rainning A#G#A#G# things dont seem to go my way A#G#A#G# got a dark cloud thats hanging A#G#A#G# and it seems to follow me
PRE-CHORUS: AGAG oh wont you just wake up feel the hummin AGAG this crule world is giving you better start running AGAG catch up with your life ah catch on up AGAG befor the hole thing is through AGA have you wonce have you twice GA have you ever gone see die GAG really good boy you good god go an make a lover better look around AGAGA you are just a nother white boy thinking your so hard GAG go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world
CHORUS: A go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world G go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world
VERSE:2 A#,G# x4 A#G#A#G# but you dont know how my heart amends A#G# i really got a good excuse to complane A#G# my parents got the voice cant yelled the pain A#G#A#G# and know theres is only cheap regrets A#G#A# i geuse thats just the way it be G#A# isnt the world o how i say mean A#G#A#G# oh and now you are realing realy bugging A#G#A#G#A# yes you are bugging me can you just shut right up G#A#G#A# your coat is overflowing overflowing A#G#A#G# and you think t is a deed A#G#A#G# you dont even know what side you are bouchin for A#G#A#G# boy would you turn your game boy off A#G#A#G# stop pretendin its you aggainst the world A#G#A# i am sick and i am tired G#A#G#A# G# of hearing you always say i realy got a good excuse to complain A#G#A#G# my parents got the voice cant yelled the pain
CHORUS:
A go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world G go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world A go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world G go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world
SORRY I CANT BRING YOU THE SOLO AT THIS STAGE BUT I WILL GET IT.
CHORUS:
A go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world G go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world A go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world G go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world