WE WEREN'T CRAZY
Written by Josh Gracin, Tony Lopacinski and Bobby Pinson
4 beats per chord
` = 2 beats . = passing chord on Beat-4
' = 1 beat _ = passing chord on Beat-4e
, = hold down-beat
PROLOGUE:
Csus2 F6/9
(synths)
INTRO:
C Fsus2 C Fsus2
(guitar) (band)
VERSE:
C G/B
We headed out to California everybody tried to warn us
Dm `F 'Gsus4 'G
Said we wouldn't make it any further than that worn out Chevy would
C G/B
We broke down a time or two thought maybe we didn't think it through
Dm `F `G
We were all we had to turn to when it wasn't lookin' good
PRE-CHORUS:
Am C/G Fmaj9 Fmaj9,
Lookin' back laughin' 'cos they called us crazy
CHORUS:
C .Gsus4
We were young we were wild we were restless
Fsus2 .G
Had to go had to fly had to get away
C .Gsus4 Fsus2 'G
Took a chance on that feelin' ba-by
C .Gsus4
We were lovin' blind borderline reckless
Fsus2
We were livin' for the minute we were spinnin' in
`Am `C/G `Fmaj9 `Fsus2,
Maybe we were a lot of things but we weren't
RE-INTRO:
C Fsus2 C Fsus2
Crazy__
VERSE-SHORT:
C G/B
Just a couple kids a couple years ago now we gotta couple kids of our own we
Dm `F `G
Turned out right and proved them wrong look at us goin' strong
PRE-CHORUS:
Am C/G Fmaj9 Fmaj9
Lookin' back laughin' 'cos they called us crazy
CHORUS-LONG:
(as before)
C/G Fmaj9 Fmaj9
...we were a lot of things but we weren't crazy
BRIDGE:
G5 F
We could've set it down when things got tough
G5 F F
We could've walked away from this love but that'd've been cra-
SOLO:
C Fsus2 `Am `G Fsus2 .Fmaj9
zy___
CHORUS-TAG:
C _G5
We were young we were wild we were restless
Fsus2 .G5
Had to go had to fly had to get away
C _Gsus4 Fsus2 .G
Took a chance on that feeli-____in'
C .Gsus4
We were lovin' blind borderline reckless
Fsus2
We were livin' for the minute we were spinnin' in
`Am `C/G Fmaj9
Maybe we were a lot of things oh
`Am `C/G `Fmaj9 `Fsus2,
Maybe we were a lot of things but we weren't
OUTRO:
C Fsus2 C Fsus2
Crazy__ we weren't crazy__ we weren't
C Fsus2 C Fsus2 C Fsus2
Crazy_________ 1 + a 2 +
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CHORDS:
Csus2 F6/9 C Fsus2 G/B Dm F Gsus4 G Am C/G Fmaj9 G5
E|---8-----8----3----3-----3---1---1----3----3---0----0-----0----3--|
B|---8-----8----1----1-----3---3---1----1----0---1----1-----1----3--|
G|---7-----7----0----0-----0---2---2----0----0---2----0-----0----0--|
D|---x-----x----2----3-----0---0---3----0----0---2----2-----3----0--|
A|---x-----8----3----3-----2---0---3----x----x---0----3-----3----x--|
E|---8---------------1-------------1----3----3--------3-----1----3--|
Most of the F-chords have no third (A-note), instead there is a G-note which
drones through almost every chord. This makes fingering of the changes easy.
For C to Fsus2 the middle-finger shifts along the 4th-string and the thumb
adds the bass-note. For Fmaj9 the little-finger lifts off the 1st-string.
INTRO: (let ring)
C Fsus2
4+ A 1 E + A 2 E + A 3 E + A 4 E + A 1 E + A 2 E + A 3 E + A 4 E + A
E|-----|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----|-5h6---8-----5h6---8-----5h6h8---|-5h6---8-----5h6---8-----8/108---|
G|---5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5-------5-|-----5-----5-----5-----5----------|
D|-----|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u D u
Lead-lick is a familiar 'double-rhumba' rhythm pattern where the
sixteenths are grouped as 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 thus 123 123 123 123 1234
Cross-picking with accented upstrokes will achieve the right 'feel'.
H = hammer-on
D = down-pick
u = up-pick
Electric plays distinctive accents:
(power-chords)
BRIDGE:
G5 F G5 F F
///// ///// ///// / / / / / /
1e+a2 3 4 1e+a2 3 4 1e+a2 3 4 1 +a2 + 3 4 1 +a2 + 3 4
FINAL-CHORUS:
C G5 Fsus2 G5 C Gsus4 Fsus2 G
/ / / / / / / /
1 2 3 4e+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4e+ 1 2 3 4