Chords written in concert tuning.
Suggestion: transpose down 3 half-steps (so the song's in G major) and put a capo on the 3rd fret.
Little guitar riff (riffette?)
e|--------------------||
B|--------------------||
G|---3-2--------------||
D|-------3-0-1-0------||
A|-1-------------0----||
E|--------------------||
Bb9b5 is a feeble attempt at getting the notes Gb-Bb-C together...
Try for fingering (EADGBE) xxx11 11 8 (with relation to capo, that's xxx885)
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 C3 INT2 AC FC O
[INTRO] - riff x2
Bbsus2 Bbsus2
[VERSE 1]
Bb
I was lost, a new beginning
Bb7sus4
I could hear, the bells were ringing
Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5
Waiting, I was waiting
Bb
The summer was gone, the roads were crowded
Bb7sus4
The sky was grey, the sun was clouded
Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5
Changing, I was changing
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Cm
Time was just a word
F
I never said that I was smart or clever,
Gm EbM7
you said
[CHORUS 1]
F BbM7/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(If only for a little while)
Cm Bb EbM7
come and take me by the hand, mm
Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(I only wanna make you smile)
Ab Eb
So come on, take me by the hand
[INTERLUDE 1] - riff x2
Bbsus2 Bbsus2
[VERSE 2]
Bb
Suddenly my heart was aching,
Bb7sus4
I could feel the ice all breaking
Gm/Bb Bbaug Bb9b5
Smiling, I was smiling
Bb
The birds were singing hallelujah,
Bb7sus4 Gm/Bb
But you don't really listen like you used to
Bbaug Bb9b5
'Cause now you're used to
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Cm
Now, when every song has faded,
feeling blue,
F Gm EbM7
You're feeling jaded, lost
[CHORUS 2]
F BbM7/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(If only for a little while)
Cm Bb EbM7
come and take me by the hand, mm
Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(I only wanna make you smile)
Ab Eb Bb
So come on, take me by the hand
[CHORUS 3]
Bb Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(If only for a little while)
Cm Bb EbM7
come and take me by the hand, mm
Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(I only wanna make you smile)
Ab Eb
So come on, take me by the hand
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bbsus2
[ALTERNATE CHORUS]
Bb Cm
come and take me by the hand (nana...)
F Bb
come and take me by the hand (nana...)
Eb Cm
Ooh (nana....)
F Eb
Come take me by the hand (nana...)
[FINAL CHORUS]
Bb Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(If only for a little while)
Cm Bb EbM7
come and, take me by the hand, mm
Cm Bb/D F Bb/D Eb
come and take me by the hand
F
(I only wanna make you smile)
Ab Eb
So come on, take me by the hand
[OUTRO] - riff x3
Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bbsus2 Bb