Chords used:
Am Cadd9 D G C F Dm E7
| 0 3 2 3 0 1 1 0 |
| 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 |
| 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 |
| 0 3 x 2 3 3 x 2 |
| x x x 3 x 1 x x |
Here is the main riff of the song, played before the verses.
Main Riff:
| e | 8 7 5 5 |
| B | 5 5 7 5 |
| G | 7 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Here is the big ol' solo in the middle of the song:
Solo:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 4 4 5 7 7h9 9v 7 7 7h9 |
| D | 7 5 7 10 10 7v\ |
| A | |
| E | |
| 10 h12 12v 15 14v 15 14 12v |
| 8h10 8 7 h8 |
| 7v 7 9 7 7 h9v |
| |
| |
| |
| 7 h8 7 8 |
| 8 |
| 7 5 5 4 5 4 7 h9 9 9 7 |
| 7v 7 10 7v \ |
| |
| |
INTRO:
Am C D Am x 2
Main Riff x 2
VERSE 1:
Am C D Am
I hate to tell you this, but I'm very, very happy,
Am C D Am
And I know that's not what you'd expect from me at all.
Am C D Am
I'm not the kind to smile and bow out gracefully,
Am C D Am
I always wanted to take it to the wall.
CHORUS 1:
G C F C
But I found somebody with a heart as big as Texas.
G C F C
I found an angel with the golden wings.
G C F C
She saw me down here in the dark somehow,
G C F
And everything is different now.
Main Riff x 2
VERSE 2:
Am C D Am
Yeah, I miss the old crowd sometimes, and the wild, wild nights of running.
Am C D Am
You know, a starving soul can't live like that for long.
Am C D Am
You go around in circles that just keep getting smaller,
Am C D Am
You wake up one morning and half your life is gone.
CHORUS 2:
G C F C
I got so tired of that; I got so lonely.
G C F C
I dropped down and I called out to heaven, "Send me someone to love."
G C F C
And heaven shot back, "You get the love that you allow."
G C F
And everything is different now.
Main Riff x 2
BRIDGE:
Dm E7
Oh, and it's sweet to know
Dm E7
The wisdom that living brings
Dm E7
Since I got the telegram from the god of simple things.
SOLO:
Solo (It starts over the last line of the bridge; listen to the song for timing)
CHORUS 3:
G C F C
She said, "I don't care what you do for a living.
G C F C
I don't care what kind of car you drive.
G C F C
All I want to know right now is what do you believe in
G C F C
And what it means to you to be alive.
G C F C
Will you stand here in this fire with me?
G C F C
Are you ready for another life?"
G C F C
So I bit that bullet and I took that vow,
G C F C
And everything is different now.
OUTRO:
G C F C
Everything is different now.
G C F C
Everything is different now... (repeat and fade)