[Verse]
Guitar 1
| . . . . | . . . . . . | | |
| A5 | F#5 E5 | D5 A5/C# | B5 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----7~------7~--|-----7~------7~--|
A|-----4h5-----4h5-|-----4-------2---|-5-5---5-4-4---4-|-----------------|
E|-5-5-----5-5-----|-2-2---2-0-0---0-|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3)
| . . . . | . . . . . . | | |
| A5 | F#5 E5 | D5 | A5/C# D5 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-6~----7~--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-7~----7~--------|
A|-----4h5-----4h5-|-----4-------2---|-5~--------------|-4~----5~--------|
E|-5-5-----5-5-----|-2-2---2-0-0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x1)
A5 F#5 E5
Sat outside my front window,
D5 A5/C# B5
This story's going somewhere
A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C# B5
"He's well hung," and I am hanging up
A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C# B5
Well there's a song on the ra-di-o that says
A5 F#5 E5
"Let's get this party started"
D5 A5/C# D5
So let's get this party star---ted
[Pre-Chorus A]
A5 E5
What you do on your own time's just fine
F#5 E5 A5 E5/G# E5 F#5
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know
A5 E5 F#5 E5
What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted
A5 E5/G#
All my oxygen to product gas
F#5 E5
And suffocated my last chance
[Pre-Chorus B]
| D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3)
\Lead guitar plays this while rhythm plays the chords
| D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-7---6h7p6---|-----6-6-7-7-9-9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-|---7-------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x1)
\Lead guitar plays this while rhythm plays the chords
D5 F#5 E5 D5
You said, between your smiles and regrets
F#5 E5 D5
"Don't say it's over"
F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5
Dead and gone, dead and gone
[Chorus]
A5 E5 F#5
Calm before the storm set it off
A5 E5 A5
And the sun burnt out tonight
E5 F#5
A reception less than warm set it off
A5 E5
And the sun burnt out tonight
[Verse]
A5 F#5 E5 D5
The next time the phone can wring my neck
A5/C# B5
It gets no answer
A5 F#5 E5 D5 A5/C#
And the time that I've spent telling in my roots
B5
I'm shaking in my boots
A5 F#5 E5
But still it looks at me
D5 A5/C# B5
Like an old friend I've betrayed
A5 F#5
The dark side of the doormat
E5 D5 D5
Is the one your shoes have frayed
[Pre-Chorus A]
A5 E5
What you do on your own time's just fine
F#5 E5 A5 E5/G# E5 F#5
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know
A5 E5 F#5 E5
What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted
A5 E5/G#
All my oxygen to product gas
F#5 E5
And suffocated my last chance
[Pre-Chorus B]
D5 F#5 E5 D5
You said, between your smiles and regrets
F#5 E5 D5
"Don't say it's over"
F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5
Dead and gone, dead and gone
[Chorus]
A5 E5 F#5
Calm before the storm set it off
A5 E5 A5
And the sun burnt out tonight
E5 F#5
A reception less than warm set it off
A5 E5
And the sun burnt out tonight
[Interlude]
| . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . . |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|-----4-5-7-7-5-4-|
E|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5-------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (Lead guitar plays this alone x1)
| D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-----9-9-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (x3)
\Lead plays this while rhythm p.m.s the chords
| D5 |
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----7-------7---|
D|---7---7---7---7-|
A|-5-------5-------|
E|-----------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | (Lead plays this, rhythm p.m.s D5 chord x1)
[Bridge]
| D5 | D5 | F#5 | E5 |
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & | (x4)
\This whole part is triplets, lead plays alone x1, then rhythm joins playing the chords
[Chorus]
A5 (let ring entire chorus)
Calm before the storm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
Reception less than warm
F#5
Set it off
[Outro]
A5 E5 A5 E5
And the sun burnt out tonight, tonight
F#5 A5
The sun burnt out
E5 A5 E5 F#5
The sun burnt out tonight
A5 E5/G# A5
The sun burnt out tonight
I sat outside my front window
This story's going somewhere
"He's well hung", and I am hanging up
There's a song on the radio that says
"Let's get this party started"
Let's get this party started!
What you do on your own time's just fine
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know
What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted
All my oxygen to product gas
And suffocated my last chance
You said, between your smiles and regrets
"Don't say it's over"
Dead and gone, dead and gone
Calm before the storm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
A reception less than warm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
The next time the phone can wring my neck
It gets no answer
And the time that I've spent telling in my roots
I'm shaking in my boots
But still it looks at me
Like an old friend I've betrayed
The dark side of the doormat
Is the one your shoes have frayed
What you do on your own time's just fine
My imagination's much worse, I just never want to know
What meant the world imploded, faded and demoted
All my oxygen to product gas
And suffocated my last chance
You said, between your smiles and regrets
"Don't say it's over"
Dead and gone, dead and gone
Calm before the storm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
A reception less than warm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
Calm before the storm set it off
And the sun burnt out, tonight
Reception less than warm
And the sun burnt out, tonight
Tonight
The sun burnt out
The sun burnt out, tonight
The sun burnt out, tonight
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