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Hook by Blues Traveler - Guitar Chords
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ARTIST: Blues Traveler
ALBUM: Four
YEAR: 1995
CAPO: none
TUNING: standard
Fixed lyrics, fixed phrasing to better match chords, added chords for instrumental, added alt chord
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A E F#m7 C#7 D A D E
e|--5-----7-----9-----9-----5-----5-----5-----7--|
B|--5-----9-----10----9-----7-----5-----7-----9--|
G|--6-----9-----9-----10----7-----6-----7-----9--|
D|--7-----9-----11----9-----7-----7-----7-----9--|
A|--7-----7-----9-----11----5-----7-----5-----7--|
E|--5-----7-----9-----9-----5-----5-----5-----7--|
[Intro]
e|--5---55--------------9----12-9--------------------------x-5-5--5-xx--------x----------|
B|--5---55----9---99----9h10-10-10----9-----12-9-----7--7--x-5-5--5-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999--|
G|--6---66----9---99----9----9--9-----9-h10-10-10----7--7--x-6-6--6-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999--|
D|--7---77----9---99----9h11----------9-----9--9-----7--7--x-7-7--7-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999--|
A|--7---77----7---77----9-------------9h11--11-11----5--5--x-7-7--7-xx--5--5--x-7-7-777--|
E|--5---55-------------------------------------------------x-5-5--5-xx--------x----------|
[Verse 1]
A E F#m7 C#7
It doesn't matter what I say
D A D E
So long as I sing with inflection
A E F#m7 C#7
That makes you feel that I'll convey
D A D E
Some inner truth of vast reflection
A E F#m7 C#7
But I've said nothing so far
D A D E
And I can keep it up as long as it takes
A E F#m7 C#7
And it don't matter who you are
D A D E
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks
[Chorus] (open chords)
A E F#m7 C#7
Because the hook brings you back
D A D E
I ain't tellin' you no lie
A E F#m7 C#7
The hook brings you back
D A D E
On that you can rely
[Verse 2]
A E F#m7 C#7
There is something amiss
D A D E
I am being insincere
A E F#m7 C#7
In fact I don't mean any of this
D A D E
Still my confession draws you near
A E F#m7 C#7
To confuse the issue I refer
D A D E
To familiar heroes from long ago
A E F#m7 C#7
No matter how much Peter loved her
D A D E
What made the Pan refuse to grow
[Chorus] (open chords)
A E F#m7 C#7
Was that the hook brings you back
D A D E
I ain't tellin' you no lie
A E F#m7 C#7
The hook brings you back
D A D A
On that you can rely
[Harmonica Solo] (x4)
A E F#m7 C#7
D A D E
[Verse]
A E F#m7 C#7
It doesn't matter what I say
D A D E
So long as I sing with inflection
A E F#m7 C#7
That makes you feel that I'll convey
D A D E
Some inner truth of vast reflection
A E F#m7 C#7
But I've said nothing so far
D A D E
And I can keep it up as long as it takes
A E F#m7 C#7
And it don't matter who you are
D A D E
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks
[Verse 3] (vocals kind of rapped)
A E
Suck it in suck it in suck it in If you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn
F#m7
Make a desperate move or else you'll win
C#7
And then begin to
D A
See What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free
D
It's so PC it's killing me
E
So desperately I'll sing to thee of
A E F#m7 C#7
love. Sure but also rage and hate and pain and fear of self And I can't keep these feelings on the
D A
shelf. I've tried, well, no in fact I've lied
D E
Could be financial suicide but I've got too much pride inside to
A E F#m7 C#7
hide or slide I'll do as I decide and let it ride until I've died, And only then shall I abide
D
this tide of catchy little tunes
A
Or hip three minute ditties
D
I wanna bust all your balloons
E
I wanna burn all of your cities
A
To the ground I've found
E
I will not mess around
F#m7
Unless I play then hey
C#7
I will go on all day hear what I
D
say I have a prayer to pray
A
That's really all this was
D E
And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck I don't rely on luck because...
[Chorus]
A E F#m7 C#7
The hook brings you back
D A D E
I ain't tellin' you no lie
A E F#m7 C#7
The hook brings you back
D A D E
On that you can rely
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