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Version 1 Version 2
It's a tricky one, this.
Listen to the song.
It took me a while to pick up the rhythm.
Just keep trying!
Capo on 2.
[Intro]
E G A
E G A
[Verse 1]
E
I am the son and the heir
G A E
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
G A
Of nothing in particular
[Chorus]
Asus2 C G
You shut your mouth
D Bsus4
How can you say
D E
I go about things the wrong way
Asus2 Cmaj7 G D
I am Human and I need to be loved
Bsus4 D E
Just like everybody else does
[Instrumental]
E G A
E G A
[Verse 2]
E
I am the son and the heir
G A E
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
I am the son and heir
G A
Of nothing in particular
[Chorus]
Asus2 C G
You shut your mouth
D Bsus4
How can you say
D E
I go about things the wrong way
Asus2 Cmaj7 G D
I am Human and I need to be loved
Bsus4 D E
Just like everybody else does
[Instrumental]
E G A
E G A
E G A
E G A
[Bridge]
Asus2 C G D
There's a club, if you'd like to go
B D E
You could meet somebody who really loves you
Cmaj7 G
So you go, and you stand on your own
D
And you leave on your own
Bsus4
And you go home
D
And you cry
E
And you want to die
[Instrumental]
E G A
E G A
E G A
E G A
[Bridge]
Asus2 C G D
When you say it's gonna happen now,
Bsus4 D E
Well, when exactly do you mean?
Asus2 Cmaj7 G D
See I've already waited too long
Bsus4 D E
And all my hope is gone
[Instrumental]
E G A
E G A
E G A
E G A
Asus4 G D Bsus4 D E (x2)
E
E G A
E G A
E G A
E G A
[Chorus]
Asus2 Cmaj7 G
You shut your mouth
D Bsus4
How can you say
D E7
I go about things the wrong way
Asus2 Cmaj7 G D
I am Human and I need to be loved
Bsus4 D E
Just like everybody else does
E G A
E G A (fade out)...