I heard an acoustic version of this song, and thought it sounded great, so here it goes...
Chords:
D | X| 5| 7| 7| 7| 5|
A | 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 5|
E | X| 7| 9| 9| 9| 7|
F#m | X| 9|11|11|10| 9|
Bm | 7| 9| 9| 8| 7| 7|
C#m | X| 4| 6| 6| 5| 4|
Bm7 | 7| 9| 7| 7| 7| 7|
a | X|12|14|14|14|12| still A major but played on 12th fret
(verse 1)
D A E
I know that I like to let excess succeed
D
But I just need you in that fur coat
F#m E
With only my necklace on underneath
D A E
And I don't care why this apartment's always cold
D A E
London can try, it'll never swallow me whole
Bm
And I swear,
(pause)
(chorus)
C#m D E
We could be gigantic, everything I need
F#m E
Vicodin on Sunday nights
A C#m D E
This could be worth the risk, worth the guarantee
F#m Bm
This could be the drug that doesn't bite
D A
Just give me a try
F#m E
Just give me a try
A D A
Been kind of hoping you might
Get up and give me a try
(verse 2)
D A E
I know, sometimes I lose the plot and I cause a scene
Bm7
What do you dream of on the west coast
A E
When my head is aching in GMT
D A E
And I don't care why this apartment's so ice cold
D A E
Let London try, it'll never swallow me whole
Bm
And I swear,
(pause)
(chorus)
C#m D E
We could be gigantic, everything I need
F#m E
Vicodin on Sunday nights
A C#m D E
This could be worth the risk, worth the guarantee
F#m Bm
This could be the drug that doesn't bite
D A
Just give me a try
F#m E
Just give me a try
A D A
Been kind of hoping you might
F#m E
Get up and give me a try
(bridge)
D A
I'm shaving with your toothpaste
F#m E
And trying to vacuum from the ceiling
Bm7 A
The millisecond that you're away
F#m E
I get the loneliest feeling
D A F#m E a
D A F#m E
Bm
And I swear,
I swear,
(chorus - single strums up to the third line)
C#m D E
We could be gigantic, everything I need
F#m E
Vicodin on Sunday nights
A C#m D E
This could be worth the risk, worth the guarantee
F#m E
This could be the drug that doesn't bite
D A
Just give me a try
F#m Bm
Just give me a try
D A
Been kind of hoping you might
F#m E
Get up and give me a try
D A F#m E A
Give me a try
D A F#m E
D
Just give me a try
There is a 2nd guitar in the song and he mainly picks some sort of an A chord occasionally putting his
pinky on the e string at the 7th fret. but his part isn't really needed for the song. Appreciate any
corrections or additions but I've watched a fair few videos to get this right.
