Great song from a great album.
Standard Tuning
Listen to the track for the strum/picking pattern.
F Am C F
don’t you swing like a child,
Am C F
in a tree, on a tire, in 85?
Am C F
there’s an arc that your feet will ride
Am C F
on the way between hate and that sunday fire
F
(and that sunday fire)
C
Am F
you look so serious
Am F
oh, you look so serious
Dm F
the night is serving us
Dm F
but you look so serious
C Am
and this could be our reward
C F
this could be it
C Am
and this could be our reward
C F
this could be it
Not perfect but you get the idea
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(overdrive fades in)
Am F C
this simple friday night
Am F C
where you’re loosening your tie
Am F C
but there's a tightness in your eyes
Am F
you look so serious
Am F
why do you look so serious?
Dm F
the night is serving us
Dm F
and we’re deserving it
C Am
and this could be our reward
C F
this could be it
C Am
and this could be our reward
C F
this could be it
C Am
(this could be all we're owed)
C F
(all we're owed, all we're getting)
C Am
and this could be our reward
C F
this could be it
F
Am F C
this simple friday night
Am F C
when you’re loosening your tie
Am F C
but there's a tightness in your eyes
F Am C F (Listen for pattern)
cause if we swing like a child
Am C F
then we’re always colliding this time of night
Am C F
but our arcs, they could align (we could align! we could align!)
Am C F
and over gravity up comes this kicking child
F
this kicking child
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----2---2-|
A|--3---3---|
E|----------| ...
Continue that picking pattern with this harmonized scale:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----0----2----4----5----7----9-----|
A|----2----3----5----7----9----10----|
E|-----------------------------------|
Listen to the song for the progression. Towards the end strum both strings at the same time.
enjoy!
