Counting Crows, I Wish I Was A Girl Sharon Ostermann, [email protected] Counting Crows I Wish I Was A Girl Intro: Timing and number of repetitions I am not going to bother with, because it changes...but this is basically was is played in the beginning, with E chords strumed to beat in the back-round...it also is heard randomly throughout the song... E:--------4p2---*||----------*||------4p2h4p2---*|| B:--5p3h5-------*||---5**-3**-*||--5**------------*|| ** these notes are played for a bit, but I don't remember how many times...just listen to the song...it's easy! Major chords that are in the song are E major and A major bar chord E: 022100 A: 566755 The little riff before the last chorus goes: B:---7-5-7-5-9-5-9-5--:|| The chords switch back and forth in the verses and then in the ending (But I can't sleep at night...) the chords are just E major...I'm pretty sure... The parts whern Adam isn't singing, and it is just the guitar is the same E major --> A (bar) chords in that strumming pattern...which truly kicks ass on the CD and is even better in concert!!!! Lyrics: The devil's in the dreaming He tells you I'm not sleeping in my hotel room alone With nothing to believe in You dive into the traffic rising up And it's so quiet You're surprised And then you wake For all the things you're losing You might as well resign yourself to try and make a change I'm going down to Hollywood They're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling round my brian I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days." The devil's in the dreaming You see yourself descending from a building to the ground You watch the sky receding You spin to see the traffic rising up And it's so quiet You're surprised And then you wake For all the things you're losing You might as well resign yourself to try and make a change I'm going down to Hollywood They're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling round my brian I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days." In one of these dreams, you forgive me It makes me think of the bad decisions that keep you at home How could anyone else have changed? All these wrong conclusions that leave you alone How could everyone rearrange? How could everyone else have changed? What I see...I believe... For all the things you're losing You might as well resign yourself to try and make a change I'm going down to Hollywood They're gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling round my brian I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me And I could shake this static everytime I try to sleep I wish for all the world that I could say, "Hey Elizabeth, you know, I'm doing alright these days." Any corrections/comments e-mail me at [email protected] I am a bassist, so this is probably not perfect, but I think it is pretty accurate... Peace...Love...and Counting Crows FOREVER!!!!!! I love ADAM DURITZ!!!!! -Sharon :)
