Key: ^ = downstroke

v = upstroke

Open G tuning | D |

* (If you want you can play the fifth string also)

^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v

D|--0-0-0-0--2--4---4---4--4----4-4-4-4--2--0---0---2-2-2-0--|

B|--0-0-0-0--1--3---3---0--0----3-3-3-3--1--0---0---1-1-1-0--|

G|--0-0-0-0--0--0-------0-------0-0-0-0--0--0-------0-0-0-0--|

D|--0-0-0-0--2--4-------0-------4-4-4-4--2--0-------2-2-2-0--|

G|--*-------------------0----0--------------0-----0----------|

^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v

D|--3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--3-----3----3--3--3--|

B|--3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--3-----3----3--3--3--|

G|--3--------3-----3--3--3--3--------3----3--3--3--|

D|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3-3--3--3--|

G|--*-----0-----0-----------------0-----0----------|

[Riff 3A] [Riff 3B]

^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

D|--0--4-----4-----4--4--4--| |--4--4-----4--4--0--2--4--|

B|--7--3-----3-----3--3--3--| |--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--|

G|--7--------2-----2--2--2--| |--2--------2--2--2--2--2--|

D|--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--|

G|--7-----0--0--0--0--0--0--| |--0-----0--0--0-----------|

D|--0-----------------------| |--------------------------|

^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v

D|--3--3--3--3-----3-----3-----3--3--0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--|

B|--1--1--1--1-----1-----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1-----1-----1-----1--1--|

G|--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--|

D|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3-----3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2-----2--2--|

G|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--|

^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v

D|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----4--4-----4--4---4--4--4--|

B|--0--0--0----1--1--1----3--3--3----5--5--5----3--3-----3--3---3--3--3--|

G|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----2--2-----2--2---2--2--2--|

D|--0--0--0----2--2--2----4--4--4----5--5--5----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--|

G|--0----------0----------0----------0--0--0----0-----0--0--0------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v

D|--2--4--5--4--0---0--0--0--2--4--5--4--0---0--0--0--2--4--5--4--0---0--0--0-|

B|--1--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--1--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--1--3--3--3--3---3--3--3-|

G|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-|

D|--2--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--2--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--2--4--4--4--4---4--4--4-|

G|--*-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v

D|--4--4-----4---4---4-4-4--4--4-----4-----4---4--4--|

B|--3--3-----3---3---3-3-3--3--3-----3-----3---3--3--|

G|--2-----2--2---2---2-2-2--2-----2--2--2--2---2--2--|

D|--0-----0--0---0---0-0-0--0-----0--0--0--0---0--0--|

G|--0-----0--0---0----------0-----0--0--0--0---------|

[Intro] Riff 1 2x

Riff 1

I don't know how I'm going to tell you

Riff 1

I can't play with you no more

Riff 1

I don't know how I'm going to do what mama told me

Riff 1

My friend the boy next door

Riff 1 3x

Riff 1

I can't believe what people saying

Riff 1

You only let your hair down

Riff 1

I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long

Riff 1

You're in the darkest side of town

Riff 1 4x

Riff 1

And when I'm out I see you walking

Riff 1

Why don't your eyes see me

Riff 1

Could it be you've found another game to play

Riff 1

What did mama say to me

Riff 2 Riff 1

That's the way Oh that's the way it ought to be

Riff 2 Riff 3A 2x

Mama said that's the way it ought to stay

Riff 4

Riff 1 1x

Riff 1

And yesterday I saw you standing by the river

Riff 1

And weren't those tears that filled your eyes

Riff 1

And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying

Riff 1

Had they got you hypnotized

Riff 1 4x

Riff 1

And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers

Riff 1

But all that lives is born to die

Riff 1

And so I say to you that nothing really matters

Riff 1

And all you do is stand and cry

Riff 1 4x

Riff 1

I don't know what to say about it

Riff 1

When all your ears are turned away

Riff 1

But now's the time to look and look again at what you see

Riff 1

Is that the way it ought to stay

Riff 2 Riff 1

That's the way That's the way it ought to be Whoa don't you know now

Riff 2 Riff 3B 3x

Mama said mama said that's the way it's going to stay Ahh Ahh

Riff 4

Aaaaaaaaaah Ahhh Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Riff 5 until end