I do not own this song or any of the lyrics. I simply Love the band.
I noticed a few album versions of the song but not the unplugged
(Live) version which has a additional ending as well as add-in lyrics
and different chords in places. This is the unplugged version with
the additional ending esc. I also find this version graceful with nice
backing vocals and a bass back-up, but because we are not all in
bands it sounds perfect solo.
Chords: Em9 (AKA: Em/D), D, Bm, A, G, C, E
Intro: Em9 D Bm A x2
Verse 1:
Em9 D
Crash and Burn, All the stars explode tonight
Bm A
How'd you get so desperate?, How'd you stay alive?
Em9 D
Help me please, burn the sorrow from your eyes
Bm
Oh, come on, be alive again
A
Dont lay down and die
Chorus:
G Em
Hey, hey, hey, hey
D A
You know what to do
G Em
Oh baby drive away, yeah
D A
To malibu
Em9 D
Get Well soon, Please dont go any higher
Bm A
Oh, How are you so burnt, when your barely on fire
Em9 D
Cry to the Angels, Im gonna rescue you, Im gonna set you free
Bm A
Tonight Baby, Pour over me
G Em
Hey, Hey, hey
D A
We're all watching you
G Em
Oh baby, drive away, yeah
D A
To Malibu
G Em
Cry to the Angels
D A
And let them swallow you
G Em
Go and part the sea, yeah
D A
In Malibu, uh huh
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/malibu_live_acoustic_crd.html ]
Bridge:
G D A
And the sun goes down, I watch you slip away
And the sun goes down, I walk into the waves
And the sun goes down, I watch you slip away
And I walk.....
C D A
And I knew, Love would tear you apart
C D A E
Oh, And i knew, the darkest secret of your heart
Chorus:
G Em
Hey, hey, hey
D A
Im gonna follow you
G Em
Oh, baby drive away, yeah
D A
To Malibu
G Em
Oceans of Angels, Oceans of Stars
D A
Down by the Sea, yeah, is where you drown your scars, uh-oh
G Em D A
I Cant be near you, the light just radiates
G Em D A
I cant be near you, the light just radiates
(Just when they all thought it was over, this happened:
Outro (additional):
Em D Bm A x2
(Softly) Em D Bm A
(Softly) Hey.., Baby, Im Gonna rescue you, Im gonna set you free
Em D Bm A
Tonight, Uh-huh, Im gonna rescue you, Im gonna set you free
(Heavier)Em D Bm A
(Heavier)Tonight! Uh-huh! I will rescue you, Im gonna set you free!
Em D Bm A
Hey! Uh-huh! I will rescue you, Im gonna set-you-free!
Em D Bm A
Tonight, Uh-huh! I will rescue you, Im gonna set you free!
Em D Bm A
And I Cant be near you!, the light just radiates
Em D Bm A
Baby, I cant be near you!, the light just radiates!
(Softly) Em D A-
(Softly) Hey.., Baby, I will rescue you, Im gonna set you Free!
-end-
This song gains in places and you really have to give
it a listen a few times to get the rhythm and vocals
down good. Courtney has a way of pronouncing things
while she is singing, its a groove you have to get into
with practice. Awesome Song though, its worth it. Fun
to play live or in your bedroom :) If this was hard to
understand forgive me its my first try at this.
