I play it on an acoustic and I think it sounds great this way...
G C Eb Bb F D
E--3---0---6---1---1---2----
B--3---1---8---3---1---3----
G--0---0---8---3---2---2----
D--0---2---6---1---3---0----
A--2---3---6---1---3--------
E--3---------------1--------
G, Eb, Bb, F, D, Eb, Bb, F X2 -pause-
G C
Well I saw fireworks from the freeway
F Bb
and behind closed eyes I cannot make them go away
G C
Cause you were born on the fourth of july, freedom ring
F Bb
Well something on the surface it stings
G C
I say something on the surface Well it kind of makes me nervous
F Bb
who says that you deserve this and what kind of god would serve this?
G C
We will cure this dirty old disease
F-pause-
Well if you gots the poison I gots the remedy
G C
the remedy is the experience
F Bb
This is a dangerous liaison
G C
I says the comedy is that its serious.
F Bb
This is a strange enough new play on words
G C
I says the tragedy is how youre gonna spend
F Bb
the rest of your nights with the light on
G C
So shine the light on all of your friends
F-pause-
Well it all amounts to nothing in the end.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
G, Bb, F, G, Bb, Eb, F -pause-
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G C
Well I heard two men talking on the radio
F Bb
in a cross fire kind of new reality show
G C
Uncovering the ways to plan the next big attack
F Bb
Well they were counting down the ways to stab the brother
G C
in the be right back after this the unavoidable kiss,
F Bb
where the minty fresh death breath is sure to outlast his
G C
catastrophy dance with me,
F-pause-
cause if you've gots the poison, I've gots the remedy
G C
the remedy is the experience
F Bb
This is a dangerous liaison
G C
I says the comedy is that its serious.
F Bb
This is a strange enough new play on words
G C
I says the tragedy is how youre gonna spend
F Bb
the rest of your nights with the light on
G C
So shine the light on all of your friends
F-pause-
Well it all amounts to nothing in the end.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
G Eb
When I fall in love
Bb
I take my time
F G
There's no need to hurry when I'm making up my mind
Eb
You can turn off the sun
Bb
but I'm still gonna shine
F
and I'll tell you why
-Bb-
Because the remedy is the experience
This is a dangerous liaison
I says the comedy is that its serious
This is a strange enough new play on words
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend
the rest of your nights with the light on
So shine the light on all of your friends
-pause-
because it all amounts to nothing in the end.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
G,Bb,F G Bb,Eb,F
I----- I wont worry my life away.
I wont and I wont and I wont
