Pretty sweet song. Not too hard to play you just gotta figure out the strumming patterns.
Intro: A minor (Am) ,D5, F, Am
Verse 1:
(Am)(D5)(F) (Am)
Easily let's get carried away
(Am)(D5)(F) (Am)
Easily let's get married today
(Am) (D5)
Shao Lin shouted a rose
From his troat
(F) (Am)
Everything must go
(Am) (D5)
A lickin' stick is thicker
When you break it to show
(Fm) (Am)
Everything must go
Chorus 1:
(C) (G) (F)
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
(C) (G) (F)
Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling for something in the air
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling I know you must be there
Verse 2:
(Am)D5(F) (Am)
Easily let's get caught in a wave
(Am)D5(F) (Am)
Easily we won't get caught in a cave
(Am) (D5)
Shao Lin's shakin' for the sake
(F) (Am)
Of his soul Everything must go
(Am)
Lookin' mighty tired of
(D5)
All the things that you own
(F) (Am)
Everything must go
Chorus 2:
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(C) (G)(F)
I can't tell you who to idolize
(C)
You think it's almost over
(G) (F)
But it's only on the rise
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling For something in the air
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling I know you must be there
(C) (G) (F)
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
(C) (G) (F)
Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for
(Am) (G) (F)
Throw me to the wolves Because there's order in the pack
(Am) (G) (F)
Throw me to the sky Because I know I'm coming back
Solo:
Play over the progression: Am, D5, F, Am
(Am) (D5)
Shao Lin's shakin' for the sake
(F) (Am)
Of his soul Everything must go
(Am)
Lookin' mighty tired of
(D5)
All the things that you own
(F) (Am)
Everything must go
Chorus 3:
(C) (G) (F)
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
(C) (G) (F)
Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling for something in the air
(Am) (G) (F)
Calling calling I know you must be there
(C) (G) (F)
I don't want to be your little research monkey boy
(C) (G) (F)
The creature that I am is only going to destroy
(Am) (G) (F)
Throw me to the wolves Because there's order in the pack
(Am) (G) (F)
Throw me to the sky Because I know I'm coming back
Solo 2:
Play over the progression: C, G, F, x2 then Am, G, F x2. Repeat
Alright that pretty much it...I just improvise the solos they're in A minor.
Enjoy.
Mike T.