Originally mostly in F#, I play mostly in D
I’m writing out the three-minute intro because I think it’s neat,
but if this is just an acoustic jam, start where it says "start here
if acoustic".
Ringing guitar chords, mostly piano
| F# | C#/F# | B/F# | C#/F# |
| x2 |
Guitar enters at tempo
| F# | C#/F# | B/F# | C#/F# |
| x4 |
Full band in
| D | A | G | A |
| x3 |
| D | A | D | A/C# | G/B | A |
| → | → |
| D | Em | F#m |
| → | → | → |
Full band, airy with piano arpeggios
| G | D/G | G | D/G |
| x4 |
| G | Am | Bm |
| → | → |
Full band in
| C | G/C | F/C | G/C |
| x4 |
Hang one measure
| G#dim7 |
Quiet, mostly piano only
| F# | C# | B | C# |
| x4 |
Band in, still pretty quiet
| F# | C# | B | C# |
| x4 |
Band in, full volume
| D | A | G | A |
| x4 |
Let ring one measure
| G7#9 |
Band in, start here if acoustic
| D | A/D | G/D | A/D |
| x7 |
| D | A | D | A/C# | G/B | A |
| → | → |
Vox on the low 3
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover who | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| (I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy) |
Vox up to the high 3
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| Some girl that knows the | meaning of, uh, | hey, hit the h | ighway |
| D | A | G | A |
Vox on the low 3
| D | A | G | A |
| Well, I’ve | been walkin’ the | streets up and | down |
| D | A | G | A |
| Racing | through the human | jungles at | night |
Vox up to the high 3
| D | A | G | A |
| I’m so con | fused, my | mind is indif | ferent |
| D | A | G | A |
| Hey, I’m so | weak, won’t somebody | shut off that | light |
With “aah”
| D | A | G | A |
| x2 |
Vox on the low 3
| D | A | G | A |
| Elect | ricity | runs through the vi | deo |
| D | A | G | A |
| And I | watch it from this | hole I call | home |
Vox up to the high 3
| D | A | G | A |
| And all the | stony’s are | dancin’ to the | radio |
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
| D | A | G | A |
| And I got the | world calling me | up here, tonight | on the phone |
Vox up on the high 3 the whole chorus this time
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| Some girl to | thrill me and | then go a | way |
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| Some girl that knows the | meaning of, uh, | hey, hit the h | ighway |
| D | A | G | A |
| x3 |
| D | A | D | A/C# | G/B | A |
| → | → |
Vox on the low 3
| D | A | G | A |
| Well, I’m not | wiped out by this | poolroom life I’m | living |
| D | A | G | A |
| I’m gonna quit this | job and go to | school, or head back | home |
Vox up to the high 3
| D | A | G | A |
| And I’m not | askin’ to be | loved or be for | given |
Hold the IV and the second V twice as long as usual
| D | A | G | A |
| Hey, I just | can’t face shakin’ | in this bedroom, | one more night alone |
A cappella, chords implied, all up at the high 3
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| D | A | G | A |
| Some girl that knows the | meaning of, uh, | hey, hit the h | ighway |
| F | C | A# | C |
| x4 |
I hear the melody differently this time, because the 3 would be really high now,
instead the melody starts on the 1 of the new key
| F | C | A# | C |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| F | C | A# | C |
| Some girl to | thrill me and | then go a | way |
Triplets on “won’t drive me crazy”
| F | C | A# | C |
| I need a | lover that | won’t drive me | crazy |
| F | C | A# | C |
| Some girl that knows the | meaning of, uh, | hey, hit the | highway, you betcha |
| F | C | A# | C |
| x4 |
| F | C | A# | G# | F# | F |
| → | → | → |