Am     i      G       vii○            C (x2) III

Am         i           G        vii○               C III
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am       i             G        vii○               C  III
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am        i            G         vii○              C III
Oh all my friends are turning green,
Am          i          G        vii○               C III
You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.

Am  i   G  vii○  C III
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am   i G     vii○      C (hold)III
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Am  i G       vii○                 C III
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C   III                   Am i
taken away to the dark side,
G     vii○               C III
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am     i      G      vii  ○                     C III
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C      III                  Am i
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G     vii○                       C III
you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am        i                 G     vii○                 C III
There's this movie that I think you'll like,
Am         i                G   vii○                    C III

this guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am       i          G     vii○                  C III

this cowboy's running from himself.
Am          i                   G    vii○                   C III

And she's been living on the highest shelf

Am  i   G  vii○  C III

Ooh, ooh ooh
Am i G  vii○         C (hold) III

Ooh, and they come unstuck

Am  i   G  vii○                            C III

Lady, running down to the riptide,
C         III                  Am i
taken away to the dark side,
G       vii○                C III

I wanna be your left hand man.
Am      i       G                                  C III
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C             III              Am  i
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G        vii○                        C III

you're gonna sing the words wrong

Fingerpicking

Am       i                            G vii○
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C       III                                          F VI
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,
Am      i                             G vii○
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C    III                                            F (strum and hold) VI
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

Strum once and hold:
Am    i              G    vii○                 C III

I swear she's destined for the screen,
Am     i                 G   vii○                         C III

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh


Am   i  G      vii○                        C III

Lady, running down to the riptide,
C     III                      Am i
taken away to the dark side,
G      vii○                 C III

I wanna be your left hand man.
Am   i          G     vii○                             C III

I love you when you're singing that song and,
C    III                       Am i
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G      vii○                          C III

you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am   i  G    vii○                          C III

Lady, running down to the riptide, 
C   III                        Am i
taken away to the dark side,
G   vii○                    C III

I wanna be your left hand man.
Am   i          G    vii○                              C III

I love you when you're singing that song and,
C   III                        Am i
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G       vii○                         C III

you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am  i   G    vii○                          C III

Lady, running down to the riptide,
C       III                    Am i
taken away to the dark side,
G      vii○                 C III

I wanna be your left hand man.
Am    i         G    vii○                              C III

I love you when you're singing that song and,
C        III                   Am i
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G    vii○                            C III

you're gonna sing the words wrong
C    III                       Am   i             G     vii○                           C III

I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong.

Key: Am

i to vii○: tonic to dominant

vii○ to III: dominant to predominant

III to III: predominant to predominant

III to i: predominant to tonic

III to VI: predominant to predominant

VI to i: predominant to tonic