Shy Chords

This songs take a lot of practice switching between palm muting the
"bass line" on E and A strings, and allowing the chords to ring out - briefly -
in between.
 
 
Main Riff, relative to capo:
    Emadd9                        G        D/F#
e|--------2-2-2-2---------------|------------------------|
B|--------0-0-0-0---------------|----0-0-0-3-------------|
G|--------0-0-0-0---------------|----0-0-0-2-------------|
D|--------2-2-2-2---------------|----0-0-0-0-------------|
A|-------------------3--2-h3-p2-|------------------2-----|
E|--0-0-------------------------|-3--------2-----2---2---|
    PM-              PM------------              PM----
 
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| PM  Palm mute
************************************
 
 
 
C* = 87700x
 
 
[Intro]
Emadd9     G   D/F#  x4
 
[Verse 1]
        Emadd9
Oh, the heat is so great
        G               D/F#
It plays tricks with the eye
            Emadd9
It turns the road into water
         G         D/F#
Then from water to sky
             Emadd9
And there's a crack in the concrete floor
  G              D/F#
It starts at the sink
          Emadd9
There's a bathroom in a gas station
          G              D/F#
And I have locked myself in it to think
 
Emadd9     G   D/F#  x2
 
[Verse 2]
Emadd9
   Back in the city
                 G             D/F#
The sun bakes the trash on the curb
           Emadd9
The men are pissing in doorways
                G           D/F#
And the rats are running in herds
              Emadd9
And I've got a dream with your face in it
    G           D/F#
That scares me awake
      Emadd9
I put too much on my table
       G      D/F#
And now I got too much a stake
 
Emadd9     G   D/F#  x2
 
[Verse 3]
      Emadd9
And I might let you off easy
     G               D/F#
Yeah I might lead you on
        Emadd9
I might wait for you to look for me
   G                D/F#
And then I might be gone
                Emadd9
There's where I come from and where I'm going
        G          D/F#
And I am lost in between
        Emadd9
I might go out to that phone booth
            G          D/F#
And leave a veiled invitation on you machine
 
Emadd9     G   D/F#  x2
 
[Chorus]
           Em7      G
And you'll stop me, won't you
          Dsus2              Cadd9
If you've heard this one before
    Em7            G
The one where I surprise you
           Dsus2              Cadd9
By showing up at your front door
        Em7          G
Saying "let's not ask what's next
   Dsus2           Cadd9
Or    how, or why"
     Em7            G
I am leaving in the morning
   Dsus2            Cadd9    C*
So     let's not be shy
 
   Emadd9     G   D/F#
Be shy
Emadd9     G   D/F#
 
[Verse 4]
         Emadd9
The door opens, the room winces
         G                   D/F#
The housekeeper comes in without a warning
      Emadd9
And I squint at the muscular motel light
        G    D/F#
And say, hey   good morning
       Emadd9
As she jumps, her keys jingle
        G                    D/F#
And she leaves as quickly as she came in
       Emadd9
I roll over and taste the pillow
        G          D/F#
With my grin
 
[Verse 5]
         Emadd9
Well the sheets are twisted and damp
        G          D/F#
But the heat is so great
      Emadd9
And I swear I can feel the mattress
        G               D/F#
Sinking underneath your weight
         Emadd9
Boy your sleep is like a fever
        G            D/F#
And I'm glad when it ends
        Emadd9
Oh, the road flows like a river
       G           D/F#
And it   pulls me around every bend
 
[Chorus]
Em7      G
Stop me, won't you
          Dsus2              Cadd9
If you've heard this one before
    Em7            G
The one where I surprise you
           Dsus2              Cadd9
By showing up at your front door
        Em7          G
Saying "let's not ask what's next
   Dsus2           Cadd9
Or    how, or why"
     Em7            G
I am leaving in the morning
   Dsus2            Cadd9    C*
So     let's not be shy
 
   Emadd9     G   D/F#
Be shy
Emadd9     G   D/F#
 
[Verse 6]
        Emadd9
Ah, the heat is so great
        G               D/F#
It plays tricks with the eye
            Emadd9
It turns the road into water
         G         D/F#
Then from water to sky
             Emadd9
And there's a crack in the concrete floor
      G              D/F#
And it starts at the sink
          Emadd9
There's a bathroom in the gas station
          G              D/F#
And I have locked myself in it to think
 
Emadd9     G   D/F#  x2
 
 
[Chorus]
           Em7      G
And you'll stop me, won't you
          Dsus2              Cadd9
If you've heard this one before
    Em7            G
The one where I surprise you
           Dsus2              Cadd9
By showing up at your front door
        Em7          G
Saying "let's not ask what's next
   Dsus2           Cadd9
Or    how, or why"
     Em7            G
I am leaving in the morning
   Dsus2            Cadd9
So     let's not be shy
 
       Em7      G
You'll stop me, won't you
          Dsus2              Cadd9
If you've heard this one before
    Em7            G
The one where I surprise you
           Dsus2              Cadd9
By showing up at your front door
        Em7          G
Saying "let's not ask what's next
   Dsus2           Cadd9
Or    how, or why"
     Em7            G
I am leaving in the morning
   Dsus2            Cadd9    C*
So     let's not be shy
 
[Outro]
   Emadd9        G    D/F#
Be shy
   Emadd9        G    D/F#
Be    shy
   Emadd9        G    D/F#
Be    shy
   Emadd9        G    D/F#
Be    shy
 
Emadd9        G    D/F#
 Shy            Shh
Emadd9        G    D/F#
 Shh
Emadd9
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