Subject: CRD: John Hiatt - Something Happens
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Something Happens
John Hiatt / Riding with the King 1983
|E /
I^Òve been jumpy
/ G^ A |E / /
I wanna step on the gas
G |D
Gotta ride out of
|E / /
This place fast
G^ A |E / /
She said red lite,
G^ A |E / /
I'll take those keys
G |D
Out of my mind
|E / /
On my knees
b a g c
/ |C / /
Something Happens
G |C / /
And I don't know why
G |C / / D |G
Can't seem to get my future outta her eyes
|C / /
Something happens
G |C / /
Never for sure
G |C / / D |G / /
And if I could name this sickness I'd be cured
D |E / / G^A |E (D) |
I^Òd be cured
Well she's long distance and it's alrite
Always this static on the line
Tear the phone out from the wall
G |D |E |
But in my head I get that call
G /
She don't wanna talk
|/ D |
She don't wanna talk to me
G /
She just wanna look
|/ D |Bb |F |D |
She just wanna look thru me
It's a famine or it's a feast
Who's this beauty and who's that beast
Is it love or happiness
And if I do it will I confess
CHORUS
Note: small letters are VOX notes of lyric
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Duration Notation:
| = bar line; within bar lines chords divide measure
No bar line = chord gets entire measure's time
/ = play same as previous chord, beat or measure
/^/ or /^ / = split the beat (ex.: /^G7 )
transcribed by OtMan (Otto Marten) marten@sky.net
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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.