3/4: ||: Bb | Cm | Cm7 | Ab | 4/4: | Ab :||
[Verse 1]
Bb Cm
My head spins, I've been sipping
Cm7 Ab
I've been sipping, I've been sipping lately
Bb Cm Cm7 Abmaj7
All my sins, I've been tripping, I've been tripping, my God
[Verse 2]
Bb Cm
Brand new life, I've been looking
Cm7 Ab
I've been looking, I've been looking lately
Bb Cm
All these nights, they've been cooking
Cm7 Eb Bb
They've been cooking me raw
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Cm
I am just a man, I am just a man
Ab Eb Abmaj7 Eb Abmaj7
Who lusts, gives, tries
Bb Cm Gm Eb
Sometimes I lose my way
[Chorus]
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
Bb Cm Eb Ebadd9 Ab
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
Bb Cm Eb Ebadd9 Ebsus4
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
Bb Cm Ab
My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"
[Instrumental post-chorus]
(NOTE: The chords are listed by the way the strings play, except for when the vocals comes in.
If you're having problem understanding the rhythm, I've transcribed it in another way further down.
If you still don't understand, listen to the song.)
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Bb x x Cm x x Eb x Eb Ab x x Eb Ab Eb Ab
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1.2 .3.4.
Bb x x Cm x x Eb x Ebsus4 Eb Ab
Your whole life's in the hand of
Cm
Your whole life's in the hand of God
[Verse 3]
Bb Cm
My ex girl, I've been seeing
Cm7 Ab
I've been seeing, I've been seeing lately
Bb Cm Cm7 Abmaj7
She's got hopes that we're getting back together, my God
[Verse 4]
Bb Cm
I just know that I'm horny
Cm7 Ab
and I'm lonely, just admit it's crazy
Bb Cm
She just holds on to something
Cm7 Abmaj7
that she knows is long gone, gone, damn...
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb Cm
I am just a man, I am just a man
Ab Eb Abmaj7 Eb Abmaj7
Who lusts, gives, tries
Bb Cm Gm Eb
Sometimes I lose my way
[Chorus]
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
Bb Cm Eb Ebadd9 Ab
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
Bb Cm Eb Ebadd9 Ebsus4
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
Bb Cm Cm7 Ab
My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"
[Post-chorus]
| Bb | Cm | Eb | Ab | Eb Ab Eb Ab |
| Bb | Cm | Eb |
Ebsus4 Eb Ab
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Your whole life's in the hand of...
| Bb | Cm | Eb | Ab | Eb Ab Eb Ab |
| Bb | Cm | Eb |
Ebsus4 Eb Ab
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Your whole life's in the hand of God
[Outro]
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
Bb Cm Gm Ab
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
Bb Cm Gm Ab
My mother said, "Your, your whole life is in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Ab
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Ab
(Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
Ab
Nothing has changed (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Gm
(Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da, Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
Ab Bb Cm Gm Ab
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break)
Bb Cm Ab
I might break (Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change)
N.C.
Angry at all the things I could not change
Bb Cm Gm Ab
(When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith)
Ab
(Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
Bb Cm Gm N.C.
My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Ayyyy)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break (Just like the 80s films)
Bb Cm Ab
We'll hook up in my back seat and let my best friend drive (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
O- verwhelming (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
O- verwhelming ("Your whole life's in the hand of God"/Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
Lay me down in Brooklyn if I lose my life (Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
Bb Cm Gm Ab
(Nothing has changed, he is the same) Push me down the Hudson and turn on the radio
(Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low/Nothing has changed, he is the same)
Bb Cm
Long Island’s only smiling (Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
Ab
cause my soul is fine (Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
Bb
Nothing has changed, he is the same (Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
Cm Gm Ab
I did everything for New York
