Key:   ^  =  downstroke
       v  =  upstroke  
    


Open G tuning  | D |
               | B |
               | G |
               | D |
               | G |
               | D |


* (If you want you can play the fifth string also)


[Riff 1]
   
    ^ v ^ v  ^
D|--0-0-0-0--2
B|--0-0-0-0--1
G|--0-0-0-0--0
D|--0-0-0-0--2
G|--*---------
D|------------

  ^   v   ^  v
--4---4---4--4
--3---3---0--0
--0-------0---
--4-------0---
----------0---
--------------

 ^  ^ v ^ v  ^
----4-4-4-4--2
----3-3-3-3--1
----0-0-0-0--0
----4-4-4-4--2
-0------------
--------------

  ^   v ^ ^ v 
--0---0---2-2-
--0---0---1-1-
--0-------0-0-
--0-------2-2-
--0-----0-----
--------------

^ v
2-0--|
1-0--|
0-0--|
2-0--|
-----|
-----| 
 

[Riff 2]
            
    ^  v  ^  ^
D|--3--3-----3
B|--3--3-----3
G|--3--------3
D|--3-----3--3
G|--*-----0---
D|------------

  ^  ^  ^  v  
-----3--3--3--
-----3--3--3--
-----3--3--3--
--3--3--3--3--
--0-----------
--------------

^  v  ^  ^  ^ 
3--3-----3----
3--3-----3----
3--------3----
3-----3--3--3-
------0-----0-
--------------

^  ^  v  
3--3--3--|
3--3--3--|
3--3--3--|
3--3--3--|
---------|
---------|


[Riff 3A]                           [Riff 3B]   

    ^  v  ^  ^
D|--0--4-----4
B|--7--3-----3
G|--7--------2
D|--0-----0--0
G|--7-----0--0
D|--0---------

  ^  ^  ^  v  
-----4--4--4--
-----3--3--3--
-----2--2--2--
--0--0--0--0--
--0--0--0--0--
--------------

          ^  v
|      |--4--4
|      |--3--3
|      |--2---
|      |--0---
|      |--0---
|      |------

  ^  ^  ^  ^  
-----4--4--0--
-----3--3--3--
-----2--2--2--
--0--0--0--0--
--0--0--0-----
--------------

^  ^  
2--4--|
3--3--|
2--2--|
0--0--|
------|
------|


[Riff 4]

    ^  v  ^  v
D|--3--3--3--3
B|--1--1--1--1
G|--2--2--2--2
D|--3--3--3--3
G|--0--0--0--0
D|------------

  ^  ^     ^  
-----3-----3--
-----1-----1--
--2--2-----2--
--3--3-----3--
--0--0-----0--
--------------

   ^  v  ^  v 
---3--3--0--0-
---1--1--1--1-
---2--2--0--0-
---3--3--2--2-
---0--0--0--0-
--------------

 ^  v  ^  ^   
-0--0-----0---
-1--1-----1---
-0--0--0--0---
-2--2--2--2---
-0--0--0--0---
--------------

  ^     ^  v
--0-----0--0--
--1-----1--1--
--0-----0--0--
--2-----2--2--
--0-----0--0--
--------------

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[Riff 5]

    ^  ^  v   
D|--0--0--0---
B|--0--0--0---
G|--0--0--0---
D|--0--0--0---
G|--0---------
D|------------

 ^  ^  v    ^ 
-0--0--0----0-
-1--1--1----3-
-0--0--0----0-
-2--2--2----4-
-0----------0-
--------------

 ^  v    ^  ^ 
-0--0----0--0-
-3--3----5--5-
-0--0----0--0-
-4--4----5--5-
---------0--0-
--------------

 v    ^  v  ^ 
-0----4--4----
-5----3--3----
-0----2--2----
-5----0--0--0-
-0----0-----0-
--------------

 ^  ^   v  ^  
-4--4---4--4--
-3--3---3--3--
-2--2---2--2--
-0--0---0--0--
-0--0---------
--------------

v 
4--|
3--|
2--|
0--|
---|
---|

    ^  ^  ^  ^
D|--2--4--5--4
B|--1--3--3--3
G|--0--0--0--0
D|--2--4--4--4
G|--*---------
D|------------

  ^   v  ^  v 
--0---0--0--0-
--3---3--3--3-
--0---0--0--0-
--4---4--4--4-
--------------
--------------

 ^  ^  ^  ^  ^
-2--4--5--4--0
-1--3--3--3--3
-0--0--0--0--0
-2--4--4--4--4
--------------
--------------

   v  ^  v  ^ 
---0--0--0--2-
---3--3--3--1-
---0--0--0--0-
---4--4--4--2-
--------------
--------------

 ^  ^  ^  ^   
-4--5--4--0---
-3--3--3--3---
-0--0--0--0---
-4--4--4--4---
--------------
--------------

v  ^  v 
0--0--0-|
3--3--3-|
0--0--0-|
4--4--4-|
--------|
--------|

    ^  v  ^  ^
D|--4--4-----4
B|--3--3-----3
G|--2-----2--2
D|--0-----0--0
G|--0-----0--0
D|------------

   ^   v ^ v  
---4---4-4-4--
---3---3-3-3--
---2---2-2-2--
---0---0-0-0--
---0----------
--------------

^  v  ^  ^  ^ 
4--4-----4----
3--3-----3----
2-----2--2--2-
0-----0--0--0-
0-----0--0--0-
--------------

 ^   ^  v
-4---4--4--|
-3---3--3--|
-2---2--2--|
-0---0--0--|
-0---------|
-----------|


[Intro]  Riff 1  2x


  Riff 1
     I don't know how I'm going to tell you
  Riff 1
     I can't play with you no more  
  Riff 1
     I don't know how I'm going to do what mama told me
  Riff 1
     My friend the boy next door

  Riff 1  3x

  Riff 1
     I can't believe what people saying
  Riff 1
     You only let your hair down
  Riff 1
     I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
  Riff 1
     You're in the darkest side of town
 
  Riff 1  4x

  Riff 1
     And when I'm out I see you walking
  Riff 1
     Why don't your eyes see me
  Riff 1
     Could it be you've found another game to play
  Riff 1
     What did mama say to me

  Riff 2                             Riff 1 
     That's the way   Oh  that's the way it ought to be
  Riff 2                  Riff 3A 2x 
     Mama said that's the way it ought to stay

  Riff 4

  Riff 1 1x

  Riff 1
     And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
  Riff 1
     And weren't those tears that filled your eyes
  Riff 1
     And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying
  Riff 1
     Had they got you hypnotized

  Riff 1  4x

  Riff 1
     And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
  Riff 1
     But all that lives is born to die
  Riff 1
     And so I say to you that nothing really matters
  Riff 1
     And all you do is stand and cry

  Riff 1  4x

  Riff 1
     I don't know what to say about it
  Riff 1
     When all your ears are turned away
  Riff 1
     But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
  Riff 1
     Is that the way it ought to stay

  Riff 2                        Riff 1   
     That's the way  That's the way it ought to be    Whoa don't you know now
  Riff 2                             Riff 3B  3x    
     Mama said  mama said that's the way it's going to stay   Ahh Ahh
  
  Riff 4
     Aaaaaaaaaah  Ahhh   Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

  Riff 5 until end