Blues Traveler – Hook [ALBUM: Four] [YEAR: 1994]
A, E, F#m7, C#7 | D, A, D, E (Intro & whole song)
It doesn’t matter what I say, So long as I sing with inflection,
That makes you feel I’ll convey, Some inner truth or vast reflection,
But I’ve said nothing so far, & I can keep it up for as long as it takes,
& it don’t matter who you are, If I’m doing my job, it’s your resolve that breaks,
[Chorus] (open chords)
A, E, F#m7, C#7 | D, A, D, E
Because the hook brings you back, I ain’t tellin’ you no lie
The hook brings you back, On that you can rely
There is something amiss, I am being insincere
In fact I don’t mean any of this, Still my confession draws you near,
To confuse the issue I refer, To familiar heroes from long ago,
No matter how much Peter loved her, What made the Pan refuse to grow,
[Chorus]
[Harmonica Solo] (x4)
[Repeat 1st Verse]
Suck it in, suck it in, suck it in, if you’re Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn,
Make a desperate move or else you’ll win and then begin to see,
What you’re doing to me, this MTV is not for free,
It’s so PC it’s killing me, so desperately I sing to thee of love,
Sure, but also of rage and hate and pain and fear of self,
& I can’t keep these feelings on the shelf,
I’ve tried, well, no, in fact I lied,
Could be financial suicide, but I’ve got too much pride inside,
To hide or slide, I’ll do as I’ll decide and let it ride until I’ve died,
& only then shall I abide this tide, Of catchy little tunes of hip three minute diddys,
I wanna bust all your balloons, I wanna burn all your cities to the ground,
I’ve found I will not mess around unless I play then hey,
I will go on all day, hear what I say, I have a prayer to pray that’s really all this was,
& when I’m feeling stuck and need a buck I don’t rely on luck because…
[Chorus]
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TAB:
A E F#m7 C#7 D A D E
e|5---55-------------9----12-9------------------------x-5-5--5-xx--------x--------|
B|5---55----9---99---9h10-10-10---9-----12-9----7--7--x-5-5--5-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999|
G|6---66----9---99---9----9--9----9-h10-10-10---7--7--x-6-6--6-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999|
D|7---77----9---99---9h11---------9-----9--9----7--7--x-7-7--7-xx--7--7--x-9-9-999|
A|7---77----7---77---9------------9h11--11-11---5--5--x-7-7--7-xx--5--5--x-7-7-777|
E|5---55----------------------------------------------x-5-5--5-xx--------x--------|
