3/4: ||: Bb | Cm | Cm7 | Ab | 4/4: | Ab :||
[Verse 1]
BbCm
My head spins, I've been sipping
Cm7Ab
I've been sipping, I've been sipping lately
BbCmCm7Abmaj7
All my sins, I've been tripping, I've been tripping, my God
[Verse 2]
BbCm
Brand new life, I've been looking
Cm7Ab
I've been looking, I've been looking lately
BbCm
All these nights, they've been cooking
Cm7EbBb
They've been cooking me raw
[Pre-Chorus]
BbCm
I am just a man, I am just a man
AbEbAbmaj7EbAbmaj7
Who lusts, gives, tries
BbCmGmEb
Sometimes I lose my way
[Chorus]
BbCmGmAb
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
BbCmEbEbadd9Ab
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
BbCmEbEbadd9Ebsus4
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
BbCmAb
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]
BbCm
My ex girl, I've been seeing
Cm7Ab
I've been seeing, I've been seeing lately
BbCmCm7Abmaj7
She's got hopes that we're getting back together, my God
[Verse 4]
BbCm
I just know that I'm horny
Cm7Ab
and I'm lonely, just admit it's crazy
BbCm
She just holds on to something
Cm7Abmaj7
that she knows is long gone, gone, damn...
[Pre-Chorus]
BbCm
I am just a man, I am just a man
AbEbAbmaj7EbAbmaj7
Who lusts, gives, tries
BbCmGmEb
Sometimes I lose my way
[Chorus]
BbCmGmAb
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
BbCmEbEbadd9Ab
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
BbCmEbEbadd9Ebsus4
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
BbCmCm7Ab
My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"
[Post-chorus]
| Bb | Cm | Eb | Ab | EbAbEbAb |
| Bb | Cm | Eb |
Ebsus4EbAb
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Your whole life's in the hand of...
| Bb | Cm | Eb | Ab | EbAbEbAb |
| Bb | Cm | Eb |
Ebsus4EbAb
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Your whole life's in the hand of God
[Outro]
BbCmGmAb
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break
BbCmGmAb
Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change
BbCmGmAb
When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith
BbCmGmAb
My mother said, "Your, your whole life is in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
BbCmAb
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
BbCmGmAb
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
BbCmAb
(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)
BbCmGm
(Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da, Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da)
AbBbCmGmAb
"Your whole life's in the hand of God" (Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break)
BbCmAb
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
BbCmGmAb
(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)
BbCmGmAb
Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break (Just like the 80s films)
BbCmAb
We'll hook up in my back seat and let my best friend drive (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
BbCmGmAb
O- verwhelming (Nothing has changed, he is the same)
BbCmGmAb
O- verwhelming ("Your whole life's in the hand of God"/Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
BbCmGmAb
Lay me down in Brooklyn if I lose my life (Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
BbCmGmAb
(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)
BbCm
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)
CmGmAb
I did everything for New York