Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way (Guitar)

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[Intro] F C Am [Chorus]
F                           C
Standing in line to see the show tonight

              Am
And there's a light on, heavy glow

F            C                Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for

F                        C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me

            Am
Beneath the marquee, overload
[Verse 1]***
Dm
Steak knife

Dm
Card Shark

Dm
Con job

Dm
Boot cut

Dm
Skin that flick, she's such a little DJ

Dm
Get there quick by street but not the freeway

Dm
Turn that trick to make a little leeway

Dm   
Beat that nic but not the way that we play

Dm
Dog town

Dm
Blood bath

Dm
Rib cage

Dm
Soft tail
[Chorus]
F                           C
Standing in line to see the show tonight

              Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow

F            C                Am        Bb
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
[Verse 2]***
Dm
Black jack

Dm
Dope dick

Dm  
Pawn shop

Dm
Quick pick

Dm
Kiss that dyke, I know you want to hold one

Dm
Not on strike, but I'm about to bowl one

Dm
Bite that mic, I know you never stole one

Dm
Girls that like a story so I told one

Dm
Song bird

Dm
Main line

Dm
Cash back

Dm
Hard top
[Chorus]
F                           C
Standing in line to see the show tonight

              Am
And there's a light on, heavy glow

F            C                Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for

F                        C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me

            Am
Beneath the marquee... of her soul

F            C                Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
[Interlude]***
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it

Dm
Ohh ahh
[Chorus]
F                           C
Standing in line to see the show tonight

              Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow

F            C                Am        Bb
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for

F                        C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me

            Dm
Beneath the marquee, of her soul

F            C              Am        Bb
By the way I tried to say I know you, from before
[Outro]
F                           C
Standing in line to see the show tonight

               Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow

F            C                Am        Bb         Dm
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
***play a pattern which invoves a lot of string muting