Hook Chords by Blues Traveler
- Key: A
- BPM: 83
- Capo: no capo
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HOOK CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] A E F#m7 C#7 D A D E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A E F#m7 C#7 D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D E A ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E It doesn't matter what I say F#m C#7 D A D E A So ■ long as I sing with inflection ■ ■ E F#m C#7 That makes you feel I'll convey ■ D A D E7 ■ Some inner truth or vast reflection ■ A E F#m C#7 ■ But I've said nothing so far ■ D A D E7 E ■ And I can keep it up for as long as it takes ■ A E F#m C#7 ■ And it don't matter who you are ■ D A D E7 ■ If I'm doing my job it's your resolve that breaks [Chorus] A E F#m C#7 D Because the hook brings you back ■ ■ A D E7 I ain't tellin' you no lie ■ A E7 E F#m C#7 D The hook brings you back ■ ■ A D E7 On that you can rely ■ [Verse] A E F#m C#7 ■ There is something amiss ■ D A D E A ■ I am being insincere ■ ■ E F#m C#7 In fact I don't mean ■ any of this D A D E7 A Still ■ my confession draws you near ■ ■ E F#m To confuse the issue I refer C#7 D A D E A To ■ familiar heroes from long ago ■ E F#m C#7 No matter how much Peter loved her ■ D A D E7 ■ What made the Pan refuse to grow ■ [Chorus] A E F#m C#7 D Was that hook brings you back ■ ■ A D E7 I ain't tellin' you no lie A E F#m C#7 D The hook brings you back ■ ■ A D On that you can rely [Solo] E7 A E F#m C#7 C#m D A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D E A E F#m C#m C#7 D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A D E7 A E F#m C#7 D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A D E E7 A E F#m C#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D A D E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] A B7 A Suck it in suck it in suck it in if you're Rin Tin Tin or Anne Boleyn C#7 D Make a desperate move or else you'll win and then begin to see A7 What you're doing to me this MTV is not for free D E A It's so PC it's killing me so desperately I sing to thee of love E F#m Sure but also of rage and hate and pain and fear of self C#7 D And I can't keep these feelings on the shelf A I've tried well no in fact I lied D E7 Could be financial suicide but I've got too much pride inside A E To hide or slide I'll do as I'll decide and let it ride until I've died C#7 And only then shall I abide this tide D A Of catchy little tunes of hip three minute diddys D I wanna bust all your balloons E A I wanna burn all your cities to the ground E F#m I've found I will not mess around unless I play then hey C#7 D I will go on all day hear what I say A I have a prayer to pray that's really all this was D And when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck E7 I don't rely on luck because [Chorus] A E F#m C#7 A D The hook brings you back ■ ■ ■ A D I ain't tellin' you no lie E E7 A E F#m ■ ■ The ■ hook C#7 D A A7 On ■ that you can rely [Outro] D E7 A A7 A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■