| B |
               | G |
               | D |
               | G |
               | D |


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


[Riff 1]
   
    ^ v ^ v  ^  ^   v   ^  v ^  ^ v ^ v  ^  ^   v ^ ^ v ^ v
E|--0-0-0-0--2--4---4---4--4----4-4-4-4--2--0---0---2-2-2-0--|
B|--0-0-0-0--1--3---3---0--0----3-3-3-3--1--0---0---1-1-1-0--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0--0-------0-------0-0-0-0--0--0-------0-0-0-0--|
D|--0-0-0-0--2--4-------0-------4-4-4-4--2--0-------2-2-2-0--|
A|--*-------------------0----0--------------0-----0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 

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


[Riff 3A]                           [Riff 3B]   

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


[Riff 4]

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


[Riff 5]

    ^  ^  v    ^  ^  v    ^  ^  v    ^  ^  v    ^  v  ^  ^  ^   v  ^  v 
E|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----4--4-----4--4---4--4--4--|
B|--0--0--0----1--1--1----3--3--3----5--5--5----3--3-----3--3---3--3--3--|
G|--0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----0--0--0----2--2-----2--2---2--2--2--|
D|--0--0--0----2--2--2----4--4--4----5--5--5----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--|
A|--0----------0----------0----------0--0--0----0-----0--0--0------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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


[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 B  3x    
     Mama said  mama said that's the way it's going to stay   Ahh Ahh