Great song from a great album.
Standard Tuning
Listen to the track for the strum/picking pattern.
donât you swing like a child,
in a tree, on a tire, in 85?
thereâs an arc that your feet will ride
on the way between hate and that sunday fire
(and that sunday fire)
you look so serious
oh, you look so serious
the night is serving us
but you look so serious
and this could be our reward
this could be it
and this could be our reward
this could be it
Not perfect but you get the idea
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(overdrive fades in)
this simple friday night
where youâre loosening your tie
but there s a tightness in your eyes
you look so serious
why do you look so serious?
the night is serving us
and weâre deserving it
and this could be our reward
this could be it
and this could be our reward
this could be it
(this could be all we re owed)
(all we re owed, all we re getting)
and this could be our reward
this could be it
this simple friday night
when youâre loosening your tie
but there s a tightness in your eyes
(Listen for pattern)
cause if we swing like a child
then weâre always colliding this time of night
but our arcs, they could align (we could align! we could align!)
and over gravity up comes this kicking child
this kicking child
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----2---2-|
A|--3---3---|
E|----------| ...
Continue that picking pattern with this harmonized scale:
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----0----2----4----5----7----9-----|
A|----2----3----5----7----9----10----|
E|-----------------------------------|
Listen to the song for the progression. Towards the end strum both strings at the same time.
enjoy!