Monsoon

  F 
   I've sung some songs that were lame 
  F 
   I've slept with girls on the game 
  Gm 
   I've got my Catholic shame 
  Gm 
   Lord I'm in purgatory 

(Percusion joins in from 'top', ring all chords from then, too.) 

  C Bb F F 
  Basically, it's all come on  top  for  me 

Bridge 
  F 
   I wasn't me when we met 
  F 
   You haven't lost my respect 
  Bb/D 
   I'm here to serve and protect 
  Csus4 C Csus2 
What shade of in sanity      

(Ring all chords from 'back'.) 
  C Bb F F 
  Keeps leading you  ba-ack  to  me 

Chorus 
  F 
So put your  hands across the water 
  Gm 
Mush ro-o-om 
  C 
Mon so-o-on 

(Ring all chords from 'so-') 
Bb F F (ring) 
Come so-o-on 

Verse 
  F 
   Don't wanna piss on your parade 
  F 
   I'm here to make money and get laid 
  Gm 
   Yeah I'm a star but I'll fade 
  Gm C 
   If you ain't sticking your  kni-ives through me 
(Ring all chords from '-ven-') 
  Bb F F 
You will be e- ven- tual- ly 

  F 
   To all you Sharons and Michelles 
  F 
   With all your tales to sell 
  Gm 
   Save your meat money well 
  Gm C 
   I'm glad that spending a  ni-ight with me 

(Ring all chords from '-le-') 
  Bb F F 
Guaranteed you ce- le- bri- ty 

Bridge 
  F 
   And I can't talk in a crowd 
  F 
   When I'm alone I'm too loud 
  Bb/D 
   You've done your daddy's proud 
  Csus4 C Csus2 
 Thank you for keeping me  co-om- pa ny 
(Ring all chords from 'ni-ice') 
  C Bb F F 
You've  all been so  ni-ice  to  me 

Chorus 

  F 
So put your  hands across the water 
  Gm 
Mush ro-o-om 
  C 
Mon so-o-on 

(Ring all chords from 'so-') 
Bb F F (ring) 
Come so-o-on 

Middle 8 
  Ebsus4 Eb Ebsus4 Eb Fsus4 F 
  O-oh    Lor',  I-I     feel  no-    othin' 
  Ebssu4 Eb Ebsus4 Eb Csus2 C Csus4 C 
  I-I     know much  smarter  men  never  got this  far          

No percussion until 'much' 
  F 
   I've got too many regrets 
  F 
   I smoked too many cigarettes 
  Gm 
  I've had more blondes than brunettes 
  C 
I'm not expecting your  sympathy 

(Ring all chords from 'much') 
Bb F F (ring) 
But it's all been too much for me 

Chorus 
  F 
So put your  hands across the water 
  Gm7 
Mush ro-o-om 
  C 
Mon so-o-on 

(Ring all chords from 'so-') 
Bb F F (ring) 
Come so-o-on 
  F 
So put your  hands across the water 
  Bb 
Mush ro-o-om 
  C 
Mon so-o-on 

(Ring all chords from 'so-') 
Bb F F (ring) 
Come so-o-on