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"The Hook" by Blues Traveler from the album Four fixed lyrics, fixed phrasing to better match chords, added chords for instrumental, added alt chord postion chart also check tabs
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VERSE 1
AIt doesn't Ematter what I F#msay C# DSo long as AI sing with inDflecEtion AThat makes you Efeel that I'll conF#mvey C# DSome inner Atruth of vast reDflecEtion ABut I've said Enothing so F#mfar C# DAnd I can keep Ait up as Dlong as it Etakes AAnd it don't Ematter who you F#mare C# DIf I'm dAoing my job then Dit's your resolve that Ebreaks
CHORUS (open chords)
Because the Ahook Ebrings you F#mback C# DI ain't Atellin' you no Dlie E The Ahook Ebrings you F#mback C# DOn tAhat you can rDely E
VERSE 2
AThere is Esomething F#mamiss C# DI am Abeing insincDere E AIn fact I Edon't mean F#many of this C# DStill my confAession draws you Dnear E ATo confuse the iEssue I reF#mfer C# DTo familiar hAeroes from Dlong agoE ANo matter how Emuch Peter lF#moved her C# DWhat made the APan refuse to Dgrow E
CHORUS (open chords)
Was that the hAook Ebrings you F#mback C# DI ain't Atellin' you no lDie E The Ahook Ebrings you F#mback C# DOn Athat you can Drely A
--Harmonica Solo-- (A - E - F#m - C#) (D - A - D - E) (A - E - F#m - C#) (D - A - D - E) (A - E - F#m - C#) (D - A - D - E) (A - E - F#m - C#) (D - A - D - E)
AIt doesn't Ematter what I F#msay C# DSo long as AI sing with inDflecEtion AThat makes you Efeel that I'll conF#mvey C# DSome inner Atruth of vast reDflecEtion ABut I've said Enothing so F#mfar C# DAnd I can keep Ait up as Dlong as it Etakes AAnd it don't Ematter who you F#mare C# DIf I'm dAoing my job then Dit's your resolve that Ebreaks
VERSE 3 (vocals kind of rapped)
ASuck it in suck it in suck it in If you're Rin Tin Tin or EAnne Boleyn F#mMake a desperate move or else you'll win C#And then begin to
DSee What you're doing to me this AMTV is not for free DIt's so PC it's killing me ESo desperately I'll sing to thee of
Alove. Sure but aElso rage and hate and pain and F#mfear of self And C#I can't keep these feelings on the Dshelf. I've tried well nAo in fact I've lied
DCould be financial suicide but IE've got too much pride inside to
Ahide or slide EI'll do as I decide and F#mlet it ride until I've died, And only C#then shall I abide this Dtide of catchy little tunes Or hAip three minute ditties I wanna Dbust all your balloons I wanna Eburn all of youre cities
ATo the ground I've found EI will not mess around Unless I F#mplay then hey I C#will go on all day hear what I Dsay I have a prayer to pray AThat's really all this was And when I'm Dfeeling stuck and need a buck I dEon't rely on luck because...
CHORUS
The Ahook Ebrings you F#mback C# DI ain't Atellin' you no Dlie E The Ahook Ebrings you F#mback C# DOn Athat you can Drely E