Chords for Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - Bass Backing
Tempo:
124.2 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
G
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[E]
[F]
Standing in line to see the [C] show tonight and there's [E] a light on, heavy [Dm] glow.
[F] By the way [G] I tried to say [E] I'd be there, [A] waiting [G] for [F] Danny the girl is singing [Am] songs to me
beneath the marquis of her [Em] love.
[Ab] [G]
[E]
[G] Stepman, car shop, car drop,
[Dm] sitting out big she's such a little DJ, get down [G] quick my feet run up the [Dm] freeway
[G] turn that drip to make the little [Dm] e-wait meet that link but not the way the beat breaks all [E] down.
[Dm] Blood man, rip [G] tape.
[Dm]
Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, [G] heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say I'd be [Am] there, [Bb] waiting [D] for
[G]
I'm a poor boy, poor boy, poor boy.
You know what's up?
[Dm] You [N] know you want the whole world, not on strike but I'm about to blow one right down, Mike.
You know you [Dm] never saw one girl that [E] liked the story so I told myself, well, [G] you know, [Dm]
[G] catch that.
[Dm]
Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and there's [A] a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be [E] there, waiting [D] for [Am] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [A] the marquis of her [G] soul.
[F] By the way [Am] I tried to say I'd be there, waiting
[Dm] for
I'm a poor [F] boy,
[Dm]
[E] [Dm]
poor boy, [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [E] poor [Dm] boy.
[Am] [Dm] Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight [D] and there's a light [G] on, heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be there, waiting [Bb] for [F] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [Dm] the marquis of her soul.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd know you [Dbm] [D] from before.
[F] Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the [C] way I tried to say [Am]
I'd be there, [Bb] waiting [Dm]
for
[E]
[F]
Standing in line to see the [C] show tonight and there's [E] a light on, heavy [Dm] glow.
[F] By the way [G] I tried to say [E] I'd be there, [A] waiting [G] for [F] Danny the girl is singing [Am] songs to me
beneath the marquis of her [Em] love.
[Ab] [G]
[E]
[G] Stepman, car shop, car drop,
[Dm] sitting out big she's such a little DJ, get down [G] quick my feet run up the [Dm] freeway
[G] turn that drip to make the little [Dm] e-wait meet that link but not the way the beat breaks all [E] down.
[Dm] Blood man, rip [G] tape.
[Dm]
Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, [G] heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say I'd be [Am] there, [Bb] waiting [D] for
[G]
I'm a poor boy, poor boy, poor boy.
You know what's up?
[Dm] You [N] know you want the whole world, not on strike but I'm about to blow one right down, Mike.
You know you [Dm] never saw one girl that [E] liked the story so I told myself, well, [G] you know, [Dm]
[G] catch that.
[Dm]
Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and there's [A] a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be [E] there, waiting [D] for [Am] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [A] the marquis of her [G] soul.
[F] By the way [Am] I tried to say I'd be there, waiting
[Dm] for
I'm a poor [F] boy,
[Dm]
[E] [Dm]
poor boy, [C]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [E] poor [Dm] boy.
[Am] [Dm] Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight [D] and there's a light [G] on, heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be there, waiting [Bb] for [F] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [Dm] the marquis of her soul.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd know you [Dbm] [D] from before.
[F] Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the [C] way I tried to say [Am]
I'd be there, [Bb] waiting [Dm]
for
Key:
Dm
C
G
F
E
Dm
C
G
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Standing in line to see the [C] show tonight and there's [E] a light on, heavy [Dm] glow.
[F] By the way [G] I tried to say [E] I'd be there, _ [A] _ waiting [G] for [F] Danny the girl is singing [Am] songs to me
beneath the marquis _ of her [Em] _ love.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Stepman, _ car shop, _ car drop, _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] sitting out big she's such a little DJ, get down [G] quick my feet run up the [Dm] freeway
[G] turn that drip to make the little [Dm] e-wait meet that link but not the way the beat breaks all [E] down.
_ [Dm] Blood man, _ rip [G] tape.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, _ [G] heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say I'd be [Am] there, [Bb] waiting _ _ [D] for_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'm a poor boy, _ poor boy, poor boy.
You know what's up? _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] You [N] know you want the whole world, not on strike but I'm about to blow one right down, Mike.
You know you [Dm] never saw one girl that [E] liked the story so I told myself, well, [G] _ you know, _ _ [Dm]
[G] catch that.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and there's [A] a light on, _ heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be [E] there, _ waiting [D] for [Am] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [A] the marquis _ of her [G] soul.
[F] By the way [Am] I tried to say I'd be there, waiting _
_ [Dm] for_
I'm a poor [F] boy, _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ poor boy, _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ [E] poor [Dm] boy. _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight [D] and there's a light [G] on, _ heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be there, waiting [Bb] for [F] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [Dm] the marquis of her soul.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd know you [Dbm] _ [D] from before. _
[F] Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the [C] way I tried to say [Am]
I'd be there, _ [Bb] waiting _ [Dm]
for_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Standing in line to see the [C] show tonight and there's [E] a light on, heavy [Dm] glow.
[F] By the way [G] I tried to say [E] I'd be there, _ [A] _ waiting [G] for [F] Danny the girl is singing [Am] songs to me
beneath the marquis _ of her [Em] _ love.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Stepman, _ car shop, _ car drop, _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] sitting out big she's such a little DJ, get down [G] quick my feet run up the [Dm] freeway
[G] turn that drip to make the little [Dm] e-wait meet that link but not the way the beat breaks all [E] down.
_ [Dm] Blood man, _ rip [G] tape.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, _ [G] heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say I'd be [Am] there, [Bb] waiting _ _ [D] for_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I'm a poor boy, _ poor boy, poor boy.
You know what's up? _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] You [N] know you want the whole world, not on strike but I'm about to blow one right down, Mike.
You know you [Dm] never saw one girl that [E] liked the story so I told myself, well, [G] _ you know, _ _ [Dm]
[G] catch that.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and there's [A] a light on, _ heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be [E] there, _ waiting [D] for [Am] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [A] the marquis _ of her [G] soul.
[F] By the way [Am] I tried to say I'd be there, waiting _
_ [Dm] for_
I'm a poor [F] boy, _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ poor boy, _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ [E] poor [Dm] boy. _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] Standing in line [C] to see the show tonight [D] and there's a light [G] on, _ heavy glow.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd be there, waiting [Bb] for [F] Danny the girl [C] is singing songs to me beneath [Dm] the marquis of her soul.
[F] By the way [C] I tried to say [Am] I'd know you [Dbm] _ [D] from before. _
[F] Standing in [C] line to see the show tonight and [Dm] there's a light on, heavy glow.
[F] By the [C] way I tried to say [Am]
I'd be there, _ [Bb] waiting _ [Dm]
for_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _