Transcribed by Dan Meijer
The regular pattern of the intro is duplicated in the verses, while the
vocal phrasing has Tim's trademark of being a bit different in each time.
Listen to the song to see how it goes.The verse, bridge 1, and chorus
progressions simply repeat.
Intro:
F Bb Gm C x2
Verse:
F Bb
I shouldn't have driven
Gm C
You shouldn't have driven
F Bb
But we got there and had a good time
Gm C
So we left the car and the cabbie was from a war zone
Bridge 1:
Am Dm Gm
We were glad he was driving us home
C
I was glad about that mood
Am Dm Gm
We took it on, we took it on board
C
I said
Chorus:
F Bb Gm
Thank you
C
For loving me at my worst
Bb Am
If this isn't love it's very close
Dm Gm C
Can you hear the world it's waking up
Bb Am Dm
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
Gm C
have I got them in me?
Verse (same progression):
Bought myself one of them keyboard axes
Wanted to get out and dance away from the piano
That could have been the beginning of the end
If I wasn't already in the middle
Bridge 1 (same progression):
The crowd was confused, and then they cheered
and my career was back on track
I was relieved and full of love for the people
and I said
Chorus (same progression):
Thank you, each and every one of you
For loving at me at my worst
If this isn't love it's very close
Can you hear the world it's waking up
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
have I got them in me?
Bridge 2:
Gm F Eb
All you bright and middle-aged things
Bb C
Attending your sons and daughters
Gm F Eb
Spare a thought for me out here with the kids
Bb C
To hell with your bricks and mortar!
C Eb
It's you and me and the holy ghost
Bb Gm
On the road we're all heading down the coast
Bb Gm
We're better sorry than safe when we count the cost
Bb Gm
We're better sorry than safe when we count the cost
Verse (same progression):
There's a bar out east, it's called The Scrum
Only red wine and the finest of cigars
If we leave now we'll still get in
You could find yourself a young consort
Bridge 1 (same progression):
Writers of unpopular fiction trying to drink more
Than bikies who've all left their beards at the door
They smoke all the wine and drink all the beer
and say...
Chorus (same progression):
Thank you, each and every one of you
For loving at me at my worst
...
For loving at me at my worst
If this isn't love it's very close
Can you hear the world it's waking up
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
have I got them in me?
If this isn't love it's very close
Can you hear the world it's waking up
Can we be crazy for a few more years?
have I got them in me?
If this isn't love it's very close
If this isn't love it's very close
Can you hear the world it's waking up...?