adam and joe – tokyo

standard tuning

chords :

E A D G B E

C : 8 10 10 9 x

xbb : 6 8 8 7 x

xeb : x 6 8 8 8

xe : 12 14 14 13 x

xa : x 12 14 14 14

xam : x 12 14 14 13

xg : 3 5 5 4 x

xf : 1 3 3 2 x

xintro :

C A# D# A# x3

C A#

verse 1 :

C

well i’ve been a lot o’ places in this big old world ,

E

but i’ve never seen a place like this .

A Am

the buildings’ kinda tall and the people kinda small ,

C G

and everybody eats a lot of fish .

verse 2 :

C

the streets are pretty busy it can make you awful dizzy

E

when your trying to find your way around .

A Am

so here’s a little rhyme you can use it all the time

C G

when you’re lost in tokyo town .

chorus :

A#

wakarimashita , wakarimasen ,

( i understood i don’t understand )

F

wakarimashita ka?

( do you understand? )

A#

doko desu ka? itsu desu ka?

( where is it? when is it? )

F

nani desu ka?

( what is it? )

verse 3 :

C

it’s a fascinating city but it looks a little sh * * y ,

E

when it’s raining and it’s grey .

A Am

when the sun’s done a sinkin’ and the lights are on and blinkin’ ,

C G

and baby it looks okay .

verse 4 :

C

well they say its futuristic but its also innovistic ,

E

it’s a contradictory place .

A Am

when im walkin’ through shibuya feel like singin halleluyah ,

C G

even though there’s limited space .

chorus :

A#

wakarimashita , wakarimasen ,

( i understood i don’t understand )

F

wakarimashita ka?

( do you understand? )

A#

doko desu ka? itsu desu ka?

( where is it? when is it? )

F

nani desu ka?

( what is it? )

bridge :

C A# D# A# C A# D# A# C A# D# A# C A# D# A#

omotesando! ikebukuro! shinjuku! harajuku!

F A#

meguro! hibiya! roppongi! ginza! shibuya! ebisu! mita! ueno!

F A#

akabanebashi!

chorus :

A#

wakarimashita , wakarimasen ,

( i understood i don’t understand )

F

wakarimashita ka?

( do you understand? )

A#

doko desu ka? itsu desu ka?

( where is it? when is it? )

F

nani desu ka?

( what is it? )