Passenger - Twenty Seven

this is such a wonderful yet unreleased song by mike and i’m happy it’s my first tab : ) enjoy!

capo 6th

intro :
G C G
C G
C G D

verse 1 :
G
27 years , 27 years old
C
only thing i know , the only thing i get told
G
i gotta sell out if i want to get sold
D
don’t want the devil to be taking my soul
G
i write songs that come from my heart
C
i don’t give a fxxk if they get into the chart , oh no
G
only way i can be , is to say what i see
and have the shadow hanging over me

chorus :
D
i don’t know where i’m running but i know how to run
C G C G
’cause , running’s the thing i’ve always done
D
i don’t know what i’m doing but i know what i’ve done
C G C G D
i’m a hungry heart , i’m a loaded gun

verse 2 :
* – – – > one open strum and then strum as muted

G * G * C *
27 years , 27 years now , only thing i know , i know that i don’t know how
to please everybody all of the time
G * D
’cause everybody always fxxking changes their mind
G
a little bit jaded , a little bit faded
C
don’t want to stop , won’t be persuaded
G
to write words i can’t believe in , to see my face on a video screen

chorus :
D
i don’t know where i’m running but i know how to run
C G C G
’cause , running’s the thing i’ve always done
D ( strum once )
i don’t know what i’m doing but i know what i’ve done
C Em
i’m a hungry heart , i’m a loaded gun

bridge :
( D ) G Gsus4 G
oh oh , oh ,
C G
oh , oohoh oh , ooh ,
Em ( D ) G Gsus4 G
oh , oh oh , oh ,
C G
oh , oohoh oh , ooh

* – – – > strum once
Em *
27 years , 27 years done
( D ) G *
written 600 songs , only 12 get sung
C *
87 , 000 cigarettes have passed through these lungs and
G * D *
every single day i wish i’d never smoked 1
Em * ( D ) *
a week brushing my teeth and a week getting my haircut
G *
8 years sleeping , i’m still tired when i wake up
C *
a whole year eating and i still lost weight fxxk
G * D *
5 proper girlfriends and 5 messy breakups
C
27 birthdays , 27 new years
G
30 , 000 quid , just so i could have a few beers
C
ever dying old hopes , ever growing new fears
D
don’t know where i’m going , but i know how i got here

chorus :
C
don’t know where i’m running but i know how to run
G C G
’cause , running’s the thing i’ve always done
D *
said i don’t know what i’m doing but i know what i’ve done
C * G
i’m a hungry heart , i’m a loaded gun