"The Passenger" By Iggy and The Stooges
A great one for gigs its a real crowd pleaser and my first bit of sheet music it may be
beats of four but the rhythm is down up down then take your fingers off and play it
stringed and then change onto next chord. I warn you this song goes on for eight
Play it loud and with a bit of distortion. It’s mainly Am F C G and then Am F C E but it
play one of the chord changes twice to fit the verse. I put alot of time and effort into
so please rate with a high mark.
Here are the chords in tab form if you need them.
Am F C G
E|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|
B|-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
G|-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0—0-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-0-|
Am F C E
E|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
G|-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|
D|-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-0-|
A|-0-0—0-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
[Intro]
Am F C G
Am F C E
[Verse]
Am F C G
I am the passenger
Am F C E
And I ride and I ride
Am F C G
I ride through the city back streats
Am F C E
I see the stars come out of the sky
Am F C G
Yeah in the bright and hollow skies
Am F C E
You know it looks so good tonight
[Instrumental]
Am F C G
Am F C E
[Verse]
Am F C G
I am the passenger
Am F C E
I say under glass
Am F C G
I look through my window so bright
Am F C E
I see the stars come out tonight
Am F C G
I see the bright and hollow sky
Am F C E
Over the cities ripping sky
Am F C G
And everything looks good tonight
[Instrumental]
Am F C E
[Chorus]
Am F C G
Singing la la laa la la la laa la la (faster on last laas)
Am F C E
A la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C G
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C E
(faint laas)
Am F C E
(faint laas)
[Verse]
Am F C G
Give in to the power
Am F C E
We’ll be the passsengers
Am F C G
We’ll ride through the city tonight
Am F C E
We’ll see the cities ripped back sides
Am F C G
We’ll see the bright and hollow sky
Am F C G
We’ll see the stars that shine so bright
Am F C E
The stars made for us tonight
[Instrumental]
Am F C G
Am F C E
[Verse]
Am F C G
Oh the passenger
Am F C E
Oh how you ride
Am F C G
Oh the passenger
Am F C E
He rides and he rides (lisp on the s)
Am F C G
He looks through his window (sing it faster at this bit)
Am F C E
And what does he see
Am F C G
He sees the bright and hollow sky
Am F C E
He sees the stars come out tonight
Am F C G
He sees the cities ripped back sides
Am F C E
He sees the winding ocean drive
Am F C G
And everything was made for you and me
Am F C E
All of it was made for you and me
Am F C G
And it just belongs to you and me
Am F C E
So lets take a ride and see what’s mine
[Instrumental]
Am F C G
Am F C E
Am F C G
Am F C E
[Chorus]
Am F C G
And Singing la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C E
A la laa lalaaaaa la la laa la la laa
Am F C G
la laa lalaaaaa la la laa la la laa
Am F C E
La laa la (dramatique stop)
Am F C G
(quiet playing)
[Instrumental]
Am F C E
[Verse]
Am F C G
Are you the passenger
Am F C E
He sees things from under glass
Am F C G
He looks through his window side
Am F C E
He sees the things he knows are his
Am F C G
He sees the bright and hollow sky
Am F C E
he sees the city sleeping at night
Am F C G
He sees the stars are out tonight
Am F C E
And all of it is yours and mine
Am F C G
And all of it is yours and mine
Am F C E
So lets all ride and ride and ride and ride (longer time on last ride)
[Chorus]
Am F C G
Am F C E
[Chorus]
Am F C G
Oh singing la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C E
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C G
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C E
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C G
Laaaaaaaaaa
Am F C E
Oh singing la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C G
la la laa la la la laa la la (begins to fade)
Am F C E
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C G
la la laa la la la laa la la
Am F C E
la la laa la la la laa la la
Here Are the power chords if you want to play it louder in a more punk style.
Am F C G
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-----------|
D|-7-7-7---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
A|-7-7-7---3-3-3---3-3-3-0-5-5-5---|
E|-5-5-5-0-1-1-1-0---------3-3-3---|
Am F C E
E|-------------------------0-------|
B|-------------------------0-------|
G|-----------------5-5-5---1-------|
D|-7-7-7---3-3-3---5-5-5---2-------|
A|-7-7-7---3-3-3---3-3-3-0-2-------|
E|-5-5-5-0-1-1-1-0---------0-------|
not bad for a persons first bit of sheet music.
By Francis David Greenwood
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