The Longest Wave Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Longest Wave

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bluesy

1089
0:00 3:24
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Bb
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Eb Gm | Bb Eb | Bb Gm | Cm Bb |
| - 

[Verse 1]
Eb
Throw me all around
       Db
Like a boomerang sky
    Eb
Whatever you do
      Db
Don't tell me why
Eb
Poppies grow tall
     Db
Then say bye bye
        Gm       F
The wave  is here
  Eb
A seamless little team
    Db
And then we tanked
  Eb                 Db
I guess we're not so sacrosanct
    Eb
The tip of my tongue
    Db
But then we blanked
        Gm       F
The wave  is here
Dm                         Bb
Waiting on the wind To tell
my side
Eb Db Eb Db Eb
            Ready set jet
        Db
But she never gets far
Eb
Listen to your skin
         Db
From the seat of my car
    Eb
Two centipedes stuck
   Db
In one glass jar
       Gm       F
The longest wave
Dm                         Bb
Waiting on the wind To tell
my side

[Pre-Chorus]
Cm            Bb
  Whatcha want
Cm            Bb
  Whatcha need
Cm         Bb
  Do you love

[Chorus]
Ab
Maybe I'm the right one
Eb
Maybe I'm the wrong
Bbm                      Fm
Just another play, the pirate,
and the papillon
Ab        Eb           Bbm
  Time to call it a day
Ab
Maybe you're my last love
Eb
Maybe you're my first
Bbm                     Fm
Just another way to play  inside the universe
Ab      Eb              Bbm
  Now I know why we came

[Verse 2]
Eb
Sterile as the barrel
      Db
Of an old 12 gauge
Eb
Under my skin
    Db
And half my age
Eb
Hotter than the wax
     Db
On a saxifrage
       Gm       F
The longest wave
Dm                         Bb
Waiting on the wind To turn
my page
Eb Db Eb Db Eb
            Steady your sails
        Db
For the butterfly flap
    Eb
Whatever you do
      Db
Don't close that gap
    Eb
I'm dreaming of a woman
          Db
But she's just my nap
     Gm        F
Your ship is in
Dm                      Bb
Waiting on the tide so I  can swim

[Pre-Chorus]
Cm            Bb
  Whatcha want
Cm            Bb
  Whatcha need
Cm         Bb
  Do you love

[Chorus]
Ab
Maybe I'm the right one
Eb
Maybe I'm the wrong
Bbm                      Fm
Just another play, the pirate,
and the papillon
Ab        Eb           Bbm
  Time to call it a day
Ab
Maybe you're my last love
Eb
Maybe you're my first
Bbm                     Fm
Just another way to play  inside the universe
Ab      Eb              Bbm
  Now I know why we came

[Bridge]
Db      Fm              Eb Db
  Now I know why we came
Ab   Eb      Bb
  Now  I know

[Outro]
                             Eb |
| Gm Bb | Eb Bb | Gm Cm | Bb -  |

Bars

[Intro]
| Eb Gm | Bb Eb | Bb Gm | Cm Bb |
| - 

[Verse 1]
     Eb | Db Eb | Db Eb | Db Gm |
| F  Eb | Db Eb | Db Eb | Db Gm |
| F  Dm | Bb Eb | Db Eb | Db Eb |
| Db Eb | Db Eb | Db Gm | F  Dm |
| Bb

Throw me all around
Like a boomerang sky
Whatever you do
Don't tell me why
Poppies grow tall
Then say bye bye
The wave  is here
A seamless little team
And then we tanked
I guess we're not so sacrosanct
The tip of my tongue
But then we blanked
The wave  is here
Waiting on the wind To tell
my side
Ready set jet
But she never gets far
Listen to your skin
From the seat of my car
Two centipedes stuck
In one glass jar
The longest wave
Waiting on the wind To tell
my side

[Pre-Chorus]
    Cm | Bb Cm | Bb Cm | Bb - |

Whatcha want
Whatcha need
Do you love

[Chorus]
| Ab Eb | Bbm Fm | Ab Eb | Bbm - |
| Ab Eb | Bbm Fm | Ab Eb | Bbm - |

Maybe I'm the right one
Maybe I'm the wrong
Just another play, the pirate,
and the papillon
Time to call it a day
Maybe you're my last love
Maybe you're my first
Just another way to play  inside the universe
Now I know why we came

[Verse 2]
| Eb Db | Eb Db | Eb Db | Gm F  |
| Dm Bb | Eb Db | Eb Db | Eb Db |
| Eb Db | Eb Db | Gm F  | Dm Bb |

Sterile as the barrel
Of an old 12 gauge
Under my skin
And half my age
Hotter than the wax
On a saxifrage
The longest wave
Waiting on the wind To turn
my page
Steady your sails
For the butterfly flap
Whatever you do
Don't close that gap
I'm dreaming of a woman
But she's just my nap
Your ship is in
Waiting on the tide so I  can swim

[Pre-Chorus]
| Cm Bb | Cm Bb | Cm Bb | -

Whatcha want
Whatcha need
Do you love

[Chorus]
                              Ab |
| Eb Bbm | Fm Ab | Eb Bbm | - Ab |
| Eb Bbm | Fm Ab | Eb Bbm | -

Maybe I'm the right one
Maybe I'm the wrong
Just another play, the pirate,
and the papillon
Time to call it a day
Maybe you're my last love
Maybe you're my first
Just another way to play  inside the universe
Now I know why we came

[Bridge]
                            Db |
| Fm Eb | Db Ab | Eb Bb | -

Now I know why we came
Now  I know

[Outro]
                             Eb |
| Gm Bb | Eb Bb | Gm Cm | Bb -  |

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