Tootie Hootie and the Blowfish From the album Fairweather Johnson 01022 Intro: (Played throughout verse) (riff) -----------------0---------------------0---------------------1-------------------3- -0-1-3-1-----1-----1----1----1-----1------1---1----1-----1-----1---1---3-----3----- ---------0-----0-----0----0----2-----2------2---2----2-----2-----2---2---0-----0--- -----------2---------------------2---------------------3-------------------0------- ---0-2-3---------2-----------0---------0------------------------------------------- -3-------------------------------------------------1---------1---------3---------3- riff You put a rose in my hand Put a dollar in my pocket But you don't understand riff How the days grow longer, the sky is black as night I see the morning but you won't see the light I thought about you for a long, long time I wrote about you but the words don't seem to rhyme And now you're lying here riff But my heart still beats for you Had a dream about you You sat right down beside me riff And you told me we were through It was all so real and you told me reasons why You brought me to the window And you taught me how to fly I thought about you for a long, long time I said I love you but we just don't have the time And now you're lying here But my heart still beats for you [cello part] I thought to hold you for a long, long time You said I love you but my heart won't seem to chime in And now you're lying here And my heart still beats for you I'm trying, and my heart still beats for you --