‘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.
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-|
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-|
I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the city back streats
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah in the bright and hollow skies
You know it looks so good tonight
I am the passenger
I say under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the cities ripping sky
And everything looks good tonight
Singing la la laa la la la laa la la (faster on last laas)
A la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la
(faint laas)x2
Give in to the power
We’ll be the passsengers
We’ll ride through the city tonight
We’ll see the cities ripped back sides
We’ll see the bright and hollow sky
We’ll see the stars that shine so bright
The stars made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
Oh how you ride
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides (lisp on the s)
He looks through his window (sing it faster at this bit)
And what does he see
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the stars come out tonight
He sees the cities ripped back sides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
And it just belongs to you and me
So lets take a ride and see what’s mine
And Singing la la laa la la la laa la la
A la laa lalaaaaa la la laa la la laa
la laa lalaaaaa la la laa la la laa
La laa la (dramatique stop)
(quiet playing)
Are you the passenger
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his window side
He sees the things he knows are his
He sees the bright and hollow sky
he sees the city sleeping at night
He sees the stars are out tonight
And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
So lets all ride and ride and ride and ride (longer time on last ride)
Oh singing la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la
Laaaaaaaaaa
Oh singing la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la (begins to fade)
la la laa la la la laa la la
la la laa la la la laa la la
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.
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---|
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