Anything Can Happen

Words and music by Tim and Neil Finn. Copyright © 2004 Roundhead Music. Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Tom Johnstone

The metre in this song is constantly changing. While in general you could classify the song as being in 12/8 time, at many points the drums and strumming suggest 6/8, 3/4 or 6/4 within the 12/8.

The chorus of this song is difficult to reproduce without a bass player . The guitars play the same "F riff" as in the Intro, but this time the bass is playing a "D" underneath them. So in effect it becomes more of a "D minor riff." Unfortunately I can't find a reasonable way to approximate this on a single guitar, so if you're playing alone, you'll just have to imagine that "D" underneath you for now.


Capo 3rd fret

 

Intro

C       Cmaj7add2      C       Cmaj7add2
Fmaj7   Fmaj7#11add2   Fmaj7   Fmaj7#11add2   <--"F riff"
(repeat)


Verse

    Am       Fmaj7        Am             Fmaj7
The game has begun, and I stumble to the front

        Am      Fmaj7        Am     Fmaj7
There's no real control over random events


Chorus

G                       F riff/D
I will take my chances

       G                    F riff/D
'Cause anything can happen

  G                        F riff/D
I don't believe it's over

       G                    F riff/D
'Cause anything can happen


(Repeat Verse and Chorus)

 

Bridge

                  G                           Dm7           Fmaj7
It doesn't matter what we did wrong, makes no difference to me

F#sus                                  Fmaj7
See the light in your eyes, and you're dancing free

Solo

 
          E  Q    E  Q    E  Q    E  Q       E  Q    E  Q    E   E  Q    E   E 
     E||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
     B||--0--1----0--1----0--1----0--1----|--0--1----0--1----1s--3--3----3s--5--|
     G||--0--2----0--2----0--2----0--2----|--0--2----0--2----2s--4--4----4s--5--|
     D||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
     A||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
     E||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
          C                                  Fmaj7
          Q    Q.     E  Q    Q    Q       Q     Q     Q     E    E   Q     Q 
        --------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
        --5----0------0--0----1----1----|--1----10----10----10s--12--12----12----|
        --5----0------0--0----2----2----|--2----10----10----10s--12--12----12----|
        --------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
          C                                Fmaj7
          E  Q    E  Q    E  Q    E  Q       E  Q    E  E   E  E   E  Q    E  E 
        ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
        --0--1----0--1----0--1----0--1----|--0--1----0--1s--3--3s--5--5----5--5--|
        --0--2----0--2----0--2----0--2----|--0--2----0--2s--4--4s--5--5----5--5--|
        ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
        ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
        ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
          C                                  Fmaj7
          E  Q    Q    E  Q    Q    E  E     Q    E  Q    E  Q    E  Q    E 
        ----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
        --5--0----0----8--8----8----0--0--|--0----0--1----1--3----3--1----1--||
        --5--0----0----9--9----9----0--0--|--0----0--2----2--4----4--2----2--||
        ----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
        ----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
        ----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
          C                                  Fmaj7
        G              E
And I'm turning 'round today

   Fmaj7                 Dadd2/F#     
To gather in the pieces, give in to the mystery

Am   Fmaj7   Am   Fmaj7


(Repeat Chorus)

 

Outro

C/E     Fmaj7  C/G     Dm7
Someday I,     One day I

             C/E     Fmaj7
Anything can happen

             C/G     Dm7
Anything can happen

               C      Fmaj7          C               Fmaj7
I will make it shine, I will make it rain sometimes

Am

Chords

Cmaj7add2      330000
Fmaj7          133210
Fmaj7#11add2   133000
F#sus          242422
Dadd2/F#       2x0230
C/E            032010
C/G            332010
Dm7            xx0211