95
Peter Gabriel-Sledgehammer
[Intro figures]
With thumb and first 2 fingers
Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring
e ------------
B ---------17-17--
G ---14h16------16p14---
D 14------------------14
A ------------
E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96]
e -------------------
B -------------------
G ------------------
D -----------------
A -2p0---------------
E ----3p0------------
[INTRO WITH HORN RIFF]
[E5]xxx x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx xxxx(riff)
[E5]xxx x[E5][Dsus2][E5] xxxx xxxx(riff)
[Bb/D - x7555x]xxx x[C/E][D][A] xxxx x[A][A7sus4]x
[B7sus4]xxx xxxx [B-x-9-9-11-12-x]xxx xxxx
[E] Yeah - hey, [Dsus2] use it, [E] ... [Dsus2] everybody [E] use it! [Dsus2]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4]
You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks,
[Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying,
[Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back,
[Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare]
[E].[E] [E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 2]
[N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends,
[Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2]
This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible -
breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats]
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx
Yeah! Yeah!
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3]
[N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee,
[Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2]
[E] [Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can
be [E] [Dsus2]
[Chorus]
I wanna be
[C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name?
[C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be
[C#m][D/F#] [F#min7] your sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony,
[C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer,
[C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it
[Vamp]
[Em] Sledge! [Dsus2] [Em] Sledge [Dsus2]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] Sledge [Dsus2] hammer!
[Pan Pipe section]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
[Em] [Dsus2] [Em] [Dsus2] - [C] ([C][C][C][D]) [A] [A7]
I-keep-a---running!-
[Verse 4]
[Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit,
(Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!)
[C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!)
[Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!)
I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in
[Verse 5]
Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!)
I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!)
Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!)
I will... [C] show for you!
[A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits)
[A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you,
[Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through,
A - gonna build that [A] power,
[A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding the
[Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm,
Going to feel that [A] power,
[A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda]
Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come
[Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been
[Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm,
It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night,
Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come
[Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do!
[A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7]
Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!
[End]
[Em]
95
Wheatus-Teenage Dirtbag
[Intro - ring B and high E open as play power chords really]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
(Let top two open notes ring)
e|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
B|--------0--------0--------0-------0-|
G|---------4-4-x-------------2-2-x----|
D|-2-2-x---4-4-x----2-2-x----2-2-x----|
A|-2-2-x---2-2-x----2-2-x----0-0-x----|
E|-0-0-x------------0-0-x-------------|
[Verse 1 - B is Bsus4, A is Asus2]
Her [E] name is Noelle [B]
[E] I have a dream [A] about her.
[E] She rings my bell [B]
I got [E] gym class in half [A] an hour.
[E] Oh, how she [B] rocks,
In [E] keds and tube [A] socks,
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------2-2---4-4-------------------2-2---4-4-------------|---------|
D|--2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------2-2---2-2---4-4-----6-------|---------|
A|--2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---2-2---0-0---2-2---4-----6---|---7---9-|
E|--0-0-------------------4-----0-0-------------------4-----|-5---7---|
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 2]
Her [E] boyfriend's a dick [B]
[E] and he brings a [A] gun to school,
[E] And he'd simply kick [B]
My [E] ass if he knew [A] the truth.
[E] He lives on my [B] block
[E] And he drives and I [A] rock
But [C#m] she doesn't know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] she doesn't give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 2]
'Cause [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
Yeah [E] I'm just a teenage [A] dirtbag [B] ba [C#m] by [G#m]
[E] Listen to Iron [A] Maiden [B] [C#m] baby, [G#m] with me
[E] ooh [A] ooh [B]
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 1]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Instrumental]
[E] [Bsus4-x24400] [E] [Asus2-x02200] X 2
[Verse 3]
[E] Man, I feel like [B] mould,
It [E] 's prom night and [A] I am lonely.
[E] Lo and behold: [B]
She's [E] walking over [A] to me.
[E] This must be [B] fake,
My [E] lip starts to [A] shake.
But [C#m] How does she know [A] who I am [B]
And [C#m] How does she give [A] a damn [B] about me.
[Chorus 3] (same chords but softer than previous choruses,
possibly pluck certain notes)
I've got two
[E] tickets to [A] Iron [B] Maiden [C#m] baby [G#m]
Come [E] with me Fri [A] day, don't [B] say ma [C#m] ybe. [G#m]
[E] I'm just a teen[A] age dirt [B] bag [C#m] baby [G#m] like
[E] you [A] ooh [B] ooh
([C#m] [G#m] [A] [B])
[Bridge 2]
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[E] [Asus2] Yeeah [E] - [Asus2] ------- Dirtba [E] g, -- [Asus2] --------
No, [C#m] she does [G#m] n't know [A] what she's [B] missing.
[Outro]
E B E A
E B E(stop on E and sustain)
A G#m (F#m G#m F#m) E
95
Bill Withers-Lovely Day
[Intro BPM 98 - You can use technique in Dakota to play the high violin lines
- 0-x-9-9-9-11 0-x-9-9-9-12 9-x-9-9-9-11 9-x-9-9-9-12 x-0-x-9-9-11 x-0-x-9-9-12 C then D]
Vox- have one on double - that should do it - no harmonies
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-----/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7---------Cmaj7-Bm7
|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/-/-/-/-|-/--/--/--/--|
--E---------C#m7------Amaj7-----Cmaj7----Bm7
[Verse 1]
[E] When I wake up in the [C#m7] morning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] And the sunlight hurts my eyes [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] And something without [C#m7] warning love [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Bears heavy on my [Cmaj7] mind
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D-x55555] Then I look at you [Bm7/E-077777]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 2]
[E] When the day that lies [C#m7] ahead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
[Verse 3]
[E] When the day that lies a [C#m7] head of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Seems impossible to face [Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[E] When someone else in [C#m7] stead of me [Amaj7]
[Amaj7] Always seems to know the [Cmaj7] way
[Pre-chorus]
[Am7/D] Then I look at you [Bm7/E]
And the whole world's a [Am7] lright with me [Bm7]
[Am7/D] Just one look at you [Bm7/E]
And I know it's [Am7] gonna be [Bm7]
[Chorus - x 2 or fade]
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
A lovely [E] day (Lovely day lovely day [C#m7] lovely day lovely day
[Amaj7] lovely day lovely day [Cmaj7] lovely day lovely [Bm7] day)
115
George Ezra-Shotgun
BPM 116 - big doubled vox for choruses -
home grown, south of the, we got two in the front
E A C#m B ----------- for all of song
[Verse 1] E A C#m B
[E] Home grown alligator, [A] see you later
Gotta hit the [C#m] road, gotta hit the road [B]
Something changed in the atmosphere,
Architecture unfamiliar,
I could get used to this
[Pre-chorus] E A C#m B
Time flies by in the yellow and green,
stick around and you'll see what I mean.
There's a mountain top, that I'm dreaming of,
If you need me, you know where I'll be.
[Chorus] E A C#m B
Ill be riding shotgun,
Underneath the hot sun,
Feeling like a someone.
Ill be riding shotgun,
Underneath the hot sun,
Feeling like a someone.
[Verse 2] E A C#m B
The south of the equator, navigator,
Gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road.
Deep-sea diving round the clock,
Bikini bottoms, lager tops
I could get used to this
[Pre-chorus] E A C#m B
Time flies by in the yellow and green,
stick around and youll see what I mean.
Theres a mountain top, that Im dreaming of,
If you need me, you know where Ill be.
[Chorus] E A C#m B
[Bridge] E A C#m B
We got two in the front, two in the back,
Sailing along and we dont look back.
[Pre-chorus] E A C#m B
Time flies by etc
[Chorus] E A C#m B - repeat lots until below
Feeling like a someone, a someone,a someone, a someone.
115
Blues Brothers-Soul Man
[Intro BPM - 112 - Just bass drums]
Sliding guitar part - underlying chords - E D G A B
Quick horn figure prior to start
E -----4----4---44s2--2-----2--------7-----7-------9-------11
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -2s4---2--------------1s2-----4s7-----5-----7s9-----9s11---
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------
E ------0----------------------------------------------------
B --0h2---0-0h2----------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------
F --T---a-T-a (fingering - play fast Bs figure)
[Verse 1 - Full drums]
Comin' [E] to ya [A] [E] on a dusty road [A] [E]
[E] Good lovin' [A] [E] I got a truck load [A] [E]
[E] And when you get it [A] [E] you got something [A] [E]
[E] So don't worry [A] [E] cause I'm coming
[Chorus - Dsus4 riff for horns, D to E slide second time]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
[Repeat x 1]
[A to B riff - A5 x42xxx xx22xx B5]
[Verse 2]
Got [E] what I got [A] [E] the hard way [A] [E]
And I'll [E] make it better [A] [E] each and every day [A] [E]
[E] So honey [A] [E] don't you fret [A] [E]
'Cause [E] you ain't seen [A] [E] nothing yet [A] [E]
[Chorus - Dsus4 riff for horns, D to E slide second time]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
[Repeat x 1]
[A to B riff - A5 x42xxx xx22xx B5]
[Verse 3]
Listen
I was [E] brought up [A] [E] on a side street [A] [E]
I [E] learned how to love [A] [E] before I could eat [A] [E]
I was [E] educated [A] [E] from good stock [A] [E]
When [E] I start lovin' [A] [E] I just can't stop [A] [E]
[Chorus - Dsus4 riff for horns, D to E slide second time - Play it Steve]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
I'm a [E] soul man [D]
[Repeat x 1]
[A to B riff - A5 x42xxx xx22xx B5]
[Middle 8 / Key Change]
Well [C] grab the rope and I'll [G] pull you in
[A] Give you hope and [B] be your only boyfriend
[C] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Intro sliding riff again but up a semi tone - just bass drum]
[Chorus]
I'm a [F] soul man [D#] X? fade (You're a soul man)
[End]
[Notes]
[Verse] Chorus [chords] - E to [E] D [to] - [A] th [-] en [E] p [E] la [E] y [E] su [E] s [A] 4 [E] to [E] simulate horns
- then slide D up to E to simulate guitar part
[Riff] Comin [at] g t [end] o ya [-] , [A5] got [x42xxx] what i [xx22xx] got, i [B5] was brought up
grab a roap C G A B C (play same time for each) - then play intro
up 1 fret - F D# G# A# C - then F to Bb for rest of song
115
Doobie Brothers-Long Train
[Intro - BPM 87 - No drums high riff]
[Em7]
E -7------7-7------7---7--
B -7h8----8-8------8---7--
G -7------7-7------7---7--
D -7h9----9-9------9---7--
A -7------7-7------7---7--
E -7------7-7------7---7--
Dr B S B S
[Verse]
[Em7] Down around the corner, half a mile from here
See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse]
You [Em7] know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks
She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse]
Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central
And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Solo- Verse chords]
[Em7] [Am7] [Em7]
[C] [Bsus4] [B] [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm changes to (BB) S B S for Gm7 section]
[Em7]
E ------------------
B ------------------
G ------------------
D -7--9---------------
A -5--7---------------
E -0-----------------
Dr B B S B S
Well the Ill [Em7] inois Central
And the [Em7] Southern Central Freight
Got to [Em7] keep on pushin' mama
You [Em7] know they're running late
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove [Em7]
[Verse - Rhythm - drop snare just bass drum]
Well the [Em7] pistons keep on turning
And the whe [Em7] els go round and round
The [Em7] steel rails are cold and hard
For the [Em7] miles that they go down
[Chorus]
Without love [Am7] where would you be now [Em7]
Without lo [C] --o--- [Bsus4] -o [B] -ove
[Am7]
ooh (drums stop)
[Intro riff] back in - ad lib til end
- bring drums back in at some point
[Em7] [Em7] [Em7] [Dm7]
B S B S
125
Robbie Williams-Let Me Entertain You
[Intro - BPM 125 - Just bass drum]
Start with muting strumming for 8 bars then
E D (A - x47xxx (x57xxx x57xxx)) E
Or
E xx0200 A Asus4 A E
Or
079xxx 059xxx (A - 047xxx (057xxx 057xxx)) 022100
Repeat once
[Verse - Just bass drum]
[E] Hell is gone and heaven's here - There's
[D] nothing left for you to fear
[A] Shake your arse come over here Now
[E] scream ........................
[E] I'm a burning effigy Of
[D] everything I used to be
[A] You're my rock of empathy, my
[E] dear so come on (nice off beat)
(fill) SxBB SxBB SxBB S B xx
[Chorus - Full drums]
[E] let me. [G] .. enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[Verse]
[E] Life's too short for you to die So
[D] grab yourself an alibi
[A] Heaven knows your mother lied Mon
[E] cher
[E] Separate your right from wrongs
[D] Come and sing a different song - The
[A] kettle's on so don't be long - Mon
[E] cher so come on (nice off beat)
(fill) SxBB SxBB SxBB S B xx
[Chorus]
[E] let me. [G] .. enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[Verse]
[E] Look me up in the yellow pages
[D] I will be your rock of ages Your
[A] see through fads and your crazy phrases
[E] yeah
[E] Little Bo Peep has lost his sheep - He
[D] popped a pill and fell asleep - The
[A] dew is wet but the grass is sweet, my
[E] dear
(Change progression)
[E] Your mind gets burned with the [G] habits you've learned - But
[A] we're the generation that's [E] got to be heard. You're
[E] tired of your teachers and your [G] school's a drag - You're
[A] not going to wanna end up like your
[E] mum and dad
[E] mum and so come on (nice off beat)
(fill) SxBB SxBB SxBB S B xx
[Chorus]
[E] let me. [G] .. enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you [E]
[Verse]
[E] He may be good he may be [G] outta sight But
[A] he can't be here so come a [E] round tonight.
[E] Here is the place where the [G] feeling grows. You
[A] gotta get high before you [E] taste the lows.
[Full drums stop - keep bass drum going - intro Riff]
[E-xx0200] [A] [Asus4] [A] [E]
[E-xx0200] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] so come on (nice off beat)
(fill) SxBB SxBB SxBB S B xx
[Chorus]
[E] let me. [G] .. enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
So come on
[E] let me. [G] .. enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[E] Let me. [G] ... enter [A] tain you ([G] [G/F#]) [E]
[Outro + Drum vamp - Play chord just once then mute at start of each line -
then play one offbeat on snare on snare Bxxx SxxS xxBx Sxxx - can move rh to soundboard
or double bass figure? - BBBB S--B -BB- S---]
[E] Come on come on come on come on.
[G] Come on come on come on come on
[A] Come on come on come on come on
[E]
[Vamp until end]
[E] [G] [A] [E]
125
TRex-Get It On
[Intro - No drums to start then come in]
[E] - Descending riff E - 3 2 0 (snare on 2) - 'Well you're dirty' on each note
Riff rhythm - x X X x - X x x x - X X x X - x 3 2 0
B S B S B S B S
For descending riff play - all 2s barred with first finger
E -2-2-2------
A -2-2-2------
E -3-2-0-------
[Verse 1]
Well you're [E] dirty and sweet Clad in [A] black
Don't look back, and I [E] love you
You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you're [E] slim and you're weak
You got the [A] teeth of the Hydra u- [E] pon you
You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus]
Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 2]
Well you're [E] built like a car
You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo
You're [A] built like a car Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
You're an [E] untamed youth
That's the [A] truth, with your cloak full of [E] eagles
You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus]
Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 3]
Well you're [E] windy and wild
You got the [A] blues in your shoes and your [E] stockings
You're [A] windy and wild Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
[E] Well you're built like a car
You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo
You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my g [E] irl
[Chorus]
Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Verse 4]
[E] Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in b [A] lack
Don't look back, and I love [E] you
You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you [E] dance when you walk
So lets [A] dance take a chance under [E] -stand you
You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus]
Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Chorus]
Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x
[Outro] G A E
140
Eagles-Taking It Easy
[Intro - no drums - odd time sig]
[G] [G] [Am7/G] [D7sus/G] 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers)
[G] (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers to play)
[Verse]
Well, I'm
[G] running down the road
tryin' to loosen my load I've got
[G] seven women [D] on my [C] mind,
[G] Four that wanna own me,
[D] Two that wanna stone me,
[C] One says she's a friend of
[G] mine,
[Chorus]
Take it
[Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it
[C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the
[Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you
[Em] crazy .... Lighten
[C] up while you still [G] can .. Don't even
[C] try to under [G] stand .. Just find a
[Am] place to make your
[C] stand and take it
[G] easy
[Intro - hammer on riff in G]
[G]
[Verse]
Well, I'm a
[G] standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona
[G] Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see .. It's a
[G] girl, my Lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford slowin'
[C] down to take a look at [G] me
[Chorus]
Come on,
[Em] ba ...... [D] by ...... don't say
[C] may ...... [G] be ...... I gotta
[Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna
[Em] save me .... We may
[C] lose and we may [G] win though but we will
[C] never be here [G] again so open
[Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in, take it
[G] easy..."Alright"
[Solo - Or just play higher up barre chords to make it more interesting?]
[G] [G] ([G] [D]) [C] - [G] [D] [C] [G]
[Em] [D] [C] [G] - [Am] [C] [Em] ([Em] [D])
Final [D] after 2nd beat (snare) of bar
[Verse]
Well I'm
[G] running down the road trying to
[G]loosen my load, got a
[G] world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind
[G] lookin' for a lover who
[D] won't blow my cover, she's
[C] so hard to [G] find
[Chorus]
Take it
[Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it
[C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the
[Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you
[Em] crazy .... come on
[C] ba ...... [G] by ...... don't say
[C] may ......[G] be ...... I gotta
[Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna
[G] save me,
[Outro]
[C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, X 2
[C] ooh,ooh Oh well you know we got it
[G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
We oughta take it
[G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
[End]
[Em]
[Notes]
v1 - 2, v2 - 35
Play guitar riff - flick with 2nd finger and hammer onto 4th fret
3x02x3 3x04x3 3x02x3 3x04x3 ..... 3x0(2h4)x3 3x02x3 3x00x3 3x20x3 3x00x3
150
Killers-Mr Brightside
[Intro]
[D] x 1
[Verse 1 Chords in drop D - Dsus2 xx0230 Dmaj7sus2 xx0220 G - 5x0033]
[Dsus2] I'm coming out of my [Dmaj7sus2] cage
And I've been doing just [G] fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
[Dsus2] It started out with a [Dmaj7sus2] kiss
How did it end up like [G] this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
[Dsus2] Now I'm falling asleep [Dmaj7sus2]
And she's calling a [G] cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
[Dsus2] Now they're going to [Dmaj7sus2] bed
And my stomach is [G] sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
[Bridge - Chords - drop D - Bm - 9x7777 Asus4 x07750 - make A x07650 G can make G6 5x5430]
[Bm] Chest now, he takes off her [Asus4] dress now let me
[G] go ..........................
[Bm] And I just can't look its [Asus4] killing me ...And
[G] taking control
[Chorus 1 - Dsus2 000230 G/A 5x0003 Bm/A 9x7777 Asus4 x07750]
[Dsus2] Jealousy, [G] turning saints in [Bm] to the sea
[Asus4] Swimming through sick [Dsus2] lullabies
[G] Choking on your [Bm] alibis [Asus4] but it's just the [Dsus2] price I pay
[G] Destiny is [Bm] calling me [Asus4] Open up my [Dsus2] eager [G] eye
[Bm] Cause I'm Mr [Asus4] Brightside (hold note over next riff)
[Intro riff - lots of vibrato - keep low D ringing]
E 0--0----10---
B 15-15---10---
G 14-14---0----
D 12-11-s-9----
A X--X----X----
E 0--0----0----
[Verse 2]
[Dsus2] I'm coming out of my [Dmaj7sus2] cage
And I've been doing just [G] fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
[Dsus2] It started out with a [Dmaj7sus2] kiss
How did it end up like [G] this [##############Scroll###############]
(Stop chords drum phrase 1234 1(&2)3(&4))
(-------------------------------BS---BS)
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
[Dsus2] Now I'm falling asleep [Dmaj7sus2]
And she's calling a [G] cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
[Dsus2] Now they're going to [Dmaj7sus2] bed
And my stomach is [G] sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
[Bridge]
[Bm] Chest now, he takes off her [Asus4] dress now
let me [G] go
[Bm] And I just can't look its [Asus4] killing me
And [G] taking control
[Chorus 2]
[Dsus2] Jealousy, [G] turning saints in [Bm] to the sea
[Asus4] Swimming through sick [Dsus2] lullabies
[G] Choking on your [Bm] alibis [Asus4] but it's just the [Dsus2] price I pay
[G] Destiny is [Bm] calling me [Asus4] Open up my [Dsus2] eager [G] eye
[Bm] Cause I'm Mr [Asus4] Brightside
[Outro] D G Bm A
Play opening riff slightly quicker - mute strings a bit (predominantly lower)
with just bass then snare back in for next section
"I never" x 4 over Chorus chords
Then final phrase is
A x07650 G6/A x05430 A x02220
Bass run A - 7 5 4
[Notes]
[Intro - Drop D - BPM 148] Arpeggio up at 12th fret area - hold heel hard on body to articulate
Bass drum on all quarter notes (as per usual drum beat) - Pick intro for first verse - strum for other parts
Final arp and snare in
E ---------------0--------------------0-(Snare)
B ------15----15---15--------15----15----------
G ----14---14--------------14---14-------------
D ---------------------------------------------
A -14-------------------14---------------------
E ---------------------------------------------
105
Reef-Place Your Hands
[Intro - play Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music Riff]
BPM 104
Dxxx xGGG is rhythm
[Verse - Just bass drum]
Oh place your [E] hands [A] , [E] on my [E] hope [A] [E]
Run your [A] fin.............gers through my
[E] soul, [A] alr [E] ight
Oh and the [F#m] way that I feel right [A] now
Oh Lord it may [E] go [A]
[Verse - Full drums]
[E] So place your [E] hands, [A] [E] on my [E] hope [A] [E]
Run your [A] fin............gers through my
[E] soul, [A] alr [E] ight
Oh and the [F#m] way that we feel right [A] now
Oh Lord it may [E] go
[Chorus - Chords at beginning and end mainly]
[E] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] Put your hands on, [E] put your hands on [A]
[E] Put your hands on, [E] put-
[Bridge]
You know you cannot [C#m] hide, [E-A] from what's ins [C#m] ide [E-A]
You know you cannot [C#m] hide, [E-A] from what's ins [C#m] ide,
[E] so I [A] ask of you to help me through
I [A] ask of you this thing to do
[Chorus]
[E] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] Put your hands on, [E] put your- (hands on)
[Verse]
So lay me [E] down, [A] [E] for a [E] while [A] [E]
Join my [A] bo...............dy with my [E] mind. [A] al [E] right now
Oh and I [F#m] cried at the Common [A] One
For weeks after he [E] died
[Chorus]
[E] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] Put your hands on, put your hands.... [A] ... [E] on
[Drum break - no chords - bring both hands over to play - sextuplet paraddidles etc]
[Chorus - Play the G to D phrase then bring left hand over
for drum soloing - simple funky drummer stuff and sextuplet paradiddles]
[E] [N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] [N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] [N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [A]
[E] [N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on
'Cause the [F#m] way that we feel right [A] now
Oh Lord it may [E] go. [A] .. [E] a.. [A] ...... [E] way [A] [E] [A]
105
Tina Turner-Simply The Best
[Intro]
[E]
[Verse - Play add6, maj7 riff throughout all]
I [E] call you when I need you, my heart's on fire
(riff - E Eadd6-022120 Emaj7-022444 E)
You [E] come to me, come to me wild and wired
When you come to [C#m] me
Give me everything I [A] need [A] (ring - drums stop then back in)
Give me a [E] lifetime of promises and a world of dreams
Speak the language of love like you know what it means
ohh, it can't be [C#m] wrong
Take my heart and make it [A] stronger baby
[B] [B] [B] N.C.
[Chorus]
You're simply the best [E] ,
(riff - [E] [Eadd9-022102] [Esus4-0-x-9-9-10-x] [E-0-x-9-9-9-x])
better than all the rest (riff again)
Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [E] heart, (riff) I hang on every word you say (riff)
Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Verse]
In your heart [E] I see the stars of every night and every day
In your eyes I get lost, I get washed away
Just as [C#m] long as I'm here in your arms
I could be in no [A] better place
[B] [B] [B] N.C.
[Chorus]
You're simply the best [E] (riff), better than all the rest (riff)
Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [E] heart (riff), I hang on every word you say
Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Bridge - TOTAL HEAD VOICE]
[A] Each time you leave me I start losing control
You're [C#m] walking away with my heart and my soul
[A] I can feel you even when I'm alone
[B] Oh baby, don't let [C#] go
(Key change to F#)
[Sax Solo]
[F#] [F#] [F#] [F#]
[D#m] [C#7]
[Chorus - TOTAL HEAD VOICE]
You're the best [F#] , better than all the rest
Better than [D#m] anyone, anyone I've [C#7] ever met
I'm stuck on your [F#] heart, and hang on every word you say
Tear us a [D#m] part, baby I would [C#7] rather be dead
Oh, you're the best [F#] .. (ring)
110
Queen-Bites The Dust
[Intro BPM 110 - bass and drums - 4 times]
[Verse - very little chords - mainly just bass]
[Em] Steve walks warily down the street with the
[Em] brim pulled way down [Am] low
[Em] Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet,
[Em] machine guns ready to [Am] go
Are you [C] ready, hey! Are you [G] ready for this?
Are you [C] hanging on the edge of your seat? [G]
[C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip,
[Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus - still mainly bass]
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] And another one gone, and another one gone,
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too.
A [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Verse - Guitar comes in]
[Em] How do you think I'm going to get along,
[Em] Without you when you're gone [Am]
[Em] You took me for everything that I had, And
[Em] kicked me out on my [Am] own
Are you [C] happy, are you [G] satisfied ?
How [C] long can you stand the heat [G] ?
[C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip,
[Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus] [################# SCROLL DURING Em ###########]
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] And another one gone, and another one gone,
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A-
[F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Vamp]
Just drums
"Another bites the dust" x 4 with hand claps
Bass back in for 4 times
[Verse]
[Em] There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man, And
[Em] bring him to the [Am] ground
[Em] You can beat him ,you can cheat him, you can treat
him bad and [Em] leave him when he's down [Am]
But I'm [C] ready, yes I'm [G] ready for you, I'm
[C] standing on my own two feet [G]
[C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip,
[Am] Repeating to the sound of the beat [B]
[Chorus]
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[Em] And another one gone, and another one gone,
[Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust
[F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A-
[F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Funk vamp - over verse chords]
Em Am x 3
C (C/D for passing note) G x 3
Am B
[End]
105
Queen-I Want To Break Free
[Intro 1] (fade in)
| C#m | F#4 F# |
| A B | C#m B |
| A B | C#m B |
| A B | E | E |
[Intro 2]
| E | E | A | A |
| E | E | B | A |
| E | E N.C.
[Verse 1]
E
I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
A
You're so self satisfied, I don't need you
E
I've got to break free
B A E
God knows, God knows I want to break free
[Verse 2]
N.C. E
I've fallen in love
E
I've fallen in love for the first time
A
This time I know it's for real
E
I've fallen in love, yeah
B A E A E A E
God knows, God knows I've fallen in love
[Bridge]
B A
It's strange but it's true
B A
I can't get over the way you love me like you do
C#m
But I have to be sure
F#sus4 F#
When I walk out that door
A B C#m B
Oh, how I want to be free, baby
A B C#m B
Oh, how I want to be free
A B E N.C.
Oh, how I want to break free
[Solo]
| E | E | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E N.C.|
[Interlude]
| E | E | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E |
| B | A | E | E N.C.
[Verse 3]
E
But life still goes on
E
I can't get used to living without, living without
A
Living without you by my side
E
I don't want to live alone, hey
B A E
God knows got to make it on my own
[Outro]
B
So baby, can't you see
A E
I've got to break free
N.C. E
I've got to break free
E
I want to break free, yeah
E
E
I want, I want, I want, I want to break free...
(fade out)
105
Kinks-Waterloo Sunset
[Verse 1 - BPM 108]
[Intro riff with bass drum]
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G -4-444--44--------------------------------------
D ----------7-777-77-6-666-66-4-444-44-2-222-221-111-11--
A -----------------------------------------------------2
E ---------------------------------------------------
[Intro - Full drums]
[Intro riff]
A (S)E B A
E -----0-0----0-------------------------0----
B -2-0-x-2-0--0-(0)----4---44---2-2----2-2p0-
G -2-----1----1--x--6--4---44---2-2----2----2
D -2-----2----2--2--6--4---446--4-2----2-----
A -0-----2----2--2--x--2---22-----0----0-----
E -0-----0----------7------------------------
[E] [B] [A] [A]
[Verse 1]
Dirty old
[E] river, must you keep
[B] rolling, rolling in [A] to the night,
People so [E] busy, makes me feel [B] dizzy,
taxi lights [A] shine so bright, .. But I
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no
[F#m7]friends,
[B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo [B] sunset
I am in [A]
(*Move to play A barred at 5th fret to get ready for descending line)
paradise, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] Every day I look at the world from my
[B] window, ( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum)
[B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444]
Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi...
[B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 2]
Terry meets [E] Julie, Waterloo
[B] Station, every [A] Friday night,
But I am so [E] lazy, don't want to
[B] wander, I stay at [A] home at night, ...But I
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... feel a
[F#m7]fraid
[B] As long as I
[E] gaze on Waterloo
[B] sunset I am in [A] paradise,
( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] Every day I look at the world
from my [B] window,
( *[A] sha [G#m] la [F#m] la)
[F#7] But chilly, chilly is the evening time,
(drums stop - just bass drum)
[B] Waterloo sun [B/A-x0444x] set's fine, [B/G#-4x444]
Waterloo sun [Bsus4/F#-22445] set's [B-799877] fi...
[B-799877] i..... [B7] ine),
[Verse 3]
Millions of
[E] people swarming like
[B] flies 'round Waterloo [A] underground,
But Terry and [E] Julie cross over the
[B] river where they feel [A] safe and sound,
And they
[F#m]don't ..............
[F#mmaj7-243222] ... need no
[F#m7]friends,
[B] As long as they
[E] gaze on Waterloo
[B] sunset they are in [A] paradise,
[Intro again]
[E] [B] [A]
[Outro - Townsend style strums]
[B]
Waterloo sunsets fine - repeat to fade
[End]
75
Oasis-Champagne Supernova
[Intro- BPM 75]
[A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x2
[Verse 1]
[A] How many special people change? [G] how many lives
are living strange? where [D/F#] were you while
we were getting [E] high? [A] slowly walking down
the hall [G] faster than a cannon ball
where [D/F#] were you while we were getting [E] high?
[Chorus 1 - Big doubled vox on chorus - no harmonies]
Someday you will [A] find me caught
beneath the [G] landslide in a [D/F#] champagne
supernova in the [E] sky. someday you will [A] find
me caught beneath the [G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a [E] champagne supernova
in the sky [A] (drums in)
[Vamp - A G D/F# E]
[Verse 2]
[A] Wake up the dawn and ask her why a [G] dreamer
dreams she never dies wipe [D/F#] that tear away
now from your eye [E] -------- [A] slowly walking down
the hall [G] faster than a cannon ball where [D/F#]
were you while we were getting [E] high?
[Chorus]
Someday you will [A] find me caught
beneath the [G] landslide in a [D/F#] champagne
supernova in the [E] sky. someday you will [A] find
me caught beneath the [G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a [E] champagne supernova
cos [G] people believe that they're gonna get away
for the [A] summer -------- [G] but you and i we live and die
the [D] world is still spinning around
we don't know [E] why why why why (hold note and start solo quietly)
[Guitar Solo 1] Accordion first - play A with descending bass to F# then play Emaj then the solo
[A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x 4
[Verse]
[A] How many special people change? [G] how many lives
are living strange? where [D/F#] were you while
we were getting [E] high? [A] slowly walking down
the hall [G] faster than a cannon ball
where [D/F#] were you while we were getting [E] high?
Someday you will [A] find me caught
beneath the [G] landslide in a [D/F#] champagne
supernova in the [E] sky. someday you will [A] find
me caught beneath the [G] landslide in a
[D/F#] champagne supernova, a [E] champagne supernova
cos [G] people believe that they're gonna get away
for the [A] summer -------- [G] but you and i we live and die
the [D] world is still spinning around
we don't know [E] why why why why
[Guitar Solo 2:]
[A] [G] [D/F#] ([F] [G]) x4
([F] [G]) ([F] [G])
[A] [G] [D/F#] [E] x2
[Verse 3:]
[A] how many special people
change? [G] how many lives
are living strange?
[D/F#] where were you while
we were getting [E] high?
[Outro:]
we were getting [A] high
we were getting [G] high
we were getting [D/F#] high
we were getting [E] high
[A] [G] [D/F#] ([F] [G]) x2
[End]
[Notes]
[Guitar Solo 1 - Just play chords to begin - then add solo lines]
E ----------------------
B -2-------2---------2--
G -2-4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-2-----2h4-2--
A -0---------2h4--------
E ----------------------
-----------S-T---a---S(nare)
E ---------3---------3--
B -2-------0---------0--
G ---4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-------2h4-0--
A -----------2h4-----X--
E -3-------3---------3--
E ---------2---------2--
B -2-------3---------3--
G ---4p2---2---------2--
D -------4-0-----2h4-0--
A ---------X-2h4-----X--
E -2-------2---------2--
E ---0------------------
B -2-0------------------
G -1-1------------------
D -2-2------------------
A -2-2------------------
E -0-0------------------
115
Oasis-Cigarettes and Alcohol
[Intro - No drums - BPM 120]
E5 F# A5
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-|
D---------------2-2-------------- ---------------2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-------- X2 -2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-0-- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-----|
E5 (strum like first part of intro)
E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------|
G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------|
D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------|
A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
OVER A5 ON RIFF AND IN VERSES PLAY:
E-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|
G-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
[Vamp over E5 with full drums]
[VERSE 1:]
Is it [E5] my imagination
Or have I [F#7sus4] finally found [A5] something worth living [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff)
I was [E5] looking for some action
But [F#7sus4] all I found was [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l (2nd part of intro riff again)
[Bridge]
[A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime,
[A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine,
[A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line,
Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] [A]
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS]
Cadd9 B7 E5
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
[DRUMS STOP - INTRO RIFF AGAIN]
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] (bass drum starts)
[E5] [E5] [F#] [A5]
[Drums back in - Vamp - Status quo chug]
[E5]
[Verse]
Is it [E5] worth the aggravashuuun
To [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's [A5] nothing worth working [E5] for,
It's a [E5] crazy situashuuun
But [F#7sus4] all i need are [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
[Bridge]
[A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime,
[A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine,
[A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line,
Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]
You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] [A]
[INSTRUMENTAL:] [E5] [Dsus2] [A] x4
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
[GUITAR SOLO] [E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2] xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time
E5 Dsus2 A E5 Dsus2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-|
D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 Dsus2 A E5 Dsus2
E-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---14b16-14b16--14-12--12--12--12-----12-14--14b16-14b16--14-12---7-7---7r6-|
D---------------------14------14--12h14--------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Do variations of above line two more times then:
E---------|
B-12------|
G-14b16---| X a lot- do this loads to end
D---------|
A---------|
E---------|
120
OneRepublic-Counting Stars
[Intro - no drums - finger pick - free time
Start note is D]
[Secondary vocal effect - octave up]
[Amadd4-x02230] Late [Am] ly, I've been, [Cadd9-x32030] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be
But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be counting stars, yeah [F] we'll be counting stars
[Interlude - Full drums - Hum along with]
[Am] [Cadd9] [G] [F]
E -0-----3-0--0------3-0-----x-----0-x-1-
B -1-----1-1--3------1-1-----3-----0-1-1-
G -2-----2-2--0------0-0-----0-----0-0-2- repeat
D -2-----2-2--2------2-3-----0-----0-0-3-
A -0-----0-0--3------3-5-----x-----x-x-3-
E ---------------------------3-----3-3-1-
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
I see this
[Am] life like a swinging vine
[C] Swing my heart across the line
And [G] in my face is flashing signs
[F] Seek it out and ye shall find (full drums but light)
[Am] Old, but I'm not that old
[C] Young, but I'm not that bold
[G] I don't think the world is sold
[F] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH]
[Am] I .. I I I I
[C] Feel something so [G] right
Doing the [F] wrong thing
[Am] I .. I I I I
[C] Feel something so [G] wrong
Doing the [F] right thing
[F] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
[F] Everything that [N.C.] kills me makes me feel alive
[Chorus - Lower octave to begin with then up - vocal effect to be one octave up?]
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be
[Am] But baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be counting stars (up an octave)
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be
[Am] But baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said, no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Interlude]
[Am] [C] [G] [F] x 2
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum]
I feel your [Am] love and I feel it burn
[C] Down this river, every turn
[G] Hope is our four-letter word
[F] Make that money, watch (drums in) it burn
[Am] Old, but I'm not that old
[C] Young, but I'm not that bold
[G] And I don't think the world is sold
[F] On just doing what we're told
[Pre-Chorus - HEAD VOICE - THIS IS HIGH]
[Am] I .. I I I I
[C] feel something so wr [G] ong
Doing the [F] right thing
[F] I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
[F] Everything that [N.C.] drowns me makes me wanna fly
[Chorus - At higher octave all way]
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be
But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be counting stars
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be
But [Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be, we'll be counting
[Am]stars (drums go to just bass drum)
[Just drums - 2 bars] - wo oh oh oh ooh
[Bridge - Chord just as start staccato - Just bass drum]
[Am] Oh, take that money, watch it burn
[C] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[G] Take that money, watch it burn
[F] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[Am] Oh, take that money, watch it burn
[C] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
[G] Take that money, watch it burn
[F] Sink in the river the lessons I learned
(Drums stop)
[F] Everything that [Dm] kills me ...…
makes feel alive
[Chorus]
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be .. But
[Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said, no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be counting stars
[Am] Lately, I've been, [C] I've been losing sleep
[G] Dreaming about the things that [F] we could be .. But
[Am] baby, I've been, [C] I've been praying hard,
[G] Said, no more counting dollars
[F] We'll be, we'll be counting stars
[Outro]
[Am] Take that money, watch it burn
[C] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[G] Take that money, watch it burn
[F] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[Am] Take that money, watch it burn
[C] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[G] Take that money, watch it burn (drums stop)
[F] Sink in the river, the lessons I learned
[End][Am]
85
Queen-Fat Bottomed Girls
[Recording - V1 - standard, V2 - low 5th and high 3rd - style of voice for bvox - neutral, for main - distorted and doubled]
[Drop D - Intro - BPM 90 - No bass until verse 2 - Minimal Guitar, mainly vox, no drums
Intro - No drums - introduce the low D on D more during the song - Low but sing aggressively]
[D] Ah, you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night
[D] Ah, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light
[D] Ah, you gonna [G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Instrumental - With drums - 0:23]
[D]
E ----------------------------0-0-0-
B ----------------------------1-1-1-
G ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-0-0-0----
D ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-2-2-2----
A ----5---5---5---5---5-------3-2-00---
E --0-------------------------------3--
Dr B S B S B S B S
E ---
B ---
G 7-7-7-7-7
D 7-7-7-7-7 (stop)
A 5-5-5-5-5
E 0--------
DrB S B S B B B S
[Verse 1]
(snare) I was [D]just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad
But I knew life before I left my nurse [A] ry (Huh!)
Left a [D] lone with big fat Fanny, she was [G]such a naughty nanny
Heap big [D]woman, you made a [A]bad boy out of [D]me (drums stop)
[Instrumental]
[D]
E --------
B --------
G -------5-5-5-5
D -5-3---5-5-5-5 (stop)
A -5-3---5-5-5-5
E -5-3-0--------
Dr-----B S B S B B B S
Hey hey! I've been
[Verse 2 - Bass comes in now]
[D] singing with my band, across the water, across the land
I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the [A] way (hey)
But their [D] beauty and their style, went kind of [G] smooth after a while
Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time, come on! (Drum fill 1)
(Drum fill - leave all of D ringing and just play figure with right hand)
---X XX-X -X-X X-X- (keep bass drum going during)
[Chorus]
[D] Ah, won't you [C] take me home to [G/B] night?
[D] Ah, down be [C] side your red fire [A] light
[D] Ah, and you [G] give it all you got
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Drum Fill SSSB S (ring D chord at end)]
[Interlude - Just bass drum under - 2nd line - half bar for A section]
[G] [G] - [D] [D] - [A] ([A][A][A][D]) - [D] [D]
[G] [G] - [D] [D] - ([A][A] X [G]) -
......................... Hey listen (count 2 snares / 1 bar from here)
[G] [G] [G] [G]
(B) (B) (B) S
here .... ah.........now I got
(Starting count new bar at G - then come back in correctly)
[Verse 3]
Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in my bones
Ain't no beauty queens in this locali [A] ty (I tell you)
Oh, but [D] I still get my pleasure
Still [G] got my greatest treasure
Heap big [D] woman, you done [A] made a big man of
[D] me
(Drum fill - SBBS BBSB BSBB SxSx - with D chord on every Snare hit)
[Chorus]
[D] Oh (I know) you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night (Please)
[D] Oh, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light
[D] Oh, you gonna [G] let it all hang out
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round, [G] yeah
Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Outro]
Get on your bikes and ride!
[D] w/ad lib vocals with G to F riff 555 333 000
[D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D] (keep bass drum going under)
85
Rihanna-Umbrella
[Intro BPM 174 - Drums only for a bit - Capo on 1 for original key]
(Bxxx SxxB xBBx Sxxx)
[Verse 1 - Chords simulate high hat figure -
just play chord once on first B of drum pattern]
You
[F]have my heart, and we'll never be
[C] worlds apart Maybe in
[E] magazi ines, but you'll still
[Am] be my star .. Baby, cause
[F]in the dark, you can't see
[C]shiny cars And that's when you
[E]need me there With you I'll
[Am]always share Because
[Chorus - Play chords more - straighter drums]
[F] When the sun shines we'll shine together
[C] Told you I'll be here forever
[G] Said I'll always be your friend
[Am] Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end
[F] Now that it's raining more than ever
[C] Know that we still have each other
[G] You can stand under my um ber rel
[Am] la You can stand under my um ber
[Interlude - Staccato chords - 'Ehs' always C apart from 3 times]
[F]ella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh(note is C)
[Am]eh eh Under my um ber
[F]rella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh(lower) Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh
[Am]eh(lower-Asus2) eh(lower-more) eh
(back up) [Asus2]eh-[Am]eh
[Verse 2]
These
[F] fancy things, will never come
[C] in between You're part of my
[E] entity, here for in
[Am]fin ity ... When the war has
[F] took it part when the war has
[C] dealt it's cards .. If the
[E] hand is hard, together we'll
[Am] mend your heart Because
[Chorus]
[F] When the sun shines we'll shine together
[C] Told you I'll be here forever
[G] Said I'll always be your friend
[Am] Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end
[F] Now that it's raining more than ever
[C] Know that we still have each other
[G] You can stand under my um ber rel
[Am] la You can stand under my um ber
[Interlude - Staccato chords]
[F]ella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh(note is C)
[Am]eh eh Under my um ber
[F]rella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh(lower) Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh
[Am]eh(lower-Asus2) eh(lower-more) eh
(back up) [Asus2]eh-[Am]eh
[Bridge - No drums]
[Bb] You can run into my arms
[F] It's okay don't be alarmed
(Come [C] into me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
[Bb] So gonna let the rain [F] pour (bass drum in)
I'll be all you need and [E] more .... ore
Because
[Chorus]
[F] When the sun shines we'll shine together
[C] Told you I'll be here forever
[G] Said I'll always be your friend
[Am] Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end
[F] Now that it's raining more than ever
[C] Know that we still have each other
[G] You can stand under my um ber rel
[Am] la You can stand under my um ber
[Interlude - Staccato chords]
[F]ella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh(note is C)
[Am]eh eh Under my um ber
[F]rella ella ella eh
[C/G]eh eh(lower) Under my um ber
[E]rella ella ella eh
[Am]eh(lower-Asus2) eh(lower-more) eh
(back up) [Asus2]eh-[Am]eh
[Outro]
It's
[F] raining (raining) .. Ooo baby it's
[C/G] raining .. baby come
[G] into me .. Come
[Am] into me .. It's
[F] raining (raining) .. Ooo baby it's
[C/G] raining .. You can always come
[G] into me .. Come
[Am] into me...
[End]
[F]
115
Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Woman
[Intro - 120 BPM]
[Just drums with cowbell - Cowbells muted strums - then ]
Cowbell - CCxC CxCx CCxC xSxS (G Chord comes in)
Drus - BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSx
[G Riff - Really try to play notes individually whilst holding full chord]
E -3----------------------------------------
B -3----------------------------------------
G -0--2h4-2-0-2-0--2h4-2-0----0-2-0-0------
D -0-----------------------2-----------------
A -X----------------------------------------
E -3----------------------------------------
D--B--S----B--S-----B----S----B----S-----
[Verse 1 - Barre chords for - put G riff in sometimes]
I [G] met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Mem [C] phis
She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride (G riff)
She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder
cause [G] I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind
[Chorus - Open chords for]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Verse 2]
I [G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity
I [G] had to put up s [A] ome kind of a f [D] ight
The [G] lady then she covered me in r [C] oses
She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my m [G] ind
[Chorus]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Solo]
| G | G | C | C |
| G | A | D | D |
| G | G | C | C |
| G | D | G | G
[Chorus]
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women
That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[End figure] BSSB SSSB SSSS
[Notes - play sus4 on D and C to approximate riff]
[G riff - bass run is (play down strokes for all to articulate)]
D ------5-
A --------
E -3-5s7--
120
Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle
[Intro - DROP D??? - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one]
E ---0------------
G ---77-53-5-55-35-7
B ---77-54-5-55-45-7
D ---0-------------
Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0---------
G -77-53-1-11
B -77-54-2-22
D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7-5X3433 in drop D] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse]
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you
And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do
It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming]
[D]
[Verse]
[D] Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all
Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor
'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel]
[D] [D] [G7] [D]
[A] [C] [G] [D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting
D G D A C G D End on D5
E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x
B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15
B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14
D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0
A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5----------------------
E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7]
Well, you [G7] started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man [D]
And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
(stop and just snare)
[D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse]
Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight
I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right
I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
[A] Clowns to the left of me,
[C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you,
[D] Stuck in the middle with you.
Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending]
[D] [D]
[Notes]
Simulate slide part
E ---------------------
B s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---10-
G s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
D s7-7-5s7-5h75h7---7--
A x--------------------
E ---------------------
150
Stereophonics-Dakota
[Intro]
No drums - Downstrokes, mute and play slight harmonics to simulate flange
D -9999999999999999-6666666666666666--2222222222222222--9999999999999
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro riff - Imply A to come into - keep barre as much as
possible -Pluck the high Es to start the phrases]
Emaj C#m7 A E
E 0-----11-x---0--x---0-----
B x--12----9---x--12----12-
G 9--9-----9---9--9---9--9--
D x--9-----9---x--x------9--
A x--x-----x------0------x--
E x!-0-----9-------------0--
!Snare pick up
[Verse 1 - remember A differs from main riff]
[E] Thinking back, thinking of [C#m7] you
Summertime, think it was [Amaj7sus2-x0x99x] June
Yeah, think it was [E] June
[E] Laying back, head on the [C#m7] grass
Chewing gum, having some [Amaj7sus2] laughs
Yeah, having some [E] laughs
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing]
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Verse 2 - Can play a B/D# just before E]
[E] Drinking back, drinking for [C#m7] two
Drinking with [Amaj7sus2] you
When drinking was [E] new
[E] Sleeping in the back of my [C#m7] car
We never went [Amaj7sus2] far
Didn't need to go [E] far
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing]
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Bridge - STACCATO CHORD STABS - backward drums for 'I dont know where we are going']
[E] I don't know where [B] we are going [Amaj7-riff]
[E] I don't know where [B] we are going [Amaj7-riff] now
[Verse 3]
[E] Wake up call, coffee and [C#m7] juice
Remembering [Amaj7sus2] you
What happened to [E] you
[E] I wonder if we'll meet a [C#m7] gain
Talking about life since [Amaj7sus2] then
Talk about why did it [E] end
[Chorus - hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing]
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Amaj7] You made me feel like the one
You made me feel like the one, the [Esus4-riff] one
[Bridge - STACCATO CHORD STABS]
[E] I don't know where [B] we are going [Amaj7-riff] now
[E] I don't know where [B] we are going [Amaj7-riff] now
So take a look at me [E] now
So take a look at me [B] now
So take a look at me [Amaj7sus2] now
So take a look at me [Amaj7sus2] now
So take a look at me [E] now
(repeat 'take a look at me now' infinitum)
[Esus4-riff] = 0-x-9-9-9-x 0-x-9-9-10-x
[Amaj7-riff]
E -0---0-2---
B -0-2-0-0---
G -1---------
D -2---------
A -0---------
E -----------
[Amaj7 Chorus riff - "I don't know" hard downward rakes to emphasise the high lines you are playing]
E 12-11----9-
B 9--9--12-9-
G 9--9--9--9
D x--x--x--x--
A 0--0--0--0-
E -----------
80
Steve Miller-Joker
[Intro - BPM 83]
[G] [C] [D] [C] x2
[G]
[Verse]
[G] Some [C] people call me the space [D] cowboy, yeah [C] [G]
[G] Some [C] call me the gangster of [D] love [C] [G]
[G] Some [C] people call me [D] Maurice [C]
Cause I [G] speak of the [C] pompitous of [D] love [C] [G]
[Verse]
[G] People [C] talk about me, baby [D] [C] [G]
[G] Say I'm [C] doin' you wrong, doin' [D] you wrong [C] [G]
[G] Well, [C] don't you worry baby Don't [D] worry [C] [G]
[G] Cause [C] I'm right here, right here
[D] right here [C] [G] right here at home
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
[Verse]
[G] You're the cutest thing [C]
[D] That I ever did see [C] [G]
[G] I really love your [C] peaches
[D] Want to shake your tre [C] e [G]
[G] Lovey-dovey, lov [C] ey-dovey, lovey-
[D] dovey all the time [C] [G]
[G] Ooo-eee baby, I' [C] ll sure show you
[D] a good time [C] [G]
[Chorus]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
Cause I'm a [G] picker
I'm a [C] grinner
I'm a [G] lover
And I'm a [C] sinner [G]
I play my [C] music in the [D] sun [C]
I'm a [G] joker
I'm a [C] smoker
I'm a [G] midnight [C] toker
[G] I sure don't [C] want to hurt no [D] one [D7]
Wooo Woooo
[Verse]
[G] People [C] keep talking about me ba [D] by [C] [G]
[G] They [C] say I'm doin' you wrong [D] [C] [G]
[G] Well [C] don't you worry, don't
wor [D] ry, no don't [C] wor [G] ry mama
[G] Cause [C] I'm right here at home [D] [C] [G]
[Verse]
[G] You're [C] the cutest thing I ever
[D] did see [C] [G]
[G] Really [C] love your peaches want to
[D] shake your [C] tree [G]
[G] Lovey [C] -dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey
[D] -dovey all the [C] [G] time
[G] Come [C] on baby and I'll show you
[D] a good time [C] [G]
[End]
[Riff]
*fret with second finger so easier to play lower notes with
1st and 3rd finger
E -3-3-----------------------------------------
B -3-3-----------------------------------------
G -4-4-----------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5*5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-x
E -3-3-------------------------------------2-2-
E -3-3-----------------------------------------
B -3-3-----------------------------------------
G -4-4-----------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7------------------5---
A -5-5-0-2-3-3---5-7-5-5---0-2-3-3-3-3-5-7----
E -3-3----------------------------------------
95
Steve Winwood-Higher Love
[Intro Verse - just bass drum - BPM 99]
Think about [A] it, [E] there must [D] be higher [E] love
[D] Down in the [A] heart or hidden [F#m] in the stars a- [E] bove
With [A] out it, [E] life is a [D] wasted time [E]
[D] Look inside [A] your heart, I'll [E] look inside [B] mine
(Drums pattern is B B B S - first half - B S B S second half of each line)
[B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere
[B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair?
[B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see
[B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1 - Full drums in]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m]
(C#m x C#m7 C#m horn phrase - come in late to A on next line)
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Verse2]
Worlds are [A] turning [E] and we're [D] just hanging [E] on
[D] Facing our [A] fear and standing [F#m] out there a [E] lone
A [A] yearning [E] , and it's [D] real to me [E]
[D] There must be [A] someone who's [E] feeling for [B] me
(Normal drums now)
[B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere
[B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair?
[B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see
[B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Chorus 2]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] I could
[A] rise [E] above on a [C#m] higher [B] love
[Bridge - Just bass drum for this?]
[A] I [B] will [C#m] wait for it [B] [A]
[B] I'm [C#m] not too late [B] for [A] it
[A] Un- [B] til [C#m] then, I'll
[B] sing my [A] song
[B] To [C#m] cheer the [B] night a- [A] long
[Vamp]
(Hammering on B/Db to C#m7 - with just bass drum)
Bring it
C#m7xxx C#m7xxx B/DbxxC#m7 xxxx C#m7xxx C#m7xxx xxxx xxxx X 2
[Bridge 2?]
[B] I could light the night up with my soul on fire
[B] I could make the sun shine from [A] pure desire
[A] Let me [C#m] feel that [D] love come over [A] me
[C#m] Let me [A] feel how [E] strong it could [B] be
[Vamp on B ringing]
Oh oh oh
{Female vocals, only with drums - hands as per start of supersition
when time to get hands back for chords play final snare figure with r/h}
(Bring me a higher love)
(Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me
(Bring me a higher love) Oh______
(Bring me a higher love) Oh (bring chords back in [B] [C#m])
[Chorus 1 - Chords]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Finish on E]