65
Rupert Holmes-Escape The Pina Colada Song
[Intro - USE STRUMMING LATER TO SIMULATE DRUM FILLS? - Play Gm as G5? - easier to groove]
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm-3x0033 OR C7add9-x32333
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 1]
I was [NC] tired of my
[F] lady, [START LOOP] [Am] [G] [F]
we'd been tog [Dm] ether too [C] long [Em] [Dm] [C]
like a worn [Gm] out rec [PLAY LOOP]
[F] ording [Am] [G] [F]
of a [Dm] favorite [C] song [Em] [Dm] [C]
So while she [Gm] lay there
[F] sleepin' [Am] [G] [F]
I read the [Dm] paper in [C] bed [Em] [Dm] [C]
and in the [Gm] personal [F] columns [Am] [G] [F]
there was this [Dm] letter I [C] read
[Em] [Dm] [C] If you like [Gm]piña
[Chorus - PLAY EXTRA CHORDS OVER LOOP TO BUILD]
[F] coladas [Am] [G] [F]
and gettin' caught [Dm] in the [C] rain
[Em] [Dm] [C] if you're [Gm] not into
[F] yoga [Am] [G] [F]
if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain
[Em] [Dm] [C] (big strums for next bit)
[C]if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am] [G] [F]
in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [Em] [Dm] [C]
then I'm the [Gm] love that you've
[F] looked for [Am] [G] [F]
wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escape
[Em] [Dm] [C] [Gm]
[Interlude]
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 2]
I didn't [Gm] think about my [F] lady, [Am] [G] [F]
I know that [Dm] sounds kind of [C] mean [Em] [Dm] [C]
But me and [Gm] my old [F] lady [Am] [G] [F]
had fallen i [Dm] nto the sa [C] me old dull
[Em7] routine [Dm] [C]
So I [Gm] wrote to the [F] paper, [Am] [G] [F]
took out a [Dm] personal [C] ad [Em] [Dm] [C]
And though I [Gm] 'm nobody's [F] poet, [Am] [G] [F]
I thought it [Dm] wasn't half [C] bad [Em7] [Dm]
(big strummy figure to simulate drum roll)
[C] yes I like [Gm]piña
[Chorus]
[F] coladas [Am] [G] [F]
and getting [Dm] caught in the [C] rain [Em] [Dm] [C]
I'm not [G] much into [F] health food, [Am] [G] [F]
I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em] [Dm] [C]
I've got to [Gm] meet you by
[F] tomorrow [Am] noon [G] [F]
and cut through [Dm] all this [C] red tape [Em] [Dm] [C]
At a [Gm] bar called [F] O'Malley's [Am] [G] [F]
where we'll [Dm] plan our [C] escape [Em] [Dm] [C] [Gm]
[Interlude]
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
[Verse 3]
So I waited with [F] high hopes [Am] [G] [F]
and she [Dm] walked in the [C] place [Em] [Dm] [C]
I knew her [Gm] smile in an [F] instant, [Am] [G] [F]
I knew the [Dm] curve of her [C] face [Em] [Dm] [C]
It was my [Gm] own lovely [F] lady [Am] [G] [F]
and she [Dm] said, "Aw, [C] it's you [Em] [Dm] [C]
Then we [G] laughed for a [F] moment [Am] [G] [F]
and I [Dm] said, "I [C] never knew. [Em] [Dm] [C]
[Chorus]
That you like [Gm] piña [F] colada [Am] [G] [F]
and gettin' cau [Dm] ght in the [C] rain [Em] [Dm] [C]
And the [Gm] feel of the [F] ocean [Am] [G] [F]
and the [Dm] taste of [C] champagne [Em] [Dm] [C]
If you like maki [Gm] ng love at
[F] midnight [Am] [G] [F]
in the [Dm] dunes on the [C] cape [Em] [Dm] [C]
You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am] [G] [F]
come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em] [Dm] [C]
[Interlude]
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | C Gm
F Am G | F Dm | C Em Dm | [C] If you like [Gm]piña
[Chorus - keep playing solo]
[F] coladas [Am] [G] [F]
and gettin' caught [Dm] in the [C] rain
[Em] [Dm] [C] if you're [Gm] not into
[F] yoga [Am] [G] [F]
if you [Dm] have half a [C] brain [Em] [Dm] [C]
if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am] [G] [F]
in the [Dm] dunes of [C] a cape [Em] [Dm] [C]
then I'm the [Gm] love that you've
[F] looked for [Am] [G] [F]
wri [Dm] te to me and [C] escape
[Em] [Dm] [C] Yes, I like [Gm] piña
[F] coladas [Am] [G] [F]
and getting [Dm] caught in the [C] rain [Em] [Dm] [C]
I'm not [G] much into [F] health food, [Am] [G] [F]
I am [Dm] into cham [C] pagne [Em] [Dm] [C]
[C] if you like [Gm] makin' love at
[F] midnight [Am] [G] [F]
in the [Dm] dunes on the [C] cape [Em] [Dm] [C]
You're the [G] lady I've [F] looked for [Am] [G] [F]
come with [Dm] me and [C] escape [Em] [Dm] [C]
[End]
[C]
[Riff]
E -------------15--12------
B -------13-15-------------
G -12-14-------------12----
D -------------------------
A -------------------------
E -------------------------
E -------15-17-15--13-12-13--12---
B ------------------------------13
G -12-14--------------------------
D --------------------------------
A --------------------------------
E --------------------------------
120
Madonna-Material Girl
[INTRO]
[C] x 8 - no drums for first 4, then drums for next 4
E ------
B ------
G ------
D 5-5--5
A 3-3--3
E ----3-
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C] x 4
E ----------------------------------------
B -----1----11-1-1---------1----11-1-1
G 3----2----00-0-0----3----2----00-2-0----
D 3----3----20-2-2----3----3----20-x-2----
A 1------------3-3----1------------3-3----
E ----------------------------------------
[VERSE 1]
[C] Some boys kiss me, [C] some boys hug me
[Bb] I think they're [Am] O.K.
[C] If they don't give me [C] proper credit
[Dm] I just walk [C] away
[C] They can beg and [C] they can plead
[Bb] But they can't see the [Am] light, that's right
[C] Cause the boy with the [C] cold hard cash Is
[Dm] always Mister [C] Right, 'cause we are
[CHORUS]
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am]
You know that we are
[F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C] x 2
[VERSE 2]
[C] Some boys romance, [C] some boys slow dance
[Bb] That's all right with [Am] me
[C] If they can't raise my [C] interest then I
[Dm] Have to let them [C] be
[C] Some boys try and [C] some boys lie but
[Bb] I don't let them play[Am]
[C] Only boys who [C] save their pennies
[Dm] Make my rainy[C] day, 'cause we are
[CHORUS]
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am]
You know that we are
[F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb] [F])
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am]
You know that we are
[F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C] x 4
[MAN VOCAL BIT]
[C] Living in a material world (material)
[Bb] Living in a [C] material world
[C] Living in a material world (material)
[Bb] Living in a [C] material world
[VERSE 3]
[C] Boys may come and [C] boys may go
[Bb] And that's all right you [Am] see
[C] Experience has [C] made me rich
And [Dm] now they're after [C] me, 'cause everybody's
[CHORUS]
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am]
You know that we are
[F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl ([Bb] [F])
[CHORUS]
[F]Liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl [Am]
You know that we are
[F]liv [G]ing in a ma [G]terial [Am]world
And I [F] am a ma [G]terial girl
[VAMP - Play some individual notes as well]
[Bb] [F] [C] [C] x 2 (STOP)
[STOP]
[C] A material, a material, a material, a material
[C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material)
[Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world
[C] (musicback) World - Living in a material world (material)
[End - play snare on all hits in 'rial world']
[Bb] Living in a mat [C] erial world
[End]
[C]
100
Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten
[Intro - No drums - Think Drop D - for Bm can play low open D as in chord]
D
e|-2-----3p2----2p0-----------|
B|---------------------5p3----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----0------0------0------0--| x 4
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 1 - Capo 3 - Dont bother live - Vocal melody sings a D7 so
you can put that in - first 2 notes - D to C]
[D] I [D7]am unwritten [D7]
[D7sus2-xx0120]Can't [D7]read [Dsus4]my [D]mind,
[D7sus2]I'm [D7]un [Dsus4]de [D]fined
[D]I'm [D7]just beginning [D7]
The [D7sus2]pen's [D7]in [Dsus4]my [D]hand,
(next chords follow melody tight)
[Dmaj7]end [D]ing [Dsus4]un [D]planned
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum]
[D] Staring at the blank page be [C] fore you
Open up the dirty [Bm] window
Let the sun illumi [Gm/Bb-013333] nate the words that you could not find
[D] Reaching for something in the [C] distance
So close you can almost [Bm] taste it
Release your inhi [N.C.] bitions ... Feel the rain on your
[Chorus - Full drums]
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it
[G] for you Only [D] you can let it
[Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one
[G] else can speak the [D] words on your
[Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un
[G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide
[Bm] open Today [Em] is where
[G] your book begins [No Chord] The rest is still unwritten
[Vamp]
[D] 4 times round riff
[Verse 2]
[D] I [D7]break tradition [D7]
[D7sus2]Some [D7]times [Dsus4]my [D]tries
are [D7sus2]out [D7]side [Dsus4]the [D]lines
[xx021x]i [xx0210]i [xx023x]i
[D]We've [D7]been conditioned [D7]
To [D7sus2]not [D7]make [Dsus4]mis [D]takes,
but I [Dsus2] can't live that way
[Dsus2]Oh [D5]oooo
[Pre-Chorus]
[D] Staring at the blank page be [C] fore you
Open up the dirty [Bm] window
Let the sun illumi [Gm/Bb-013333] nate the words
that you could not find
[D] Reaching for something in the [C] distance
So close you can almost [Bm] taste it
Release your inhi [N.C.] bitions ... Feel the rain on your
[Chorus]
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it
[G] for you Only [D] you can let it
[Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one
[G] else can speak the [D] words on your
[Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un
[G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide
[Bm] open Today [Em] is where
(remember going quickly to another chorus)
[G] your book begins Feel the rain on your
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it
[G] for you Only [D] you can let it
[Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one
[G] else can speak the [D] words on your
[Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un
[G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide
[Bm] open Today [Em] is where
[G] your book begins [No Chord] The rest is still unwritten
[Vamp]
[D] [G] x 2
[Bridge - CHORDS JUST ON FIRST WORDS - VOCALS FOLLOW F# TO G]
[D] Staring at the blank page be [G] fore you
Open up the dirty [D] window
Let the sun illumi [G] nate the words
that you could not find
[D] Reaching for something in the [G] distance
So close you can almost [D] taste it
[Vocal melody next is GG F#G F#G - Play Dsus4 figure]
Release your inhibi [G]tions ...
[G is on bass drum then stop drums
- don't get to snare - High A - HOLD]
[BREAK - big fill across vocals]
[G]Feel the rain on your
[Chorus - Drums back - BIG VOCALS - 35 OR 3]
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it
[G] for you Only [D] you can let it
[Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one
[G] else can speak the [D] words on your
[Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un
[G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide
[Bm] open Today [Em] is where
[G] your book begins - feel the rain on your skin
[Chorus]
[Bm] skin - no one [Em] else can feel it
[G] for you Only [D] you can let it
[Bm] in No one [Em] else, no one
[G] else can speak the [D] words on your
[Bm] lips Drench your [Em] self in words un
[G] spoken Live your [D] life with arms wide
[Bm] open Today [Em] is where
[G] your book begins [N.C.] The rest is still unwritten
[Vamp 2]
[Bm] [Em] [G] [D] - repeat until end
50
Chris Stapleton-Tennessee Whiskey
[INTRO]
[A] [Bm] [Bm] [A]
[VERSE]
[A] Used to spend my nights out in a barr [Bm] oom
Liquor was the [Bm] only love I've [A] known
[A] But you rescued me from reachin' for the bot [Bm] tom
And brought me [Bm] back from being too far
[A] gone ------ You're as
[CHORUS]
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[VERSE]
I [A] 've looked for love in all the same old [Bm] places
Found the bottom [Bm] of a bottle was always [A] dry
B [A] But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste [Bm] it
‘Cause there's nothing like your [Bm] love to get me [A] high, yeah
You're as
[CHORUS]
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO]
[A] [Bm] [Bm] [A] x 2
[CHORUS]
You're as [A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
You're as sweee [Bm] eet as strawberry [A] wine
You're as [A] warm as a glass of bra [Bm] ndy
And honey, I stay stoned on your [Bm] love all the [A] time
[OUTRO]
You're as
[A] smooth as Tennessee whis [Bm] key
Tennessee whis [Bm] key
Tennessee whisk [A] ey
[Repeat until end]
95
Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On
[Intro - No drums, no bass - just guitar]
[G] [A7] [C/D] [G]
[Verse 1]
[G] Three little birds, [A7] sat on my window
[C/D] And they told me I don't need to wor [G] ry
[G] Summer came like cinna [A7] mon, so sweet
[C/D] Little girls double-dutch on the con [G] crete
[Em7] Maybe some [B7/D#] times, we've
[Em7] got it wrong, but it's alright [A9]
The [Cmaj7] more things seem to change,
the more [Cmmaj7] (drums stop) they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate
[Chorus]
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
(don't sing 'you' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
(don't sing 'just' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003]
somewhere, some (drums stop) [G] how
[Vamp]
[G]
[Verse 2 * is the downbeat] (Drums back in)
[G] Blue as the sky, [A7] sunburnt and lonely,
[C/D] Sipping tea in a bar by the roads [G] ide,
(just relax, just [G] relax)
Don't you *let those other boys[A7] fool you,
[C/D] Got to love that afro hair [G] do
[Em7] Maybe [B7/D#] sometimes, we feel
[Em7] afraid, but it's alright [A9]
The [Cmaj7] (drums stop) more you stay the same,
the more they [Cmmaj7] seem to change (drums back in)
Don't you think it's strange?
[Chorus]
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
(don't sing 'you' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] You* go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
(don't sing 'just' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7-x31003]
somewhere, (drums stop) some how
[Bridge] (Drums back)
[Am7] 'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
[Em] Some nights kept me awake, [N.C.] I thought that I was stronger
(chords now half time for this bit)
[Am7]When you gonna [Am7]realise, (NOW DOWN ONE OCTAVE - REMEMBER TO PROJECT)
[Am7] that you don't even[G/B] have to
[Cmaj7]try any [Am7] longer? [Cmaj7] Do what you [Cmaj7]want to
[Chorus] (Drums stop)
[G] Girl, put your records on, (drums back in) [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
(don't sing 'you' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down (oh, let your hair down!)
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
(don't sing 'just' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down (sister, let your hair down!)
[G] Girl, put your records on, [A7/E] tell me your favourite song
(don't sing 'you' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] You go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[G] Sapphire and faded jeans, [A7/E] I hope you get your dreams,
(don't sing 'you' high note - too high - rest is ok)
[C/D] Just go ahead, let your hair [G] down
[End - drums stop]
[Cmaj7] You're gonna find yourself [Cmmaj7] somewhere, some [G] how
80
Cranberries-Zombie
[Intro - BPM 84 - Vox - v1-1, v2-3 - CONSIDER DROP D TO MAKE RIFF MASSIVE]
(No drums - Light chord strumming)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
(Full drums)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] x 2
[Guitar riff just over G and D/F# - and just bass drum]
[Em] [C] first
[G] [D]
E 7-8- --7- 7--- --5- ---- ---- ---- ----
B 8-8- --10 8-- 8-7- --7- 8--- 3--- 3---
G 0--- --0- 0--- 7-7- --7- 7--- 2--- 2---
D 0--- --0- 0--- 7-7- --7- 7--- 0--- 0---
A ---- ---- ---- --5- --5- 5--- ---- ----
E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
DrB S B S B S B S
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
[Em] Another [C] head hangs lowly,
[G] child is slowly [D/F#] taken
[Em] And the violence [C] caused such silence,
[G] who are we mista [D/F#] ken .. But you
[Em] see it's not me, it's not [C] my family .. In your
[G] head, in your head, they are fighting [D/F#] .. With their
[Em] tanks and their bombs and their [C] bombs and their guns ..in your
[G] head, in your head, they are cry [D/F#] ing
[Chorus 1 - FULL DRUMS - Vocal doubling effect]
In your (can play high G on Em to support vocal melody and C to Cadd6 for next bit)
[Em to Emadd10] head, in your [C to Cadd6] head,
zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#] .... What's in your
[Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#]
[Instrumental with 'doo doo doo doos']
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
(just bass drum)
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] with riff over G and D
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum]
[Em] Another mo [C] ther's breaking hea [G] rt is taking ov [D/F#] er
[Em] When the violence [C] causes silence, [G] we must be mista [D/F#] ken ..It's the
[Em] same old theme since [C] 1916 ... In your
[G] head, in your head, they're still [D/F#] fighting .. With their
[Em] tanks and their bombs and their [C] bombs and their guns ... In your
[G] head, in your head, they're [D/F#] dying
[Chorus 2 - Full drums]
In your
[Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#]
What's in your
[Em] head, in your [C] head, zombie, [G] zombie, zombie [D/F#]
[Instrumental - oohs with ya eh ya yah]
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C] x2
[Solo]
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] x3
[Outro - with just bass drum]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Em] [C] (big fill - hard stop)
[Em]
110
Dolly Parton-Jolene
[BPM 110 - Intro - Original key Capo at 4 - BUT DONT BOTHER LIVE - start with drums]
2 bars - Am riff - hammer open notes onto Am to play riff
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Am - vamp]
[Verse]
Your
[Am] beauty is be [C] yond compare with
[G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With
[G] ivory skin and [Em] eyes of emerald [Am] green.
[Am - vamp]
Your
[Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring your
[G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And
[G] I can not com [Em] pete with you Jo [Am] lene.
[Am - vamp]
He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep and there's
[G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From
[G] crying when he [Em] calls your name Jo [Am] lene
[Am - vamp]
Now
[Am] I can easily [C] understand how
[G] you could easily [Am] take my man .. But you
[G] don't know what he [Em] means to me [Am] Jolene
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Verse]
[Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but
[G] I could never [Am] love again
[G] He's the only [Em] one for me Jo [Am] lene
[Am - vamp]
I
[Am] had to have this [C] talk with you, my
[G] happiness de [Am] pends on you And what
[G] ever you de [Em] cide to do Jo [Am] lene
[Chorus]
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene .. I'm
[G] begging of you [Em] please don't take my [Am] man
[Am] Jolene, Jo [C] lene, Jo [G] lene, Jo [Am] lene
[G] Please don't take him [Em] just because you [Am] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Ending]
Am
Jolene Jolene.
135
Don Maclean-American Pie
[Intro BPM 138 - NO DRUMS]
A [G] long, [D/F#] long time [Em7] ago
[Am] I can still re [C] member how that [Em] music
used to make me [D] smile
And [G] I knew [D/F#] if I had [Em7] my chance
That [Am] I could make those [C] people dance and
[Em] maybe they'd be [C] happy for a [D] while
But [Em] February [Am] made me shiver, [Em] with every
paper I'd [Am] deliver
[C] Bad news [G/B] on the [Am] doorstep, I couldn't
[C] take one more step [D]
I [G] can't remem [D/F#] ber if I [Em] cried when I
[Am7] read about his [D] widowed bride
[G] Something [D/F#] touched me [Em] deep inside
The [C] day the [D7] music died [G]
[Chorus]
So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
(BASS IN AND DRUMS)
[Verse 2]
[G] Did you write the [Am] book of love
And do [C] you have faith in [Am] God above,
[Em] if the bible [D] tells you so?
[G] Do you [D/F#] believe in [Em] rock and roll
Can [Am7] music save your [C] mortal soul and
[Em] can you teach me [A7] how to dance [D] real slow?
Well I [Em*] know that you're in [D*] love with him
'cuz I [Em*] saw you dancin' [D*] in the gym
You [C] both kicked [G/B] off your [Am] shoes, man
I [C] dig those rhythm and [D7] blues
I was a [G] lonely [D/F#] teenage [Em] bronckin' buck
with a [Am] pink carnation and a [C] pickup truck
But [G] I knew [D/F#] I was [Em] out of luck the
[C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] I started [D] singin'
[Chorus]
So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
[Verse 3]
Now for [G] ten years we've been [Am] on our own
and [C] moss grows fat on a [Am] rolling stone
[Em] but that's not how it [D] used to be
When the [G] jester [D/F#] sang for the king [Em]
and queen
in a [Am7] coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean
in a [Em] voice that came [A7] from you and [D] me
Oh, and [Em*] while the king was [D*] looking down,
the [Em*] jester stole his thorny [D*] crown
The [C] courtroom [G/B] was ad [A7] journed,
[C] no verdict was re [D7] turned
And while [G] Lennin read [D/F#] a book [Em] on Marx,
the [Am] quartet practiced [C] in the park
And [G] we sang [D/F#] dirges [Em] in the dark the
[C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] we were [D] singin'
[Chorus]
[G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
[Verse 4]
[G] Helter skelter in a [Am] summer swelter
[C] the birds flew off with [Am] a fallout shelter,
[Em] eight miles high and [D] fallin' fast
[G] It landed [D/F#] foul [Em] on the grass
the [Am7] players tried for a [C] forward pass
[Em] with the jester on the [A7] sidelines in a [D] cast
Now the [Em*] half-time air was [D*] sweet perfume,
while [Em*] sergeants played a [D*] marching tune
[C] We all got [G/B] up to dance [A7] but we
[C] never got the [D7] chance
'Cuz the [G] players [D/F#] tried to [Em] take the field,
the [Am] marching band re [C] fused to yield
Do [G] you re [D/F#] call what [Em] was revealed the
[C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] we started [D] singin'
[Chorus]
[G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
[Verse 5]
And [G] there we were all [Am] in one place
a [C] generation [Am] lost in space, [Em] with
no time left to [D] start again
So come on [G] Jack be [D/F#] nimble, [Em] Jack be
quick, [Am7] Jack Flash sat on a [C] candle
stick, [Em] 'cuz fire is the devil's [A7] only friend [D]
And as [Em*] I watched him [D*] on the stage, my
[Em*] hands were clenched in [D*] fists of rage
No [C] angel [G/B] born in [A7] Hell could
[C] break that Satan's [D7] spell
And as the [G] flames climbed [D/F#] high into [Em]
the night to [Am] light the sacri [C] ficial rite
I saw [G] Satan [D/F#] laughing [Em] with delight
the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] [G]
he was [D] singin'
[Chorus]
[G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
[DRUMS AND BASS STOPS]
[Verse 6]
I [G] met a [D/F#] girl who [Em] sang the blues
And I [Am] asked her for some [C] happy news, but
[Em] she just smiled and turned [D] away
I [G] went down [D/F#] to the [Em] sacred store
Where I'd [Am] heard the music [C] years before,
but [Em] the man there said [C] the music
wouldn't [D] play
But [Em*] in the streets the [Am*] children screamed,
the [Em*] lovers cried and the [Am*] poets dreamed
But [C] not a [G/B] word was [Am] spoken, the
[C] church bells all were [D] broken
And the [G] three men [D/F#] I admire [Em] most, the
[Am7] Father, [C] Son, and the [D7] Holy Ghost
[G] They caught the [D/F#] last train [Em] for
the coast the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died,
[N.C.] And they were singin'
[Chorus]
[G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy was
[D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin'
[G] whiskey and [D] rye
Singin' [Em*] this will be the day that I [A7*]
die, [Em*] this will be the day that I die [D7]
They were singin' [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American
[D] Pie
Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy
was [D] dry
And them [G] good old [C] boys were drinkin' [G] whiskey
and [D] rye
Singin' [C] this will be the [D7] day that I [G] die
[C] [G]
125
Earth Wind And Fire-September
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel]
[Dmaj7]- [C#m7] [Bm7] [C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3
(full drums in)
[G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in]
Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7] [Bm7][C#m7]
the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten
[Dmaj7] ders [C#m7] [Bm7]
While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way
(slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2]
Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7] [Bm7]
In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7]
singing [C#m7] [Bm7]
As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the
[F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day
[G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3]
My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7] [Bm7]
Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7] [Bm7]
[C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love,
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was
[F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4]
Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7] [Bm7] found [C#m7]
the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7]
Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love
Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7] [Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we
[F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny
[G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly]
[Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha
[Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7]
[Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7]
never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day
[G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny
[G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de
[G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de
[G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes]
[Potential Horn Parts]
[Intro part]
G/A
E 997575----
B -----0----
G -----0---
D -----0---
A -----0---
E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff]
G/A - * = when snare hit
* **
E ---5-3s5-5------55
B ---0------------0
G ---0--------x3--0--
D ---0------------0
A ---0------------0
E ---5-3s5-5------55
Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff]
E 0-55---------55--
B 07--77-------00--
G 0-------x7---00--
D 0------------00--
A 0------------00--
E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab]
E 17--------
B 0---------
G 14--------
D 0---------
A 0---------
E X---------
120
Frankie Valli-Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You
[Intro - Horn section - Original key - Capo on 4 - BPM 124]
[D] [Dm7 [C] (Don't bother live - just go straight to Verse]
[Verse 1 - No drums - just rhythm with mute or plucking on guitar]
You're just too [C] good to be true Can't take my [Cmaj7] eyes off you
You feel like [C7] Heaven to touch I wanna [F] hold you so much
At long last [Fm7] love has arrived And I thank [C] God I'm alive
You're just too [Dm7] good to be true..... [G7] Can't take my [C] eyes off you
[Verse 2]
Pardon the [C] way that I stare There's nothing [Cmaj7] else to compare
The sight of you [C7] leaves me weak There are no [F] words left to speak
But if you [Fm7] feel like I feel Please let me [C] know that it's real
You're just too [Dm7] good to be true..... [G7] Can't take my e [C] yes off you
[Horn Section - Just bass drum]
[Dm7] [G] [C] [Am]
[Dm7] [G] [C] [A7] (A7 is longer than you think)
[Chorus - Full drums]
I love you, [Dm7] baby And if it's [G] quite alright
I need you, [Em7] baby To warm the [Am7] lonely nights
I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say:
Oh, pretty [Dm7] baby Don't let me [G] down, I pray
Oh, pretty [Em7] baby, now that I [Am7] found you, stay
And let me [Dm7] (stop drums) love you, baby ..... Let me [Bb7] love you
[KEY CHANGE - UP 3 SEMITONES - Verse 1]
You're just too [D#-x6888x] good to be true Can't take my [D#maj7] eyes off you
You feel like [D#7] Heaven to touch I wanna [Ab] hold you so much
At long last [Abm7] love has arrived And I thank [D#] God I'm alive
You're just too [Fm7] good to be true..... [Bb7] Can't take my e [D#] yes off you
[1/2 of Horn Section - Full drums - Back to normal key]
[Dm7] [G] [C] [A7]
[Chorus]
I love you, [Dm7] baby And if it's [G] quite alright
I need you, [Em7] baby To warm the [Am7] lonely nights
I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say:
Oh, pretty [Dm7] baby Don't let me [G] down, I pray
Oh, pretty [Em7] baby, now that I [Am7] found you, stay
I love you, [Dm7] baby ....... [G] Trust in me when I [C] say:
[Repeat as many time seem appropriate then ending is]
Oh, pretty [Dm7] baby Don't let me [G] down, I pray
Oh, pretty [Em7] baby, now that I [Am7] found you, stay
And let me [Dm7] (stop drums) love you, baby ..... Let me [Bb7] love you
[End]
[C] ooooh
[Notes]
[Horn Section]
(with C you can slide 2nd finger from 1st to 2nd fret - big tricky but doable)
--Dm7-----G---------C--------Am--------
E-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--0---0-0---
B-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--1---1-0---
G-1-2-1-2-4--5-4----1s2s1s2--2---2-2---
D-0-0-0-0-5--5-5----2-2-2-2--2---2-2---
A-X-X-X-X-5--5-5----3-3-3-3--0---0-0---
E-X-X-X-X-3--3-3----X-X-X-X--X----------
--Dm7-----G---------C--------A7-
E-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--0--
B-1-1-1-1-3--3-3----x-x-x-x--2--
G-1-2-1-2-4--5-4----1s2s1s2--0--
D-0-0-0-0-5--5-5----2-2-2-2--2--
A-X-X-X-X-5--5-5----3-3-3-3--0--
E-X-X-X-X-3--3-3----X-X-X-X--X--
(A7 is longer than you think)
125
Shania Twain-Man I Feel Like A Woman
[Intro - BPM 125 - Slow groove - Lower 5th Vocal harmony for the choruses]
[Main Riff No drums ]
Easier way to play riff
G5 G5 E5 D5 - G5 G5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-----5--5--------------|
A|---------7-5-------------------|
E|---3-3-3-----------------------|
Lets go girls
[Vamp]
[G] - 2 bars no drums - offbeat riff * sustained longer than the others
X* xxX xxX xxX xxX
"come on" drums in - 2 bars
[Verse 1 - C can play C then C7 and pull off the 7th to open string
to simulate riff - then bend whole Bb chord slightly]
[G] I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright
Gonna let it all hang [C]* out [Bb]
[G] Wanna make some noise - Really raise my voice
Yeah, I wanna scream and [C] shout [Bb]
[Vamp - that implies the main riff - count triplets]
xxx xx[G] xx[G] xx[Em]
B S B S
[D5]xx xx[G] xx[G] (stop guitar)
B S B S xxB S
('ah' on the 1)
[Verse 2]
[G]No inhibitions, make no conditions
Get a little outta [C] line [Bb]
[G]I ain't gonna act politically correct
I only wanna have a good [C] time [Bb]
[F] The best thing about being a woman
[G] Is the prerogative To have a little fun and
[Chorus - with D play high A to simulate melody]
[D] Oh, oh, oh go totally crazy
Forget I'm a lady Men's shirt, short skirts
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh really go wild, yeah
[G] Doin' it in [D] style
Oh, oh, oh get in the action, feel the attraction
Color my hair - Do what I dare
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh I wanna be free
Yeah, to [G] feel the way I [Em7] feel (drums 1 bar)
Man!(drums stop) I feel like a woman!
[Main Riff- Gsus4 - 33x--3 - *=drums back - Em can put run in - 022 020]
[G] [G] [Em] [D5] - [G] [G] x x
[C - or G/C] [C] [Em] [D5] - [C] [C] x x
[Verse]
[G] The girls need a break - Tonight we're gonna take
[G] The chance to get out on the [C] town [Bb]
[G] We don't need romance - We only wanna dance
[G] We're gonna let our hair hang [C] down [Bb]
[F] The best thing about being woman
[G] Is the prerogative To have a little fun and
[Chorus]
[D] Oh, oh, oh go totally crazy
Forget I'm a lady - Men's shirt, short skirts
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh really go wild, yeah
[G] Doin' it in [D] style
Oh, oh, oh get in the action feel the attraction
Color my hair - Do what I dare
Oh, oh, [Bm] oh I wanna be free
Yeah, to [G] feel the way I [Em7] feel (stop)
Man! I feel like a woman!
[Solo - Play chords higher to make more interesting
- can use Higher Ground technique to play triplets - 6 beats each chord]
[F] [C] [G] [G]
[F] [C] [G] [G] oh yeah
Play this figure over G - triplet strumming - sounds quite full
[G]
E -3-------------
B -3-------------
G -5b7-------------
D ---------------
A ---------------
E ---------------
[F] The best thing about being woman
[G] Is the prerogative to have a little fun (stop with snare)
fun fun(snare)
[Chorus]
[D] Oh, oh, oh (play D - x00235) go totally crazy
Forget I'm a lady
Men's shirt, short skirts
Oh, oh, oh [Bm] really go wild, yeah
[G] Doin' it in [D] style
Oh, oh, oh get in the action, feel the attraction
Color my hair - Do what I dare
Oh, oh, oh [Bm] I wanna be free
Yeah, to [G] feel the way [Em7] I feel
(the way I feel)
(stop) Man! I feel like a woman!
[Outro - *=drums back]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em7]*
[G] [G] [G] [G] - [G] [G] [Em] [Em7]
[C] [C] [C] [C] - [C] [C] [Em] [Em7]
[G] [G] [G] [G] - [G] [G] [Em] [Em7]
[C] [C] [C] [C] - [C] [C] [Em] [Em7]
[G] [G] [G] [G] - woo [G] [G] woo [Em] [Em7]
wooo [C] [C] [C] [C] - I feel[C] [C] like[Em] a[Em7]
wom[G] an[G]
B B
[End]
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)
115
Top Loader-Dancing In The Moonlight
[Intro - Capo 3 - BPM 119]
--[Dm]---------[G]-------[C]-[G/B][Am]
E 1-1-1-0---0---X---0-3-0--0---3---0---------
B 1-1-3-3---3---3---0------1---0---1----------
G 2-2-2-2---2---0---0------0---0---2--------
D 0-0---0---0---0---0------2---0---2---------
A --------------x---X------3---2---0--------
E --------------3---3---------------------
[Verse]
We get it on [Dm] Most every night [G] when that
[C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super
[Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Riff x 2]
[Dm]xxx xxx[G] xxxx xxxx - [C]xx[G/B] xx[Am] xxxx xxxx
[Verse]
Everybody
[Dm] here is out of sight , [G] they don't
[C] bark and they [G/B] don't bite [Am] They keep things
[Dm] loose they keep it tight, [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus]
[Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's
[C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a
[Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Riff x 2]
[Dm]xxx xxx[G] xxxx xxxx - [C]xx[G/B] xx[Am] xxxx xxxx
[Verse]
We like our
[Dm] fun and we never fight, [G] you can't
[C] dance and stay [G/B] [Am] uptight It's a super
[Dm] natural delight, [G] everybody's
[C] dancing [G/B] in the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus]
[Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's
[C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a
[Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Riff x 2]
[Dm]xxx xxx[G] xxxx xxxx - [C]xx[G/B] xx[Am] xxxx xxxx
[Verse]
We get it on
[Dm] Most every night [G] when that
[C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super
[Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus]
[Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's
[C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a
[Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's
[C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[End]
[with capo on 3 - otherwise in 10th fret / Dm position
Riff for guitar solo looping arrangement]
E ---------15--15-13-----15-18-15-----15-13---15-13--
B ---13-16-----------------------16-----------------16
G -13-------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------
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]
'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]
[Notes]
[Chorus]
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---|
115
Sophie Ellis-Bextor-Murder On The Dancefloor
[Intro - No drums - Half bar each chord]
[Emaj7-022444] [B] [F#m] [A] x 2
(starting note is D# so effectively Emaj7)
It's [Emaj7-022444] murder on the dance [B] floor [F#m]
But you [A] better not kill the [E] groove
[B] DJ, gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Pause] 1 bar
[Verse 1- Disco drums - There are passing
Gm chords between G# and F#]
Oh, I [G#m] know I know I know I know I know I know
About [G#m] your [F#m] kind
And [G#m] so and so and so and so and so
[G#m]I'll have to [F#m] play
[Extra 2 bars]
[E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus]
[E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way
I [A] will prove you wrong
[E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way
Boy [A] just come along
[E] [B] Hear me when I [F#m] say [A] hey
[Extra bar]
[A] [A]
[Chorus]
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not kill the
[F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m]
DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Vamp 1 bar][E]
[Verse 2]
[G#m] Oh, I know I know I know I know I know I know
there may [F#m] be others And
[G#m] so and so and so and so and so and so
You'll [F#m] just have to pray
[Extra 2 bars]
[E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus]
[E] If you [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way
I [A] will prove you wrong
[E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way
Stay [A] another song
[E] I'll [B] blow you all a [F#m] way hey [A]
[Extra bar]
[A] [A]
[Chorus - String part uses G#min7 and G#minadd4]
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not kill the
[F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m]
DJ, gonna [E] turn this house around some how
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not kill the
[F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m]
DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[1 bar][E]
[Solo - Strum each chord once then improv pentatonic riff]
[G#m] [(Gm)] - [F#m] [(Gm)] - [G#m] [(Gm)] - [F#m]
[Extra 2 bars]
[E] Bendy riff
[Pre-Chorus]
[E] Don't [B]think you're getting a [F#m]way
I [A] will prove you wrong
[E] I'll [B] take you all the [F#m] way
Boy [A] just come along
[E] Hear [B] me when I [F#m] say hey [A]
[Extra bar]
[A] [A]
[CHORDS CHANGE - Interlude - DRUMS STOP]
It's [Emaj7] murder on the dancefloor[B] [F#m]
But you [A] better not kill the
[E] groove [B] [F#m] [A]
It's [E] murder on the dancefloor[B] [F#m]
But you [A] better not steal the moves [E]
DJ[B], gonna [F#m] burn this goddamn [A] house right down
[Chorus]
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not kill the
[F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m]
DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[Chorus]
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not kill the
[F#m] groove .... heh hey heh hey
It's [G#m] murder on the dancefloor
But you [G#m] better not steal the moves [F#m]
DJ, gonna [E] burn this goddamn house right down
[End]
[E]
[Notes]
[Bendy Riff]
E --------------0-
B --------------0-
G ---9-11b13b11p9-
D -11-----------x-
A --------------11
E ----------------
115
Olivia Dean-Man I Need
[Intro - Capo 1 for original but dont bother live - CHORDS START ON 1 - BROKEN TRIPLET]
[Csus2] Talk to [C] me, talk to [F] me
[Csus2] Talk to [C] me, talk to [F] me, [N.C.] hmm
[Verse 1]
[C] [C/E] Looks [F] like we're making up for lost time
[C] [C/E] Need [F] you to spell it out for me
[C] [C/E] [F] Bossa nova on all night
[C] [C/E] It's like a [F] type of alchemy-y
[C] [C/E] [F] Introduce me to your best friend
[C] [C/E] [F] I can come and slot right in
[C] [C/E] A [F] satellite ain't even that far
[C] [C/E] I kinda [F] wonder where you are
[Pre-Chorus]
[Am] Already [Am] know I can't [C] leave it al [G/B] one
You're on [F] my mind, mm [F] [C]
[Am] Already [Am] gave you the [C] time and the pl [G/B] ace
So don't [F] be shy Just come be the man I
[Chorus]
[C] need
Tell me you got something to [F] give, I want it
[C] I kinda like it when you [F] call me wonderful [C]
Whatever the type of talk it [F] is, come on then
[C] I gotta know you're meant to [F] be the man I need [C]
Talk to me, [F] talk to me
[Post-Chorus]
Mm, [C] talk to me, talk to me
[F] Be the man that I need, baby
[C] Talk to me, talk to me
[F] Be the man that I need, need, need
Mm, [C] talk to me, talk to me
[F] Be the man that I need, baby
[C] Talk to me, talk to me
[N.C.] Be the man, man, man, man, man
[Verse 2]
[C] [C/E] I'd [F] like to think you feel the same way
[C] [C/E] But [F] I can't tell with you sometimes
[C] [C/E] So [F] baby, let's get on the same page
[C*] [C/E] Stop [F] making me read between the lines
*drums stop - then back in
[Pre-Chorus]
[Am] Already [Am] know I can't [C] leave it al [G/B] one
You're on [F] my mind, mm [F] [C]
[Am] Already [Am] gave you the [C] time and the pl [G/B] ace
So don't [F] be shy just come be the man I
[Chorus]
[C] need
Tell me you got something to [F] give, I want it
[C] I kinda like it when you [F] call me wonderful [C]
Whatever the type of [F] talk it is, come on then
[C] I gotta know you're [F] meant to be the man I need [C]
[C] Talk to me, [F] talk to me
[C] Talk to me [F] , talk to me
[Post-Chorus]
Mm, [C] talk to me, talk to [F] me
Be the man that I need, baby
[C] Talk to me, talk to [F] me
Be the man that I need, need, need
Mm, [C] talk to me, talk to [F] me
Be the man that I need, baby
[C] Talk to me, talk to [F] me
[N.C.] Be the man, man, man, man, man
[Outro]
[C] [C/E] [F]Mm
[C] Mm-[C/E]mm, mm-mm,[F] mm
[C] Mm [C/E] -mm, [F] mm
[C] M [C/E] m-mm, mm-mm, m [F] m-mm, mm-mm, mm
[End]
[F]
110
00 - Recording-Ladies
[BPM 105 - Intro - start with drums and bass]
[Gm] x 2
[Chorus]
[Gm] Jolene, Jo [Bb] lene, Jo [F] lene, Jo [Gm] lene .. I'm
[F] begging of you [Dm] please don't take my [Gm] man
[Gm] Jolene, Jo [Bb] lene, Jo [F] lene, Jo [Gm] lene
[F] Please don't take him [Dm] just because you [Gm] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Gm - vamp]
[Verse]
Your
[Gm] beauty is be [Bb] yond compare with
[F] flaming locks of [Gm] auburn hair With
[F] ivory skin and [Dm] eyes of emerald [Gm] green.
[Gm - vamp]
Your
[Gm] smile is like a [Bb] breath of spring your
[F] voice is soft like [Gm] summer rain And
[F] I can not com [Dm] pete with you Jo [Gm] lene.
[Gm - vamp]
[Chorus]
[Gm] Jolene, Jo [Bb] lene, Jo [F] lene, Jo [Gm] lene .. I'm
[F] begging of you [Dm] please don't take my [Gm] man
[Gm] Jolene, Jo [Bb] lene, Jo [F] lene, Jo [Gm] lene
[F] Please don't take him [Dm] just because you [Gm] can
(Please don't take him even though you can)
[Gm - vamp] x 2 with Britney intro riff at end (E - 1-3)
################# BRITNEY - HIT ME BABY #############################
[Verse - melody starts on A - Use power chords at this point - muted]
[Gm] Oh baby, baby, how
[D]was I supposed to know [Bb] ... That
[Cm]something wasn't [D]right (intro riff) here
[Gm] Oh baby, baby, I
[D]shouldn't have let you go [Bb] .. And
[Cm]now you're out of [D]sight, yeah (intro riff)
[Gm]Show me how you want it [D]to be .. Tell me
[Bb]baby 'cause I need to [Cm]know now,
[D]oh (intro riff)+because (you play Gm then riff quickly)
[Chorus - Fuller chords]
[Gm] My loneliness is [D]killing me (and I)
[Bb] I must confess I [Cm]still believe [D] (still believe)
[Gm] When I'm not with you I lose [D] my mind .. Give me a si
[Bb]uh ... uh uh i ign
[Cm]Hit me baby [D]one (intro riff) more time [Gm][DRUMS STOP]
[Verse]
[Gm] (choke chord)Oh baby, baby (drums back in xx xx xB Sx) The
[D]reason I breathe is you [Bb]
[Cm]Boy you got me [D]blinded (intro riff)
[Gm] Oh pretty baby .. There's
[D] nothing that I wouldn't[Bb] do .. It's
[Cm]not the way I [D]planned it (intro riff)
[Gm]Show me how you want it [D]to be .. Tell me
[Bb]baby 'cause I need to
[Cm]know now, [D]oh (intro riff) because
[Chorus - Fuller chords]
[Gm] My loneliness is [D]killing me (and I)
[Bb] I must confess I [Cm]still believe [D] (still believe)
[Gm] When I'm not with you I lose [D] my mind .. Give me a si
[Bb]uh ... uh uh i ign
[Cm]Hit me baby [D]one more time
############## I WILL SURVIVE #######################################################
[Verse 1 - Drums stop] (Down octave to rest the voice)
At [Gm] first I was afraid, I was [Cm] petrified,
Kept thinking [F] I could never live without you [Bbmaj7] by my side.
But then I [Ebmaj7] spent so many nights, thinking [Am7b5] how you did me wrong,
And I grew [Dsus4] strong; and I learned [D] how to get along.
[Drums back in- Vocals back up an octave]
And so you're [Gm] back, from outer [Cm] space,
I just walked [F] in to find you here, with that sad
[Bbmaj7] look upon your face.
I should have [Ebmaj7] changed that stupid lock,
I should have [Am7b5] made you leave your key,
If I had [Dsus4] known for just one second, you'd be
[D] back to bother to me
[Chorus]
Go on now, [Gm] go; walk out the [Cm] door;
Just turn a [F] round now, 'cos you're not [Bbmaj7] welcome any more.
[Ebmaj7] Weren't you the one who tried to [Am7b5] hurt me with goodbye?
Did you think I'd [Dsus4] crumble; did you think I'd [D] lay down and die?
Oh no, not [Gm] I; I will sur [Cm] vive,
Oh, as [F] long as I know how to love, I [Bbmaj7] know I'll stay alive.
I've got [Ebmaj7] all my life to live, I've got [Am7b5] all my love to give,
And I'll sur [Dsus4] vive, I will sur [D] vive, cos I'M OUTTA LOVE
################# OUTTA LOVE ###########################################
[Chorus]
[Gm] love .... set me [D] free and let me [F] out this mise [C] ry.
Just show me the [Gm] way to get my [D] life again.
[F] You can't handle [C] me, said I'm outta [Gm] love can't you [D] see,
baby, that [D#] you gotta set me [D] free? I'm outta (drums stop)
[Gm] looo oove
[Verse 1]
[Gm] Now baby come [D] on,
don't [F] claim that love you [C] never let me [Gm] feel.
I should have [D] known 'cause [F] you brought nothing [C] real.
Come on be a [Gm] man about it, [D] you won't die.
[D#-x65343] I ain't got no more (fast change) [Cm] tears to [D] cry,
and I [Gm] can't take this no [D] more.
You know I [D#] gotta let it [D] go and you know.[D].. (stop)
[Chorus]
[Gm] love .... set me [D] free and let me [F] out this mise [C] ry.
Just show me the [Gm] way to get my [D] life again.
[F] You can't handle [C] me, said I'm outta [Gm] love can't you [D] see,
baby, that [D#] you gotta set me [D] free? I'm outta
[Gm] looo oove
################ JOLENE REPRISE ############################
[Gm] Jolene, Jo [Bb] lene, Jo [F] lene, Jo [Gm] lene
[F] Please don't take him [Dm] just because you [Gm] can
[Gm]
140
00. B - Medley 02-Hard Easy Brown Eyed Rock
Taking It Easy####################################################
[Intro]
G Am7/G D7sus/G 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers)
G (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers)
[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]
[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
we will [C] never be here [G] again
so open [Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in,
take it [G] easy..."Alright"
Brown Eyed Girl##################################################################
[G] Hey where did [C] we go,
[G] days when the [D] rains came
[G] Down in the [C] hollow,
[G] playin' a [D] new game
[G] Laughin' and a- [C] runnin' hey, hey,
[G] skippin' and a- [D] jumpin'
[G] In the misty [C] mornin' fog with,
[G] ah, our [D] hearts thumpin' and [C] you
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl, [Em]
[C] you're my [D] brown-eyed [G] girl [D7]
[Verse]
[G] Whatever [C] happened,
[G] to Tuesday is [D] so slow
[G] Goin' down the [C] old mine with a
[G] transistor [D] radio
[G] Standin' in the [C] sunlight laughin',
[G] hidin' behind a [D] rainbow's wall
[G] Slippin' and a- [C] slidin'
[G] all along the [D] waterfall with yo [C] u
[D] My brown-eyed [G] girl, [Em]
[C] you're my [D] brown-eyed [G] girl
[D7] Do you remember when we used to
[Chorus]
[G] sing Sha la la [C] la la la la
[G] la la la la te [D] da (just like that)
[G] Sha la la [C] la la la la
[G] la la la la te [D] da, la te [G] da
[G] [G]
Crocodile Rock ##########################################################
[Intro - BPM 152 - Laaaa la la la la laaaa bit]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] - [C] [C] [D] [D] x 2 (or as many times as needed to get music to scroll up to right point)
[Verse 1]
I rem [G] ember when rock was young, me and [Bm] Susie had so much fun
Holding [C] hands and skimmin' stones had a [D] old gold Chevy & a place of my own
But the [G] biggest kick I ever got was doin' a [Bm] thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the [C] other kids were rockin' 'round the clock we were [D] hoppin' and
boppin' to the Crocodile Rock, well
[Chorus]
[Em] Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your [A7] feet just can't keep still
[D7] I never knew me a better time and I [G] guess I never will.
[E] Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when [A7] Susie wore her dresses tight and
[D7] the Crocodile Rockin' was out out out ... of the [F]si [C]igh [F]i [C]ight ... [F] [C]
[Interlude]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] - [C] [C] [D] [D] x 2
[Verse 2]
But the [G] years went by and rock just died, [Bm] Susie went and left me for some foreign guy,
[C] Long nights cryin' by the record machine [D] dreamin' of my Chevy & my old blue jeans but they'll
[G] Never kill the thrills we got burnin' [Bm] up to the Crocodile Rock,
Learning [C] fast as the weeks went past, we really th [D] ought the Crocodile Rock would last, well
[Chorus]
[Em] Crocodile Rockin' is something shockin' when your [A7] feet just can't keep still
[D7] I never knew me a better time and I [G] guess I never will.
[E] Oh, Lawdy mamma those Friday nights when [A7] Susie wore her dresses tight and
[D7] the Crocodile Rockin' was out out out ... of the [F]si [C]igh [F]i [C]ight ... [F] [C]
[Interlude]
[G] [G] [Em] [Em] - [C] [C] [D] [D] x 2
###################################################################
Ending of Taking It Easy and Brown Eyed Girl
[Outro]
[C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh
[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 - "when we used to sing"
[G] sing .. Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
[G] Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
[G] Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
[G] Sha la la [C] la la la la [G] la la la la te [D] da
130
00. Medley 03-The Castle On The Street Where Mr. Brightside Lives
############ DROP D FOR ALL - Streets Have No Name
[Intro]
Start with percussive guitar and bass drum
D x 4 G x 4 D x 4 G x 4
Bm x 2 A x 2 D x 4
(open up D percussive chord to more open for start)
[Verse 1 - Bm7 works - muted low strings]
(Lift thumb but do not rotate wrist so can maintain mute and have loud snare)
I want to [D] run
I want to [D] hide
I want to [D] tear down the walls
That hold me in [G-5x0003] side
I want to reach [Bm-9x5555] out
And touch the [A] flame
Where the [C] streets have no name
I, I, I, I want to [D] feel,
sunlight on my [D] face
I see the [D] dust cloud disappear
without a [G] trace
I want to take [Bm] shelter
from the poison [A] rain
Where the [C] streets have no name Oh Ah
Where the streets have no
[Chorus - D triad at 2nd fret - play 5 3 then 2 on high E]
[D] name .............
[D] Where the streets have no name (Head voice, lips tight)
We're still building
Then [G] burning down love, burning down love
And when I [Bm] go there
I go there with [A] you...
(it's all I can [D] do)
[Play high D octave 7 10 no B and lower notes for vamp]
[Verse 2]
The city's a [D] flood
And our love turns to [D] rust
We're beaten and [D] blown by the wind
Trampled in [G] dust
I'll show you a [Bm] place
High on a [A] desert plain
Where the [C] streets have no name Oh Ah
Where the streets have no
[Chorus]
[D] Name ...... Where the streets have no name
We're still building
[G] Then burning down love, burning down love
[Bm] And when I go there
[A] I go there with you...
[D] it's all I can do
[D] Our love turns to rust
[D] We're beaten and [G] blown by the wind,
blown by the wind
Oh when I [Bm] go there, I go there [A] with you
"And i'm on my way"
############# Castle on the Hill
[Chorus 1 - Full drums]
[D] I'm on [D/F#] my [G] way,
[Bm] driving at [A7sus4] ninety Down
[D] those coun [D/F#] try
[G] lanes [Bm] singing to [A7sus4] Tiny Dancer And
[D] I miss [D/F#] the
[G] way you make [Bm] me feel [A7sus4] and it's real When
[D] we watched [D/F#] the
[G] sunset [Bm] over the [A7sus4] castle on the hill
[Riff - 0 7e 10 (10) for 2 bars - Drums stop]
[D]
[Verse 2 - chords where you hold high A - Full drums]
[D] Fifteen years [G] old and smoking
[Bm] hand-rolled cigarettes [A]
[D] Running from the law [G] through the backfields and
[Bm] getting drunk with my [A] friends
[D] Had my first [G] kiss on a Friday
[Bm] night, I don't [A] reckon I did it
[D] Right, I was younger [G] then
[Bm] take me back to w [A] hen we found
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[G] Weekend [A] jobs and when we got [D] paid
We'd buy cheap [G] spirits and drink them [G] straight
Me and my [A] friends have not thrown [D] up in so long,
[G] oh how we've grown [G] But I can't [A] wait to go home
[Chorus 2]
[D] I'm on [D/F#] my [G] way,
[Bm] driving at [A7sus4] ninety Down
[D] those coun [D/F#] try
[G] lanes [Bm] singing to [A7sus4] Tiny Dancer And
[D] I miss [D/F#] the
[G] way you make [Bm] me feel [A7sus4] and it's real When
[D] we watched [D/F#] the
[G] sunset
[Bm] over the [A7sus4] castle on the hill
[D] woo [D/F#] ooo [G] oooh
[Bm] Over the [A7sus4] astle on the hill (drums stop)
############# Mr Brightside
[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 ---------------------------------------------
[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
(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
140
00. Medley 06-Kings of Leon Sex on Fire and Stereophonics Dakota
[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]
Emaj C#m7 A E
E 0-----11-x---0------0-----
B x--12----9---x-12-----12-
G 9--9-----9---9--9---9--9--
D x--9-----9---x--x------9--
A 0--9-----x------0------x--
E x!-------9-------------0--
!Snare pick up
[Verse 1]
[E] Thinking back, thinking of [C#m7] you
Summertime, think it was [Amaj7sus2] 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 - STACCATO CHORD STABS - backward drums for 'make me feel like the one']
[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 - STACCATO CHORD STABS]
[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]
[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
[Sex is on fire]########################
[Intro - chords offbeat after first phrase]
[Intro - riff is played offbeat ]
(Drums in on C#m)
[E] [C#m]
E------------------4-4--
B--9-9-9-9---------5-5--
G--9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6--
D-11-9-9-9-----7-8-6-6--
A--7-7-7-7-----4-4-4-4--
E-----------------------
Dr 1-2-3-4-....1-2-3-4
[E][C#m]again
[Verse - With drums can drop second snare]
Lay where you're [E] laying
Don't make a sound [E]
I know they're [C#m] watching (actually Csus2 is more accurate)
They're watching [C#m]
All the com [E] motion (full drums)
the kiddie [E] like play
Has people [C#m] talking
Talking [C#m]
[Chorus - Play chorus riff1]
[E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........[A]
[Verse - Semi drums]
The dark of the [E] alley
The break of the [E] day
Head while I'm [C#m] driving
I'm driving [C#m]
Soft lips are [E] open (full drums)
Them knuckles are [E] pale
Feels like you're [C#m] dying
You're [C#m] dying
[Chorus]
[E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........[A]........Con
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................[A]
[Verse - Semi drums]
Hot as a [E] fever
Rattling [E] bones
I could just [C#m] taste it
Taste it [C#m]
But it's not for [E] ever (full drums)
But it's just to [E] night
Oh we're still the [C#m] greatest
The greatest [C#m]
The greatest [C#m]
[Chorus]
[E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........[A]........
(just bass drum - just lower chords on 1&)
[E] You ..........Your sex is on (guitar riff)
[C#m]fire ........[A]........Con
(just bass drum - full riff)
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................[A]
(full drums in and full riff)
And [E] You ..........Your sex is on
[C#m]fire ........[A]........Con
[E] sumed .......With what's to tran
[C#m] spire ................[A]
[E]
[End]
[E] 1&
65
4 Non Blondes-What's Up
[Intro]
[E] [F#m] [A] [E]
first note of melody is G# of the E chord (first fret on G string)
[Verse 1]
[E] Twenty-five years and my life is still
[F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill
Of [A] hope for a desti [E] nation
I [E] realized quickly when I knew I should
That the [F#m] world was made up of this brotherhood
Of [A] man, for whatever that [E] means
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head
and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar
And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside
and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and
I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus]
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh [E]
[Verse 2]
And I [E] try, oh my God, do I [F#m] try
I try all the [A] time, in this insti [E] tution
And I [E] pray, oh my God, do I [F#m] pray
I pray every single [A] day
For a revo [E] lution
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I [E] cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to [F#m] get it all out, what's in my head
and I [A] - I am feeling a little pe [E] culiar
And so I [E] wake in the morning and I step outside
and I [F#m] take a deep breath and I get real high and
I [A] scream from the top of my lungs "What's going [E] on?"
[Chorus]
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] Heyeyey"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
And I said " [E] Heyeyeyeyey [F#m] HeyeYEYEYE"
I said " [A] Hey, what's going [E] on?"
[Interlude]
[E] Ooh, O [F#m] oh O [A] oh . [E] ....
[Outro]
[E] Twenty-five years and my life is still
[F#m] Trying to get up that great big hill of [A] hope
For a destin [E] ation
[End]
105
Adele-Rolling In The Deep
DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit]
[Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum]
[F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note]
[F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart,
[E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's
[C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E])
[F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear
[E] Go ahead and sell me out, and
[C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) ([E])
(bass drum on all 4)
[F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you
[E] Don't underestimate the
[C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) ([E])
[F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart
[E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's
[C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E])
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier]
[D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me
[C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that
we almost (passing chord) [E] had it
[D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me
[C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling...
We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep
(passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] beat
(passing chords) [D] [E]
[Verse - Light drums]
[F#m] Baby, I I I have no [C#m] story to be told, But
[E] I've heard one on you. Now+I'm
[C#m] gonna+make+your+head+burn ([E])
[F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair
[E] Make a home down there, as
[C#m] mine sure won't be shared ([E])
[Pre-Chorus]
[D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me
[C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it
[D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me
[C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling...
We could have had it
[Chorus]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep
(passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat
(no F to G step up - note this)
[E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY]
[D] all.... all all [E] ... Rolling in the
[F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in
[D] side of your hand [D] .. But you
[E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords]
[N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa)
Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh)
[F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) ... You'll
pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full]
[F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me
[D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep
[F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me
It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus]
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
[D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the
[D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In
[F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you
But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it.
You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.
200
Amy Winehouse-Valerie
[BPM 106 - Verse 1 - Start just with bass and bass drum then full drums]
[Chords? - X00232 and 079987]
Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look across the [Em] water
And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doin'
and in my head I paint a [Em] picture
[Chorus - Chords in now - simulate horns - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff - Fuller chords D Dsus4 D up neck x57775 - Em - 079987 079x10x 079987]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 2]
Did you [D] have to go to jail, put your house on up
for sale, did you get a good [Em] lawyer
I hope you [D] didn't catch a tan, I hope you found
the right man who'll fix it for [Em] ya
Are you [D] shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of
your hair, [Em] are you busy?
And did you [D] have to pay that fine you was dodging
all the time, are you still [Em] dizzy?
[Chorus - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
[Verse 3 - Drums stop - strums]
Well, some [D] times I go out by myself and I look
across the [Em] water (drums back in)
And I [D] think of all the things, what you're doing
and in my head I paint a p [Em] icture
[Chorus - Strums]
'Cos [G] since I've come on home, well my [F#m] body's been a mess
And I've [G] missed your ginger hair and the [F#m] way you like to dress
[G] Won't you come on over, [F#m] stop making a fool out of [A] me
[A] Why don't you come on over,
[Horn Riff]
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Va- [D] a-lerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Mmm [D] Valerie, Valer [Em] ie-e-ee
Valer [D] ie-e-ee, Va-a-le-r [Em] ieee
Why don't you come on over Va- [Dmaj7] alerie...
[End]
80
Beatles-Come Together
[TRY PLAYING TOM FIGURE ON THE BRIDGE ON LOW BASS STRINGS SO PIEZO PICKS IT UP A BIT AND HIGH STRINGS CAN STILL RING?]
[Intro - remember SHUUUU - BPM 83]
e|-5-5--55---5
B|-6-6--66---6
G|-5-5-------7
D|-7-5h7-----7
A|-5-5-------5
E|------------ x4
[Fill is flat of hands and drag across soundboard from bottom to top
to go down in pitch]
[Verse 1 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4]
[Dm] Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly,
[Dm] He got Joo Joo eyeball, he one holy roller - He got
[A7 - A to A6 blues riff] hair down to his knee
(Drum now B bB B bB - air drum hi hat to hold pattern)
(On recording no chord)
[G7] Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
[Intro Instrumental x 4]
[Verse 2 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4]
[Dm] He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football
[Dm] He got monkey finger, he shoot coca cola
He say, [A7] "I know you, you know me."
[G7] One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
[Chorus - Snare in now]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 4]
[Verse 3]
[Dm] He bag production, he got walrus gumboot
[Dm] He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got [A7] feet down below his knee
[G7] Hold you in his arms, yeah you can feel his disease
[Chorus]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo]
[Dm7] - Riff starts 5th fret 16th notes feel - Dm Dm Dm Dm - Dm7 Dm7 Dm x)
[A7] with bends
Ending riff - Dm x x x - x x Dm7 Dm - twice
e|-5---
B|-6-6-
G|-7--7-Dm7 to Dm
D|-7--
A|-5--
E|-5--
[Verse 4]
[Dm] He roller coaster, he got early warning
[Dm] He got muddy water, he one mojo filter
He say, [A7] "One and one and one is three."
[G7] Got to be good looking 'cause he so hard to see
[Chorus]
[Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo out - stay on Dm?]
[End]
[Other notes]
Bend up to high A for A7 bit - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6
- B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 G 7s9
then bend to high E before back to intro chords
70
Benson Boone-Beautiful Things
[Intro - Note Fdim7=1x010x - No drums 6/4]
[D] [A] [E] [E]
[Verse 1]
For or a
[D]while there it was [A] rough But lately,
[E] I've been doin' be [F#m] tter Than the
[D] last four cold De [A] cembers I recall
[E] [E] And I see my
[D] family every month [A] I found a
[E] girl my parents love [F#m] She'll come and
[D] stay the night, and I
[A] think I might have it all
[E] [E] And I
[D] thank God every [A] day For the
[E]girl He [Fdim7-1x010x]sent my [F#m]way But I
[D] know the things He [A] gives me, He can take away
[E] [E] And I
[D] hold you every night [A] And that's a
[F#m] feeling I wa [E] nna get
[D] used to But there's no
[Bm] man as terrified as the
[E] man who stands to [D] lose you
(string swell 1 count 1 2 3 1 2 3)
[Chug]
[A] (time goes weird here - whole section seems to insert extra triplet)
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2(oh)
[Pre-Chorus - 6 beats for E and F#m - chugs get louder
- A to E to F# are a faster change]
[A] Oh, I [A]hope I don't [E] losе you (123) [F#m] (123 - mmm - 456)
(sing next parts on second triplet)
(1 comes back on Mmm)
[D] Mm please [A] stay [E]
I [F#m]want you, I need you, oh [D]God
Don't [A] take [E] (play E loud and bass drum)
Thеse beautiful [E-stab on snare back in] things that I've [D] got
[Chorus - DRUMS IN]
[D] Please [A] stay [F#m]
I [E] want you, I need you, oh [D] God
Don't [A] take [F#m]
Thеse [E] beautiful things that I've [D] got
[Post-Chorus]
[D] Oh-oh-oh-
[A] oh, oh, [F#m] oh, [E] oh-oh (drums stop)
[D] (oh) Please [A] don't [E] take
[Verse 2]
I found my [D] mind, I'm feelin' [A] sane
It's been a [E] while, but I'm finding my [F#m] faith
If everything's [D] good and it's great, why do
[A] I sit and wait 'til it's [E] gone?
Oh, I'll tell ya, I [D] know I've got en [A] ough
I've got [E] peace and [Fdim7] I've got [F#m] love
But I'm [D] up at night thinkin'
[A] I just might lose it [E] all
[Chorus]
[D] Please [A] stay [F#m]
I [E] want you, I need you, oh [D] God
Don't [A] take [F#m]
Thеse [E] beautiful things that I've [D] got
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh- [A] oh, oh, [F#m] oh, [E] oh-oh- [D] oh
[Outro]
[D] Please [A] stay [E]
I want you, I need you, oh [D] God
I [A] need [E]
These beautiful things that I've got
125
Billy Joel-Uptown Girl
[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc -
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])
[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an
[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice
[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah
[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ..... [F#m] You know I can't afford to
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win
[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an
[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah
[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown
[G#m] girl ......... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)
170
Blur-House In The Country
[Intro - BPM 90 - No drums]
Descending chromatic line - can play octaves when playing C#
E - 99887766 - 55443 - 5 3 0
[Drums in]
| A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# |
[Verse 1]
[A] City dweller, suc [E] cessful fella
[Bm] Thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (lot of money)
[D] Caught in a [D/C#] rat race terminal [C#] ly
I'm a pro [A] fessional cynic but my [E] heart's not in it
I'm [Bm] paying the price of living life at the limit (to the limit)
[D] Caught up in the [D/C#] century's anxie [C#] ty
(backward beat)
Yes, it [E] preys on him (preys on him)
He's [E] getting thin (getting thin) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 1]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and
the food he eats in the [A] country
He takes all [A] manner of pills and
piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country
Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm,
lots of rural charm in the [A] country (stop)
[Verse 2]
He's got [A] morning glory and l [E7] ife's a different story
[Bm] Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory)
[D] Touched with his [D/C#] own mortal [C#] ity
He's [A] reading Balzac and [E] knocking back Prozac
It's a [Bm] helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland
[D] Oh, it's the [D/C#] century's reme [C#] dy
(backward drums)
For the [E] faint at heart [########Stop and scroll##########]
A [E] new start (new start) {Try a simple life}
[Chorus 2]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest,
so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country
He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh,
takes herbal baths in the [E7] country
But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm
on the animal farm in the [A] country
(backward drum beat)
[E] In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E] In the country (Doo doo doo)
[E] In the country-y-y!
[Solo]
| A E | Bm | D D/C# | C# | x2
[Quiet bit - no drums - Play twice]
[A] Blow, blow me [E] out I am so
[D] sad I don't know [A] why
[Chorus 1 & 2]
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] Watching [D] afternoon repeats and
the food he eats in the [A] country
He takes all [A] manner of pills and
piles up analyst bills in the [E7] country
Oh, it's [D#] like an [D] animal farm,
lots of rural charm in the [A] country
[A] He lives in a house, a very big
house in the [E7] country
[D#] He's got a [D] fog in his chest,
so he needs a lot of rest in the [A] country
He doesn't [A] drink, smoke, laugh,
takes herbal baths in the [E7] country
But [D#] you'll come to [D] no harm
on the animal farm in the [A] country
Ooh la la la
[Closing Riff - Horn Riff]
A E7 D A
E -0---0---0---0------------------------------------
B -10--10--5-s-10--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--10-10-5-------
G -9---9---6-s-9---9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--9--9--6-----
D -11--11--7-s-11--9--9--7-9--7--7--5-7--11-11-7------
A -0---0---0-------7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--0--0--0----
E -----------------0--0--0--------------------------
135
Blur-Park Life
[BPM 140 - Distorted Sound]
[Riff - No drums]
E A Aadd9
E ----------------
B 10-----11-11----
G 10-x3--10-10----
D 10-----12-10----
A x---------------
E 0---------------
[E] [E] [E] ([Asus4/E] [A/E]) x 4 - drums in second time round
[Verse 1 - with occasional A - Can play A to Asus4 for Parklife bit]
[E] Confidence is a preference for the habitual
[E] voyeur of what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
And [E] morning soup can be avoided if you take a route
[E] straight through what is known as ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] John's got brewers droop, he gets intimidated
by the [E] dirty pigeons, they love a bit of it ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] Who's that gut lord marching? You should cut down
[E] on your pork life mate, get some exercise
[Chorus]
[E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple
[E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they
[G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand
(fast change on Asus4 to A)
[C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their ..
[Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop)
[D] [C] [B7] Know what I mean? [B7]
[Link]
[E]----------[E] x 2
Stop is x7999x x7777x x7999x
[Verse 2]
[E] I get up when I want, except on Wednesdays
when I get [E] rudely awakened by the dustmen ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
I [E] put my trousers on, have a cup of tea
and I think [E] about leaving me house ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] I feed the pigeons, I sometimes feed the sparrows too,
it gives [E] me a sense of enormous wellbeing ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] And then I'm happy for the rest of the day,
safe in the knowledge there will
[E] always be a bit of my heart devo ted to it
[Chorus]
[E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple
[E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they
[G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand
(fast change on Asus4 to A)
[C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their ..
[Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop)
(all over one bar) [D] [C] [B7] [B7]
[Bridge - hammer on more from x7777 to x7999]
[E] [E] [E] - [E] [E] [E] [E]
[E] (Park [E]Life) - [E] [E] [E]Park [E]Life
[E] [E] [E] - [E] [E] [E] [E]
[E] (Park [E]Life) - [E] [E] [E]Park [E]Life
[E] It's got nothing to do with your( [A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] Vorsprung durch Technik, you know ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[E] And it's not about you joggers who go 'round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
and [E] round and round ([A]Park [Asus4]life!)
[Chorus]
[E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple
[E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they
[G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand
(fast change on Asus4 to A)
[C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their ..
[Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop)
(all over one bar) [D] [C] [B7] [B7]
[Chorus]
[E] All [Bb] the peo [B] ple
[E] So [Bb] many peo [B] ple .. And they
[G]all [Bm]go [Em]hand in [D]hand
(fast change on Asus4 to A)
[C]Hand in [Em]hand [Asus4]through [A]their ..
[Bb]park [B7]life [B7] (drums stop)
(all over one bar) [D] [C] [B7] [B7]
[End]
[E]
70
Bob Marley-Stir It Up
[BASS LINE - FOLLOW CHORDS]
D -------------4-7---6-9
A --4--54547-5-----7---
E 5--------------------
[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round]
[Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare]
[A] [A] [D] [E] x 3
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 1]
It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah!
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
[D] Since I [E] got you on my
[A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh!
[A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said,
[D] it's [A] so [E] clear
[A] To see what we could do, baby,
(ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 2]
[A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire;
[A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
[D] every [E] minute:
[A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Verse 3]
[A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty;
[A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty,
[A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Solo] [A] [A] [D] [E] x as many times as necessary
[Chorus]
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin',
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Repeat Chorus until natural end]
70
Bob Marley-Three Little Birds
[Intro]
[A] Hold A major triad at 9th fret - D shape - barre 9th fret with 1st finger when have to play those notes
E ------------------12---9-------
B 10--10--10--12-10--------12-10-
G 9---9---9----------------------
D X---X---X----------------------
A 0---0---0----------------------
E -------------------------------
[Chorus]
Don't wor [A] ry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse]
Rise up this m [A] ornin'
Smile with the [E] rising sun
Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep
Singin' [A] sweet songs
Of melodies [E] pure and true
Singin', [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus]
Singin' don't [A] worry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, (is) gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, (don't worry) about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Verse]
Rise up this m [A] ornin'
Smile with the [E] rising sun
Three little [A] birds perch by my [D] doorstep
Singin' [A] sweet songs
Of melodies [E] pure and true
Singing, [D] this is my message to [A] you-ou-ou
[Chorus]
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
[Solo]
[A] [E]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[Chorus]
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Singin' don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
Don't w [A] orry, about a thing
Cause' [D] every little thing, gonna be al [A] right
85
Coldplay-Yellow - NO CAPO
[Intro - No drums
just play low notes for verse and higher notes for chorus to simulate guitar on record]
[A]xxx [A]xxx [A]xx[Asus4] xx[Asus4]x - Repeat
[Distorted Riff]
[A] [E] [Bm/D] [A]
E ---------------0---------7---7-10----9----------
B ----5--5p3-----9--99-----7---7-10----10-------
G ----2----2-----9--911----7---7-7-----9-------
D ----2----2-----9--99-----0---0-0-----x--------
A ----0----------x- -------x-----x-----0---------
E ----x----------0---------x-----x-----------------
[Verse 1 - Light drums - Pluck chords on first note then chug their bass note to simulate record]
[A] Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [E] you
And everything you do [Dmaj7]
Yeah, they were all yellow
[A] I came along
I wrote a song for [E] you
And all the things you do [Dmaj7]
And it was called "Yellow"
[A] ........... So then I took my [E] turn
Oh, what a thing to have done [Dmaj7]
And it was all yellow [A] ([Gsus4] [A])
[Chorus 1]
[Dmaj7] Your skin
[F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones
[Dmaj7] Turn in.... to [F#m7]something [E] beautiful
[Dmaj7] You know, [F#m7] you know I
[E] love you so [Dmaj7] (drums stop)
You know I love you so
[Instrumental- as per intro]
[A] [E] [Bm/D] ([A] [Asus4])
[Verse 2]
[A] I swam across
I jumped across for [E] you
Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7]
'Cause you were all yellow
[A] I drew a line
I drew a line for [E] you
Oh, what a thing to do [Dmaj7]
And it was all yellow [A] [Gsus4]
[Chorus 2]
[D] Your skin
[F#m7] Oh yeah, your [E] skin and bones
[Dmaj7] Turn in.... [F#m7] to something [E] beautiful
[Dmaj7] And you know [F#m7] For you I
[E] bleed myself [Dmaj7] dry (drums stop)
For you I bleed myself dry
[Instrumental- as per intro Gsus4 Dsus2 and Cadd6 in there]
[A] [E] [D] ([A] [Gsus4])
[Bridge]
It's
[A] true... oooh, look how they shine for
[E] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for [A]
Look how they shine for [E] you.... oooh
Look how they shine for [Dmaj7] you.... oooh
Look how they shine (stop drums)
[Outro]
[A] Look at the stars
Look how they shine for [Em7] you
And all the things that you [Dmaj7] do
[End]
180
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising
[Intro BPM 90 - Vox - v1-1, v2-3]
| D | A G | D | D |
[Intro Riff]
Ch D Ariff G
e|--2------------3-
B|--3---------0--3-
G|--2---------0--0-
D|--0---2h4p2p0--0-
A|------0--------x-
E|---------------3-
[Verse 1]
[D] I see the [A] bad [G] moon a- [D] rising [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] trouble [G] on the [D] way [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] earth [G] quakes and [D] lightning [A-riff] [G]
[D] I see [A] bad [G] times to [D] day [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Verse 2]
[D] I hear [A] hurri [G] canes a- [D] blowing [A-riff] [G]
[D] I know the [A] end is [G] coming [D] soon [A-riff] [G]
[D] I fear [A] rivers [G] over [D] flowing [A-riff] [G]
[D] I hear the [A] voice of [G] rage and [D] ruin [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Solo]
| D | A G | D | D | -- | D | A G | D | D |
| G | G | D | D | -- | A | G | D | D |
[Verse 3]
[D] Hope you [A] got your [G] things t [D] ogether [A-riff] [G]
[D] Hope you are [A] quite [G] prepared to [D] die [A-riff] [G]
[D] Looks like we're [A] in for [G] nasty [D] weather [A-riff] [G]
[D] One eye is [A] taken [G] for an [D] eye [A-riff] [G]
[Chorus]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise [A-riff] [G]
[G] Don't go around tonight
Well, it's [D] bound to take your life
((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[End]
105
Dolly Parton-9 to 5
[Intro BPM 106 - Just bass drum]
(Strum is 1 2&3 4&1&2&3 4 - snare on second 4)
E7 x 2 - chromatic run A 456 - then play high strings for horn stab
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
[E7] Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
[A7] Pour myself a cup of ambition
[E7] Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life [B7]
[E7] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'
[A7] Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
[E7] With folks like me on the [B7] job from 9 to [E7] 5 (stop on B)
[Chorus]
(Snare) Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin'
Barely, [E7] gettin' by it's all takin' and no [Fig1] givin'
They just, [A7 - play barre at 5] use your mind, and they never give you credit
(Chromatic descend to F#7 - E 543)
It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, [B7] crazy if you let it
[A7] 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would [E7] , think that I, Would deserve a fair promotion
Want to [A7] , move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I s [F#7] wear sometimes, that man is [B7] out to get me
[Oooh ooh oooh oooh]
(Stop full drums) [E7] - cheeky guitar lick
[Verse 2]
[E7] They let your dream just a' watch 'em shatter
[A7] You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
[E7] But you got dream he'll never take a [B7] way (fig 2)
[E7] In the same boat with a lot of your friends
[A7] Waitin' for the day your ship 'll come in
[E7] And the tide's gonna turn an' it's [B7] all gonna roll you [E7] away
[Chorus 1]
Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin'
Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin'
They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's eno [F#7] ugh to driv [B7] e you, crazy if you let it
[Chorus 2]
9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you
There' [E7] s a, better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it
And you [F#7] spend your life, putting mon [B7] ey in his wallet
[Chorus 3]
Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin'
Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin'
They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, crazy if you let [B7] it
[Chorus 4]
9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you
There' [E7] s a better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it
And you [F#7] spend your life, putting money [B7] in his wallet
[Fade to End]
[Notes - NOTE - these are in the key of G - move down]
[Fig1] F#7 in chorus
G 9 7 D 8p7 A 10
f f T
S
Actually can play F# at 9th fret and finger notes with little finger
x 10 12 12 12 - x 10 14 12 12 - x 10 12 12 12
But line does not really ring out
[Fig 2]
E -----4s2------
B --------------------------
G 2s4(keep-ring)-
65
Elton John-Bennie and the Jets
[Intro - BPM 132 - using E7/G# instead of G7b9 - 353434]
[Riff - Hard muted down raked strums]
* Pluck notes finger picking to make really ring
can leave notes of chord ringing slightly - keep low G fretted which helps stop other
strings ringing when you play the sus4 figure on the sanre
G G6*Gsus4 F
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-0-----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
B -3-3-3-3--3-3-0301--------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
G -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----
D -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-drum-fill
A -x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-3~----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
[Verse]
[Am7] Hey kids, [D] shake it loose together
The [G] spotlight's hitting something
That's been [E7/G#] known to change the weather
[Am7] We'll kill the fatted [D] calf tonight
So stick a [Em] round ...........
you're [Am] gonna hear electric [Bm] music
Solid walls of [C] sound
[Chorus* for Cmaj7 can lift all fingers off apart for low C - still works]
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out,
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7*]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga [Em7] zine
(stay on same note if can't high) oh,ho [C]
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets
[Intro Riff]
[G] [F]
[Verse - ]
Hey [Am7] kids, [D] plug into the faithless
Maybe [G] they're blinded
But Bennie [E7/G#] makes them ageless
We [Am7] shall sur [D] vive, let us
take ourselves a [Em] long
Where we [Am] fight our parents out in the [Bm] streets
To find who's right and who's [C] wrong
[Chorus]
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out,
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C]
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets
[Intro Riff]
[G] [F]
[Piano Solo - Finger pick to make sound more interesting]
[Am7] [D] [G] [E7/G#]
[Am7] [D] [Em] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [C]
[Chorus]
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, Buh buh buh
(now strum with 'Bennie and the Jets' - chords follow melody)
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C]
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets
[Outro]
[G] Bennie,Bennie yeah [Fmaj7] (repeat and fade out)
70
Elton John-Rocket Man
[Verse 1 - BPM 137]
[Gm7] She packed by bag last night, [C9] preflight,
[Gm7] Zero hour, nine a. [C9]m.
[Eb] And I'm gonna be [Bb/D] high [Cm] igh [Cm7/Bb] igh
As a kite by [F/A] then (repeat F/A at 5th fret)
[Gm7] I miss the earth so much I [C9] miss my wife
[Gm7] It's lonely out in space [C9]
[Eb] On such a [Bb/D] time
i i i i i [Cm] ime less flight [Cm7/Bb]
[F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9-668866] (at 7th fret whole barre)
[Chorus - Play Bb at 6th fret - stay in that area]
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb] ...........
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb] ...........
[Verse 2]
[Gm7] Mars ain't the kind of place
[C9] To raise your kids
[Gm7] In fact, it's cold as hell [C9]
[Eb] And there's no one [Bb/D] there to
[Cm] raise them
[Cm7/Bb] If you did (don't climb all the way - stay on F/A)
[F/A]
[Gm7] And all this science
[C9] I don't understand
[Gm7] It's just my job
[C9] Five days a week
A Rocket [Eb] Man [Bb/D] an a [Cm] an [Cm7/Bb]
Rocket Man [F/A] [F/C] [F] [Eb9]
[Chorus]
[Bb] And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
[Eb] 'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
[Bb] I'm not the man they think I am at home
[Eb] Ah, no no no... [Bb/D]
I'm a roc [C7] ket man
[Eb] Rocket man Burnin' out his fuse
Up [Bb] here alone [Eb]
[Chorus again]
70
Elton John-Sun Going Down
[Intro - Arpeggio for F/A and C/G]
[C] [C/Bb] ([F/A] [C/G]) |[F]
E --------------------------------------------------
B 5------65-----6-5-X--3s5-5------------------------
G 5---57----75--5-5-5-------------------------------
D 5-------------5-5-5------------------------0------
A 3-------------x-x-x-------------------------3-2-0-
E --------------6-6-6-------------------------------
[Verse 1]
[G] I can't light [C/G] [G] no more of your [F] darkness [C]
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] All my pictures [Bb/F] [F] seem to fade to black and [G] white
[C/G] [G] [C/G] [G]
[G] I'm growing tired [C/G] [G] and time stands still [F] before [C] me
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] Frozen here [Bb/F] [F] on the ladder of my [G] life
[C/G] [G] [C/G] [G]
[G] Too late [C/G] [G] to save myself from [F] falli [C] ng
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] I took a chance [Bb/F] [F] and changed your way of [G] life
[C/G] [G] [C/G] [G]
[G] But you misread [C/G] [G] my meaning when I [F] met y [C] ou
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] Closed the door [Bb/F] [F] and left me [C/G] blinded by the [G] light
[Chorus]
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always [D7/F#] someone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G]
to wander [C] free [C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
[Intro Riff]
[C] [C/Bb] ([F/A] [C/G]) [F]
[Verse 2]
[G] I can't find [C/G] , [G7] oh the right rom
[F] antic li [C] ne
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] But see me once [Bb/F] [F] and see the way
I [G] feel [G7]
[G] Don't discard me [C/G] [G] just because you
[F] think I mean you [C] harm
[F/C] [C] [C/E]
[F] But these cuts I have [Bb/F]
[F] they need love [C/G] to help them heal [G]
[Chorus]
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always [D7/F#] someone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G]
to wander [C] free [C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me
[F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see
[C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free
[C/Bb]
But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords)
[C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |C
[Notes]
Don't go for harmonies in the chorus too much
Opening figure - use thumb and first finger to play B - 1 3 E - 1 0 B - 1 3
Whilst still holding the C chord as much as possible so it sustains
Chord for C/Bb - 6x555
Run down - D 0 - A- 3 2 0 then play G - don't pull off play first
with first finger then rest with thumb
Piano intro C - notes - dont try to hold C maj chord - use second
finger for the 1 so in good position to finger the next chord
B 1 3 E 1 0 B 3 1 (hammer on and pull off) - 11xx1x 01xx1x x10x1x
Use side of thumb and muting with left hand to 1 &3&4 - staccato on 4
Losing everything - have snare hit with no chord OR just play bass drum with chords
110
Erasure-Respect
[Intro]
[C]
[Verse 1]
I try to disc [C] over
A little something to [G] make me sweeter
Oh baby, ref [E] rain from breaking my [F] heart
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so in [C] love with you
I'll be for [G] ever blue
That you give me no [F] reason
Why you're making me [Am] work so hard
[G] That you give me no, that you give me no
That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus]
[C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling
Oh baby, [F] please give a little res [Em] pect
[F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[C]
[Verse 2]
And if I should [C] falter
Would you open your [G] arms out to me
We can make love, not [E] war
And live at peace with our [F] hearts
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so in [C] love with you
I'll be for [G] ever blue
What religion or [F] reason
Could drive a man to for
[Am] sake his lover
[G] Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
Don't you tell me no, don't you tell me no
[Chorus]
[C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling
Oh baby, [F] please give a little
res [Em] pect
[F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[Interlude]
|(C) | C | C | C |
| Bb | Bb | G | G
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so in [C] love with you
I'll be for [G] ever blue
That you give me no [F] reason
You know, you're making me
[Am] work so hard
[G] That you give me no, that you give me no
That you give me no, that you give me no
[Chorus]
[C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling
Oh baby, [F] please give a little res
[Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[C] Soul, I hear you [Am] calling
Oh baby, [F] please give a little res
[Em] pect [F] to- [G] oo [C] me
[C]
75
Fleetwood Mac-Chain
[Intro - Just bass drum - BPM 76]
[Em] That fig to F# then Em7, repeat, then Em7 first and F# note
then Em7 first again and then that run
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum - Slap strings for snare - some finger picking]
[Em] Listen to the wind bl [A] ow,
watch the (finger pick) [Bm/D - x00432] sunrise
[Am/C - x3x210] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow, damn your love,
damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (finger pick)
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if
[Am7] you don't love me now,
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if
[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain [Em]
(Stop - bass drum back in for second half of phrase)
e|----0------------------------0---------------------
B|---0-0--3--------3-03-3s5----0-3-03-3s5------------
G|--0-------------0------------0---------------------
D|---------------------------------------5p2---------
A|------------------------------------------5p2------
E|-0-------------0-------------0---------------3b4-0-
[Verse - Just bass drum]
[Em] Listen to the wind [A] blow
Down comes the night [Bm/D] [Am/C] [Em] (stop)
[Em] Run in the shad [A] ow
Damn your love, damn your lies [Bm/D] [Am/C]
[Em] Break The si [A] lence
Damn the dark damn the night [Bm/D] [Am/C]
[Em]
[Chorus - Bass drum on all 4,snare on 2 and 4]
And if
[Am7] you don't love me now,
You will never love me again .. I can (can sing same note)
[Em] still here you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if
[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if
[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain .. And if
[Am7] you don't love me now
You will never love me again .. I can
[Em] still hear you [C] saying You would
[Dsus4] never break the chain
(Stop)
[Em]
[Ahead of bass section - Bass drum stabs only - keep second finger on 2nd fret of D whilst
transitioning from Em to the other chord]
e|-0---2--2-----2------2------2-----2--------|
B|-0---1----1-----1------1------1-----1------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2------2-----2------2------2----------| 4x
A|-2-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
Left hand tap - play snare roll with right hand
then at some point start to play notes with right hand pick
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-h5----h5h7h8-p7p5s3h5s7----p0------------|
[Vamp - chords follow bass line]
[Am] [Am] [C] [G-G/B] [Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]
Implying solo - apply some vibrato on 45 to help mute D string
mute low E when playing notes on A string
e|-0--sustain-chord
B|-5------------5-
G|-4------------4-
D|-2------------x- then repeat at 12th fret
A|-0--023-20-02-2--
E|-x----x---3-x-0--
[Outro - Sing down from original with 3rd on harmony - not during Running in bit]
[YOU CAN JUST PLAY A5 THEN THE RIFF MUTING ALL THE OTHER STRINGS THE E5 - STILL SOUNDS BIG AND CAN SING AGAINST]
[Am] Chains [C] [G-G/B] keep us to
[Em] gether ... Running in the shadows
[Repeat to end - Slow the riff for the end]
[END RIFF]
E -------------
B -------------
G 2------------
D 2------------2
A 0-023--20-02-2
E ---------3---0
[Notes]
[Intro]
[Strum the first chord and then just flatpick notes with first fingernail
BUT MIGHT BE EASIER TO JUST STRUM THE LOT, DROP THE SLIDE TO 5TH FRET
AND JUST PLAY UPSTROKE ON HIGH E TO ALLUDE TO
or pick really close to bridge]
e|-0------2-----------------0------2----------------
B|-0-03--0-------03---3s5---0-03--0-------03-03-3s5-
G|-0------------------------0-----------------------
D|-2------------------------2-----------------------
A|-2------------------------2-----------------------
E|-0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------
e|-0-------------0--2-------0------------0------------
B|-0-03-03-3s5---0-0----3s5-0-03-03-3s5--0------------
G|-0-------------0----------0------------0------------
D|-2-------------2----------2------------2-5p2*-------
A|-2-------------2----------2------------2----5p2-----
E|-0-------------0----------0------------0--------3b4-0
*hard down pick with other strings muted to bring this out
(finger pick section)
e|-------2-----------0---------3p0-----------0-------|
B|-----3--3--------1--1------------3p0------0--------|
G|----4----4------2----2----------------2p0----------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------2----|
A|--------------3-------------------------------2----|
E|-----------------------------0----------------0----|
130
Foundations (The)-Build Me Up Buttercup
[Intro - BPM 134]
No snare - just bass drum following
C E F G
[full drums - with riff keep as many fingers on fret and/or
string as possible when transitioning]
Csus4 E* F G (just bass drum now)
E x-xx----1-0-x----1-1------3-------------------
B 6-55----0-0-3----3-1------3-----------------
G 5-55----1-1-1----2-2------0------------------
D 5-55----2-2-0----x-3------0------------------
A 3-33----2-2-2----3-3------2------------------
E --------0-0-0----1-1------33-33-33-33--"why do you ...."
*Play 122 with 2nd, 4th and 3rd fingers so keep first finger
free for 1st fret on high E
then bring little finger across to play 3rd fret on B
then can slide up the 2nd and 3rd fingers to play the F6 chord
[Chorus - keep bouncing going figure during G]
[G] Why do you
[C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby
Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around
And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby
When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still
I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin'
You [F] know that I have from the [Fm] start
So [C] build me up [G] Buttercup,
Don't break my heart [F] [Em] ([Dm][C]) [G] [G] [G]
[Verse]
"I'll be o [C] ver at t [G] en," you told me [Bb] time and [F] again
But you're la [C] te, [C] I wait [F] around and then
I [C] went to the [G] door, I can't [Bb] take any [F] more
It's not [C] you, [C] you let me [F] down again
(*hey hey bit is CCD as notes)
( [F] Hey, [C] hey, [Dm] hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
( [G] Hey, [Fm] hey, [Em] hey!) A little time and I'll make you
[A] hap [G] py [F] I'll be home
I'll be [D7] beside the phone waiting for yo [G] u
(just bass drum)
O [G] oo-oo-ooo, o [G] oo-oo-ooo
[Chorus]
Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby
Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around
And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby
When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still
I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin'
You know th [F] at I have from the [Fm] start
So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup,
Don't break my heart [F] [Em] [Dm-C] [G] [G] [G]
[Verse]
To [C] you I'm a [G] toy but I [Bb] could be the [F] boy you
A [C] dore, [C] if you'd just l [F] let me know
Al [C] though you're [G] untrue,
I'm [Bb] attracted to [F] you all the [C] more [C]
Why do I [F] need you so
( [F] Hey, [C] hey, [Dm] hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
( [G] Hey, [Fm] hey, [Em] hey!) A little time
and I'll make you mine
[A] [G] I [F] 'll be home
I'll be [D7] beside the phone waiting for yo [G] u
(just bass drum)
O [G] oo-oo-ooo, [G] ooo-oo-ooo
[Chorus]
Why do you [C] build me up (build me up) [E7] Buttercup, baby
Just to [F] let me down (let me down) and [G] mess me around
And then [C] worst of all (worst of all) [E7] you never call, baby
When you [F] say you will (say you will) but [G] I love you still
I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin'
You know [F] that I have from the [Fm] start
So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup
Don't break my [Am] heart
[G]I I I need [C] you (I need you) more than [C7] anyone, darlin'
You know [F] that I have from the [Fm] start
So [C] build me up (build me up) [G] Buttercup
Don't break my heart [F] [Em] [Dm-C]
[End]
100
Frankie Valli and 4 Seasons-December 63
[Intro]
[Start - just drums - 2 bars - slight shuffle]
[Riff]
[C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x---
[F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x---
(C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1]
Oh, what a
[C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in
[C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special
[C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a
[C to F riff]night! ..........[F] [G] Oh, what a
[C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even
[C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna
[C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a
[C to F riff] night! [F] [G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies]
Oh
[Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she
[Am] walked in the [G] room, and
[Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much
[G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1]
Oh, what a
[C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme
[C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I
[C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a
[C to F riff] night!! [F] [G]
[Horn Bit]
Am x x Am - x x x x
Am x x Am - x x x x
Am x x C - x x D x
(repeat)
[Bridge]
[F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder,
[F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under.
(Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals]
C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies]
Oh
[Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she
[Am] walked in the [G] room, and
[Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much
[G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse]
[C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to
[C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it
[C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a
[C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit]
Am x x Am - x x x x
Am x x Am - x x x x
Am x x C - x x D x
(repeat)
[Bridge]
[F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder,
[F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under.
(Oh what a
[Outro]
[Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted]
[C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do,
[F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a)
Repeat til fade or end on [C]
[End]
125
George Ezra-Budapest
[Intro Riff x 8 - No drums - Capo at 1st fret - original key is F]
[E bass riff]
[E] (don't play full chord - Maj implied by riff)
D 2---------
A 2------2--
E 0-0-2h4---
[Verse - No drums]
[E] My house in Budapest my, My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh (drums in)
[A] you, oooh (slide up to A-x07650 for this note) You oooh
Id leave it all [E] (intro riff)
(bass drum only and Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs)
[E] My acres of a land I have achieved
[E] It may be hard for you to, Stop and believe But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E] But for
[A] you, You
Id Leave it all [E]
[Chorus - Full drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - Eadd9, Aadd6 keyboard riffs]
[E] My many artifacts The list goes on
[E] If you just say the words I'll up and run Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] Oh, to
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[Chorus]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Instrumental - hammer on the whole chords to follow vocal - ah ooh bit]
[Eadd9] [Eadd9] [Aadd6] [Eadd9]
[Verse - Quieter - no drums - back to intro riff]
[E] My friends and family They, don't understand
[E] They fear they'd lose so much If, you took my hand
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[A] But, for you, You
Id lose it all. [E]
[Chorus - Drums]
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[B] Give me one good reason Why
[A] I should never make a change [E] (sus4 riff) And
[B] baby if you hold me Then
[A] all of this will go away [E] (sus4 riff)
[Verse - no drums]
[E] My house in Budapest My hidden treasure chest,
[E] Golden grand piano My beautiful Castill oh
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E] For
[A] you, You
Id leave it all [E]
[End]
[Esus4 riff - can individually pick as does not clash with snare]
E --xxx-x-0
B --xxx-x-0
G --444-2-1 (play all just wth first finger so can use other fingers
D 2-xxx---2 to mute other strings (as well as heel on right hand)
A 2-xxx---2
E 0-xxx---0
[Eadd9 keyboard riff - x=mute high E with little finger to bring out line]
E 0-2-0-x-
B 0-----0
G 1------
D 2------
A 2------
E 0------
[Add6 keyboard riff]
E 0-2-0--
B 2------
G 2------
D 2------
A 0------
E x------
Then 2nd fret on high E for the slight instrumental
bit with a hammer on off the whole chords (E and A)
to simulate the vocal bass line
110
George Ezra-Green Green Grass
[Intro BPM 113]
(Throw a [A] party)
(Throw a [F#m] party, [A] yeah)
(Throw a [D] party) [A] [D]
[Verse 1]
Well, she moves like
[A] lightning ... And she counts to [F#m] three ...And she
[D] turns out all the [A] lights .. And says she's
[E] coming for [A] me ..Now put your
[A] hands up, this is a [F#m] heist ... And there's
[D] no one in here [A] living Gonna
[E] make it out a [A] live
[Pre-Chorus]
[F#m] Loaded up when the sun comes [E] down
[D] Getaway car for two young lovers
[F#m] Me and the girl straight out of [E] town
[D] Over the hills and undercover
Undercover ....... Undercover
[Chorus]
She said
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky .. You
[D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky
You [D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[Verse 2]
We go to
[A] gether, Adam and Eve [F#m]
But the [D] girl is so much [A] more than just
[E] another apple [A] thief .. Yeah, she's a
[A] genius (Genius), watch and [F#m] learn.. How she
[D] sets the world on [A] fire
Just to [E] watch the sucker [A] burn
[Pre-Chorus]
[F#m] Loaded up when the sun comes [E] down
[D] Getaway car for two young lovers
[F#m] Me and the girl straight out of [E] town
[D] Over the hills and undercover
Undercover ....... Undercover
[Chorus]
She said
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky .. You
[D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky
You [D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky .. You
[D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky
You [D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
[Bridge]
Throw a [A] party (Hey)
Throw a [F#m] party, [A] yeah
Throw a [D] party [A] (Woo)
On the [E] day that I [A] die
Throw a [A] party (Hey)
Throw a [F#m] party, [A] yeah
Throw a [D] party [A] (Woo)
On the [E] day that I [A] die
[Pre-Chorus]
[F#m] Loaded up when the sun comes [E] down
[D] Getaway car for two young lovers
[F#m] Me and the girl straight out of [E] town
[D] Over the hills and undercover
Undercover ....... Undercover
[Chorus]
She said
[A] Green, green grass
[F#m] Blue, blue [A] sky .. You
[D] better throw a [A] party on the [E] day that I [A] die
(Repeat until audience has had enough)
[End]
95
George Michael-Faith
[Verse - Capo 2 - 2/4 - Syncopated bass drum - BPM 96]
[follow guitar with bass drum bxxb xxbx xxbx xxxx]
Well I guess it would be [A] nice if I could touch your body
I know not every [D] body has got a body like [A] you
But I've got to think [A] twice before I give my heart away
And I know [D] all the games you play because
I play them [A] to
[Chorus - still just bass drum but straight - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Oh, but I [D] need some time off from [A] that emotion
[D] Time to pick my heart up off the [A] floor
Oh when that [D] love comes down with
(A to F#m7 is quicker)
[A] out [F#m7] votion
Well it [Bm] takes a strong man baby but I'm
[E] showing you the door
(stop - duration is 2 more bass beats before full drums back in)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Verse - Slap strings now for snare - 2/4 in]
[A] BABY, I know you're asking me to stay
Say please, please, [D] please don't go away
You say I'm giving you the [A] blues
[A] MAYBE, you mean every word you say
Can't help but [D] think of yesterday
And another who [A] tied, me, down, to, lover boy rules
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean
Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor
Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my
[A] foolish [F#m7] notion
Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll
[E] wait for something more (stop)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Solo - Full drums - Snare is no longer a slap on strings]
A A D A x 2 (Buddy holly riff) 6-7 on E whilst holding 799
(General riffs - capo on 2)
A D A
E -11-------------9-7--------------
B -12-------------7-7--------------
G -11-------------8-8-/---9-/------ x 2
D -X--------------9-9-----9----9---
A ----------------------6s7----9---
E ---------------------------6s7---
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section]
Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean
Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor
Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my
[A] foolish [F#m7] notion
Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll
[E] wait for something more (stop drums for 6 bass hits - vocals between 4 and 5)
(Build - string snare to full snare)
Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[End]
50
Goo Goo Dolls-Iris
[Intro - No drums - Don't do the odd time sig - this is a motif from later in the song]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
[Verse - Play G 3x0003 so really rings - BASS IN]
And I'd (drums in - play 12/4 strumming)
[D] give up [Em] forever to [G] touch you
'Cause I [Bm] know that you [A] feel me some [G] how
You're the [D] closest to [Em] heaven that [G] I'll ever be
And I [Bm] don't want to [A] go home right [G] now
[Verse]
And [D] all I can [Em] taste is this [G] moment
And [Bm] all I can [A] breathe is your [G] life
And [D] sooner or [Em] later it's [G] over
I just [Bm] don't want to [A] miss you [G] tonight
[Chorus]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
[Interlude]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [STOP]
[Verse - DRUMS BACK IN]
And you [D] can't fight the [Em] tears that ain't [G] coming
Or the [Bm] moment of [A] truth in your [G] lies
When [D] everything [Em] feels like the [G] movies
Yeah, you [Bm] bleed just to [A] know you're [G] alive
[Chorus]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] a
[Instrumental - Hum line with harmoniser - GO TO DISTORTION]
[Bm] [Bm/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm/A] [G] [G]
[Bm] [Bm/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm/A] [G] [G]
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff) *=rhythm SxxS - strum dudd
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff)
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] [G] [G] (ma7 riff)
[Bm*] [Bsus2*] (then goes to 4/4 beat)
[G5]** [F#m] [Bm] [Bm]
[G5] [F#m] [Bm] [Bm] (slide up to 7)
[G5] [F#m-24x225] Slide up to next chord
[Bm] (799x779 10 9 B-10) [Bm-79x779] XxxX xxXx xXxx XxXx
(drums stop)
[Quiet bit back to 6/4 - No drums]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
[Bm] [Bm7/A] [D] [D] - [Bm] [Bm7/A] [G] [G]
-------- And I
(Double G with snare to then Bm for chorus)
[Chorus x 2 - DRUMS BACK IN]
And I [Bm] don't want the [A] world to [G] see me
'Cause I [Bm] don't think that [A] they'd [G] understand
When [Bm] everything's [A] made to be [G] broken
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] a
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
I just [Bm] want you to [A] know who I [G] am
[End]
115
Human League-Don't You Want Me Baby
[INTRO / INTERLUDE - BPM 118]
[Chords summarised]
| Am | Am C | Am | Am | x 2
[Verse 1]
You were
[F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar
[F] When I (offbeats) [C]met [G]you ......... I
[F] picked you out, I shook you up and [Gsus4] turned you a [G] round
[F] Turned you into some [C]one [G]new
[Verse 2]
Now [F] five years later on you've got the [Gsus4] world at your [G] feet
Suc [F] cess has been so easy [C]for [G]you
But [F] don't forget it's me who put you [Gsus4] where you are [G] now
And [F] I can put you back [C]there [G]too
[Bridge]
[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You
[F] know I can't believe it When I
[Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me
[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You
[F] know I don't believe you When you
[Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus]
It's [A] much too late to find
When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind
You'd [C6-x35555] better change it back or we will both be [E] sorry
[Chorus]
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Verse 3]
I was [F] working as a waitress in a [Gsus4] cocktail [G] bar
[F] That much [C]is [G]true
But [F] even then I knew I'd find a [Gsus4] much better [G] place
[F] Either with or with [C]out [G]you
[Verse 4]
The [F] five years we have had have been [Gsus4] such good [G] times
[F] I still [C]love [G]you
But [F] now I think it's time I live my [Gsus4] life on my [G] own
I [F] guess it's just what I [C]must [G]do
[Bridge]
[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? ... You
[F] know I can't believe it When I
[Dm] hear that you won't [Gsus4] see [G] me
[Am] Don't, don't you [Em] want me? .. You
[F] know I don't believe you When you
[Dm] say that you don't [Gsus4] need [G] me
[Pre-Chorus]
It's [A] much too late to find
When you [Bm] think you've changed your mind
You'd [C6] better change it back or we will [E] both be sorry
[Chorus]
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[Interlude]
| Am | Am C | Am | Am | x 2
[Chorus]
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] baby?
[F] Don't you want me, [G] oh?
(repeat and fade)
[End]
[Intro]
--Am---------------C----------------Am
--1-+-2-+--3-+-4-+--1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+--1-+-2--+-3-+-4-+--1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|2---2------------|2-----5---------|2----------------|2---------------|
D|2---2------------|2-----5---------|2----------------|2---------------|
A|0---0-----0------|0-----3---------|0---0------0-----|0-3---0---------|
E|-------03--------|--0-3-----------|-------03--------|----3-----------|
--Am---------------C----------------Am
--1-+-2-+--3-+-4-+--1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+--1-+-2-+--3-+-4-+--1---+---2-+-3-+-4-+
e|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|2----------------|2-----5---------|2----------------|--------------------|
D|2----------------|2-----5---------|2----------------|--------------------|
A|0---0------0-----|0-----3---------|0---0------0-----|5h7p5---------------|
E|-------03--------|--0-3-----------|-------03--------|-----87---5---------|
160
John Denver-Country Roads
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 88]
G G/D x4 - arpeggio - play G string with thumb, B and E with first and second fingers
then play D string thumb with thumb - repeat pattern (sort of) for all other chords
OR JUST DOWNPICK THE BASS NOTE WITH FIRST FINGER JUST USING A PLECTRUM THEN STRUM THE REST
OF THE CHORD WHILST PLAYING THE SNARE - WITH EACH CHORD PLAY ROOT THEN 5TH AFTER - SO WITH
C YOU ARE PLAYING C/G EVERY SECOND BASS NOTE - SOUNDS GOOD
[Verse 1 - Finger pick with bass drum on all quarter notes - Root to 5th where possible]
(Finger picking pattern is pama - play just 2 treble strings in up up down pattern)
[G] Almost Heaven [Em] , West Virginia
[D] Blue Ridge Mountains, [C] Shenandoah [G] River.
[G] Life is old there, [Em] older than the trees,
[D] younger than the mountains, [C] blowin'
like a [G] breeze.
[Chorus - Strum with bass drum and full snare - 2/4 - Bass note Root to 5th where possible]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me
[C] home, country [G] roads.
[Verse 2 - Slap snare so gentler feel]
[G] All my memories [Em] gather 'round her [D] ,
miner's lady, [C] stranger to blue [G] water.
[G] Dark and dusty, [Em] painted on the sky, [D]
misty taste of moonshine, [C] teardrop in my [G] eye.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama, take me
[C] home, country [G] roads.
[Bridge]
[Em] I hear her [D/F#] voice, in the
[G] mornin' hour she calls me.
The [C] radio re [G] minds me of my [D] home far away.
And [Em] drivin' down the [F] road I get a
[C] feelin' that I [G] should have been home
[D] yesterday, yester [D7] day.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home, to the
[Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama,
take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Chorus]
Country [G] Roads, take me [D7] home,
to the [Em] place I be [C] long
West Vir [G] ginia, mountain [D] mama,
take me [C] home, country [G] roads.
[Outro]
Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads.
Take me [D] home, (down) country [G] roads.
125
KC and the Sunshine Band-Give It Up
[Intro - No drums]
Ooh with this
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GxAx) x3
D (hold)
[Riff - Drums in]
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GxAx) x 3
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GAAx) big stab on final As
[Verse]
D A G G A
Everybody wants you
D A G G A
Everybody wants your love
(play this bit straight in terms of chords)
D A G A
I'd just like to make you mine all
D A G A
mine
[Chorus]
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
[Riff]
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GxAx) x 3
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GAAx) big stab on final As
[Verse]
D A G G A
Everybody sees you
D A G G A
Everybody looks and stares
(play this bit straight in terms of chords)
D A G A
I'd just like to make you mine all
D A G A
mine
[Chorus]
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
[Riff]
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GxAx) x 3
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GAAx) big stab on final As
[Chorus]
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
[Riff]
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GxAx) x 3
Dxxx AxxG xxxx (GAAx) big stab on final As
[Verse]
D A G G A
Everybody wants you
D A G G A
Everybody wants your love
(play this bit straight in terms of chords)
D A G A
I'd just like to make you mine all
D A G A
mine
[Chorus]
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
D A G
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
G A D
Baby give it up
A G A
Give it up, baby give it up
[Outro]
D A G A
Can you give it, give it up
Come on baby, I need your love
Do you know I want it baby
Come on and play the game of love...
Give it up, some of your love
100
Kenny and Dolly-Islands In The Stream
[Intro]
[C] [C] ([F\C] [C]) [C] x 2
[Kenny]
[C] Baby when I met you there was [C6-x3555] peace un [C] known
I set out to get you with a [C6] fine tooth [C7] comb.
I was [F] soft inside there was something going [C] on. [C] [F\C]
(Both)
[C] You do something to me that I [C6] can't ex [C] plain
Hold me closer and I [C6] feel no [C7] pain every
[F] beat of my heart .. We got something going [C] on.
(Kenny)
Tender love is
[Fmaj7] blind .. It requires a dedi
[F]cation.
(Both)
[Fm] All this love we feel needs no conversation.
[Chorus]
We [C] ride it together uh huh
Making love with each other uh huh.
[C] Islands in the stream
[C6] That is what we [F] are
No one in be [Dm] tween how can we [Dm7] be wrong?
Sail a [C] way with me [C6] to a [F] nother world
And we re [C] ly on each other uh huh
From one [Dm] lover to another uh [C] huh.
[Key Change - Dolly]
[Verse]
[G#] I can't live without you if the love is gone
Everything is nothing if you got no one
And you did [C#] walk in the night
[C#] Slowly losing sight of the [G#] real thing.
(Both)
But [G#] that won't happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the [C#] messages is clear
[C#] This could be the year of the [G#] real thing.
(Dolly)
[G#] No more will you [C#maj7] cry baby
I will hurt you [C#] never.
(Both)
We [C#m]start and end as one in love forever
We can [G#] ride it together [C#] uh [G#] huh
Making love with each other [C#] uh [G#] huh.
[G#] Islands in the stream
That is what we [C#] are
No one [A#m] in between how can [A#m7] we be wrong?
[G#] Sail away with me to a [C#] nother world
And we re [G#] ly on each other [C#] uh [G#] huh
From one [A#m] lover to another uh [G#] huh
(perhaps drop to just bass drum and emphasise higher line/harmonies)
[G#] Islands in the stream
That is what we [C#] are
No one [A#m] in between how can [A#m7] we be wrong?
[G#] Sail away with me to a [C#] nother world
And we re [G#] ly on each other [C#] uh [G#] huh
From one [A#m] lover to another uh [G#] huh.
[G#] Islands in the stream
That is what we [C#] are
No one in [A#m] between how can [A#m7] we be wrong?
[G#] Sail away with me to a [C#] nother world
And we re [G#] ly on each other [C#] uh [G#] huh
From one [A#m] lover to another uh [G#] huh. . . .
95
Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
[Verse - No drums]
G C G
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
G G D
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to speak
G C G
So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
C G D7 G
'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak.
G C G
He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
G D
Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes,
G C G
And if you don't mind me sayin', I can see you're out of aces,
C G D G
And for a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
(bass drum on 2 and 4 to begin with - no snare)
G C G
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow;
G G D
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light,
G C G
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression,
C G D G
' said "If you're gon na play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
[Chorus - Half time shuffle]
G C G
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
C G D
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
G D G C G
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
C G D G
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Verse]
A D A
Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
A E
Is knownin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep
A E A D A
'Cause every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser,
D A E A
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
[Verse]
A D A
And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window,
A E
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep, (drums stop)
A E A D A
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even,
D A E A
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
[Chorus - Drums back in]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
[Chorus - A Cappella]
A D A
You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,
D A E
Know when to walk away And know when to run.
A E A D A
You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table;
A D A E A
There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done.
110
Madonna-Like A Prayer
[Intro - Free time - no drums]
[Dm] Life is a
[C]mys- [Gm]ter- [Dm]y, everyone must
[C]stand [Gm]a [Dm]lone ....I hear you
[C/E]call [Gm/Bb - 653333]my [F/A]name [Bb]and it
[F] feels [C] like....... [Dm] home
[Dm] Vamp
[Chorus - Drums - BPM 111]
[F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little
[Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you
[F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your
[Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop]
[Bb] I hear your [F] voice, .....[C] it's like an [Dm] angel sighing,
[Bb] I have no [F] choice I hear your [C] voice, [C] feels like flying (C Cadd6 C Csus4)
[Bb] ...I close my [F] eyes, .... [C] oh God I [Dm] think I'm falling,
[Bb] out of the [F] sky I close my [C] eyes, [C] heaven help me (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in]
[F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little
[Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you
[F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your
[Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop]
[Bb] Like a [F] child, [C] you whisper [Dm] softly to me,
[Bb] you're in con [F] trol just like a [C] child, [C] now I'm dancing
[Bb] It's like a [F] dream, [C] no end and [Dm] no beginning,
[Bb] you're here with [F] me it's like a [C] dream
[C] let the choir sing (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in]
[F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little
[Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you
[F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your
[Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[F] there - When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little
[Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you
[F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your
[Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[Bb]
[Bridge]
[Dm] [C/D - x5555x] [Dm] [C/D]
there ah-ah---------ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro]
[Dm] Life is a [C] mys- [Gm] ter- [Dm] y, everyone must
[C] stand [Gm] a [Dm] lone ... I hear you
[C/E] call [Gm/Bb] my [F/A] name, [Bb] and it
[F] feels [C] like,
[Dm] home Just like a prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there
[Dm] Just like a muse to m [C/D] e, you are a mystery,
[Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not
[Gm/Bb] what you seem [F/A] Just
[Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can take me
[F] there
[Big Gospel bit]
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[Outro]
[Dm] Just like prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there
[Dm] Just like a muse to me, [C/D] you are a mystery,
[Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not
[Gm/Bb] what you [F/A] seem ..Just
[Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can [C] take me
[F] there
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there,
[Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[F]
[End]
110
Michael Jackson-Blame It On The Boogie
[Full drums - Intro Riff - BPM 113 - harmonies - lower 5th with high 3rd]
D5 B5 E5
D|----77----44-44------4-5-6-------|
A|----55-55-22-22------x-x-x-------|
E|-------22----22-00---2-3-4-575---|
[Verse 1 - A5 to Bm7 is fast]
[A5]My
[Bm7]baby's always dancin'
And it [D] wouldn't be a bad thing
But [G] I don't get no loving
And [G]that's [G]no [D] lie
We [Bm7] spent the night in Frisco
At [D] every kind of disco
And [G] from that night I kissed
Our love good [Asus4 - 5777xx]bye
[Chorus]
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Verse 2]
[A5]That
[Bm7]nasty boogie bugs me
But [D] somehow it has drugged me
[G] Spellbound rhythm gets me
[G]On [G]my [D] feet
I've [Bm7] changed my life completely
I've [D] seen the lightning leave me
My [G] baby just can't take
Her eyes off [Asus4 - 5777xx] me
[Chorus]
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break] - Drum solo whilst playing - offbeats on body of guitar
(Heavy on harmonies)
[D-x5777x] I just can't [D/A-55777x] I just can't
[D/A] I just can't control [Asus4 - 5777xx]my [D/A]feet
(Repeat 3 more times end on)
[Chorus]
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Intro Riff] [D] [Bm] [E] [E] X 2
[Verse 3]
This [Bm7] magic music grooves me
That [D] dirty rhythm moves me
The [G] devil's gotten to me
[G]Through [G]this [D] dance
I'm [Bm7] full of funky fever
And [D] fire burns inside me
[G] Boogie's got me in a
Super [Asus4 - 5777xx]trance
[Chorus]
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
Don't blame it on [D] sunshine
Don't blame it on [Bbmaj7] moonlight
Don't blame it on [C] good times
Blame it on the [D] boogie
[Break - Just bass drum]
[D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight
[C] Good times [D] Boogie
[D] Sunshine [Bbmaj7] Moonlight
[C] Good times [D] Boogie
(drums fully in)
[D] Sunshine (You just gotta)
[Bbmaj7] Moonlight (You just wanna)
[C] Good times (Yeah, ohh)
[D] Boogie (blame it on yourself)
[D] Sunshine (Ain't nobody's fault)
[Bbmaj7] Moonlight (But yours and that boogie)
[C] Good times (all night long)
[D] Boogie (But yours and that funky boogie)
130
Mumford and Sons-I Will Wait
[Intro BPM 131 - Full drums - Capo on 1 for original key]
(Each instance of chord equates to 2 snare hits)
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[G] [G]
[Verse 1 - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps]
Well I came [C] home
Like a [F] stone
And I fell [C] hea......vy into your [G] arms
These days of [C] dust
Which we've [F] known
Will blow a [C] way........ with this new [G] sun
[Bridge - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G] [G] [G]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] [G] [G]
[Hook - Light bass drum with chugging]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
[Vamp - drums full back in]
[C] [C] [C] [C]
[Verse 2 - Quieter drums - string slap for snare]
So [C] break my step
And re [F] lent
You for [C] gave ........ and I won't [G] forget
Know what we've [C] seen
And him with [F] less
Now in some [C] way ........, shake the ex [G] cess
[Hook - full drums]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
[Verse 3 - Light bass drum with chugging - Can play chords higher to vary]
Now I'll be [C] bold
As well as s [F] trong
Use my [C] head ........ alongside my [G] heart
So take my [C] flesh
And fix my [F] eyes
That tethered [C] mind ........ free from the [G] lies
[Bridge - Light bass drum with chugging]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G]
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] (fade 2/4 drums in?) [G] [G]
[Vamp - Full drums]
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]
[Final altered verse in terms of chords]
[C] Raise..[C]..[C]. [G] my..... [Am] hands [Am] [Am]
[F] Paint my [C] spirit [G] gold [G]
And [C] bow..[C]..[C] [G] my..... [Am] head [Am] [Am]
[F] Keep my [C] heart [G] slow.......... [G] [G] [G]
[Hook - Full drums]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G]
And [C] I will wait,
I will wait for you [Em] [G] [C]
[End on C]
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]
80
Oasis-Dont Look Back In Anger
[BPM 81 - Intro - No drums - Fmaj7 Riff]
[C] [Fmaj7+riff] [C] [Fmaj7] - straight quarter note strums
drums in - don't play riff second time
[Verse 1 - Drums in - Big fill flat of hand on main body - don't play final riff of intro]
[C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your mind [Am]
Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find ......
[G] A better place to [C] play [Am][G]
[Verse 2]
[C] You said that [G] you'd never been [Am]
But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen ....
[G] Slowly fade a [C] way [Am][G]
[Prechorus]
[F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed
Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom
(drums - backward beat S B S B)
[G] Stand up beside the fireplace
[E7] Take that look from off your face
(normal beat)
[Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my
[F] heart ou.... [G] out
[Vamp on G - Big fills thumb and chords at same time - play quarter notes on bass drum throughout]
[Chorus]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too [F] late
As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G]
Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way
[E7] but don't look [F] back in anger
[G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Instrumental]
C G Am E7 F G C Am-G
[Verse 3]
[C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go
Where no [E7] body knows [F] .... [G]
If it's night or day [C] [Am][G]
[C] Please don't put your [G] life
in the [Am] hands
Of a [E7] Rock and Roll [F] band .... [G]
Who'll throw it all [C] away [Am][G]
[Prechorus]
[F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed
Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom
(backward beat) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace
[E7] Take that look from off your face
(normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my
[F] heart ou... [G]..outX
[Vamp on G - with drum fills]
(drums - leave open strings of G ringing - play r/h bottom of board)
(l/h - top of board near submarine pickup)
[Chorus]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too [F] late
As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G]
Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way
[E7] but don't look [F] back in anger
[G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Solo]
[F] [Fm] [C] [C]
[F] [Fm] [C] [C]
[F] [Fm] [C] [C]
[G] [G] [E7] [E7]
[Am] [G] [F] [F]
[G] [G] [G] [G] (drum fill)
[Chorus]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too [F] late
As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G]
Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way
[E7] but don't look [F] back in anger
[G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she
[E7] knows it's too [F] late
As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G]
Her [C] soul [G] slides a [Am] way,
[Stop]
But don't look [F] back in anger
Dont look [Fm] back in anger
I heard you [C] say
[G] [Am] [E7] [F] [Fm]
At least not to [C] day
[End]
[Notes]
[Fmaj7 Riff]
E 0-0-0
B 1-1-1
G x-x-0
D 2-3-3
on D string finger 2 with 2nd finger, 3 with 3rd finger - G is sort of naturally muted
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)
90
Radiohead-Creep
[Intro - BPM 92 - Not original key for Guido - Capo 7 for original key
Vamp 1 x C, E, F, Fm - Drums B S bB S - but no drums at this point]
[Verse 1 - No drums at this point - FIRST VOCAL NOTE IS C - HIGHER THAN YOU THINK]
When you were here be [C] fore, couldn't look you in the [E] eyes
You're just like an [F] angel, your skin makes me [Fm] cry
You float like a [C] feather in a beautiful [E] world
I wish I was [F] special (bass drum start), you're so fucking
[Fm] special
[pattern for riff and drums - B B (FmFm+SS) B B (FmFm+SS) (Fm+S) B (Fm+S)]
Bxxx Sxxx BBxx Sxxx - xxBB Sxxx xxBx Sxxx
FF FF F F (F=Fm)
Im a a
[Chorus] (play loud)
But I'm a [C] creep, I'm a [E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing [F] here? I don't be (stop) [Fm]long here
[Verse 2 - Drums back in - swings a bit B S bB S rhythm]
I don't care if it [C] hurts, I wanna have con [E] trol
I want a perfect [F] body, I want a perfect [Fm] soul
I want you to [C] notice when I'm not a [E] round
You're so fucking [F] special, I wish I was
[Fm] special
(play Fm on hits in brackets - use 16th note strums to keep time)
Bxxx Sxxx (BB)xx Sxxx
xx(BB) (S)xxx Bxxx (S)xxx
[Chorus] (play loud)
But I'm a [C] creep, I'm a [E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing [F] here? I don't be [Fm] long here
[Bridge] (play loud)
Oooh, oooh, [C] she's running out the [E] door... huh uh huh
[F] She's running out, she [Fm] run, run, run...
[C] Ruuuuu [E] uuun...
[F] Ruuuuu [Fm] (stop) uuuuuun...
[Verse 3] (play soft until the end - just bass drum)
Whatever makes you [C] happy, whatever you [E] want
You're so fucking [F] special, I wish I was [Fm] special
[Chorus]
But I'm a [C] creep, I'm a [E] weirdo
What the hell am I doing [F] here? I don't be [Fm] (stop drums) long here
I don't be [C] long here
[End]
85
Radiohead-High and Dry
[BPM 88 Intro Riff 1 - F#m11 = x44200 for verse - 244x00 for Chorus or 242422
for verse first finger remains pressed at all times whilst moving from one chord to the next]
[F#m] [Asus2] [E] [E]
Slide from one to the other
E -444-2-2------222-0-0-----0-0--0---
B -000-0-0------000-0-0-----0-0--0--
G -666-4-4------444-2-2-----2-2--1--
D -666-4-4------444-2-2-----2-2--2--
A -000-0-0------444-0-0-----0-0--2--
E -------------------------------0--
Repeat - drums in at end of riff
[Verse 1 - Drums stop]
[F#m11-x44200- can also play F#7sus4-242444] Two jumps in a week........
I bet you [Asus2] think that's pretty clever (drums back in)
don't you [E] boy [Esus4] [E]
(drums stop) [F#m11] Flying on your motorcycle
[Asus2] Watching all the ground (drums back in)
beneath you [E] drop [Esus4] [E] (drums now stay)
You'd [F#m11] kill yourself for recognition
[Asus2] Kill yourself to never ever [E] stop [Esus4] [E]
You [F#m11] broke another mirror
You're [Asus2] turning into something you are [E] not [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus * barre the 4th frets for F#m11 so will always mute G
and if B and E ring out then great]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244400*] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2] (drums stop)
Don't leave me [E] dry
[Interlude]
(Riff 1) [F#m] [Asus2] [E] [E]
[Verse]
[F#m11] Drying up in conversation
[Asus2] You will be the one who cannot [E] talk [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] All your insides fall to pieces
[Asus2] You just sit there wishing you could [E] still make love [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] They're the ones who'll hate you
When you [Asus2] think you've got the world all [E] sussed out [Esus4] [E]
[F#m11] They're the ones who'll spit at you
You [Asus2] will be the one screa [E] ming out [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244x00] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2]
Don't leave me [E] dry
[Interlude 2 - Distorted guitar - Play F#min7 playing 244252 then play 244242
then A as x0225x and play same line - x0224x x02222 - then E is E E E Eadd6? 022120]
F#m11 Asus2 E [2x]
[Bridge]
It's the [F#m11] best thing that you ever had
The [Asus2] best thing that you ever, eve [E] r had
It's the [F#m11] best thing that you ever had
The [Asus2] best thing you ever had has gone [E] away [Esus4] [E]
[Chorus]
Don't leave me [F#m11-244x00] high ......... [Asus2] ........
Don't leave me [E] dry
Don't leave me [F#m11] high [Asus2]
Don't leave me [E] dry
[End]
*Chords Used Intro Octaves
F#m11 Asus2 E Esus4 G# F# E
e|-----------0----0----0----------------|
B|-----0-----0----0----0----------------|
G|-----2-----2----1----2----13--11--9---|
D|-----2-----2----2----2-----x---x--x---|
A|-----x-----0----2----2----11---9--7---|
E|-----2----------0----0-----------(0)--|
[Solo]
F#min7 A E
e|-x------------------2--------0-0-0-0---|
B|-5-45--545--5-5-4-5---5-4-2--0------2-0|
G|-2----------2----------------1---------|
D|-5----------2----------------2---------|
A|-5----------0----------------2---------|
E|-2---------------------------0---------|
100
Real Thing (The)-You To Me Are Everything
[Intro - Add 3rd fret on B for riff]
C Am7 Dm7 G7sus4 G7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C Am7 Dm7 G7sus4 G7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Umm, [C] I would take the stars out of the sky for you,
[Am7] Stop the rain from falling, if you asked me to,
[Dm7] I'd do anything for you, your [Am7] wish is my command,
[Dm7] I could move a mountain when your [G7sus4] hand is in my [G7] hand
[Verse 2]
Umm, [C] Words cannot express how much you mean to me,
[Am7] There must be some other way to make you see,
[Dm7] If it takes my heart and soul,
You [Am7] know I'd pay the price,
[Dm7] Everything that I possess, I'd [G7sus4] gladly sacri - [G7] fice
[Chorus]
Oh, [C] you to me are everything,
The [Cmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing,
Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
To [C] you, I guess, I'm just a clown,
Who [Cmaj7] picks you up each time you're down,
Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
[Bridge]
You [Dm7] give me just a taste of love...
To [G7sus4] build my hopes u - [G7] pon,
You [Dm7] know you got the power, girl,
To [G7sus4] keep me holding [G7] on,
So ... [C] now you've got the [Cmaj7] best of me,
Come [Dm7] on, and take the [G7sus4] rest of me,
Oh, baby!
[Theme]
[C] [Am7] [Dm7] [G7sus4] [G7]
[Verse 3]
Umm, [C] though you're close to me, we seem so far apart,
[Am7] Maybe, given time, you'll have a change of heart,
[Dm7] If it takes forever, girl, then [Am7] I'm prepared to wait,
The [Dm7] day you give your love to me...
Won't [G7sus4] be a day too [G7] late
[Chorus]
Oh, [C] you to me are everything,
The [Cmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing,
Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
To [C] you, I guess, I'm just a clown,
Who [Cmaj7] picks you up each time you're down,
Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
[Bridge]
You [Dm7] give me just a taste of love...
To [G7sus4] build my hopes u - [G7] pon,
You [Dm7] know, you got the power, girl,
To [G7sus4] keep me holding [G7] on,
So ... [C] now you've got the [Cmaj7] best of me,
Come [Dm7] on, and take the [G7sus4] rest of me,
Oh, baby!
[Theme]
[C] [Am7] [Dm7] [G7sus4] [G7]
[Chorus]
Oh, [D] you, to me, are everything,
The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing,
Oh, [Em9] baby! Oh, baby! Oh, [A7sus4] baby!
Yes, I [A7] need you, baby, [D] you to me are everything,
The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, oh, [Em9] baby,
You are [A7sus4] everything to me, [A7] can't you see?
[Chorus]
[D] You to me are everything,
The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, oh, [Em9] baby,
Oh, [A7sus4] baby, ...you're [A7] everything,
[D] You to me are everything,
The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing...
[Suggested ending - slow down over this line]
Oh, [Em9] baby, ...you are [A7sus4] every -
[A7] thing... to... [Dmaj7] me
135
Sam Fender-Rein Me In
[Intro Arp intro - no drums]
[Badd11-x24400] [C#m7-046650] [F#m7] [Aadd9-x02200] x 2
[Verse 1 - Chords straight ish - no embellishments]
[Badd11] I let go [C#m7] of everything I ever
[F#m7] had [Aadd9]
[Badd11] 'Cause I couldn't [C#m7] give the love you des
[F#m7] erved [Aadd9]
[Badd11] By The [C#m7] |Gunner, you shouted, "Oh, my
[F#m7] God" [Aadd9]
[Badd11] It seemed [C#m7] churlish, but it's what I was
[F#m7] owed, I supp [Aadd9] ose
[Badd11] Every [C#m7] flagstone of this town
[F#m7] bears our [Aadd9] prints
[Badd11] And all the [C#m7] bars round here serve my
[F#m7] ghosts and [Aadd9] carcasses
[Badd11] I wish I [C#m7] knew these things when I
[F#m7] was young [Aadd9]
[Badd11] 'Cause [C#m7] now I've just gone so
[F#m7] numb [Aadd9]
[Chorus - Drums stop - 'strum then arps' figure]
[Badd11] We [C#m7] take whatever we [Aadd9] can to
get the reason
[Badd11] back [C#m7] So please don't [Aadd9] rein me in
[Drums back - Put triplet strums on A in- Asus2 to A and the
x07670 x07690 figure at end]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh)
All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus
If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh)
Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Verse 2 - Straight chords]
[Badd11] There's nothing [C#m7] brave in walking
a[F#m7]lone [Aadd9]
[Badd11] Love in exile has nowhere to [C#m7]go, so come on
[F#m7]home [Aadd9]
[Badd11] Mmm, don't run a [C#m7] way from my
[F#m7]tenderness [Aadd9]
[Badd11] You're so afraid of that [C#m7] heart inside your
[F#m7] chest [Aadd9] ... We were doing so well
[Badd11] well but you were scared to be [C#m7] held
Took the easiest [F#m7] way out [Aadd9] ... I see the tears of
[Badd11] man , too proud to reach for a [C#m7] hand
Oh, let my love keep you [F#m7] safe now [Aadd9] so please don't
[Chorus - Full chords and embellishments]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh)
All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus
If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh)
Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Bridge - Keep embellishments - START LOOP]
And
[Badd11] I'm, [C#m7] I'm stood here
[F#m7] chewing everybody's lugs [Aadd9] off (Ooh)
[PLAY LOOP]
[Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much
[F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9]
[Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much
[F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9]
[Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody but you,
[F#m7] how much I fucked it
[Aadd9] up
[Badd11] [C#m7] slow [F#m7] down - [Aadd9] rein me in
[Instrumental - Solo]
[Badd11] [C#m7] [F#m7] [Add9]
[Chorus]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh)
All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus
If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh)
Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Repeat]
[Outro]
[Badd11] [C#m7] [F#m7] [Add9]
Lots of vibrato
4 bars
1 2 3 4* * * *
E(0)-------------------------0(sustain)---------------------------
B 12---14--(12)---17----16----16-14-9-12--14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-
G 11---13--(11)---16----16----------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
80
Shaboozey-A Bar Song
LOOP]
[Intro Capo 2nd fret - No drums but percussive 2/4 feel rhythm guitar]
[Em] [G] [C/G] ([G] [D/F#]) (whistling)
[Em] [G] [C/G] ([G] [D/F#])
[Verse 1]
My [Em] baby want a [G] Birkin, she's been
[C/G]tellin' me all night [G]long [D/F#]
[Em]Gasoline and [G] groceries,
[C/G] list goes on and [G]on [D/F#]
This [Em]9 to 5 ain't [G] workin', why the
[C/G]hell do I work so [G]hard? [D/F#]
I can't [Em]worry 'bout my [G] problems, I can't
[C/G] take 'em when I'm [G] gone [D/F#]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Em]One, here comes the [G]two, to the three, to the [C/G]four
Tell 'em "Bring a [G]nother round", [D/F#]we need plenty [Em]more
Two steppin'+on+the [G]table, she+don't+need+a+dance [C/G]floor
Oh my, [G] good Lord
[Chorus - Full drums]
[Em] Someone pour me up a [G] double shot of whiskey
[C/G] They know me and Jack [G]Daniels got a [D/F#]history
[Em] Therе's a party down [G]town, near 5th Street
[C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gеttin' [D/F#]tipsy
[Em] [G] [C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gettin' [D/F#]tipsy
[Em] [G] [C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gettin' [D/F#]tipsy
*Violin part with capo- move down 2 if not - E --14-16-14-12 B--14-12-10
[Verse 2 - Rapid lyrics 2&3&4& - Stops on chords to emphasise the words]
[Em] I+been+Boozey+since+I [G]left, I+ain't+changin'+for+a [C/G]check
Tell+my+ma+I+ain't+for [G]get (Oh, Lord, uh)
[Em] Woke+up+drunk+at+10+a. [G]m., we+gon'+do+this+shit+a [C/G]gain
Tell+your+girl+to+bring+a [G]friend ( [D/F#] Oh, Lord)
[Pre-Chorus - still light drums]
[Em]One, here comes the [G]two, to the three, to the [C/G]four
Tell 'em "Bring a [G]nother round", [D/F#]we need plenty [Em]more
Two steppin'+on+the [G]table, she+don't+need+a+dance [C/G]floor
Oh my, [G] good Lord
[Chorus]
[Em] Someone pour me up a [G]double shot of whiskey (A double shot of whiskey)
[C/G] They know me and Jack [G]Daniels got a [D/F#]history (We go way back)
[Em] Therе's a party dow [G]town, near 5th Street
[C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gеttin' [D/F#]tipsy
[Em] (Wo [G] o)
[C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gettin' [D/F#]tipsy
[Em] (At [G] the bar gettin' tipsy)
[C/G] Everybody at the [G]bar gettin' [D/F#]tipsy
[Bridge - DRUMS STOP]
[Em] One, here comes the [G] two, to the three, to the [C/G] four
When it's last [G] call and they [D/F#] kick us out the [Em] door
It's gettin' kind of [G] late but the ladies want some [C/G] more
[N.C.] Oh my, good Lord (Tell 'em drink some more)
[Chorus - JUST DRUMS]
[N.C.] Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey (A double shot of whiskey)
[N.C.] They know me and Jack Daniels got a history (Way back)
[N.C.] There's a party down town, near 5th Street (Come on)
[N.C.] Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy (Woo)
[Em] Someone pour me up a [G] double shot of whiskey (A double shot of whiskey)
[C/G] They know me and Jack [G] Daniels got a [D/F#] history (History)
[Em] At the bottom of a [G] bottle gon' miss me (Bet you gon' miss me)
[C/G] Everybody at the [G] bar gettin' [D/F#] tipsy
(At the bar gettin' tipsy)
[Em] [G] [C/G] Everybody at the [G] bar gettin' [D/F#] tipsy
[Em] [G] [C/G] Everybody at the [G] bar gettin' [N.C.] tipsy
[Outro]
N.C.
That's fuckin' messed up, bro, they kicked me out the bar
120
Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle
[Intro - DROP D??? - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one]
Play double stop with 2 fingers - 2nd on G, 1st on B so an slide into 34 and 12 shapes
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]
[D]
[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 or easier - 5x006x] 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 ---------------------
75
Supertramp-Breakfast In America
[Intro BPM 77]
|Bm | % | % | % | (Phrase - xxx43x xx4xxx - PLUCK FINGERS)
[Verse 1 - Upstrum to simulate snare roll to start and heavy muted downstrum - and keep going during verse]
[Bm] Take a look at my [A6] girlfriend
[Gmaj7] She's the only one I got
[Bm] Not much of a [A6] girlfriend
I [Gmaj7] never seem to get a lot
[F#7] Take a jumbo across the water
[Bm] Like to see America
[F#7] See the girls in California
I'm [Em] hoping it's going to come [A] true
But there's [Em] not a lot I can [A] do
[Verse 2]
[Bm] Could we have kippers for [A6] breakfast
[Gmaj7] Mummy dear, Mummy dear (run E 3 5)
[Bm] They got to have 'em in [A6] Texas
'Cause [Gmaj7] everyone's a millionaire
[F#7] I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Do you [Bm] want my autograph
[F#7] I'm a loser, what a joker
I'm [Em] playing my jokes upon [A] you
While there's [Em] nothing better to [A] do, hey
[Hook]
[F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do
[F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do [Bm] da do da do
La la [G] la, la la [Em] la, la la la [A] laaaaaaaa
[Verse 3]
[Bm] Don't you look at my [A6] girlfriend, girlfriend
'Cause [Gmaj7] she's the only one I got
[Bm] Not much of a [A6] girlfriend, girlfriend
I [Gmaj7] never seem to get a lot - What's she got? Not a lot
[F#7] Take a jumbo across the water
[Bm] Like to see America
[F#7] See the girls in California
I'm [Em] hoping it's going to come [A] true
But there's [Em] not a lot I can [A] do, hey
[Hook]
[F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do
[F#7] Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' [Bm] do da do da do
Hey [F#7] u-um, hey u-um, hey [Bm] u-um, hey u-um
Hey [F#7] u-um, hey u-um, hey u- [Bm] um, hey u-um
La la [G] la, la la [Em] la, la la la [A] la ...............
[End]
55
Teddy Swims-Lose Control
[Intro - Capo 2 original key - No drums - Play chords up neck for verse]
[Em-022003] x 2
[Verse 1 +=on bass or snare - just bass drum on 1s - chords high up neck]
(Em-x79987 G/D 10-10-12-12-12-10 - C and B standard barres)
[Em] +Something's got a hold of me+ late ly, ............ no I
[G/D]+don't know my self a ny more+ or ore
[C/E] +Fe els like the walls are all+ clos in' in and the
[B/E]+de vil's knock in' at my door+, who ooh who oh ooh
[Em] Outta my mind how many times, did I +tell you I'm
[G/D]+no good at be ing a +lone yeah it's
[C/E]+takin' a toll +on me, +tryn' my best +to keep from
[B/E]+tear in' the +skin off my bones, don't you knowoohow
[Chorus - Drums in - Chords down neck]
[Em]I [Em7-02203x]lose [Em]con...
[G/D-3x0003]tro [Gadd9-3x0005]ooh [Gmaj7-3x0002]ool
ooh wo ooh oh woh ooh wa woh oh oh
when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .............. I'm
[Bsus4/E]fallin' apart right in [B/E]front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E]next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Verse 2]
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is I want your
[G/D]+body like a fiend +like a bad habit, ..................
+bad habit's hard to
[C/E]+break when I'm with +you,
+yeeeah I know +I could do it on my
[Bsus4/E]+own but I want +that real full
[B/E]+moon black magic +and it takes two
[Em] +Problematic, +problem is when I'm
[G/D]+with you I'm an +addict, and-I +need some re
[C/E]+lease, my +skin in your +teeth, can't see the +forest through the
[Bsus4/E]+trees, got me +down on my
[B/E]+knees darl in' +please, oooooooh
[Chorus]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] next to me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] break in' my heart ba by [B/E] you make a mess of me
[Instrumental]
[Em] [G/D] [C/E] ([Bsus4/E] [B/E])
[Chorus - No drums]
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol (high), when you're not
[C/E] here with me, .................. I'm
[Bsus4/E] fallin' apart right in [B/E] front of you can't you see
[Em] I lose con... [G/D] trol, when you're not
[C/E] here with me, yeah you're
[Bsus4/E] breakin' my heart baby [B7/E-follows melody] you make a mess of me
[End]
eee eeeee
170
Tina Turner-Proud Mary
[USE DROP D - MAKES THE RIFFS EASIER IF ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOW E STRING]
[Intro - Ike and Tina - BPM 85 - No drums - slow - USE DISTORTION?]
[D]Left a good job down in the city
Working for the man every night and day
But I never lost a minute of sleeping
Worried 'bout the way things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - Phrase drop D 444 555 666 then to A5]
[A] Big wheels keep on turning
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burning
[Together]
(And we) [D] Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river
[Verse 1]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the [Bm]
Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[Drums in - BPM 85 (double time versus start) - USE DISTORTION?]
PLAY THE C TO A RIFF
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff 1] Vamp
[Verse 1]
[D-x5777x] Left a good job (down) in the city,
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way that things
might have been [Run F# G G# A - DROP D IS 444xxx 555xxx 666xxx 777xxx]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin', ooh the
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
(play D at 000232 so can allude to the rolling counterline by playing D Dsus2 D5)
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river)
[D-riff 1]
E -14--14----12-10-12-10
B -10--------------------
G -11--------------------
D -0---------------------
A -0---------------------
E -0---------------------
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit - IN DROP D - G IS 555xxx F is 333xxx]
(play 000232 so high F# of 'doo' rings out)
D D D [PLAY NEXT SECTION WITH ALL NECESSARY UPSTRUMS TO MAINTAIN GROOVE]
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse 2]
[D] Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis [C-G]
(And I) Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
(Un)til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen [Run F# G G# A]
(You know that) [A] Big wheels keep on turnin',
ooh the [Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin'
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
[D-riff2]
[Verse]
So [D] if you come down to the river [C] [G]
[D] I bet you're gonna find some people who live
[D] You don't have to worry, if you got no money
People on the river are happy [F#] to [G] give [G#]
[A] Big wheel a-keep on turnin' (turnin'),
[Bm] Proud Mary keep on [G] burnin' (burnin')
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
[River Do Do bit]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G |
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
And we're [D] rollin' (rolling), rollin' (rolling),
rollin' on the river (rolling on the river) [D-riff1]
D D D
| C C A | C C A | C C A | G F F | F F F G | (end on G)
[End]
[D-riff2 - riff starts on 3rd note of bar]
E ---------------7--x--x-x--
B -----5s7--777--7--12-x-7--
G -----5s7--777--7--7--9-7--
D -----5s7--777--7--7--7-7-- x 3
A -----3s5--555--x--x--x-x--
E/D----0---------0--0--0-0-
DrB--S-B----S-B-S--B--S--
E -7--5-5-5----3--3---
B -7--7-5-7----5--3---
G -7--7-5-7----5--4----Or for C to G -55---- (to make quicker)
D -7--7-5-7----5--5---- -32---
A -5--5-5-5----3--5---- -------
E ----------------3-----
80
Tom Petty-Free Falling
[Intro]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
She's a [E] good [A] girl loves her [B] mama
Loves [E] Je [A] sus and America [B] too
She's a [E] good [A] girl crazy 'bout [B] Elvis
Loves [E] hor [A] ses and her boyfriend [B] too
[Instrumental]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
It's a [E] long [A] day livin' in Re [B] seda
There's a [E] free [A] way runnin' through the [B] yard
And I'm a [E] bad [A] boy 'cause I don't even [B] miss her
I'm a [E] bad [A] boy for breakin' her [B] heart
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
All the [E] vam [A] pires walkin' through the [B] valley
Move [E] west [A] down Ventura Boule [B] vard
And all the [E] bad [A] boys are standing in the [B] shadows
All the [E] good [A] girls are home with broken [B] hearts
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Instrumental]
[E] [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
[Verse]
I wanna [E] glide [A] down over Mulholland
I wanna [E] write [A] her name in the sky
I wanna [E] free [A] fall out into nothin'
Gonna [E] leave [A] this world for a while
[Chorus]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Yeah I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
And I'm [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
Oh! [E] free [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]
free [E] fallin' [A] ([A] [Amaj7]) [B]