[Intro - BPM - 120 - count 1234 as eighth notes - Just snare] [B]xxx - xxxx - xxxx - xxxx (snare pickup - then full drums - NOTE no G#m and F# before the E) I am the one and only [E]xxx - xxxx - [G#m]x[G#m]x - [F#][F#][F#] oh yeah [B]
(full drums in - Badd6 then to B - x24444) [B]xxx - xxxx - [F#]xxx - [G#m]xxx (same pattern as previous) [E][E]x[E] - [E]xxx - [G#m]x[G#m]x - [F#][F#][F#][B] (A is on snare) xx[A]x - xxxx - xxxx - xxxx Oh yeah!
[Verse 1 - B is passing chord - downstrokes chuggy - all changes on straight bass drum] [G#m]Call me, call me by [B]my Name [E] or call me by [B] my num [C#m] ber ... [B]Put me through it ..... [E] I'll still be doing it the [F#]way I do it [Bm]And yet you try to make [D]me [G]forget Who I real [D] ly [Em]am don't [D]tell me I'd know best [G] I'm not the [A] same as all the rest [B]
[Chorus - Do the Badd6 line] [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] .... No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [B]be [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] ....... You can't take [G#m]that a [F#]way from [B]me [A]
[Vamp - 1 bar][A]
[Verse 2] [G#m]I've been a player in [B] the crowd [E] scene A flicker on [B]the [C#m]big screen ... My [B]soul embraces [E]one more in a [F#]million faces Hi [Bm] igh hopes and aspi [D]rations, [G] ideas above my [D]station, may [Em] be but [D]all this time I tried [G] to walk with [A]dignity and [B]pride
[Chorus] [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] .... No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [B]be [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] ....... You can't take [G#m]that a [F#]way from [B]me [A]
[Bridge - Each chord is emphasised on snare] [A] I can't wear this uni [F#m] form - Without some compromises [G] Because you'll find out that we come [Em] In different shapes and sizes
[Short Verse 3] [Am]No one can be myself [C]like [F]I can For this job I'm [C]the [Dm]best man And [C] while this maybe true [F] you are the [G] one and only [A]you!
[NO VOCALS FOR THIS BIT - Words are there to help follow changes Key change down - Guitar solo, or Chorus in A] [A] I am the [E]one and [F#m]only [D] No [F#m]body I'd [E]rather [A]be [A] I am the [E]one and [F#m]only [D] You can't take [F#m]that a [E]way from......
[Chorus] [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] .... No [G#m]body I'd [F#]rather [B]be [B] I am the [F#]one and [G#m]only [E] ....... You can't take [G#m]that a [F#]way from [B]me
[Verse 1 - No drums - BPM 170 - Capo 1st fret, standard tuning - Don't bother for live] [Telefonics have capo on 2 I believe? Mainly vocals] [D] Do you have the [A] time To [Bm] listen to me [F#m] whine A [G] bout nothing and [D] everything All [A] at once
[D] I am one of [A] those Me [Bm] lodramatic [F#m] fools Neu [G] rotic to the [D] bone No doubt about [A] it
[Chorus - Bass drum just on each chord once] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself the [D] creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me (more bass drum) It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up (full drums) ... Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just .....
[Verse 2 - Full drums] I [D] went to a [A] shrink To [Bm] analyze my [F#m] dreams She [G] says it's lack of [D] sex That's bringing [A] me down I [D] went to a [A] whore He [Bm] said my life's a [F#m] bore So [G] quit my whining [D] cause It's bringing [A] her down
[Chorus - More bass drum so like low tom figures] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? [################Scroll#################] Uh, yuh, yuh....
[Riff - Full drums] ya [D][A][Bm][A] x 4
[Bridge - Backward drums] [G] Grasping to con [A] trol [N.C.] (stop) So I better hold
[Instrumental - Full drums] on.... [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A] (drum fill SBBSBB S) [D][A][Bm][F#m] - [G][D][A][A]
[Chorus] [G] Sometimes I [A] give myself [D] the creeps [G] Sometimes my [A] mind plays tricks [D] on me It [G] all keeps adding [A] up (backward drums with offbeat to bring Bm in) I [D] think I'm [C] cracking [Bm] up Am [G] I just para [A] noid? Am I just
[Outro] stoned? [D] - [G5/D-xx0033] - [Bm][Bm#5-225432] - ([G][D]) - [A] Play above 4 times [G][D][A]
