[Intro Riff - First 4 bars - BPM 113] [D][G][D] e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2------X-X-X---| B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3------X-X-X---| G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2------X-X-X---| D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------| A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------| E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
[D][G][D] e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2--------5-h8--| B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3--------------| G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2--------------| D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------| A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------| E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|
[Intro - With drums] x [D][D][D] - [G][G][G][G] - [D] x x x - x x x x x B S B S B B (full drums now) "oooowwww" - repeat once
[Verse 1] [N.C.] Darling, you've got to let me know, [D][G][D] [N.C.] Should I stay or should I go, [D][G][D] [N.C.] If you say that you are mine, [G][F][G] [N.C.] I'll be here 'til the end of time, [D][G][D] [N.C.] So you've got to let me know... [A7] [N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go? [D][G][D]
[Verse 2] [N.C.] It's always tease, tease, tease, [D][G][D] [N.C.] You're happy when I'm on my knees, [D][G][D] [N.C.] One day it's fine, and next it's black, [G][F][G] [N.C.] So if you want me off your back, [D][G][D] [N.C.] Well, come on, and let me know... [A7] [N.C.] ...Should I stay or should I go? [D][G][D]
[Verse 3 - DOUBLE TIME - bd = bass drum - Intro drum pattern and just keep bass drum going after B B B BS - BSBSBSBS] [N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare) [D] go now? [G][D] Should I stay, or should I [D] go now? [G][D] (more bass drum) If I go there will be [G] trouble, [F][G] And, if I stay, it will be [D] double, [G][D] So, come on, and let me [A7] know... ( 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 - stop+snare) [SNARE STOP]
[NO VOCALS - Drum figure] Sh I St Or Sh I Go (FOR GUIDANCE BUT NO VOCALS AT THIS POINT) [D][D] - [G][G][G][G]-[D] - stop S S - S S S S - S - B - B
[Verse 4 - NORMAL TIME] N.C. This indecision's (BS pickup) buggin' me, [D] (Esta inde - [G] cision me mo - [D] lesta) [N.C]If you don't want me, set me free! [D] (Si no me [G] quieres, libra - [D] me!) [N.C]Exactly whom I'm supposed to be? ( [G] Digame [F] ...quein [G] tengo ser!) [N.C] Don't you know which clothes even fit me? ( [D] No sabes que [G] ropas me que - [D] da?) [N.C]Come on, and let me know... [A7] (Me tienes que decir...) [N.C]Should I cool it, or should I blow? [D] (Me debo [G] ir o quedar - [D] me?)
[Break - NORMAL TIME] aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggh!!!!!!!! [D][G][D]SPLIT! [D][G][D] [G] (Yo me en - [F] frio o lo [G] soplo?) [D][G][D] [A7] [D][G][D]
[Verse 5 - DOUBLE TIME] [N.C.] Should(bd) I stay(bd), or should(bd) I(snare) [D]go now? (Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?) Should I stay, or should I [D] go now? (Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?) If I go there will be [G] trouble, (Si me [F] voy va a haber pel - [G] igro!) And if I stay it will be [D] double, (Si me [G] quedo sera el [D] doble!) So you gotta let me [A7] know... [A7] (Me tienes que decir...) [A7] Should I cool it, or should I [D] blow? (Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?)
[Verse 6] [D] Should I stay, or should I go now? (Yo me en - [G] frio o lo [D] soplo?) If I go there will be [G] trouble, (Si me [F] voy va a haber pel - [G] igro!) And if I stay it will be [D] double, (Si me [G] quedo sera el [D] doble!) So you gotta let me [A7] know... [A7] (Me tienes que decir...) (snare on all chords to finish) [D] Should I [G] stay, or should I [D] go? (stop)
With horn riff - use first finger and thumb to play notes, and tap the snare on the bottom sound board [Intro figures - DROP D - freely - Original key - Capo 1] With thumb and first 2 fingers Fret D12 and B15 in advance and keep fretted to ring e ------------ B ---------15-15-- G ---12h14------14p12--- D 12------------------12 A ------------ E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96] Mute D string with first finger on L/H when fretting 7th fret so can hit the note hard to get it to ring out Flick both pull offs to start, then flick first only so can play snare on second pull off but mute D string so can hit hard 1ST AND 3RD FINTER FOR FIRST CHORD SO CAN USE 2ND FINGER FOR 3 TO 0 PULL OFF e ------------------- B ------------------- G -2p0----------------- D ----3p0------------- A ------------------- E -------------------
[INTRO WITH HORN RIFF] [D5]xxx x[D5][Cadd9][D5] xxxx xxxx(riff) [D5]xxx x[D5][Cadd9][D5] xxxx xxxx(riff) [Bb/D - x5333x]xxx x[Bb/D][C][G - 555xxx] xxxx x[G7][G]x (play F to G instead - 333xxx 555xxx) [A7sus4 - x02030]xxx xxxx [A-x0x10910]xxx xxxx [D] Yeah - hey, [Cadd9] use it, [D] ... [Cadd9] everybody [D] use it! [Cadd9]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [D].[D][D][D][D]. [D](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing D on the snare and swing Cadd9 - x 2 3 &4] You could have a [D] steam train, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] If you'd [D] just lay [Cadd9] down your [D] tracks, [Cadd9] You could have an [D] aero - [Cadd9] plane [D] flying, [Cadd9] If you [D] bring your [Cadd9] blue sky [D] back, [Cadd9] All you do is [Bm] call me, I'll be anything you [D] need [Cadd9]
[D][Cadd9] [Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [D].[D][D][D][D]. [D](stop)
[Verse 2] [N.C.] You could have a [D] big dipper, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] Going up and [D] down, all a - [Cadd9] round the [D] bends, [Cadd9] You could have a [D] bumper [Cadd9] car [D] bumping, [Cadd9] This a - [D] musement [Cadd9] never [D] ends [Cadd9]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible - breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats] I wanna be [Bm][C] ...... [Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Why don't you [Em7] call my name? [Bm][C]Ah! Oh, let me [Em7]be your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] This will [Em7]be my testimony
xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx Yeah! Yeah! xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx [D](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3] [N.C.] Show me round your fruit [D] cage, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] 'Cause I will be [D] your [Cadd9] honey [D] bee, [Cadd9] Open up your [D] fruit cage, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] With a fruit [D] that is [Cadd9] sweet as can be [D][Cadd9]
[Chorus] I wanna be [Bm][C] .. [Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Why don't you [Em7] call my name? [Bm][C]Hah! You'd better [Em7] call the sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Put your [Em7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be [Bm][C][Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] This can [Em7] be my testimony, [Bm][C] Hah! I'm your.. [Em7] . sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Let there [Em7] be no doubt about it
[Verse 4 - think just Dm C Dm C Bb Bb G G pattern til end] [Dm] I kicked the ha - [Cadd9] bit, (Kicked the ha - [Dm] bit, kicked the ha - [Cadd9] bit!) [Bb] Shed my skin, [G] (Shed my [G7] skin!) [Dm] This is the [Cadd9] new stuff, [Dm] (This is the [Cadd9] new stuff!) I come.. [Bb] . dancing in, we go [G] dancing [G7] in
[Verse 5] Oh, won't you [Dm] ...show for [Cadd9] me? [Dm] (Show for [Cadd9] me!) I will [Bb] ...show for you, [G] (Show for [G7] you!) Please, [Dm] ...show for [Cadd9] me, [Dm] (Show for [Cadd9] me!) I will... [Bb] show for you! [G] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits) [G7] Yeah, I do mean [Dm] you, [Cadd9] only [Dm] you, you've been [Cadd9] coming [Bb] through, A - gonna build that [G] power, [G7] build, build up that [Dm] power, hah! I've been [Cadd9] feeding the [Dm] rhythm, huh, I've been [Cadd9] feeding the [Bb] rhythm, Going to feel that [G] power, [G7] hey, build in [Dm] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda] Come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Dm] help me, do! Come [Cadd9] on, come on [Bb] help me, do! [G] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [G7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Dm] you! I've been [Cadd9] feeding my [Dm] rhythm, I've been [Cadd9] feeding my [Bb] rhythm, It's what we're [G] doing, doing. [G7] .. all day and [Dm] night, Ah, come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Dm] help me, do! Come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Bb] help me, do! [G] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [G7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Dm] you!
