[Intro - key pads - BPM 172 - E = 476454 before move to other chords] E x x B A x x E B x x E A x E B
[Keyboard riff x 2 then 3rd time with drums - WHISTLE OVER TOP SOMETIMES HARMONIES] E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
[Verse 1] [E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies BeBopALula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay [A] He got the action, he got the motion [E] Oh yeah, the boy can play [A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum) [E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus - Stevie Ray - play G# on low E going to B] He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman He do the [E] song about the knife [A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A] Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - keyboard riff] E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 2] [E] Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story Hand me down my walkin' shoes Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory Backbeat the talkin' blues [A] He got the action, he got the motion [E] Oh yeah, the boy can play [A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum) [E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus] He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman He do the [E] song about the knife [A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A] Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - Keyboard Riff] E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x Wo ho hoo bit
[Verse 3] [E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies BeBopALula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singng I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay [A] He got the action, he got the motion [E] Oh yeah, the boy can play [A] Dedication, devotion (drums just to bass drum) [E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus] And [E] after all the violence and [B] double talk There's just a [E] song in all the trouble and the [A] strife You do the [E] walk, yeah, [B] you do the walk of life [A] Mmm, [B7] you do the walk of life [E]
[Outro] E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x Wo ho hoo bit (repeat until end) [End]
[Notes] v1 - 2 - proximity, v2 - 3 for some bits 'oh yeah' and 'turning..' [Tab for intro - CHECK THIS] [E][A][B][A][B] E ----------------------------------7--------7----------------7--------7----- B -9----9-12---9-----5--------5--7--7--7--9----9--7---5-------7--7--9----9--7 G -9--11---------11--6--------------8-----------------6-------8-------------- D -9-----------------7--------------9-----------------7-------9-------------- A -------------------0--------------9-------------------------9-------------- E -0--------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------
[Intro - Capo 3rd Fret - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part - Capo at 3 Just bass drum E-00--0------ B-55--5------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-22--2------ A-XX--X------ E-00--0------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Em G C (G x Asus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] Some [Em] times, [G] I [C] feel, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way, From the [G-Asus2] pain you [Em] drive in- [G] to the [C] heart [G-Asus2] of me. The [Em] love [G] we [C] share, [G-Asus2] seems to, [Em] Go [G] no [C] where [G-Asus2] And I've [Em] lost [G] my [C] light, [G-Asus2] For I [Em] toss and [G] turn; I can't [C] sleep at [G-Asus2] night.
[Chorus 1] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 2] [Em] Now [G] I [C] know, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Run a- [C] way, I've [G-Asus2] got to; [Em][G] Get A- [C] way [G-Asus2] You don't [Em] really [G] want any [C] more [G-Asus2] from me to [Em] make [G] things [C] right [G-Asus2] You need some [Em] one to [G] hold you [C] tight. [G-Asus2] And you [Em] think love [G] is to [C] pray, [G-Asus2] But I'm [Em] sorry, [G] I don't [C] pray that [G-Asus2] way.
[Chorus 2] [E] Once I ran to you, [G] now I run from you, [C] This tainted love you've given, I [Am] give you all a boy could give you. [Asus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Em] All, [G] Tainted [C] love, [G-Asus2] oh, oh, oh, [Em] ..... [G] Tainted [C] love. [G-Asus2] ..................
[Verse 3] Don't [Em] touch [G] me, [C] please, I [G-Asus2] can not [Em] stand the [G] way you [C] tease. [G-Asus2] I [Em] love you, though you [G] hurt me [C] so, [G-Asus2] Now I'm [Em] going to [G] pack my [C] things and [G-Asus2] go.
