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Dire Straits-Walk of Life - BPM - 129

[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--------------

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 129

[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)            

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