[Intro BPM 155 - No drums] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe it all to you 'Cause [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life and I owe it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E]
[Verse] I've been [D] waiting for so long, now I've finally found someone to stand by [E] me ...... We saw the [D] writing on the wall, as we felt this magical fanta [E] sy ..... Now with [D] passion in our eyes, there's no way we could disguise it secret [E] ly .....So we [D] take each other's hand, 'Cause we seem to understand the urgency [E] (just remember)
[Pre Chorus - Remember offbeat on Bass drum] [A] You're the one thing, [G] I can't get enough of [A] So I'll tell you something, [B7] this could be love because
[Chorus] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E]
[Verse] With my [D] body and soul I want you more than you'll ever [E] know So we'll [D] just let it go, don't be afraid to lose cont [E] rol Yes I [D] know what's on your mind, when you say, "Stay with me to [E] night." (just remember)
[Pre Chorus - Remember offbeat on Bass drum] [A] You're the one thing, [G] I can't get enough of [A] So I'll tell you something, [B7] this could be love because
[Chorus] Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I've [D] searched through every open [E] door Til I [C#m] found ...... the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you
[Vamp - Drums in - Octave on E figure] [E][E][D][D] - [D/C#][B]
[Solo] [E][C#m][D][D] x 2 [D/C#][B]
[Keyboard riff] Chords over [F][G][A][B][C][D] E ------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------- G 5---7----9------11-----12------12--14 D -7---9-----11-----12-----14------14---16 A --8---10-----12-----14-----15------- E ---------------------------------------
(drums stop) Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe (drums backs in) [D] it all to you
Now [E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I [D] never felt like this be [E] fore Yes, I, [C#m] swear it's the [D] truth and I owe (drums backs in) [D] it all to you
[E] I've, [C#m] had, the time of my [D] life No, I've [D] searched through every open [E] door Til I [C#m] found ...... the [D] truth and I owe [D] it all to you [Repeat ad infinitum to fade or end on E]
[Intro BPM 117 - Drum intro xSSxSSxS] Approx chords C D G G (Chug - down strokes - nice and slow - snare on final phrase) E 0--- 32-3 ---- -333 ---- 32-3 ---- -333 B 1--- 33-3 ---- -333 ---- 33-3 ---- -333 G 0--- 22-0 ---- -000 ---- 22-0 ---- -000 D 2--- 00-0 ---- -002 ---- 00-0 ---- -002 A 3--- ---x ---- -x23 ---- ---x ---- -x23 E x--- ---3 ---- -3x- ---- ---3 ---- -3x- DrB-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S- B-S-
E ---- 32-3 3--- B ---- 33-3 0--- G ---- 22-0 02-0 D ---- ---0 0-4- A ---- ---x x--- E ---- ---3 3--- DrB-S- B-S- SSSS
[Verse] Well we're [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] And they're [Am7] closing all the [D7sus4 - xx0213] factories [G] down [Gsus2 - 3x0233][G] Out in [Em7] Bethlehem they're [A] killing [Bm] time [F#m/A] Filling out [G6] forms, [D/F#] standing in [Asus4] line [A]
[Verse] Well our [Em7] fathers fought the [Asus4] Second World [D] War [Dsus2][D] Spent their [Am7] weekends on the [D7sus4] Jersey shore [G][Gsus2][G] Met our [Em7] mothers in the [A] US [Bm] O [F#m/A] Asked them to [G6] dance, [D/F#] danced with them sl- [Asus] ow [A] And we're [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allentown [D-Dsus4-Dsus2-D] (break)
[Bridge - Snare on &4&] But the [F/A] restlessness was [G/B] handed [C] down [G/C - x30003][C] And it's [Am] getting very [D7sus4] hard [D7] to (backward beat) [Em] stay [G/B] a a ay [C] a a ay [D] a a ay (ays run into intro)
[Intro] (see above) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Verse] Well we're [Em7] waiting here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] For the [Am7] Pennsylvania [D7sus4] we never [G] found [Gsus2][G] For the [Em7] promises our [A] teachers [Bm] gave [F#m/A] If we worked [G6] hard, [D/F#] if we be [Asus4] haved [A]
[Verse] So the [Em7] graduations [Asus4] hang on the [D] wall [Dsus2][D] But they [Am7] never really [D7sus4] helped us at all [G][Gsus2][G] No they [Em7] never taught us [A] what was [Bm] real [F#m/A] Iron and [G6] coke, [D/F#] chromium ste- [Asus4] el [A] And we're [Em7] waiting here in [Asus4] Allentown [D-Dsus4-Dsus2-D] (break)
[Bridge] But they've [F/A] taken all the [G/B] coal from the [C] ground [G/C][C] And the [Am] union people [D7sus4] crawled [D7] a-way [Em][G/B][C][D]
[Intro] (see above, first half) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum with some snare at end] [F] Every child [G/F] had a pretty [F] good shot [F] To get at least [G/F] as far as their [Bb/F] old man got [F] But something [G/F] happened on the way [F] to that place [F] They threw an [G] American flag in [C] our [C] face (intro intro riff)
[Intro] (see above) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Verse] (variation) Well I'm [Em7] living here in [Asus4] Allen- [D] town [Dsus2][D] And it's [F/A] hard to keep a [G/B] good man [C] down [G/C][C] But I [Am] won't be getting [D7sus4] up [D7] to (backward beat) [Em] stay [G/B] a a ay [C] a a ay [D] a a ay (ays run into intro)
[Intro] (see above, first half) Approx chords C D G G x 2
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum with some snare at end] (instrumental) F G/F F F - F G/F Bb/F Bb/F F G/F F F - F G 2/4 C
[Coda] (intro and bridge variation) Approx chords C D G G x 2
And it's [C(add9)] Getting very [D] hard to (backward beat til end) [Em] stay [G/B] ay... [C] .ay [D] ..ay... and we're [Am] living here in [D7sus4] Allentown [G][Gsus4][Gsus2][G]
