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Elton John-Bennie and the Jets - BPM - 114

[Intro - BPM 132 - using E7/G# instead of G7b9 - 353434]
[Riff - Hard muted down raked strums]
* Pluck notes finger picking to make really ring
can leave notes of chord ringing slightly - keep low G fretted which helps stop other 
strings ringing when you play the sus4 figure on the sanre

   G           G6*Gsus4     F
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-0-----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
B -3-3-3-3--3-3-0301--------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----
G -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----
D -0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-drum-fill
A -x-x-x-x--x-x-x-----------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----
E -3-3-3-3--3-3-3~----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-----

[Verse] 
[Am7] Hey kids, [D] shake it loose together
The [G] spotlight's hitting something
That's been [E7/G#] known to change the weather
[Am7] We'll kill the fatted [D] calf tonight
So stick a [Em] round ...........
you're [Am] gonna hear electric [Bm] music
Solid walls of [C] sound
 
[Chorus* for Cmaj7 can lift all fingers off apart for low C - still works] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, 
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh 
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7*]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga [Em7] zine
(stay on same note if can't high) oh,ho [C] 
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets 
 
[Intro Riff] 
[G] [F]

[Verse - ] 
Hey [Am7] kids, [D] plug into the faithless
Maybe [G] they're blinded
But Bennie [E7/G#] makes them ageless
We [Am7] shall sur [D] vive, let us 
take ourselves a [Em] long
Where we [Am] fight our parents out in the [Bm] streets
To find who's right and who's [C] wrong
 
[Chorus] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, 
[Am7]Buh [Am7]buh [Am7]buh 
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga 
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C] 
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets  
 
[Intro Riff] 
[G] [F]

[Piano Solo - Finger pick to make sound more interesting] 
[Am7] [D] [G] [E7/G#] 
[Am7] [D] [Em] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [C] [C]
 
[Chorus] 
Say, [G] Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
But [Am7] they're so spaced out, Buh buh buh 
(now strum with 'Bennie and the Jets' - chords follow melody)
[Cadd6-x3x210]Ben [Cadd6]nie [Cadd6]and [Cmaj7]the [C]Jets
[G] Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful
Oh, [Am7] Bennie she's really keen 
She's got e [C] lectric boots, a [D] mohair suit
You know I [Em] read it in a maga 
[Em7] zine oh,ho [C]
[Bb/C-x3333x]Buh [Bb/C]Buh [Bb/C]Buh
[Bb/C]Ben [Bb/C]nie 
[Bb/C]and [Bb/C]the [G]Jets 
 
[Outro] 
[G] Bennie,Bennie yeah [Fmaj7] (repeat and fade out)

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Sister Sledge-Lost In Music - BPM - 114

[Drums]
8 bars - just bass drum
8 bars - bring in more hihat

[Chorus - Full drum]
Lost in music x 2

[Verse] Have you ever seen

[Chorus - Bass drum only - more hihat second time - complex rhythm]
Lost in music x 2

[Verse] Mhym in spite of that

[Chorus - Just bass drum]
Lost in music x 2

[Repeat until end of time - with fuller drums]

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[Guitar]
[Intro]
C Dm7 C G
C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C
C Dm7 C G
C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
[Verse 1]
Dm7                C     G
   Have you ever seen some people lose ev'rything?
Bbmaj7        C        Dm7
  First to go is their mind.
Dm7                C     G
Responsibility to me is a tragedy.
Bbmaj7        C        Dm7
I'll get a job some other time. uhuh
Dm7                C     G
I want to join a band and play in front of crazy fans.
Bbmaj7        C        Dm7
Yes I call that temptation.
Dm7                C     G
  Give me a melody.        That's all that I ever need.
Bbmaj7          C      Dm7
   The music is my salvation.
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
[Verse 2]
   Dm7                C     G
mmhmm in the spotlight the band plays so very tight
Bbmaj7          C   Dm7
    Each and every night. uhuh
Dm7              C  G
It's not vanity. To me it's my sanity.
Bbmaj7        C        Dm7
I could never survive.
Dm7                C     G
Some people ask of me:     'What are you gonna be?'
Bbmaj7                C    Dm7
    Why don't you go get a job? ah-ah
Dm7                   C     G
   All that I can say:        'I won't give up my music'
Bbmaj7           C          Dm7
Not me, not now, no way, no how.
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
[Chorus]
       C       Dm7    C           G
We're lost in music; caught in a trap.
C           Bbmaj7     Bbmaj7   C
No turning back. We're lost in music.
       C      Dm7     C         G
We're lost in music. Feel so alive.
   C      Bbmaj7              Bbmaj7  C
I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
 
(fade out)

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