[Verse - Capo 2 - 2/4 - Syncopated bass drum - BPM 96] [follow guitar with bass drum bxxb xxbx xxbx xxxx] Well I guess it would be [A] nice if I could touch your body I know not every [D] body has got a body like [A] you But I've got to think [A] twice before I give my heart away And I know [D] all the games you play because I play them [A] to
[Chorus - still just bass drum but straight - play chords mainly at start of each section] Oh, but I [D] need some time off from [A] that emotion [D] Time to pick my heart up off the [A] floor Oh when that [D] love comes down with [A] out [F#m7] votion Well it [Bm] takes a strong man baby but I'm [E] showing you the door (stop - duration is 2 more bass beats before full drums back in) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Verse - Slap strings now for snare - 2/4 in] [A] BABY, I know you're asking me to stay Say please, please, [D] please don't go away You say I'm giving you the [A] blues [A] MAYBE, you mean every word you say Can't help but [D] think of yesterday And another who [A] tied, me, down, to, lover boy rules
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Solo - Full drums - Snare is no longer a slap on strings] A A D A x 2 (Buddy holly riff) 6-7 on E whilst holding 799 (General riffs - capo on 2) A D A E -11-------------9-7-------------- B -12-------------7-7-------------- G -11-------------8-8-/---9-/------ x 2 D -X--------------9-9-----9----9--- A ----------------------6s7----9--- E ---------------------------6s7---
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop drums for 6 bass hits - vocals between 4 and 5) (Build - string snare to full snare) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah [End]
[Verse 1 - Chugging guitar] [Em] ........Baby [B7] look at me... [Em] ....and tell me [Am7] what you see. [D] You ain't seen the best of me yet [A] Give me time I'll [C] make you for [D] get [B7] the [Em] rest. [Em] ......I got [B7] more in me.. [Em] ....and you can [Am7] set it free. [D] I can catch the moon in my hand [A] Don't you know who I [B] am? Re [Bsus2] member [B7] my [Em] name.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna [B7] learn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a f [Em] lame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Interlude / Intro again] Em Em Em Em Em C Am7 B7 x2
[Verse 2] [Em] ....Baby [B7] ..hold me tight. [Em] ...cause you can [Am7] make it right. [D] You can shoot me straight to the top [A] Give me love and [C] take all I've [D] got [B7] to [Em] give. [Em] ....Baby. [B7] ..I'll be tough. [Em] ...too much is [Am7] not enough. [D] I can ride your heart till it breaks [A] Ooh, I got what it [B] takes.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Solo - Key change up a tone but don't bother for live] (over just B I think) [B] with some Bsus2 and B7 sprinkled in
[Outro] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4