[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]
[Intro - C9 x32030 - Gsus4 - 355533 - BPM 129] x x C9 x - x C x x - F x x F - x C9 x C9 x x C x - x F x F - x Gsus4 x Gsus4 - x x x x (x2, then drums enter another 2 times)
[Verse 1] I get up, [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ... and [F] nothing [G] gets me down. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You got it tough, [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ..... [F]I've seen the [G] toughest around. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] And I know, ... [C9] ... [C] .. [F] ... [F] baby, just how [G] you feel. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You've got to roll [C9] oh [C] oll with the punches [F] [F]to get to [G] what's real [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Pre-chorus] Oh, can't you [Am] see me standing [Am/G] here, I've got my (on beat) [F] back against the [C] record ma [Dm7] chiii iine .... I [C] ain't the [Dm7] worst that you've [F] seen. Oh, can't you see what I [Gsus4] mean?
[Chorus - Rhythm xxC9x xCxx FxxF xGxG ] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Verse 2] Aaa-ohh, [C9] hey you [C] ! [F] Who said that? [F] Baby, [G] how you been? [C9][C][F][Gsus4] You say you don't know, [C9] wo ow [C][F] [F] Until we [G] begin. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Pre-chorus] Well, can't you [Am] see me standing [Am/G] here, I've got my [F] back against the [C] record ma [Dm7] chiii iine I [C] ain't the [Dm7] worst that you've [F] seen. Oh, can't you see what I [Gsus4] mean?
[Chorus] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
[Guitar Solo] [Keyboard Solo]
[Riff - Drums stop] x x C9 x - x C x x - F x x F - x C9 x C9 x x C x - x F x F - x Gsus4 x Gsus4 - x x x x Drums back in
[Chorus] Might as well jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Might as [G] well jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4] Go ahead, jump. [C9] Jump! [C][F][F] Go ahead, [G] jump. [C9][C][F][Gsus4]
