[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]
Vox - 3rd on let, double in middle? Am/C play x3x555 - try to play second note of double on snare with fingers below strings Thumb and chord, then am below soundhole
[Intro] BPM 160 N.C. One, two three, four ... | E7 | % | % | % |
[Verse 1] - Well she was [E7] just seventeen and you [A7] know what I [E7] mean And the [E7] way she looked was way beyond compare [B7] So [E] how could I [E7/G#] dance with [A] another oh [Am/C], When I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Verse 2] - Well [E7] she looked at me and [A7] I, I could [E7] see That [E7] before too long I'd fall in love with [B7] her [E] She [E7/G#] wouldn't [A] dance with [Am/C] another, ooh When I [E] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Bridge] - Well my [A] heart went boom When I [A]crossed that room And I [A] held her hand in mine [B7][A7]
[Verse 3] - Well we [E7] danced through the night and we [A7] eld each other [E7] tight And [E7] before too long I fell in love with [B7] her Now [E] I'll [E7/G#] never [A7] dance with [Am/C] another, oh Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [E7]
[Bridge] Well my [A] heart went boom When I [A]crossed that room And I [A] held her hand in mine [B7][A7]
[Verse 4] - Well we [E7] danced through the night and we [A7] eld each other [E7] tight And [E7] before too long I fell in love with [B7] her Now [E] I'll [E7/G#] never [A7] dance with [Am/C] another, oh Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing [E7] there [Outro] Oh, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing [E7] there Yeah, well, since I [E7] saw her [B7] standing there [x x A7 x (A7 A7) x x E7 E7 E7 E9 ........ E7]
