[Intro Riff - No drums to start then come in during next repeat of riff] [B][A][E] ([B/A][B]) x 2  (hammer on B and A barre chords - E play from open and hammer on)
[Intro] I [B] won't let you down. [A] I will not give you up [E] Gotta have some faith in the sound [A/B] [B] It's the one good thing that I've got I won't let you down. [A] So please don't give me up [E] Because I would really, really [A/B] love [B] to stick around
[Vamp] [B][A][E] ([B/A][B]) x 2
[Verse 1] [F#] Heaven knows I was just a [E] young boy Didn't know what I wanted to be [A/B][B][A/B][B] I [F#] was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride [E] and joy And I guess it was enough for me [A/B][B][A/B][B] To [F#] win the race, a prettier face [E] Brand new clothes and a big fat place On your rock [A/B] and roll TV [B][A/B][B] But to [F#] day the way I play the game is not the [E] same, no way Think I'm gonna get me some happy [A/B][B][A/B][B]
I [Bm] think there's something you should know [Bmmaj7 - x24332] I think it's time I told you so [Bm7] There's something deep inside of me [Bm6 - 7x6777] There's someone else I've got to be [Bm] Take back your picture in a frame [Bmmaj7] Take back your singing in the rain [Bm7] I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take
[Verse 2] [F#] Heaven knows we sure had some fun [E] boy What a kick just a buddy and me [A/B][B][A/B][B] We [F#] had every big-shot goodtime band on the run [E] boy We were living in a fantasy [A/B][B][A/B][B] We [F#] won the race, got out of the place [E] Went back home got a brand new face for the boys [A/B] on MTV [B][A/B][B] But to [F#] day the way I play the game has got to c [E] change oh yeah Now I'm gonna get myself happy [A/B][B][A/B][B]
[Bm] I think there's something you should know [Bmmaj7 - x24332] I think it's time I stopped the show [Bm7] There's something deep inside of me [Bm6 - 7x6777] There's someone I forgot to be [Bm] Take back your picture in a frame [Bmmaj7] Don't think that I'll be back [Bm7] again . I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take
[Bridge] - Bm Bmmaj7 Bm7 Bm6 x2
[Bm]Well it looks like the road to heaven But it [Bmmaj7] feels like the road to hell When I [Bm7] knew which side my bread was buttered [Bm6]I took the knife as well
[Bm] Posing for another picture [Bmmaj7] Everybody's got to sell [Bm7] But when you shake your ass. They notice fast [Bm6] And some mistakes were build to last
[Bm] That's what you get [Bmmaj7] That's what you get [Bm7] That's what you get for [Bm6] changing your mind
[Bm] That's what you get. And after all this [Bmmaj7] time I just hope you understand [F#7] Sometimes the clothes do not make the man
[Chorus] [B] All we have to [A] do now Is [E] take these lies and make [A/B] them [B] true somehow [B] All we have to [A] see Is that I [E] don't belong to you And you don't [A/B] belong [B] to me
[B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take [B] Freedom, [A] Freedom, [E] Freedom You got to give [A/B] what you [B] take
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]