[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
[Verse 1 - NO DRUMS - JUST GUITAR] Some [G] body once [D] told me the [Am] world is gonna [C] roll me I [G] ain't the sharpest [D] tool in the [Am] shed [C] She was [G] looking kinda [D] dumb with her [Am] finger and her [C] Thumb in the [G] shape of an " [D] L" on her [Am] forehead [C]
[FULL BAND IN] Well the [G] years start coming and they [D] don't stop coming [Am] Fed to the rules and I [C] hit the ground running [G] Didn't make sense not to [D] live for fun Your [Am] brain gets smart but your [C] head gets dumb
[G] So much to do [D] so much to see So what's [Am] wrong with taking the [C] back streets You'll [G] never know if you don't [D] go You'll [Am] never shine if you don't [C] glow
[Chorus - C#dim slide C up one fret and don't fret the D string] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim-x4x20x] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
[Stop wit drum riff]
[Verse 2] It's a [G] cool place and they [D] say it gets colder You're [Am] bundled up now but wait ' [C] til you get older But the [G] meteor men beg to [D] differ Judging by the [Am] hole in the satellite [C] picture
The ice we [G] skate is getting pretty [D] thin The waters getting [Am] warm so you might as well [C] swim My world's on [G] fire how about [D] yours That's the way I [Am] like it and I never get [C] bored
[Chorus] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
[Instrumental - Whistle bit - NO BASS, VERY LIGHT DRUMS AND GUITAR] G C C#dim C x4 (Scratching - go for the moon)
[Chorus -FULL BAND] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And a [G] ll that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (VOCALS UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] (COME BACK IN EARLIER)
[Verse 3 - Arpeggios] Some [G] body once [D] asked, could I [Am] spare some change for [C] gas I need to [G] get myself a [D] way from this [Am] place [C] I said [G] yep what a con [D] cept I could [Am] use a little fuel my [C] self And we could [G] all use a [D] little [Am] change [C][BUILD]
Well the [G] years start coming and they [D] don't stop coming [Am] Fed to the rules and I [C] hit the ground running [G] Didn't make sense not to [D] live for fun Your [Am] brain gets smart but your [C] head gets dumb
[G] So much to do [D] so much to see So what's [Am] wrong with taking the [C] back streets You'll [G] never know if you don't [D] go, go You'll [Am] never shine if you don't [C] glow
[Chorus] [G] Hey now you're an [C] All Star get your [C#dim] game on, go [C] play [G] Hey now you're a [C] Rock Star get the [C#dim] show on get [C] paid And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold And [G] all that [C] glitters is [C#dim] gold (UP) [C] Only shooting [G] stars [F] break the [C] mold
