[BPM - 122 - Intro - Capo 1st fret for original key but do not bother live] Chords ---A----------E---------Bm-------F#m Keyboard melody E -9----------12--------10---9-7---9-- B -10-12-10---12-12-14--7----------10- G -9----------13--------7----------11- D ---------------------------------11- A -0-------------------------------9-- E ------------0---------7-------------
[E7sus4 - can be played 02223x or 0-7-9-7-10-7 - go with former as choruses bigger]
[Verse 1 - No drums] (Riff over G and E - 3x0007, 3x0005, 3x0005, E7sus4 to E - 0 7 9 7 10 7, 079997) [A] First, when there's [E] nothing but a [Bm] slow glowing [F#m] dream that you [D] fear seems to [A] hide deep [G] inside [Esus4] your [E] mind ....All [A] alone I have [E] cried silent [Bm] tears full of [F#m] pride ..In a [D] world made of [A] steel, made of [G] stone [G9][E7sus4][E] (drums come in now - speed up as they come in)
[Verse 2] Well [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, feel the [F#m] rhythm Wrap a [D] round, take a [A] hold of my [G] heart [G9][E7sus4][E]
[Chorus - xxF#mx Esus4Esus4xE xDDx xEEx - can play all chords low - F#m on snare] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Solo - repeat intro for first 4 chords] A, E, Bm, F#m, D, A, G (G9), E (E7sus4 to E)
[Pre-Chorus] Now [A] I hear the [E] music, close my [Bm] eyes, I am [F#m] rhythm In a [D] flash it takes [A] hold of my [G] heart [E7sus4][E]
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling, [Esus4][E][D][E] bein's believ [F#m] in'. [Esus4][E][D][E] I can't [A] have it [Bm] all, now I'm [A] dancin' [D] for my [E] life ............ Take your pas [F#m] sion, [Esus4][E][D][E] ...and make it hap [F#m] pen. [Esus4][E][D][E] ...Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Breakdown - Big drums] What a [G] feeling .........[E] ......... [G] .................[E] .........
[Chorus] What a fee [F#m] ling [Esus4] - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am music now), bein's bel [F#m] ievin [Esus4] ' - [E] - [D] - [E] - (I am rhythm now) Pictures [A] come [Bm] alive, you can [A] dance right [D] through your [E] life
[Outro] Play sequence [F#m Esus4 E D E] til end What a feeling --------------(I can really have it all) What a feeling --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) I can have it all --------------(I can really have it all) Have it all --------------(Pictures come alive when I call) --------------(call, call, call, call, what a feeling) I can have it all (Bein's believin') bein's believin' (Take your passion, make it happen) make it happen (What a feeling) what a feeling..
[Verse 1] (drums stop) [Bm] This ain't a song for the broken-hearted (drums in) [Bm][G][F#] No [Bm] silent prayer for faith departed [Bm][Bm][G][F#] [Bm] I ain't gonna be just a [G] face in the crowd [D] You're gonna hear my voice [A] When I shout it out loud
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live It's my [Bm] life (can do a A to A# to Bm climb on 'its my' potentially)
[Riff] [Bm][Bm][G][F#] x2
[Verse 2] (drums stop) [Bm] This is for the ones who stood their ground (drums back) [Bm][Bm][G][F#] For [Bm] Tommy and Gina who never backed down [Bm][Bm][G][F#] To [Bm] morrow's getting harder, make [G] no mistake [D] Luck ain't even lucky [A] Got to make your own breaks
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live 'Cause It's my [Bm] life
[Solo] [Bm][G][D][A]
[Bridge] [Bm] Better stand tall when they're calling you out Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live 'Cause It's my
[Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live
