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Jackie Wilson-Your Love Keeps Lifting Me - sr - 0

[Intro - Bass solo - Drop D tuning for chords - Just bass drum]
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[continue over Intro chords - Drop D tuning - Drums full in halfway] 
D (x5777x) G/D (x55433) Em/D (X50000) D
 
[Verse 1] 
Your [D] love is lifting me [G/D] higher
Than I've [Em/D] ever been lifted be [D] fore
So keep it [D] up, quench my de [G/D] sire
And I'll be [Em/D] at your side forever [D] more
 
[Chorus - use low D now] 
You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me)
Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me)
Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me)
Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me)
Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
 
[Verse 2] 
Now [D] once I was down [G/D] hearted
Disap [Em/D] pointment was my closest [D] friend
but then [D] you.. came and he soon de [G/D] parted
and you know he [Em/D] never showed his face a [D] gain
 
[Chorus]
You know your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me)
Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me)
Higher [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
I said your [D] love - (your love keeps liftin me)
Keeps on [G/D] (love keeps liftin' me)
Lifting me [Em/D] (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
 
[Instrumental] 
D G/D Em/D D x2
 
[Verse 3]
 
I'm [D] so glad I finally [G/D] found you
yes that [Em/D] one in a million [D] girl
And now [D] with my loving arms a [G/D] round you, honey
I can [Em/D] stand up and face the [D] world
 
[Chorus]
Let me tell you, your [D] love (your love keeps liftin' me)
Keeps on [G/D] liftin' me (love keeps liftin' me)
[Em/D] Higher (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
I said your [D] love (liftin', liftin', liftin')
Keeps... [G/D] on (love keeps liftin' me)
Lifting [Em/D] me (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
 
[Outro]
alright now [D] sock it to me (liftin', liftin' liftin')
alright lift me up [G/D] woman (love keeps liftin' me)
Keep my l [Em/D] ove going (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher (higher)
I said keep on [D] lifting (liftin', liftin', liftin')
lift me up [G/D] momma (love keeps liftin' me)
keep on [Em/D] lifting (liftin' me) higher and [D] higher

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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