BPM 135 - VOX - BIG REVERB SOUND - PERHAPS TRY VARIATION ON DOUBLING - NOT MANY HARMONIES when playing C in verse 3555 3556 then normal open C
[Intro] octaves 1...3.5.....8.10.....8.5....... 8.10.....8.5.........555-3--change to B 6-5 E 8
[Verse- very staccato - no drums muted chords - rhythm XxxX xXxx] [Dm] Tried to [F] Keep you [Bb] close to [F] me, but [Bb] Life got [F] in between [C][Csus4][C] (Add bass drum on 1) [Dm] Tried to [F] square not [Bb] being [F] there but [Bb] think that [F] I should have b [C] been [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - light snare - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass at end] (Drum pattern BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSB) [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Verse - full beat - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass] (Drum pattern BxSx BBSB xBSx BBSx) [Dm] Once upon [F] a dif [Bb] different [F] life We [Bb] rode our [F] bikes into the [C] sky [Csus4][C] [Dm] But now we [F] fall [Bb] against the [F] tide Those [Bb] distant [F] days are flashing [C] by [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - straighter beat - offbeats towards end of each 2nd bar] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Instrumental - 'Ho' - same chords as verse]
Dm F Bb F Bb F C (3555 3556 then normal open C)
[Bridge - Finger pick first - then more fuller strumming for second section] [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Chorus] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Outro] "Lonely Water" [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Verse 1 - Chugging guitar] [Em] ........Baby [B7] look at me... [Em] ....and tell me [Am7] what you see. [D] You ain't seen the best of me yet [A] Give me time I'll [C] make you for [D] get [B7] the [Em] rest. [Em] ......I got [B7] more in me.. [Em] ....and you can [Am7] set it free. [D] I can catch the moon in my hand [A] Don't you know who I [B] am? Re [Bsus2] member [B7] my [Em] name.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna [B7] learn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a f [Em] lame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Interlude / Intro again] Em Em Em Em Em C Am7 B7 x2
[Verse 2] [Em] ....Baby [B7] ..hold me tight. [Em] ...cause you can [Am7] make it right. [D] You can shoot me straight to the top [A] Give me love and [C] take all I've [D] got [B7] to [Em] give. [Em] ....Baby. [B7] ..I'll be tough. [Em] ...too much is [Am7] not enough. [D] I can ride your heart till it breaks [A] Ooh, I got what it [B] takes.
[Chorus] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
[Solo - Key change up a tone but don't bother for live] (over just B I think) [B] with some Bsus2 and B7 sprinkled in
[Outro] [Em] *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High! [Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether [Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven [Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame! [Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever [Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name. Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
