[Verse - just bass drum ] [with some percussion on guitar body to get the &4 bit - off beat indie beat] [G] Well, my friends; the [F] time has come, [Am] To raise the roof and [G] have some fun. [G] Throw away, the [F] work to be done; [Am] let the music p [G] lay on. [G] Everybody sing, [F] everybody dance; [Am] Lose your self in [G] wild romance. We're going to; [G] party, Karamu, [F] Fiesta, forever; [Am] Come on and [G] sing along. We're going to; [G] party, Karamu, [F] Fiesta, forever; [Am] Come on and [G] sing along.
[Chorus - Drums in] [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night) [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night)
[Verse - Just bass drum] [G] People dancing, [F] all in the streets, [Am] See the rhythm flow, in [G] their feet. [G] Life is cool, [F] wild and sweet; [Am] let the music [G] play on. [G] Feel it in your heart and [F] feel it in your soul; [Am] Let the music [G] take control.
We're going to; [G] party, Niming, [F] Fiesta, forever; [Am] Come on and [G]sing my song.
[Chorus - Drums in] [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night) [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night)
[Bridge] [G] Once you get [C] started,You [G] can't sit [F] down, [G] Come join the [C] fun,Its a [G] merry-go- [F] round. [G] Everyones [C] dancing,Their [G] troubles a [F] -way. [G] Come join our [C] party; [G] See how we [F9] play.
(just bass drum) [G] Tom bo li de,Say de moi ya, Yeah, Jambo Jumbo. Way to parti',Oh we goin', Oh, jambali. Tom bo li de,Say de moi ya, Yeah, Jambo Jumbo
[Horn bit * Fmaj7 - 8-8-10-9-10-8 -- 8-8-10-9-8-8 lift little finger off to play horn part ** climbing run for woh oh oh - 133211 13x231 587555 587565] [F*]  [F **] Wo oh oh [Am] Yeah [G] we're going to have a party
[Chorus - Drums in] [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night) [G] All [Am] night [F] long,(all night, all night) [F] All [Am] night [G] long,(all night, all night)
[Bridge] [F] Everyone you meet, their jamming in the street All night [G] long - yeah I said [F] Everyone you meet, their jamming in the street All night [G] long - people feel good
[Horns - Play at 8th fret F 8-8-10-10-10-8, G 10-10-12-12-12-10] [F][G] repeat [F] E --8--------------------------------------------------------13-- B --10---------------------------------------10--------------13-- G --10-------------------------------12121212--121012-----12----- D --10----------------------------------------------------------- A --8------------------------------------------------------------ E --8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-8---8---------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[G] E --10----3-----------------3-5-3-5-10----3-------------------- B --12----3-------------------------12----3-------------------- G --12----4-------------------------12----4-------------------- D --12----5-------------------------12----5-------------------- A --10----5-------------------------10----5-------------------- E --10----3-------------------------10----3-------------------- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Repeat
[Outro] [F] All night All night [G] All night All night [Fade to end] [End]
[Earlier Horn Section] Fadd E -3--3-33--3------------------------ B -1--1-11--1------------------------ G -2--2-22--2------------------------ D -3--3-33--3------------------------ A -x--x-xx--x--------10-12--10--10-12-10-12-- E -1--1-11--1--10-12----------12----
Gadd9 E -5--3-55-3--------33-----3- B -3--3-33-3--------33-----3- G -4--4-44-4--------44-----4-- D -5--5-55-5--------55-----5-- A -x--5-xx-5--------55-----5-- E -3--3-33-3--------33-----3- Dr 4& 1 2 3
Fadd9 G E -3--3-33--3-------33-----3- B -1--1-11--1-------33-----3- G -2--2-22--2-------44-----4-- D -3--3-33--3-------55-----5-- A -x--x-xx--x-------55-----5-- E -1--1-11--1-------33-----3- Dr 4& 1 2 3
[Other horn section] [Fmaj7 - 8-8-10-9-10-8 -- 8-8-10-9-8-8 lift little finger off to play horn part] [F-133211 - climbing run for woh oh oh - 133211 13x231 587555 587565]
[Intro - 97 BPM] (x2) I play Dsus4 for Dadd4 - comes in on 3&4 And follow the melody / keys i.e. D Dsus4 D
(play chords low and off beat) pickup with snare on each - count in 1 2 3 4 1 2 Riff [D-x57775][D-x57775] x [D-x57775] [C][Emadd4/A-00x987][D-x57775][D-x57775] [C][Emadd4/A][D][D] [C][Emadd4/A][D][D] [Em][Em][Em][Dadd4]
[C] x x [Em7/A-x02030] - x x [Em/A-02000][Em/A-02000]- x [D] x x - [Dadd4] [C][Em7/A-x02030][D][Dadd4] [C][Em7/A-x02030][Dadd6-xx0202][D] [Em][Em][Em][F#] [Repeat]
[Verse 1] [C#m*] I got it bad, you don't know how bad I got it [C#m*] You got it easy, you don't know when you got it good [C#m*] It's getting harder, just keeping life and soul together [C#m*] I'm sick of fighting, even [D*] though I know [A] I shouldn't [A] The cold is biting through [G#m] each and every [D#m] nerve and fibre My broken [D#m] spirit is [F#] frozen to the [C#m] core (vocal note now goes down from one tone - from G to F# - notes for this line are F# to B) [Bsus4/E-think Esus2-779977] I don't wanna be here no (more)(straight to next line)
[Chorus 1 - Sometimes Cadd4 figure add snare on all hits] [Dadd4] Wouldn't it be [C] good to [Em7/A-x02030]be in [Em/A-02000]your [D] shoes .. [Dadd4] even if it [C] was for [Em7/A-x02030] just one day [D] .. [Dadd4] And wouldn't it be [C] good, if [Em7/A-x02030]we could [Em/A-02000]wish [D] ourselves [D] a [Em] way (riff 022000 x 022000 x - x 000000 x 000000 - 022000)
[Dadd4] Wouldn't it be [C] good to [Emadd4] be on your [D] side ..[Dadd4] The grass is always [C] greener [Emadd4] over there [D][Dadd4] Wouldn't it be [C] good, if [Emadd4] we could live [D] without [D*] a care [Em][Em][Em][F#]
[Verse 2] [C#m*] You must be joking, You don't know a thing about it [C#m*] You've got no problem, I'd stay right there if I were you [C#m*] I got it harder, You couldn't dream how hard I got it [C#m*] Stay out of my shoes, If you know [D*] what's good [A] for you [A] The heat is stifling, [G#m] burning me up from [D#m] me inside The sweat is [D#m] coming through [F#] each and every [C#m] pore
[Bridge - No drums] [Esus2-079977] I don't wanna be (octave riff) here no more [Esus2-079977] I don't wanna be (octave riff) here no more [Esus2-079977] I don't wanna be (octave riff) here no more [Esus2-079977] (octave riff) [Esus2-079977] (octave riff) [Esus2-079977] (octave riff) [Ebsus4] (synth sweep)
[Instrumental] D (keyboard pick up riff)
C Emadd4-00x987 D-x57775 D*-x-x-0-11-10-10 C Emadd4 D D C Emadd4 D D* Em Em Em D (keyboard pick up riff)
C Emadd4 D D* (barre at 10th) C Emadd4 D D C Emadd4 D D* Em Em Em Dadd4 (sus4 pickup riff with snare on each hit)
[Dhorus 2] [Dadd4] Wouldn't it be [C] good to [Em7/A-x02030]be in [Em/A-02000]your [D] shoes .. [Dadd4] even if it [C] was for [Em7/A-x02030] just one day [D] .. [Dadd4] And wouldn't it be [C] good, if [Em7/A-x02030]we could [Em/A-02000]wish [D] ourselves [D] a [Em] way (riff 022000 x 022000 x - x 000000 x 000000 - 022000)
[Dadd4] (s)Would (s)n't (drums stop) it be (drums back in) [C] good to [Emadd4] be on your [D] side ..[Dadd4] The grass is always [C] greener [Emadd4] over there [D][Dadd4] Wouldn't it be [C] good, if [Emadd4] we could live [D] without [D] a care [Em][Em][Em][F#]
[End] [C#m]
[Notes] [Solo] [D] (keyboard pick up riff) [D][C][Em][D] E 7-----------0--7--2--10---------------------- B 7-10-8-7----1--8--3--10------------------- G 7-----------0--9--2--11------------------- D 0-----------2--x--0--x------------------- A ------------3--0--x----------------------- E -------------------------------------------
[D][C][Em][D] E 7----------0-3-0----0---0-10---2--- B 7-10-8-7---1--------10--12-----3--- G 7----------0--------9---9------2--- D 0----------2--------x---x------0--- A -----------3--------0---0---------- E -----------------------------------