[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. [Gadd6-Gx0000] Tom bo li de,Say de moi ya, Yeah, Jambo Jumbo
[F] (horn bit - Fmaj7 at 7th fret - take little finger off - then climbing is 133211 13x231 587555 587565) [F] Wo oh [F] oh oh [Am] Yeah [Am] (stop) [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 or end on G] [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 figures] With thumb and first 2 fingers Fret D14 and B17 in advance and keep fretted to ring e ------------ B ---------17-17-- G ---14h16------16p14--- D 14------------------14 A ------------ E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96] e ------------------- B ------------------- G ------------------ D ----------------- A -2p0--------------- E ----3p0------------
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing E on the snare and swing Dsus4 - x 2 3 &4] You could have a [E] steam train, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] If you'd [E] just lay [Dsus2] down your [E] tracks, [Dsus2] You could have an [E] aero - [Dsus2] plane [E] flying, [Dsus2] If you [E] bring your [Dsus2] blue sky [E] back, [Dsus2] All you do is [C#m] call me, I'll be anything you [E] need [Dsus2]
[E][Dsus2] [Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [E].[E][E][E][E]. [E](stop)
[Verse 2] [N.C.] You could have a [E] big dipper, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] Going up and [E] down, all a - [Dsus2] round the [E] bends, [Dsus2] You could have a [E] bumper [Dsus2] car [E] bumping, [Dsus2] This a - [E] musement [Dsus2] never [E] ends [Dsus2]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible - breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] ...... [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Ah! Oh, let me [F#min7]be your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This will [F#min7]be my testimony
xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx Yeah! Yeah! xx[E]x [Dsus2]xxx [E](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3] [N.C.] Show me round your fruit [E] cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] 'Cause I will be [E] your [Dsus2] honey [E] bee, [Dsus2] Open up your [E] fruit cage, [Dsus2] [E][Dsus2] With a fruit [E] that is [Dsus2] sweet as can be [E][Dsus2]
[Chorus] I wanna be [C#m][D/F#] .. [F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#]Why don't you [F#min7] call my name? [C#m][D/F#]Hah! You'd better [F#min7] call the sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Put your [F#min7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be [C#m][D/F#][F#min7] your sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] This can [F#min7] be my testimony, [C#m][D/F#] Hah! I'm your.. [F#min7] . sledgehammer, [C#m][D/F#] Let there [F#min7] be no doubt about it
[Verse 4] [Em] I kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit, (Kicked the ha - [Em] bit, kicked the ha - [Dsus2] bit!) [C] Shed my skin, [A] (Shed my [A7] skin!) [Em] This is the [Dsus2] new stuff, [Em] (This is the [Dsus2] new stuff!) I come.. [C] . dancing in, we go [A] dancing [A7] in
[Verse 5] Oh, won't you [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me? [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will [C] ...show for you, [A] (Show for [A7] you!) Please, [Em] ...show for [Dsus2] me, [Em] (Show for [Dsus2] me!) I will... [C] show for you! [A] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits) [A7] Yeah, I do mean [Em] you, [Dsus2] only [Em] you, you've been [Dsus2] coming [C] through, A - gonna build that [A] power, [A7] build, build up that [Em] power, hah! I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [Em] rhythm, huh, I've been [Dsus2] feeding the [C] rhythm, Going to feel that [A] power, [A7] hey, build in [Em] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda] Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you! I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [Em] rhythm, I've been [Dsus2] feeding my [C] rhythm, It's what we're [A] doing, doing. [A7] .. all day and [Em] night, Ah, come [Dsus2] on, come on, [Em] help me, do! Come [Dsus2] on, come on, [C] help me, do! [A] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [A7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Em] you!