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Lionel Richie-Dancing On The Ceiling - BPM - 89

[Intro - BPM 133 - Full drums]
Csus4 x x C - x x x x - x x x x - x x x x
G x x F - x x x x - x x x x - x x x x
Repeat 
[Verse 1]
[C] What is [Bb] happening here? [F] 
[C] Something's [Bb] going on that's not [F] quite clear.
[C] Somebody [Bb] turn on the lights. [F] 
We're [G] gonna have a party. It's [G] starting tonight
 
[Chorus]
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
 
[Verse 2]
Room is [C] hot [Bb] and that's good, [F] 
[C] some of my friends [Bb] came by from the neighbourhood. [F] 
[C] People were starting to [Bb] climb the walls, [F] 
ooh, it [G] looks like everybody is having a ball.
 
[Chorus]
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Csus4] [C] Oh, what a feeling [G] [F] when we're dancing on the ceiling.

[Interlude]
F x x Am - x x G x - Repeat 4

 
[Bridge - G riff is Gsus4 based]
[F] Everybody starts to lose control [C] when the [G] music is right.
[F] If you see somebody hanging [C] around don't [G] get uptight.
[F] The on....ly thiiiing weeee wanna [C] do to [G] night 
is go [Dm] round and [F] round and turn [G] upside [A] down. (key change to D maj)

[Drum break - keyboard solo - D maj arp]

[Verse 3]
So come 
[D] on, let's [C] get [G] loose,
[D] don't hold back 'cause [C] it [G] ain't no use 
[D] Hard to keep your feet [C] on the [G] ground
'Cause [A] when we like to party We only wanna get down
 
[End-Chorus]
[Dsus4] [D] Oh, what a feeling [A] [G] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Dsus4] [D] Oh, what a feeling [A] [G] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Dsus4] [D] Oh, what a feeling [A] [G] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[Dsus4] [D] Oh, what a feeling [A] [G] when we're dancing on the ceiling.
[End here - or jam on D then repeat chorus]

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Meters (The)-Cissy Strut - BPM - 89

 aaaah yeah (flam on yeah count 1 to 4 over all)

[Intro riff]
8 bars - BhHx SxxH xhHx SxSx (swung 16th notes)

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure 
BxSx xSxS xBBx HxHx (H=H+B) - and variations on this
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Vamp - Play very straight - cheeky off beats on hihat]
8 bars - keyboard part - Bxxx SxxS xBBx SxSx

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff - Fade]
8 bars

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