[Chug section - Just bass drum] [E5] Random stabs then build on bass drum to riff
[Riff 1 - Full drums] [E5][E5] ([A#]) [Asus2] x 3 [G Riff 1] (repeat)
[Verse 1] [E5/Em] Say your prayers, little one Don't forget, my son To include everyone [G Riff 1] Tuck you in, warm within Keep you free from sin 'Til the sandman, he comes [G Riff 2]
[Prechorus - Bass drum is on offbeat but the F#5 is on the offbeat 3 times] [F#m][B5] Sleep with [F#m] one eye [B5] open [F#m][B5] Gripping your pillow [F#m] tight
[Chorus] [F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m][B5] En [F#m][B5] ter [E5]night [F#m] Take [B5] my Hand [E5] (stop) Off to never never land
[Verse + Verse Riff] [E5] Somethings wrong, shut the light Heavy thoughts tonight And they aren't of Snow White [G Riff 1] [E5] Dreams of war, dreams of liars Dreams of dragon's fire And of things that will bite [G Riff 2]
[Prechorus] [F#m][B5] Sleep with [F#m] one eye [B5] open [F#m][B5] Gripping your pillow [F#m] tight
[Chorus] [F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m][B5] En [F#m][B5] ter [E5]night [F#m] Take [B5] my Hand [E5] (stop) Off to never never land
[Bridge - over E riff - played lightly?] Now I lay me down to sleep Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep I pray the Lord my soul to keep If I die before I wake If I die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take I pray the Lord my soul to take
[F#m Riff] Hush, little baby, don't say a word And never mind that noise you heard It's just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head
[Chorus] [F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m][B5] En [F#m][B5] ter [E5]night [F#m]Grain [B5] of [E5]sand [B5]
[F#m] Ex [B5]it light [F#m][B5] En [F#m][B5] ter [E5]night [F#m] Take [B5] my Hand [E5]
[Riff and then repeat chorus until you end it]
[E5] (stop) Off to never never land [End] [Notes]
[Intro - BPM 123 - No drums for first 4 then bass drum on all beats for next 4] e|---0------------------------------------------------------| B|---0------------------------------------------------------| G|---0------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------5~~~~~~~----------------5----------------------| x 8 total A|-------7----------0------------7-----------0--7-----------| E|---0----------6~~~~~-------0-----------6(ring)------------|
[Then variation on intro riff with bass drum - fuller riff - with random stabs]
[FULL DRUMS - Full intro riff with G to F# section with full drums x 2]
[Prechorus - Bass drum is on offbeat but the F#5 is on the offbeat 3 times] [F#m] Sleep with one eye open etc e|--------------- --------------- B|--------------- --------------- G|---------5s4--- -------------- D|--4------5s4--- x 3 4-------------- A|--4------3s2--- 4--4--4--4--2--3--4- E|--2------------ 2--2--2--2--0--1--2- Dr B xxS S S S S S S B S B B - F#5 starts on offbeat but bass drum does not follow
[Chorus - F# with some E5 at end of some phrases - Play 355 with upstroke so can really hammer this] [use fretting finger to mute any string as necessary above the fretted string] [F#m]Exit light e|--2------------------| B|--2------------------| G|--x----------5-s-4---| D|--4----------5-s-4---| A|--4----------3-s-2---| E|--2------------------| Enter [E5]night e|--2-----------------0| B|--2-----------------0| G|--x----------5-s-4--x| D|--4----------5-s-4--2| A|--4----------3-s-2--2| E|--2-----------------0| [F#m] Take my [E5]hand e|--2-----------------0| B|--2-----------------0| G|--x----------5-s-4--x| D|--4----------5-s-4--2| A|--4----------3-s-2--2| E|--2-----------------0| [Drums and music stop] We're off to never-never land
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel] [Dmaj7]- [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3 (full drums in) [G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in] Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7][Bm7] Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten [Dmaj7] ders [C#m7][Bm7] While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way (slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2] Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7][Bm7] In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] singing [C#m7][Bm7] As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the [F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day [G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3] My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7][Bm7] Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7][Bm7] [C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was [F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4] Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7][Bm7] found [C#m7] the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we [F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly] [Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha [Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7] [Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7] never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes] [Potential Horn Parts] [Intro part] G/A E 997575---- B -----0---- G -----0--- D -----0--- A -----0--- E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff] G/A - * = when snare hit * ** E ---5-3s5-5------55 B ---0------------0 G ---0--------x3--0-- D ---0------------0 A ---0------------0 E ---5-3s5-5------55 Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff] E 0-55---------55-- B 07--77-------00-- G 0-------x7---00-- D 0------------00-- A 0------------00-- E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab] E 17-------- B 0--------- G 14-------- D 0--------- A 0--------- E X---------