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Mumford and Sons-I Will Wait - BPM - 129

[Intro BPM 131 - Full drums - Capo on 1 for original key]
(Each instance of chord equates to 2 snare hits)
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[Am] [Am] [G] [G] - [C] [F] [C] [G] - [G]
[G] [G]
 
[Verse 1 - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps] 
Well I came [C] home          
Like a [F] stone
And I fell [C] hea......vy into your [G] arms 
These days of [C] dust        
Which we've [F] known
Will blow a [C] way........ with this new [G] sun
 
[Bridge - light bass drum with fast quiet light slightly muted strumming - slight snare slap helps] 
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down 
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G] [G] [G] 
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down 
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] [G] [G] 
 
[Hook - Light bass drum with chugging] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 

[Vamp - drums full back in] 
[C] [C] [C] [C] 
 
[Verse 2 - Quieter drums - string slap for snare] 
So [C] break my step
And re [F] lent
You for [C] gave ........ and I won't [G] forget
Know what we've [C] seen
And him with [F] less
Now in some [C] way ........, shake the ex [G] cess
 
[Hook - full drums] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
 
[Verse 3 - Light bass drum with chugging - Can play chords higher to vary] 
Now I'll be [C] bold
As well as s [F] trong
Use my [C] head ........ alongside my [G] heart
So take my [C] flesh
And fix my [F] eyes
That tethered [C] mind ........ free from the [G] lies
 
[Bridge - Light bass drum with chugging] 
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down 
[F] Wait [C] for [G] now [G] 
And [Am] I'll [Am] ..... [G] kneel [G] ...... [C] down 
[F] Know [C] my [G] ground [G] (fade 2/4 drums in?) [G] [G] 

[Vamp - Full drums] 
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]
[C] [C] [C] [G] - [Am] [Am] [Am] [F] - [C] [G] [G]

[Final altered verse in terms of chords] 
[C] Raise..[C]..[C][G] my..... [Am] hands [Am] [Am]
[F] Paint my [C] spirit [G] gold [G]
And [C] bow..[C]..[C] [G] my..... [Am] head [Am] [Am]
[F] Keep my [C] heart [G] slow.......... [G] [G] [G]
 
[Hook - Full drums] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] 
And [C] I will wait, 
I will wait for you [Em] [G] [C] 
[End on C]

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 129

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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