[Intro] || (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) || || A G6/A | G6/A | A G6/A | G6/A || F5 | C | C |
[Verse 1] [A] " [G6/A] Son," she said, [A] "Have I got a [G6/A] little story for you. [A][G6/A] What you thought was yor [A] daddy [G6/A] was nothing but a... [A][G6/A] While you were sitting [A] home alone at [G6/A] age thirteen, [A][G6/A] Your real daddy was dyi [A] ng. [G6/A] Sorry you didn't [F5] see him [C] But [Cadd9] I'm [C][F5] glad we [C] talked."
[Chorus 1] Oh, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still al [A] ive. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, [B] oh.
[Verse 2] [A][G6/A] Oh, she walks slowly [A] a [G6/A] cross a young man's room. [A][G6/A] She said, "I'm [A] ready [G6/A] for you." [A][G6/A] Well I can't remember [A] anything [G6/A] to this very day... [A][G6/A] 'Cept the look. [A] The [G6/A] look Oh, [F5] you know [C] where. [Cadd9][C] [(C)] Now [F5] I can't [C] see, I just [E] stare. [G]
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm still a [A] live. Oh, I [E] ... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, oh.
[Intrumental] || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# ||
[Bridge] [A7][Asus2][Dsus2] "Is something wrong?" sh [A] e sa [Asus2] id. [Dsus2] Of course [A7] there [Asus2] is. [Dsus2] "You're still alive," [A7] she [Asus2] said. [Dsus2] Oh and do I de [B*] serve to be? [Bsus2][E] [E] Is that the ques [B*] tion? [Bsus2][E] And is [B*] so, [Bsus2] if [E] so, who an [B*] swers? [Bsus2] Who [E] answers?
[Chorus 3] [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, I'm still [D] alive, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Intro - Just bass drum] [Em][D][Em][D] (Xxxx XxxX xXxX Xxxx)
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [Em]One, two, three four, five Every [D]body in the car so come on let's ride To the [Em]    liquor store around the [Em]corner, The boys.... say they [D]want some gin and juice But I (stop) really don't wanna
[Full drums] [Em] Beer [A7]bust like I [Em]had last week [A7] I [D]must stay deep 'cause talk is a cheap I like
[Em]Angela, [A7]Pamela, [Em]Sandra and [A7]Rita And [D]as I con tin ue      you know they're gettin' sweeter [Em] So what [A7]can I do I [Em]really beg [A7]you my Lord [D]  To me *flir tin'   is *just like a sport
[Em]Anything [A7]fly it's [Em]all good [A7]let me [D]dump it ... please set in the (Drums stop)trumpet
[Chorus] A little bit of [A7/E] Monica (drums back in) in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your  man (ooooohaaah)
[Horns - Really staccato druming] Em Em Em A7sus2 E --3----0-0------3-0-3-0- B --0-------------0------- G --0-------------2------- x 4 D 2---------------2------- A 2---------------0------- E 0-----------------------
[Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] [Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] Mambo number 5 [Em][Em][Em][A7sus2] oh ah! (stops) [D][D]
[Verse 2] Jump [A7/E]up and down and move it all around  Shake your [D]head to the sound put your hands an the ground Take [A7/E]one step left and one step right [D]One to the front and one to the side [A7/E]Clap your hands once and clap your hands twice And if it [D]looks like this then you doin' it (..a little bit)
[Chorus] A little bit of [A7/E] Monica in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your man
[Interlude - Each chord = 2 bars] [A][A] ooooooah [*A] trumpet [A] - the trumpet (*up high) [*A] Mambo no 5 [A] ha ha ha (stabs) [D][D]
[Chorus - Just bass drum] A little bit of [Em] Monica in my life A little bit of [D] Erica by my side A little bit of [Em] Rita is all I need A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see (drums in) A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun A little bit of [D] Mary all night long A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am A little bit of [D] you makes me your man
[Outro] [A7/E] I   do    ought     to [D]fall in love with a girl like you [A7/E]You can't run      and you can't hide [D]you and me gonna touch the sky