With horn riff - use first finger and thumb to play notes, and tap the snare on the bottom sound board [Intro figures - DROP D - freely - Original key - Capo 1] With thumb and first 2 fingers Fret D12 and B15 in advance and keep fretted to ring e ------------ B ---------15-15-- G ---12h14------14p12--- D 12------------------12 A ------------ E ------------
[Pickup to start - BPM 96] Mute D string with first finger on L/H when fretting 7th fret so can hit the note hard to get it to ring out Flick both pull offs to start, then flick first only so can play snare on second pull off but mute D string so can hit hard 1ST AND 3RD FINTER FOR FIRST CHORD SO CAN USE 2ND FINGER FOR 3 TO 0 PULL OFF e ------------------- B ------------------- G -2p0----------------- D ----3p0------------- A ------------------- E -------------------
[INTRO WITH HORN RIFF] [D5]xxx x[D5][Cadd9][D5] xxxx xxxx(riff) [D5]xxx x[D5][Cadd9][D5] xxxx xxxx(riff) [Bb/D - x5333x]xxx x[Bb/D][C][G - 555xxx] xxxx x[G7][G]x (play F to G instead - 333xxx 555xxx) [A7sus4 - x02030]xxx xxxx [A-x0x10910]xxx xxxx [D] Yeah - hey, [Cadd9] use it, [D] ... [Cadd9] everybody [D] use it! [Cadd9]
[Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [D].[D][D][D][D]. [D](stop)
[Verse 1 - emphasise playing D on the snare and swing Cadd9 - x 2 3 &4] You could have a [D] steam train, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] If you'd [D] just lay [Cadd9] down your [D] tracks, [Cadd9] You could have an [D] aero - [Cadd9] plane [D] flying, [Cadd9] If you [D] bring your [Cadd9] blue sky [D] back, [Cadd9] All you do is [Bm] call me, I'll be anything you [D] need [Cadd9]
[D][Cadd9] [Drum fill to stop - play all Ds with snare] [D].[D][D][D][D]. [D](stop)
[Verse 2] [N.C.] You could have a [D] big dipper, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] Going up and [D] down, all a - [Cadd9] round the [D] bends, [Cadd9] You could have a [D] bumper [Cadd9] car [D] bumping, [Cadd9] This a - [D] musement [Cadd9] never [D] ends [Cadd9]
[Chorus open chords as much as possible - breath backwards for Ah - Bm and C on consecutive beats] I wanna be [Bm][C] ...... [Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Why don't you [Em7] call my name? [Bm][C]Ah! Oh, let me [Em7]be your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] This will [Em7]be my testimony
xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx Yeah! Yeah! xx[D]x [Cadd9]xxx [D](Drum fill to stop - strum D)
[Verse 3] [N.C.] Show me round your fruit [D] cage, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] 'Cause I will be [D] your [Cadd9] honey [D] bee, [Cadd9] Open up your [D] fruit cage, [Cadd9] [D][Cadd9] With a fruit [D] that is [Cadd9] sweet as can be [D][Cadd9]
[Chorus] I wanna be [Bm][C] .. [Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Why don't you [Em7] call my name? [Bm][C]Hah! You'd better [Em7] call the sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Put your [Em7] mind at rest, I'm gonna be [Bm][C][Em7] your sledgehammer, [Bm][C] This can [Em7] be my testimony, [Bm][C] Hah! I'm your.. [Em7] . sledgehammer, [Bm][C] Let there [Em7] be no doubt about it
[Verse 4 - think just Dm C Dm C Bb Bb G G pattern til end] [Dm] I kicked the ha - [Cadd9] bit, (Kicked the ha - [Dm] bit, kicked the ha - [Cadd9] bit!) [Bb] Shed my skin, [G] (Shed my [G7] skin!) [Dm] This is the [Cadd9] new stuff, [Dm] (This is the [Cadd9] new stuff!) I come.. [Bb] . dancing in, we go [G] dancing [G7] in
[Verse 5] Oh, won't you [Dm] ...show for [Cadd9] me? [Dm] (Show for [Cadd9] me!) I will [Bb] ...show for you, [G] (Show for [G7] you!) Please, [Dm] ...show for [Cadd9] me, [Dm] (Show for [Cadd9] me!) I will... [Bb] show for you! [G] Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah! (bass drum + snare - 8 hits) [G7] Yeah, I do mean [Dm] you, [Cadd9] only [Dm] you, you've been [Cadd9] coming [Bb] through, A - gonna build that [G] power, [G7] build, build up that [Dm] power, hah! I've been [Cadd9] feeding the [Dm] rhythm, huh, I've been [Cadd9] feeding the [Bb] rhythm, Going to feel that [G] power, [G7] hey, build in [Dm] you! Ahhhh!
[Coda] Come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Dm] help me, do! Come [Cadd9] on, come on [Bb] help me, do! [G] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [G7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Dm] you! I've been [Cadd9] feeding my [Dm] rhythm, I've been [Cadd9] feeding my [Bb] rhythm, It's what we're [G] doing, doing. [G7] .. all day and [Dm] night, Ah, come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Dm] help me, do! Come [Cadd9] on, come on, [Bb] help me, do! [G] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah! [G7] Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, [Dm] you!
[Intro - Keyboard Riff - BPM 118] [G*-10-9-7-8-9-8][C][C/E][F] ([G][G*]) x 3 - stop on final G
[Guitar Vamp - Rhythm with Cm7 and F - x--- x--x ---- x--- follows keys] [Cm7][F] x2 (stabs) [Bb][F]
[Verse - More following riff] The [Cm7] power of love is a [F] curious thing [Cm7] Make a one man weep, make an [F] other man sing [Cm7] Change a hawk to a li [F] ttle white dove [Cm7] More than a feeling, [F] that's the power of love
[Guitar Vamp] [Cm7][F] x 2 [Bb][F]
[Verse] Tough [Cm7] er than diamonds, [F] rich like cream [Cm7] Stronger and harder than a [F] bad girls dream [Cm7] Make a bad one good, mmm [F] make a wrong right [Cm7] Power of love will keep you [F] home at night [Riff(GC)]
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't need money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need no [C/E] credit card to [F] ride this [G] train [G][C] It's strong and it's [C/E] sudden and it's [F] cruel some [G] times But it [Bb] might just [F] save your [Gsus4] life (STOP) That's the power of [Cm7] Love [F] That's the power of love --- [Cm7] ------ [F] ------ [Bb][F]
[Verse] [Cm7] First time you feel it might [F] make you sad [Cm7] Next time you feel it might [F] make you mad [Cm7] But you'll be glad baby when [F] you've found [Cm7] That's the power that makes [F] the world go round [Riff(GC)]
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't need money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need no [C/E] credit card to [F] ride this tr [G] ain [G][C] It's strong and it's [C/E] sudden and it's [F] cruel some [G] times But it [Bb] might just [F] save your [Gsus4] life
[Bridge] [Eb] They say that [G7/D-x53433] all in love is [Cm9-x31333] fair [F7+9-131213] Yeah but you don't care [Abmaj7-465544] But you know [Gm7] what to do [Fm7] When it gets [Gm7] hold of you [Abmaj7] And with a little help [Gsus4-355533] from above You'll feel the power of [Cm7] Love [F] feel the power of [Cm7] Love [F] Can you feel it?! [Cm7] hmmmmmm [F]
[Solo] [Cm7][F] x 16
[Chorus] [G][C] Don't take money, [C/E][F] don't take [G] fame [G][C] Don't need n [C/E] o credit card to [F] ride this [G] train [G][C] Tougher [C/E] than diamonds and [F] stronger than [G] steel [G][C] You won't [C/E] feel nothin [F] till you [G] feel [G][C] You feel the [C/E] power, [F] feel the [G] power of love [G][C] That's the [C/E] power, [F] that's the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love [G][C][C/E][F] You feel the [G] power of love...
[End] [Notes] [Intro - Keyboard Riff - BPM 118] [G*][C][C/E][F][G] x 3 - stop on final G E 7----8------------1-----3-- B 3----8------5-----1-----3-- G 4----9------5-----2-----4-- D x----10-----5-----3-----5-- A 5----10-----3-----3-----5-- E 3----8------0-----1-----3--
[Guitar Vamp] (can play bit doobie brothers F to Eb/F x 8 10 10 10 8 to 8 8 8 8 8 and hammer on and off the Cm7 - also can play high F on E string 8 10 10 10 13)
[Cm7][F] E 3--33----3-3-3-------8--8--- B 4--44----4-3-4-10----10-8--- G 3--33----3-3-3-10----10-8--- D 5--55----5-3-5-10----10-8--- A 3--33----3-3-3-8-----8--8--- E ----------------------------
[Cm7][F] E 3--33----3-3-3-------13----13-- B 4--44----4-3-4-10----10----10-- G 3--33----3-3-3-10----10----10-- D 5--55----5-3-5-10----10----10-- A 3--33----3-3-3-8-----8-----8--- E -------------------------------
