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Prince-1999 - sr - 0

Coming into Chorus - don't play whole riff - 
don't go back to final E7
[BPM 120 - Intro] Capo at 1 for original key 
but play without

[Verse 1]              
I was  [E7] dreamin' when I  [D/E] wrote this
For [E7] give me if it goes astray   
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]   
But when I  [E7] woke up this  [D/E] mornin'
Coulda  [E7] sworn it was judgment day  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]  
The  [E7] sky was all  [D/E] purple,
There were  [E7] people runnin' everywhere   
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7] 
Tryin' 2  [E7] run from the  [D/E] destruction,
U know I didn't  [E7] even care         
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Chorus 1 - intro riff at end of each line]                             
say say two  [Amaj7] thousand zero zero party  
[C#m7] over, Oops out of time
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So  [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's  
[C#m7] 1999 
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Verse 2]              
I was  [E7] dreamin' when I  [D/E] wrote this
So [E7] sue me if I go 2 fast
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
But  [E7] life is just a  [D/E] party,                       
and  [E7] parties weren't meant 2 last  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]   
 [E7] War is all a [D/E] round us, 
my  [E7] mind says prepare 2 fight  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]  
So  [E7] if I gotta  [D/E] die 
I'm gonna  [E7] listen 2 my body tonight   
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Chorus 2 intro riff at end of each line]                                              
Yeah they say two [Amaj7]  thousand zero 
zero party over, Oops  [C#m7] out of time
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So  [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's  
[C#m7] 1999 
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Verse 3]           
Lemme tell ya somethin'
If U  [E7] didn't come 2 party, [D/E]
Don't  [E7] bother knockin' on my door  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
I got a  [E7] lion in my pocket, [D/E]
And  [E7] baby he's ready 2 roar   
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7] 
Yeah, every [E7] body's got a bomb [D/E]
We [E7] could all die any day 
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
But b [E7] efore I'll let that happen, [D/E]                  
I'll  [E7] dance my life away    
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Chorus 3 intro riff at end of each line]                                                 
Yeah they say two  [Amaj7] thousand zero zero 
party over, Oops  [C#m7] out of time
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So  [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's  
[C#m7] 1999 
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

[Chorus 4 intro riff at end of each line]                                                             
Yeah they say two thousand zero [Amaj7]  zero 
party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So tonight [Amaj7]  I'm gonna party like it's 
[C#m7] 1999p
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

Yeah, 1999 (1999)                              
[E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999)  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]  
[E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999)  
[E7]      [D/E]        [E7] [D/E] [E7]

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Irene Cara-Fame

[Intro - Chugging guitar - can ring other strings when playing E to fill sound]
[Em - chug for 4 bars then keyboard riff below]

--Em------------------------C-----Am7--B7-Em-------------------------C-----------Am7--B7
e|----7-5-7--5-7--5-|-3--2--0-----0----5-|----7-5-7--5-7--5-|-3--2---2--3-0-|----0----5-|
B|---(0)------------|(0)----1-----1----4-|---(0)------------|--------1----1-|----1----4-|
G|---(0)------------|(0)----0-----0----4-|---(0)------------|--------0----0-|----0----4-|
D|----x-------------|-x-----2-----2----4-|------------------|--------X----2-|----2----4-|
A|----7-------------|-2-----3-----0----2-|------------------|--------3----3-|----0----2-|
E|-00---------------|--------------------|-00---------------|---------------|-----------|
 
[Verse 1 - Chugging guitar]
[Em] ........Baby [B7] look at me... 
[Em] ....and tell me [Am7] what you see.
[D] You ain't seen the best of me yet
[A] Give me time I'll [C] make you for 
[D] get [B7] the [Em] rest.
[Em] ......I got [B7] more in me.. 
[Em] ....and you can [Am7] set it free.
[D] I can catch the moon in my hand
[A] Don't you know who I [B] am?
Re [Bsus2] member [B7] my [Em] name.
 
[Chorus]
[Em] *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] I'm gonna [B7] learn how to [Em] fly *High!
[Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether
[Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven
[Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a f [Em] lame *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name.
Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4
 
[Interlude / Intro again]
Em Em Em Em Em C Am7 B7 x2
 
[Verse 2]
[Em] ....Baby [B7] ..hold me tight. 
[Em] ...cause you can [Am7] make it right.
[D] You can shoot me straight to the top
[A] Give me love and [C] take all I've 
[D] got [B7] to [Em] give.
[Em] ....Baby. [B7] ..I'll be tough. 
[Em] ...too much is [Am7] not enough.
[D] I can ride your heart till it breaks
[A] Ooh, I got what it [B] takes.
 
[Chorus]
[Em] *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High!
[Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether
[Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven
[Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name.
Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4

[Solo - Key change up a tone but don't bother for live]
(over just B I think)
[B] with some Bsus2 and B7 sprinkled in
 
[Outro]
[Em] *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] I'm gonna l [B7] earn how to [Em] fly *High!
[Am7] I feel it [C] comin' to [D] gether
[Bsus2] People will [B7] see me and [Em] cry *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] make it to [D] heaven
[Bsus2] Light up the [B7] sky like a [Em] flame *Fame!
[Am7] I'm gonna [C] live for [D] ever
[Bsus2] Baby re [B7] member my [Em] name.
Re [Em] member re [Em] member x4

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