[Intro - BPM 71 - No drums] [Gm7]Is this the real life? [C7]Is this [Gm7]just [C7]fan - [Gm7]ta - [C7]sy? [F7]Caught in a [Cm7]land - [F7]slide, no e [Bb]scape from [Cm7]re - [Bb]a - [F7]li - [Bb]ty. [Gm7]Open your eyes, look [Bb7]up to the skies and se [Eb]ee.
[Cm7]I'm just a poor boy, I[F7] need no sympathy, because I'm [B]easy [Bb]come, [A]easy [Bb]go, [B]little [Bb]high, [A]little [Bb]low. [Eb]Any way the [Bb/D-x5333x]wind blows [C#dim7 - x42323 use barre]doesn't really [F7/C]matter to me............................... too oo [Bb]me (piano riff) Strum version x* E -------------------------6--6-6 B -----8-6-----------------6--8-6 G ----7-7------------------7--7-7 D ---8---------------------8--8-8 A --8----------------------8--x*8 E -6-----------------------6--6-6
[Verse 1 - Drums in] [Bb] Mama..........................., just [Gm]killed a man, put a [Cm] gun against his [Cm]head, pulled my [Cm7] trigger, now he's [F7] dead. [Bb] Mama-------------------, life had [Gm]just begun, but [Cm]now I've gone and [Eb/Cb-7x888x]thrown it [Eb/Bb-66888x]all .. a [Am7b5-x01013]way................. [Abmaj7] ..[Eb/G-476454] ..
[Chorus] [Eb]Mama.............., [Bb/D-x5333x] .... ooh ooh ooh [Cm] ooooooh ... didn't [Fm]mean to make[Eaug - 0321x0] you [Ab/Eb-x66544]cry..... [Dm7b5 - xx0111] If [Bb7]I'm not back again this time to [Eb]morrow, carry [Bb/D-x5333x]on, carry [Cm]on ...... as if [Abm]nothing really [Eb] matters.... [Ab][Eb][Ebdim - x6787x][Fm7]
[Bb] (piano riff - use harmonics at top and 3rd from top frets for G to F line)
[Verse 2] [Bb]Too late ............... my [Gm] time has come, sends [Cm] shivers down my spine, body's [Cm7]aching all the [F7] time. [Bb]Goodbye everybody, I've [Gm]got to go....gotta [Cm] leave you all be [Eb/Cb-7x888x] hind and [Eb/Bb] fa - a [Am7b5-x01013] ce the truth.............. [Abmaj7][Eb/G-476454]
[Chorus] [Eb] Mama ..............[Bb/D].......ooh ooh ooh [Cm]ooh [Fm] I don't wan [Eaug] na di [Ab/Eb] e, [Dm7b5] I [Bb7]sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
[Solo - Full drums] Eb Eb Bb/D Bb/D - Cm Cm Cm Cm Fm Eaug Ab/Eb Dm7b5 - Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Bb7 Eb Eb Bb/D Bb/D - Cm Cm Cm Cm Fm x x Eaug - Ab/Eb x Dm7b5 x Db x (x Db Db/C - broken triplet) - Db/Cb x Db/Bb x
(drums stop - piano chord vamp) A A A A - A A A A
[Opera] strum x5777x x07650 slide 1st and 2nd fingers down 1 fret to whilst holding 7th fret with 3rd x07540 x07650 (No drums - or at most just bass drum) [D]I [A - x07650]see a [Adim]little [A]silhou [D]etto [A]of a [Adim]man. [A - 577655]Scaram [D]ouche, [A]Scaram [D]ouche, [A - x07650]will you [Adim]do the [A]Fan [D]dan [A - 577655]go?
(Straight drums - with double snare) [Db/Ab]Thunderbolt and [Ab7]lightning, [C/G]very, very [E7]fright'ning [A]me. (Drums stop) [N.C - Strum A to Adim - x02320] - Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo, Gallileo - Gallileo Fi (G5) ga (F5) ro (E5) - just play notes on bass string - E 3 1 0 [Eb arp]Magnifico-oh-oh-oh-oh... (sing each note of xx8886 - high down)
(No drums - or at most just bass drum) [B]I'm [Bb]just a [A]poor [Bb]boy, [B]no [Bb]body [A]loves [Bb]me. (Straight drums) [Ab/Eb]He's [Eb]just a [Ebdim - x6787x]poor [Eb]boy [Ab/Eb]from a [Eb]poor [Ebdim]fam - i - [Eb]ly. [Ab]Spare him his [Eb/G]life from this [F7]monstrosi [Bb]ty. (Drums stop) [Ab][Eb/G][F#dim - xx4212][Fm7]
(No drums - or at most just bass drum) [B]Easy [Bb]come, [A]easy [Bb]go, [B]will you [Bb]let me [A]go? (Accents with snare for rest of this section) [Bb]Bis - [Eb]mil - [Bb]lah! [Eb]No ................. [Bb]We [Bb]will [Eb/Bb]not [Bb7]let [Eb/Bb]you [Bb]go.
[Eb] Let him go! Bismillah! [Eb] We will not let you go. - Let him go! Bismillah! We will not let you go. - Let me go. [Eb] Will not let you go. - Let me go. Will not let you go. - Let me go. (Drums stop) [F#7] Oh-oh-oh-oh...
(Snare on each chord) [Bm]No, [A7]no, [D]no, [Db7]no, [Gb7]no, [Bb7]no, [Eb]no. (Drums stop) [N.C.] Oh, mamma mia, mamma mia, (Snare on each chord) [Eb]Mamma [Ab/Eb]mi - [Eb]a, [Ddim - xx0131 - barre 1]let [Cm7]me [Bb7]go...Be (Straight drums) [Eb]elze [Ab]bub has a [D7]devil put a [Gm]side for [Bb7]me, for [Bb7]me, for [Bb7]meeeeee! (start to swing drums)
[Interlude - Heavy Riff - see notes at end] | Eb | Eb | Eb | F |
[Bb] So you think you can stone me and [Eb] spit in my [Bb] eye. [Db] [Bb] So you think you can love me and [Eb7] leave me to [Ab] die. [Fm] Oh, [Bb] baby, [Fm] can't do this to me, [Bb] baby. [Fm] Just gotta get [Bb] out, [Fm] just gotta get [Bb] right outta [Eb] here.
[Heavy Riff - see notes at end] | (Eb) | Eb | Eb | F | | Gbx3 Abx3 Ax3 | B7 | Ab7 | Bb7 ...
[Heavy Riff] S = Strum pattern U = UP, D = DOWN D = drums E ------------------------ B 8-----------8----------- G 8-------578-8----------- D 8-5-6-8-578-8-5-6-8----- A 6-5-6-8-356-6-5-6-8----- E --3-4-6-------3-4-686--- -------------------------- D B--S--B--S--B--S--B--S-- S UdududUdududUdududUdudud
E ------------------------ B 8-----------10---------- G 8-------581010---------- D 8-5-6-8-5810107-8-10---- A 6-5-6-8-368-8-7-8-10----- E --3-4-6-------5-6-8108--- -------------------------- D B--S--B--S--B--S--B(--)-S S UdududUdududUdududUdududU
[Drum intro - Always play G/A as 5x5433] BxSS SSxx SSSS Sbxx
[Intro - Full drums - perhaps harmonica over the top] [Dm9 - x53555][Dm9][G/A][A] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A#/C-x3333x] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A] [F/G][G][F/G][G]
[Verse 1 - First 'girl' is low] [Dm9] Girl, Close [F/G] Your Eyes Let That [G/A] Rhythm Get Into You [G/A] [Dm9] Don't Try To [F/G] Fight It There Ain't [G/A] Nothin' That You Can Do [G/A] (Notes: G F E D - can play chords up neck quickly - Gmaj, Fmaj, Em, Dm)
[Fmaj7] Relax Your [Em7] Mind [Bbmaj7] Lay Back And Groove [F/G] With Mine .. You Got To [Dm7]Feel [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Heat [N.C.] And We Can Ride The Boogie (play Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7 at 7th,9th and 10th frets) then [Dm7]Share [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Beat Of[F/G] Love
[Chorus] I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You [Dm9] ( [G/A] All [A] Night) [Dm9] Dance You Into Day [Dm9] ( [G/A] Sun [A#/C] light) I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night) We're Gonna [F/G] Rock The [G] Night Aw [F/G] ay [G]
[Verse 2] [Dm9] Out On The [F/G] Floor, There Ain't [G/A] Nobody There But Us [Dm9] Girl, When You [F/G] Dance, There's A [G/A] Magic That Must Be Love [Fmaj7] Just Take It [Em7] Slow, [Bbmaj7] 'Cause We Got So [F/G] Far To Go When You [Dm7] Feel [Em7] That [Fmaj7] Heat [N.C.] And We're Gonna Ride The Boogie [Dm7]Share [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Beat Of [F/G] Love
[Chorus] I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night) [Dm9] Dance You Into Day ( [G/A] Sunlig [A#/C] ht) I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night) We're Gonna [F/G] Rock The [G] Night Aw [F/G] ay [G]
[Post-Chorus] [Am7] And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone [D9-x5455x] (Yeah) You Know That [Fmaj7] Love Sur [Em7] vives So We Can [Bbmaj7] Rock For [F/G] ever, On
[Bridge - Solo - Try harmonica - F major] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A#/C] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A/B-x2222x][A#/C-x3333x] I Wanna Rock With You I Wanna Groove With You
[Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A#/C] [Dm9][Dm9][G/A][A/B-x2222x][A#/C-x3333x] I Wanna Rock With You I Wanna [B/C#-x4444x] Groove With You
[Chorus - KEY CHANGE] I Wanna [D#m9-x6466x] Rock ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night) Girl [D#m9] ( [G#/A#] Sunli [B/C#] ght) [D#m9] Rock With You, Rock With You Girl (Yeah) ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night) [F#/G#] Dance The [G#] Night Away [F#/G#][G#]
I Wanna [D#m9] Rock With You ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night) [D#m9] Rock You Into Day ( [G#/A#] Sunli [A#] ght) I Wanna [D#m9] Rock With You ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night) [F#/G#] Rock The [G#] Night Awa [F#/G#] y [G#]
