[Verse - very little chords - mainly just bass] [Em] Steve walks warily down the street with the [Em] brim pulled way down [Am] low [Em] Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, [Em] machine guns ready to [Am] go Are you [C] ready, hey! Are you [G] ready for this? Are you [C] hanging on the edge of your seat? [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus - still mainly bass] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Verse - Guitar comes in] [Em] How do you think I'm going to get along, [Em] Without you when you're gone [Am] [Em] You took me for everything that I had, And [Em] kicked me out on my [Am] own Are you [C] happy, are you [G] satisfied ? How [C] long can you stand the heat [G] ? [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus][################# SCROLL DURING Em ###########] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Vamp] Just drums "Another bites the dust" x 4 with hand claps Bass back in for 4 times
[Verse] [Em] There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man, And [Em] bring him to the [Am] ground [Em] You can beat him ,you can cheat him, you can treat him bad and [Em] leave him when he's down [Am] But I'm [C] ready, yes I'm [G] ready for you, I'm [C] standing on my own two feet [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] Repeating to the sound of the beat [B]
[Chorus] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Funk vamp - over verse chords] Em Am x 3 C (C/D for passing note) G x 3 Am B [End]
[Intro - BPM 140] Opening keyboard part Just bass drum E-55--5------ B-XX--X------ G-XX--X------ x 2 D-77--7------ A-XX--X------ E-55--5------ Drums - 3 triplets finish on 1 of 4 then play upstroke to start chords Play triplets below strings (at treble end) so easier to play upstroke Play triplets with both hands RLL RLL RLL R then upstroke to start
Am C F (C x Gsus2 x - triplet feel) (x2)
[Verse 1 - on Em you can play double snare sometimes to emphasise that bit] [G] Some
[Am] times, [C] I [F] feel, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Get A- [F] way, From the [C]pain [G]you [Am] drive in- [C] to the [F] heart of [C]me [G]the
[Am] love [C] we [F] share, [C]seems [G]to, [Am] Go [C] no [F] where [C]And [G]I've [Am] lost [C] my [F] light, [C]For [G]I [Am] toss and [C] turn; I can't [F] sleep at night [C][G].
[Chorus 1] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]
[Verse 2] [Am] Now [C] I [F] know, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Run a- [F] way, I've [C]got [G]to; [Am][C] Get A- [F] way [C]You [G]don't [Am] really [C] want any [F] more from [C]me [G]to
[Am] make [C] things [F] right You [C]need [G]some [Am] one to [C] hold you [F] tight. [C]And [G]you [Am] think love [C] is to [F] pray, [C]But [G]I'm [Am] sorry, [C] I don't [F] pray that [C]way. [G]
[Chorus 2] [A] Once I ran to you, [C] now I run from you, [F] This tainted love you've given, I [Dm] give you all a boy could give you. [Dsus2] Take my tears and that's not nearly... [Am] All, [C] Tainted [F] love, [C]oh, [G]oh, oh, [Am] ..... [C] Tainted [F] love. [C][G]Don't
[Verse 3] [Am] touch [C] me, [F] please, I [C]can [G]not [Am] stand the [C] way you [F] tease. [C] I [G] [Am] love you, though you [C] hurt me [F] so, [C]Now [G]I'm [Am] going to [C] pack my [F] things and go[C][G]
