[Recording - V1 - standard, V2 - low 5th and high 3rd - style of voice for bvox - neutral, for main - distorted and doubled] [Drop D - Intro - BPM 90 - No bass until verse 2 - Minimal Guitar, mainly vox, no drums Intro - No drums - introduce the low D on D more during the song - Low but sing aggressively] [D] Ah, you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night [D] Ah, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light [D] Ah, you gonna [G] let it all hang out Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Instrumental - With drums - 0:23] [D] E ----------------------------0-0-0- B ----------------------------1-1-1- G ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-0-0-0---- D ----5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-2-2-2---- A ----5---5---5---5---5-------3-2-00--- E --0-------------------------------3-- Dr B S B S B S B S E --- B --- G 7-7-7-7-7 D 7-7-7-7-7 (stop) A 5-5-5-5-5 E 0-------- DrB S B S B B B S
[Verse 1] (snare) I was [D]just a skinny lad, never knew no good from bad But I knew life before I left my nurse [A] ry (Huh!) Left a [D] lone with big fat Fanny, she was [G]such a naughty nanny Heap big [D]woman, you made a [A]bad boy out of [D]me (drums stop)
[Instrumental] [D] E -------- B -------- G -------5-5-5-5 D -5-3---5-5-5-5 (stop) A -5-3---5-5-5-5 E -5-3-0-------- Dr-----B S B S B B B S Hey hey! I've been
[Verse 2 - Bass comes in now] [D] singing with my band, across the water, across the land I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the [A] way (hey) But their [D] beauty and their style, went kind of [G] smooth after a while Take me [D] to them dirty [A] ladies every [D] time, come on! (Drum fill 1) (Drum fill - leave all of D ringing and just play figure with right hand) ---X XX-X -X-X X-X- (keep bass drum going during)
[Chorus] [D] Ah, won't you [C] take me home to [G/B] night? [D] Ah, down be [C] side your red fire [A] light [D] Ah, and you [G] give it all you got Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round [Drum Fill SSSB S (ring D chord at end)]
[Interlude - Just bass drum under - 2nd line - half bar for A section] [G][G] - [D][D] - [A] ([A][A][A][D]) - [D][D] [G][G] - [D][D] - ([A][A] X [G]) - ......................... Hey listen (count 2 snares / 1 bar from here) [G][G][G][G] (B) (B) (B) S here .... ah.........now I got (Starting count new bar at G - then come back in correctly)
[Verse 3] Now I got [D] mortgages and homes, I got stiffness in my bones Ain't no beauty queens in this locali [A] ty (I tell you) Oh, but [D] I still get my pleasure Still [G] got my greatest treasure Heap big [D] woman, you done [A] made a big man of [D] me (Drum fill - SBBS BBSB BSBB SxSx - with D chord on every Snare hit)
[Chorus] [D] Oh (I know) you gonna [C] take me home to [G/B] night (Please) [D] Oh, down be [C] side that red fire [A] light [D] Oh, you gonna [G] let it all hang out Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round, [G] yeah Fat bottomed [D] girls, you make the [A] rockin' world go [D] round
[Outro] Get on your bikes and ride! [D] w/ad lib vocals with G to F riff 555 333 000 [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D]xxx xSSS [D] (keep bass drum going under)
[Em]Four seasons [D/F#]in one [G]day [Am]Lying in the [Amb7-x02212] depths of your imagination [Em]Worlds above and [D/F#]worlds [G]below The [Am]sun shines on the [Amb7]black clouds Hanging over the do[C]main [Bm]Even when you're feeling [C]warm The [Bm]temperature could drop a[Am]way Like [D]four seasons in one [G]day
[Em]Smiling as the [D/F#]shit comes [G]down [Am]You can tell a [Amb7]man from what he has to say [Em]Everything gets [D/F#]turned A[G]round And [Am]I will risk my [Amb7]neck again [C] [Bm]You can take me where you [C]will [Bm]Up the creek and through the [Am]mill Like [Bm]all the things you [C]can't explain [D]Four seasons in one [G]day
[C]Blood dries [G]up (harmony A C D) Like [D]rain, like [Em]rain [C]Fills my [G]cup [D]Like four seasons in one [Em]day
[Instrumental] - with D chord line you can let go of D chord to get 5th fret on E if leave low open strings ringing
E -0-2-3-0--2-3-5-2--3-t10-7----8-7-5---7-------7-------- B -0--------3--------3-----8----5-----8-7-8-7-8---10-8-7 G -0--------2--------0-----7----5-------8-mute with thumb after strum D -2--------0--------0-----9----5-------7--------------- A -2--------0--------x-----10---0-------9--------------- E -0--------2--------3------------------7---------------
Play basic arps [Em][D/F#][G] "It"
[Am]doesn't pay to [Amb7]make predictions [Em]Sleeping on an [D/F#]unmade [G]bed [Am]Finding out wher[Amb7]ever there is comfort There is [C]pain [Bm]Only one step a[C]way Like [D]four seasons in one [G]day
[C]Blood dries [G]up Like [D]rain, like [Em]rain [C]Fills my [G]cup [D]Like four seasons in one [Em]day (D D D D A B - harmony at end) [End]
[Extra notes] 2 styles of snare - one is muted strum down so subtler than direct slap against strings second style is light thumb on wood
