[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)
[Intro - no drums - odd time sig] [G][G][Am7/G][D7sus/G] 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers) [G] (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers to play)
[Verse] Well, I'm [G] running down the road tryin' to loosen my load I've got [G] seven women [D] on my [C] mind, [G] Four that wanna own me, [D] Two that wanna stone me, [C] One says she's a friend of [G] mine,
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can .. Don't even [C] try to under [G] stand .. Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand and take it [G] easy
[Intro - hammer on riff in G] [G]
[Verse] Well, I'm a [G] standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona [G] Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see .. It's a [G] girl, my Lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford slowin' [C] down to take a look at [G] me
[Chorus] Come on, [Em] ba ...... [D] by ...... don't say [C] may ...... [G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me .... We may [C] lose and we may [G] win though but we will [C] never be here [G] again so open [Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in, take it [G] easy..."Alright"
[Solo - Or just play higher up barre chords to make it more interesting?] [G][G] ([G][D]) [C] - [G][D][C][G] [Em][D][C][G] - [Am][C][Em] ([Em][D]) Final [D] after 2nd beat (snare) of bar
[Verse] Well I'm [G] running down the road trying to [G]loosen my load, got a [G] world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind [G] lookin' for a lover who [D] won't blow my cover, she's [C] so hard to [G] find
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... come on [C] ba ...... [G] by ...... don't say [C] may ......[G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G] save me,
[Outro] [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, X 2 [C] ooh,ooh Oh well you know we got it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy We oughta take it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
[End] [Em]
[Notes] v1 - 2, v2 - 35 Play guitar riff - flick with 2nd finger and hammer onto 4th fret 3x02x3 3x04x3 3x02x3 3x04x3 ..... 3x0(2h4)x3 3x02x3 3x00x3 3x20x3 3x00x3
