[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)
Am G F G E -8-7-5-7------5----5---5-7----7----7----13-12-10-12-10--10---10---10-8-7-8-0----0----0----- B -5-------5----5----5---6-8----8----8----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0----- G -5------------5----5---5-7----7----7----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0----- D -5------------5----5---7-9----9----9----10--------------10---10---0--------0----0----0----- A -0------------0----0---8-10---10---10---0---------------0----0----------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse 1] [A] Hello--how [Amaj7] are you? Have you [A7] been alright, through all those lonely, lonely, [Bbdim -xx2320] lonely, lonely ni [Bm] ghts, That's what I'd [E] say, [Bm] I'd tell you [C#m] everything [D] If you'd pic [E] k up that telep [Amaj7] hone. [Dmaj7] ya ya ya
[Verse 2] [A] Hey--how you [Amaj7] feelin' Are you [A7] still the same Don't you realize the things we did we [Bbdim] did were all for [Bm] real not a [E] dream [Bm] I just [C#m] can't believe [D] They've all fa [E] ded out of [Amaj7] view. Yeah [Dmaj7] Yeah ooh [Amaj7] ooh [Dmaj7] ooh [E] (drums build)
[Bridge] [A] Shoo wop [F#m] doo be doo doo wop [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang [A] Blue days [F#m] black nights [D] doo wah doo [E] lang
[A] I look in [F#m] to the sky [D] (The love you need ain't gonna [E] see you through.) [A] And I [F#m] wonder why [D] (The little things you planned ain't c [E] oming true.) [Chorus] [A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6 - 022120] twi - [Ddim - xx0101] light [A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light [G][A]
[Synth Fill] [Am][G][F][G]
[Verse 3] [A] O.k. so no--one's [Amaj7] answering, Can't you [A7] just let it ring a little longer longer longer [Bbdim] oh wo wo [Bm] I'll just sit [E] tight, [Bm] through the shadows [C#m] of the night [D] Let it r [E] ing for ever [Amaj7] more. oh oh [Dmaj7] whoa ya ya [Amaj7] ya [Dmaj7][E]
[Chorus] [A] Shoo wop [F#m] doo be doo doo wop [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang [A] Blue days [F#m] black nights [D] doo wah doo l [E] ang
[A] I look in [F#m] to the sky [D] (The love you need ain't gonna [E] see you through.) [A] And I [F#m] wonder why [D] (The little things you planned ain't [E] coming true.)
[A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light [A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light [A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light [A] Oh Telephone [F#m] line, give me some [D] time, I'm living in [E6] twi - [Ddim] light
