[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)
"Do I look alright" bit - E string 5p3h5 7 over Em
play full C maj bar at 7 for the finger picking bit - fingers in better position??
[BPM 96] [Intro over G D/F# C D] Solo - G at 7th fret - C shape, D - xx077x E string 7 B 10 8, C - 7xx87x B string 12 10 8 Arpeggiate the chords before playing the solo parts up up up down - then this phrase for D
[Verse 1 - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under] [G] It's late in the [D/F#] evening, [C] she's wondering what cl [D] othes to wear. [G] She puts on her [D/F#] make-up, [C] and brushes her [D] long blonde hair. [C] And then she a [D] sks me [G] "Do I [D/F#] look all [Em] right?" And I say "Y [C] es, you look w [D] onderful toni [G] ght!"
[Riff] [Verse 2] [G] We'd go to [D/F#] party, [C] and everyone t [D] urns to see [G] This beautiful [D/F#] lady, [C] that's walking ar [D] ound with me. [C] And then she [D] asks me: [G] "Do you [D/F#] feel all right [Em] ?" And I say: "Y [C] es, I feel w [D] onderful ton [G] ight!" [Linking phrase] [Stay on G to come into Bridge - can play G strum then b string 10-12 xxx0 x 10h12 xxx0x10 implies G] [Bridge - phrase with Em is to play high E 5p3 5 7 with as many notes from E min ringing under] I feel w [C] onderful bec [D] ause I see the l [G] ove light [D/F#] in your e [Em] yes, And the w [C] onder of it a [D] ll is that you j [C] ust don't real [D] ise, How much I l [G] ove you! [Riff] [Verse 3] [G] It's time to go [D/F#] home now, [C] and I've got an aching [D] head [G] So I give her the [D/F#] car keys, [C] and she helps me to [D] bed. [C] And then I t [D] ell her, [G] as I [D/F#] turn off the l [Em] ight: I say: "My d [C] arling, you are w [D] onderful ton [G] ight! [D/F#][Em] Oh my [C] darling, you were w [D] onderful t [G] onight." [Riff / Solo out- - end xxx0 15 15]
