[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)
[Verse 1 - D to Dadd6 riff, same with C and G] [D] If you [C] wake up and [G] don't want to smile [D] If it [C] takes just a [G] little while [D] Open your [C] eyes and [G] look at the day [A7] You'll see things in a different way
[Chorus - Can play more open Ds and Gs with 6s - x00202, 03x210] [D] Don't [C] stop [G] thinking about tomorrow [D] Don't [C] stop, [G] it'll soon be here [D] It'll [C] be [G] better than before [A7] Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
[Link] [D][C][G][G] [D][C][G][G]
[Verse 2] [D] Why not [C] think about [G] times to come [D] And not a [C] bout the [G] things that you've done [D] If your [C] life was [G] bad to you [A7] Just think what tomorrow will do
[Chorus] [D] Don't [C] stop [G] thinking about tomorrow [D] Don't [C] stop, [G] it'll soon be here [D] It'll [C] be [G] better than before [A7] Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone [hold chord 2 more bars]
[Verse 3] [D] All I [C] want is to [G] see you smile [D] If it [C] takes just a [G] little while [D] I know you [C] don't be [G] lieve that it's true [A7] I never meant any harm to you
[Chorus] [D] Don't [C] stop [G] thinking about tomorrow [D] Don't [C] stop, [G] it'l [N.C.] l soon be here [D] It'll [C] be [G] better than before [A7] Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone [D] Don't [C] stop [G] thinking about tomorrow [D] Don't [C] stop, [G] it'll soon be here [D] It'll [C] be [G] better than before [A7] Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone
[Outro] [D] Ooo [C] ooh, [G] Don't you look [D] back [C][G] [D] Ooo [C] ooh, [G] Don't you look [D] back [C][G] [D] Ooo [C] ooh, [G] Don't you look [D] back [C][G] [D] Ooo [C] ooh, [G] Don't you look [D] back [C][G]
[Extra notes] vox - big doubled sound - lots of reverb
[Add6 riff] [D][C][G] E --7----5---3-3----- B 7-7--5-5---3-5-- G 7-7--5-5---4-4-- D 7-7--5-5---5-X-- A 5-5--3-3---5-5-- E -----------3-3--
[Piano part] E --2----3-2-0---(PICK EACH NOTE) B --3----0------- G --2----0------- D --0----0------- A --X----X------- E --X----3-------(CAN TAKE ALL FINGERS OFF G TO PLAY HIGH FIGURE WELL) (down strum triplets at some points to really simulate the piano part that McVie played) Play 3 times, then muted downstrokes with snare hits for final figure
