[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 - BPM 138 - No drums - try voice with about 5 people on VE20] [D-10x777x][Daug-10x877x] x 4 (drum pickup is BBS onto final Daugs)
[Verse 1 - Drums in]- play D at 5th fret so can move to A/D - x57655 easily [D] I've been [A/D - xx0220] cheated by [D] you, since I [A/D] don't know [G] when (G riff - start 3x002x) [D] So I [A/D] made up my [D] mind, it must [A/D] come to an [G] end
[D - x5777x] Look at me now, [Daug - xx0332 - OR x5877x] [D] will I [Daug] ever learn? [D] I don't know how [Daug][D] but I [Daug] suddenly [G] lose control There's a fire with [A] in my soul
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything,
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go? [D] Mamma mia, [Bm] now I really know, [C/G] My [G] my, [Em] I could never [A] let you go.
[Instrumental] D Daug D Daug
[Verse 2] [D] I've been [A/D] angry and [D] sad about the [A/D] things that you [G] do [D] I can't [A/D] count all the [D] times that I've [A/D]told you we're [G] through
[D] And when you go, [Daug][D] when you [Daug] slam the door [D] I think you know [Daug][D] that you [Daug] won't be a [G] way too long You know that I'm [A] not that strong.
[G] Just [D/F#] one [A] look and I can hear a bell ring [G] One [D/F#] more [A] look and I forget everything
[Chorus] [D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever
[D] Mamma mia, here I go again [C/G] My [G] my, [G] how can I re [D/G] sist you? [D] Mamma mia, does it show again? [C/G] My [G] my, [G] just how much I've [D/G] missed you
[D] Yes, I've been [A/C#] brokenhearted [Bm] Blue since the [F#m/A] day we parted [C/G] Why, [G] why [Em] did I ever [A] let you go?
[D] Mamma mia, even if I say [C/G] Bye [G] bye, [G] leave me now or [D/G] never [D] mamma mia, it's a game we play [C/G] Bye [G] bye [G] doesn't mean for [D/G] ever