[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] I play the [Fm7] street life, because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life, Its the [Fm7] only life I know. [Fm7] Street Life, and there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play, [Cm7] Steet Life, until you [Fm7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Bbm7] let the people [Db/Eb-x66666] see, just who you [Cm7] wanna be, [F7#9-13x214] And [Bbm7] every night you [Db/Eb-x66666] shine, just [Abmaj7] like a superstar. The [Abm7] type of life that's [B/Db-x44444] played, a [F#maj7] temptin' mas[Gm7-5-343363] querade You [Bbm7] dress you walk you [Db/Eb-x66666] talk, You're [Abmaj7] who you think you are [C7#5#9-hendrix-x32344]
[Verse 2] [Fm7] Street life, You can [Bbm7] run away from time, [Cm7] Street life, For a [Fm7] nickel, or a dime, [Fm7] Street life, But you [Bbm7] better not get old, [Cm7] Street life, Or you're [Fm7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Bbm7] always love for [Db/Eb] sale a [Cm7] grown-up fairy [F7#9] tale Prince [Bbm7] Charming always [Db/Eb] smiles behind [Abmaj7] a silver spoon And [Abm7] if you keep it young [B/Db] your [F#maj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Bbm7] love will pay your way [Db/Eb] beneath [Abmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[Verse] I play the [Fm7] street life Because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life It's the [Fm7] only life I know [Fm7] Street life And there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play [Cm7] Street Life Until you [Fm7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7][C7]
[Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Fm7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --6--------- B ----9p6------- G x---------- D 6---------- A 6---------- E 6----------
