[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 - No drums] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][Bm7] - [Am7] x x (x-[D7sus2]) - x x x x
[Verse 1] [G] Shadows Grow So [D/F#] Long Before My [Em] Eyes, And They're [C] Moving, ............ [F9] Across The Page [G] Suddenly The [D/F#] Day Turns Into [Em] Night, Far A [C] way, .......... From The [F9] City But [Bm7] Don't, ......... Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] every day [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] eh yeah eh eh
[Interlude] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][Bm7] - [Am7] x x (x-[D7sus2]) - x x x x (drums stop)
[Verse 2 - Drums back in] [G] Moon Appears To [D/F#] Shine, And Light The [Em] Sky, With The [C] Help, Of Some [F9] Firefly [G] Wonder How They [D/F#] Have, The Power To [Em] Shine, Shine, Shine I Can [C] See Them, [F9] Under The Pine But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] every day [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] Oh yeah eh eh eh
[Interlude] [G][D/F#][Em] ([Em] x [D][C]) D is descending chord to C [C][C][F9][F9] [Repeat]
But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi[E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Verse 3 - Drop drums] [G] I Can See The [D/F#] Sunset In Your [Em] Eyes, Brown And [C] Grey, And [F9] Blue Besides [G] Clouds Are Stalking [D/F#] Islands In The [Em] Sun, ..... I Wish I Could [C] Buy One, .. [F9] Out Of Season But [Bm7] Don't, Hesi [E7] tate, Cause Your [Am] Love, Won't [D7] Wait
[Chorus] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Tell You I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [G] Wanna [D] Be With You Night And [Am] Day [C] [G] Ooh, [D] Baby I Love Your [Am] Way [C] [Repeat as many times makes sense]
