Nick - Sing Bridge - also sing hey bit with v35 on
Intro - just chords and vox (with some oos in background) the a 'And 2'' pickup
Capo at 7 for original key (C) - Melody for backing in G follows E - 3 0 0 2 - main melody starts on G
BPM 158 [CHORDS] G Em C D
[Verse 1] [G] Here's my story it's sad but true [Em] It's about a girl that I once knew [C] She took my love then ran around [D] With every single guy in town.
[Verse 2] [G] Yeah, I should have known it from the very start, [Em] This girl will leave me with a broken heart. [C] Now listen people what I'm telling you [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Verse 3] [G] I miss her lips and the smile on her face, [Em] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace. [C] So if you don't wanna cry like I do [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] Sue goes out with other guys.
[Verse 4] [G] Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] She goes out with other guys.
[Verse 5] [G] Here's the moral and the story from that guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Verse 1 - No drums] I've paid my [Am] dues, [Em7] time after [Am] time [Em7] ....I've done my [Am] sentence [Em7] but committed no [Am] crime [Em7] And bad mi- (arp pattern by strings played for C-51,2,3,1,2,3 F-61,2,3,1,2,3) [C] stakes, [F] I've made a [C] few [F] I've had my [C] share of sand [G/B] kicked in my [Am7/E] face, but [D/F#] I've come [G] through and we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - with capo, 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the world [Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B][Dm][Em7/B]
[Verse 2 - No drums] I've taken my [Am] bows, [Em7] and my curtain [Am] calls [Em7] You brought me [Am] fame and fortune and everything that [Em7] goes with it I thank you [Am] all ... [Em7] But it's been no bed of (drums in) [C] roses [F] no ooo [C] pleasure cruise [F] .... I consider it a [C] challenge before the [G/B] whole human [Am7/E] race and [D/F#] I ain't gonna [G] lose - And we mean to go [G7] on, and on, and on, and [A] on!
[Chorus - Full drums - Accent G and A with snare hits] [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the .... (no world) [D] We are the [F#m] champions, my [Bm] friends [G][A] And [D] we'll keep on [F#m] fighting 'til the [G] end [G][G/F#][G/F][D#dim - 0-X-10-11-10-X, without 0-X-7-8-7-X] (bass run low E - 11 10) [Em] We are the [Em/C#] champions, [Gm] we are the [C#dim - x42020] cham-pions. [D] No time for [Em9] losers, 'cos [F] we are the [G7] champions [Am7] Of the ... [D] world