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Dion-Runaround Sue - sr - 0

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.

[Interlude]
 [G] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [Em] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [C] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [D] Hey, ah ah ah ah.
 [G] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [Em] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [C] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [D] Hey, awwwww.

[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.

[Interlude]
 [G] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [Em] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [C] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [D] Hey, awwwww.

[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.

[Interlude]
 [G] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [Em] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [C] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [D] Hey, awwwww.

[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.

[Interlude]
 [G] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [Em] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [C] Hey, hey, bumda-da-da-da-da
 [D] Hey, awwwww.

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Bee Gees-Staying Alive

 [LICK]
  Em(7) - try to ring top 3 open strings as well to make riff as full as possible
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|
B|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|
G|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|---0------------|
D|---5------------|---x---------5--|---5------------|---x---------5--|
A|5h7---5--------5|---5------5-7---|5h7---5--------5|---5------5-7---|
E|----------7-5h7-|5h7---5h7-------|----------7-5h7-|5h7---5h7-------|
 
[Intro]
[Em] [Em] [A] [A]
[Em]
 
[Verse 1]
Well, you can  [Em] tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a  [D] woman's man, no  [Em] time to talk
[Em] Music loud and women warm
I've been  [D] kicked around since  [Em] I was born
 
[Pre-Chorus]
But now it's  [A] all right, that's okay
[A] You may look the other way
[A] We can try to understand
The  [A] New York Times' effect on man
 
[Chorus]
[Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' a 
[Em] li    [D] i     [Em] i   [Bm7] ive
                (break)
Oh, when you  [Em] walk
 
[Verse 2]
Well, now  [Em] I get low and I get high
And if I  [D] can't get either, I  [Em] really try
Got the  [Em] wings of heaven on my shoes
I'm a  [D] dancin' man, and I  [Em] just can't lose
 
[Pre-Chorus]
You know, it's  [A] all right, it's okay
I'll  [A] live to see another day
[A] We can try to understand
The  [A] New York Times' effect on man
 
[Chorus]
[Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' a 
[Em] li    [D] i     [Em] i   [Bm7] ive
                (break)
Oooooh [Em]   
 
[Middle 8] - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222)
[A]  Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah [Em]    
[A]  Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
   [A]  I'm stayin'  [Em] alive
 
[Verse 3]
Well, you  [Em] can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a  [D] woman's man, no  [Em] time to talk
[Em] Music loud and women warm
I've been  [D] kicked around since  [Em] I was born
 
[Pre-Chorus]
But now it's  [A] all right, that's okay
[A] You may look the other way
[A] We can try to understand
The  [A] New York Times' effect on man
 
[Chorus]
[Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive
[Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah,  [Em] stayin' a 
[Em] li    [D] i     [Em] i   [Bm7] ive
                (break)
Yeah    [Em]   
 
[Outro = Middle 8 - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222)]
[A]  Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me 
Somebody help me,  [Em] yeah
[A]  Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yea [Em] h 
I'm stayin' a [Em] li-i-i-i-ive

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