[Intro - BPM 125 - Slow groove - Lower 5th Vocal harmony for the choruses] [Main Riff No drums ] e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---5-5-5-----5--5--------------| A|---------7-5-------------------| E|---3-3-3-----------------------| Lets go girls
[Vamp] [G] - 2 bars no drums - offbeat riff * sustained longer than the others X* xxX xxX xxX xxX "come on" drums in - 2 bars
[Verse 1 - C can play C then C7 and pull off the 7th to open string to simulate riff - then bend whole Bb chord slightly] [G] I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright Gonna let it all hang [C]* out [Bb] [G] Wanna make some noise - Really raise my voice Yeah, I wanna scream and [C] shout [Bb]
[Vamp - that implies the main riff - count triplets] xxx xx[G] xx[G] xx[Em] B S B S [Em7]xx xx[G] xx[G] (stop guitar) B S B S xxB S ('ah' on the 1)
[Verse 2] [G]No inhibitions, make no conditions Get a little outta [C] line [Bb] [G]I ain't gonna act politically correct I only wanna have a good [C] time [Bb] [F] The best thing about being a woman [G] Is the prerogative To have a little fun and
[Chorus - with D play high A to simulate melody] [D] Oh, oh, oh go totally crazy Forget I'm a lady Men's shirt, short skirts Oh, oh, [Bm] oh really go wild, yeah [G] Doin' it in [D] style Oh, oh, oh get in the action, feel the attraction Color my hair - Do what I dare Oh, oh, [Bm] oh I wanna be free Yeah, to [G] feel the way I [Em7] feel (drums 1 bar) Man!(drums stop) I feel like a woman!
[Main Riff- Gsus4 - 33x--3 - *=drums back - Em can put run in - 022 020] [G][G][Em][Em7]* - [G][G] x x [C][C][Em][Em7] - [C][C] x x
[Verse] [G] The girls need a break - Tonight we're gonna take [G] The chance to get out on the [C] town [Bb] [G] We don't need romance - We only wanna dance [G] We're gonna let our hair hang [C] down [Bb] [F] The best thing about being woman [G] Is the prerogative To have a little fun and
[Chorus] [D] Oh, oh, oh go totally crazy Forget I'm a lady - Men's shirt, short skirts Oh, oh, [Bm] oh really go wild, yeah [G] Doin' it in [D] style Oh, oh, oh get in the action feel the attraction Color my hair - Do what I dare Oh, oh, [Bm] oh I wanna be free Yeah, to [G] feel the way I [Em7] feel (stop) Man! I feel like a woman!
[Solo - Play chords higher to make more interesting - can use Higher Ground technique to play triplets - 6 beats each chord] [F][C][G][G] [F][C][G][G] oh yeah
[F] The best thing about being woman [G] Is the prerogative to have a little fun (stop with snare) fun fun(snare)
[Chorus] [D] Oh, oh, oh go totally crazy Forget I'm a lady Men's shirt, short skirts Oh, oh, oh [Bm] really go wild, yeah [G] Doin' it in [D] style Oh, oh, oh get in the action, feel the attraction Color my hair - Do what I dare Oh, oh, oh [Bm] I wanna be free Yeah, to [G] feel the way [Em7] I feel (the way I feel) (stop) Man! I feel like a woman!
[Outro - *=drums back] [G][G][Em][Em7]*
[G][G][G][G] - [G][G][Em][Em7]
[C][C][C][C] - [C][C][Em][Em7]
[G][G][G][G] - [G][G][Em][Em7]
[C][C][C][C] - [C][C][Em][Em7]
[G][G][G][G] - [G][G][Em][Em7] woo woo [C][C][C][C] - [C][C][Em][Em7](lyrics kind of follow rhythm of underlying riff) wooo I feel like a
[Intro] || (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) | (A) (G6/A) | (G6/A) || || A G6/A | G6/A | A G6/A | G6/A || F5 | C | C |
[Verse 1] [A] " [G6/A] Son," she said, [A] "Have I got a [G6/A] little story for you. [A][G6/A] What you thought was yor [A] daddy [G6/A] was nothing but a... [A][G6/A] While you were sitting [A] home alone at [G6/A] age thirteen, [A][G6/A] Your real daddy was dyi [A] ng. [G6/A] Sorry you didn't [F5] see him [C] But [Cadd9] I'm [C][F5] glad we [C] talked."
[Chorus 1] Oh, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still al [A] ive. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, [B] oh.
[Verse 2] [A][G6/A] Oh, she walks slowly [A] a [G6/A] cross a young man's room. [A][G6/A] She said, "I'm [A] ready [G6/A] for you." [A][G6/A] Well I can't remember [A] anything [G6/A] to this very day... [A][G6/A] 'Cept the look. [A] The [G6/A] look Oh, [F5] you know [C] where. [Cadd9][C] [(C)] Now [F5] I can't [C] see, I just [E] stare. [G]
[Chorus 2] [D] I'm still a [A] live. Oh, I [E] ... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live, hey, oh.
[Intrumental] || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# || || B | B | F# | F# ||
[Bridge] [A7][Asus2][Dsus2] "Is something wrong?" sh [A] e sa [Asus2] id. [Dsus2] Of course [A7] there [Asus2] is. [Dsus2] "You're still alive," [A7] she [Asus2] said. [Dsus2] Oh and do I de [B*] serve to be? [Bsus2][E] [E] Is that the ques [B*] tion? [Bsus2][E] And is [B*] so, [Bsus2] if [E] so, who an [B*] swers? [Bsus2] Who [E] answers?
[Chorus 3] [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, [D] I'm still a [A] live. Hey, [E] I... [G] oh, I'm still [D] alive, [A] yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
