[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-or 000000]* - [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 (play D - x00235) 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!
[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
