[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
[Verse 1] I play the [Fm7] street life, because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life, Its the [Fm7] only life I know. [Fm7] Street Life, and there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play, [Cm7] Steet Life, until you [Fm7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Bbm7] let the people [Db/Eb-x66666] see, just who you [Cm7] wanna be, [F7#9-13x214] And [Bbm7] every night you [Db/Eb-x66666] shine, just [Abmaj7] like a superstar. The [Abm7] type of life that's [B/Db-x44444] played, a [F#maj7] temptin' mas[Gm7-5-343363] querade You [Bbm7] dress you walk you [Db/Eb-x66666] talk, You're [Abmaj7] who you think you are [C7#5#9-hendrix-x32344]
[Verse 2] [Fm7] Street life, You can [Bbm7] run away from time, [Cm7] Street life, For a [Fm7] nickel, or a dime, [Fm7] Street life, But you [Bbm7] better not get old, [Cm7] Street life, Or you're [Fm7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Bbm7] always love for [Db/Eb] sale a [Cm7] grown-up fairy [F7#9] tale Prince [Bbm7] Charming always [Db/Eb] smiles behind [Abmaj7] a silver spoon And [Abm7] if you keep it young [B/Db] your [F#maj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Bbm7] love will pay your way [Db/Eb] beneath [Abmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[Verse] I play the [Fm7] street life Because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life It's the [Fm7] only life I know [Fm7] Street life And there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play [Cm7] Street Life Until you [Fm7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7][C7]
[Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Fm7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --6--------- B ----9p6------- G x---------- D 6---------- A 6---------- E 6----------
