[Intro - BPM 125 - Slow groove - Lower 5th Vocal harmony for the choruses] [Main Riff No drums ] Easier way to play riff G5 G5 E5 D5 - G5 G5 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 [D5]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][D5] - [G][G] x x [C - or G/C][C][Em][D5] - [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
Play this figure over G - triplet strumming - sounds quite full [G] E -3------------- B -3------------- G -5b7------------- D --------------- A --------------- E ---------------
[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!
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel] [Dmaj7]- [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3 (full drums in) [G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in] Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7][Bm7] Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten [Dmaj7] ders [C#m7][Bm7] While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way (slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2] Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7][Bm7] In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] singing [C#m7][Bm7] As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the [F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day [G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3] My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7][Bm7] Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7][Bm7] [C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was [F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4] Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7][Bm7] found [C#m7] the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we [F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly] [Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha [Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7] [Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7] never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes] [Potential Horn Parts] [Intro part] G/A E 997575---- B -----0---- G -----0--- D -----0--- A -----0--- E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff] G/A - * = when snare hit * ** E ---5-3s5-5------55 B ---0------------0 G ---0--------x3--0-- D ---0------------0 A ---0------------0 E ---5-3s5-5------55 Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff] E 0-55---------55-- B 07--77-------00-- G 0-------x7---00-- D 0------------00-- A 0------------00-- E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab] E 17-------- B 0--------- G 14-------- D 0--------- A 0--------- E X---------
