[BPM - 117 - Verse 1 - Capo 4 to be able to sing chorus relatively well] Notes - first note for melody is high E of Am - with capo this will be G# [Am] Party girls don't get hurt Can't [F] feel anything, when will I learn I [G] push it down, push it do-- [Em] own
[Am] I'm the one "for a good time call" Phone's [F] blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell I [G] feel the love, feel the lo-- [Em] ove
[Pre-Chorus] [F] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [Am] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [G] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [G] Throw em back, till I lose count
[Chorus - Melody note is E of the A chord effectively being played] [F] I'm gonna [G] swing from the [C/E] chandelier, from the [F] chandelier [F] I'm gonna [G] live like tomorrow [C/E] doesn't exist, like it [F] doesn't exist [F] I'm gonna [G] fly like a [C/E] bird through the night, feel my [F] tears as they dry [F] I'm gonna [G] swing from the [C/E] chandelier, from the [F] chandelier
[Bridge] And I'm holding [F] on for dear life, won't look down won't [G] open my eyes Keep my glass full un [C] til morning light, 'cause I'm just holding [F] on for tonight Help me, I'm holding [F] on for dear life, won't look down won't [G] open my eyes Keep my glass full un [C] til morning light, 'cause I'm just holding [F] on for tonight [F] On for tonight
[Verse 2] [Am] Sun is up, I'm a mess Gotta [F] get out now, gotta run from this Here [G] comes the shame, here comes the sha--a [Em] me
[Pre-Chorus] [F] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [Am] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [G] One, two, three, one, two, three drink [G] Throw em back, till I lose count
[Chorus] [F] I'm gonna [G] swing from the [C/E] chandelier, from the [F] chandelier [F] I'm gonna [G] live like tomorrow [C/E] doesn't exist, like it [F] doesn't exist [F] I'm gonna [G] fly like a [C/E] bird through the night, feel my [F] tears as they dry [F] I'm gonna [G] swing from the [C/E] chandelier, from the [F] chandelier
[Bridge] And I'm holding [F] on for dear life, won't look down won't [G] open my eyes Keep my glass full un [C] til morning light, 'cause I'm just holding [F] on for tonight Help me, I'm holding [F] on for dear life, won't look down won't [G] open my eyes Keep my glass full un [C] til morning light, 'cause I'm just holding [F] on for tonight, on for tonight
[F] On for tonight, Yes I'm just holdin' [G] on for tonight Oh I'm just holdin' [C/E] on for tonight, On for tonight, [F] On for tonight Yes I'm just holdin' [F] on for tonight, yes I'm just holding o [G] n for tonight Oh I'm just holdin' [C/E] on for tonight, On for tonight, [F] On for tonight
BPM 135 - VOX - BIG REVERB SOUND - PERHAPS TRY VARIATION ON DOUBLING - NOT MANY HARMONIES when playing C in verse 3555 3556 then normal open C
[Intro] octaves 1...3.5.....8.10.....8.5....... 8.10.....8.5.........555-3--change to B 6-5 E 8
[Verse- very staccato - no drums muted chords - rhythm XxxX xXxx] [Dm] Tried to [F] Keep you [Bb] close to [F] me, but [Bb] Life got [F] in between [C][Csus4][C] (Add bass drum on 1) [Dm] Tried to [F] square not [Bb] being [F] there but [Bb] think that [F] I should have b [C] been [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - light snare - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass at end] (Drum pattern BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSB) [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Verse - full beat - straight beat with snare - offbeats with bass] (Drum pattern BxSx BBSB xBSx BBSx) [Dm] Once upon [F] a dif [Bb] different [F] life We [Bb] rode our [F] bikes into the [C] sky [Csus4][C] [Dm] But now we [F] fall [Bb] against the [F] tide Those [Bb] distant [F] days are flashing [C] by [Csus4][C]
[Chorus - straighter beat - offbeats towards end of each 2nd bar] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and see where you hide [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Instrumental - 'Ho' - same chords as verse]
Dm F Bb F Bb F C (3555 3556 then normal open C)
[Bridge - Finger pick first - then more fuller strumming for second section] [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
[Chorus] [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back [Bb] Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes [Bb] Hold back the river, so I [F] Can stop for a minute and be by your side [F] Hold back the river, [C] hold back
[Outro] "Lonely Water" [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other [F] Lonely water, lonely water, won't you [Bb] let us wander [Gm] Let us hold each other
