[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
[Intro - Capo 2 - BPM 125 - 'Deh' starts off beat prior to first 1 - remember to play G 3x0003 as B is important to melody] [Chug chords with Vocals - bass drum on all 4] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo BxSB - x B S x - B B S x
(sing C to G for C chords, then B to G twice for G and Em chords, then A to G for D chord) [C][G][Em][D] (x2)
[Verse 1 - Drums B-B- ---- ---- ---- Guitar X-X- X-xx xxX- X---] [C] I was left [G] to my own de [Em] i i i i ces [D] [C] Many days [G] fell away with [Em] nothing to [D] show
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum on all 4] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Deh deh in background - Full drums - bass drum on all beats] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? (stop)
[Verse 2 - No drums - Chugging guitar] [C] We were caught [G] up and lost in [Em] all of our [D] vices (light drums in BxSlap xxSlap) [C] In your pose [G] as the duh uh ust [Em] settles a [D] round us
[Pre-Chorus - Bass drum] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] (to make more drummy - add bass drums now each 8th note BB(B+S)B) Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this?
[Deh etc section - Full drums] Deh ... deh do ... ded doo [C][G][Em][D] (stop)
[Bridge - No drums - Quiet] [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins? (big harmonies come in) [C] Oh where do we beg [G] in? The [Em] rubble or our [D] sins?
[Pre-Chorus - Just bass drum and funky strumming] And the [C] walls kept tumbling [G] down In the city that we [Em] l-o-v-e- [D] Great [C] clouds roll over the [G] hills Bringing darkness from [Em] a-b-o-v- [D] e [Vamp on D / drum fill to stop]
[Chorus - Full drums - bass drum on all 4] But if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? And if you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] You've been here be [D] fore? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? How .. [C] am I gonna be an [G] optimist a [D] bout this? If you close your [C] eyes, Does it [G] almost feel like [Em] Nothing changed at [D] all? (stop drums)
[Outro - No drums - Deh ... deh do ... ded doo] [C][G][Em][D] (x2) [Tempo check - 19/11/23 - 120 - actual 125 - OK - prefer slower everytime]
