[Intro - Just bass drum then full drums come in] F#m F#m B/F# F#m - F#m F#m F#m F#m (horns imply B7/F#)
[Verse 1 - B/F# is on snare] [F#m] The race is on [B/F# - 224442]to get [F#m] out of the bottom, [B/F#] [F#m] The top is so high [B/F#]so your [F#m] roots are forgotten, [B/F#] [F#m] Giving is good [B/F#] as [F#m] long as you're getting, [B/F#] [F#m] What's driving you [B/F#] is am- [F#m] bition and betting [B/F#]
[Bridge:] I said [Gmaj7] who who who who [Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said [Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar [F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus:] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[Verse 2:] [F#m] You're swelling out [B/F#] in the [F#m] wrong direction [B/F#] [F#m] You've got the bug, [B/F#] super [F#m] star you've been bitten, [B/F#] [F#m] Your trumpet's blowing [B/F#] for [F#m] far too long [B/F#] [F#m] Climbing the snake [B/F#] up the [F#m] ladder, but you're [B/F#] wrong
[Bridge:] [Gmaj7] who who who who [Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said [Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar [F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus:] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[Instrumental] Random jam over F#m F#m B/F# F#m x ??
[Middle Eight] [F#m] You have got [B/F#] to [F#m] reach on up [B/F#] [F#m] never lose your [B/F#] soul [F#m][B/F#] [F#m] You have got to [B/F#] reach [F#m] on up [B/F#] [F#m] never lose con [B/F#] trol [F#m]
[Bridge:] [Gmaj7] who who who who [Em] do you [Bm] think you are? (Do you think you are?) .. I said [Gmaj7] ooo ooo ooo ooo some [Em] kind of [Bm] superstar [F#m7] You have got to
[Chorus: x 2] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show me how good you are [B/F#] [F#m] Swing it, shake it, move it, [B/F#]make it, [F#m] who do you think you are? [B/F#] [F#m] Trust it, use it, prove it, [B/F#]groove it, [F#m] show how good you are! [B/F#]
[Intro - BPM 171 - roll little finger off to play D figure] [E][Bm7][D][A] E --------(7)------------------------- B 9-12-9---10-7-10--15----15-14----14- G 9--------7-----------14-------14---- D 9--------7--------0--------x-------- A ---------9-----------------0-------- E 0--------7--------------------------
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] [E][Bm7][Dsus2][A] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha]
[Verse - Lower Harmony - Lower Chords] Well I've [E] never [Bm7] prayed but [Dsus2] tonight I'm [A] on my [E] knees yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I need to [E] hear some [Bm7] sounds that [Dsus2] recognize the [A] pain in [E] me yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I let the [E] melody [Bm7] shine let it [Dsus2] cleanse my [A] mind I feel [E] free n [Bm7] ow [Dsus2][A] but the air [E] waves are [Bm7] clean and there's [Dsus2] nobody [A] singing to [E] me now [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points] [E] No change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change But I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[Intro Riff x 2 - with high vox B - ah ha] "Have you ever been down" - "ah hah"
[Verse - Higher Harmony - Lower Chords] Cos' it's a [E] bitters [Bm7] weet [Dsus2] sympho [A] ny that's [E] life [Bm7][Dsus2][A] Trying to [E] make ends mee [Bm7] t you're a [Dsus2] slave to the [A] money then you [E] die. [Bm7][Dsus2][A] I'll take you [E] down the [Bm7] only [Dsus2] road I've [A] ever been [E] down [Bm7][Dsus2][A] You know the [E] one that [Bm7] takes you to the [Dsus2] places where [A] all the veins [E] meet yeah [Bm7][Dsus2][A]
[Chorus - Higher harmony at points - Chordal Riff] You [E] know I can change I can [Bm7] change I can [Dsus2] change I can [A] change but I'm [E] here in my [Bm7] mould I am [Dsus2] here in my [A] mould But I'm a [E] million different [Bm7] people from [Dsus2] one day to the [A] next I can't change [E] my mould [Bm7] no no [Dsus2] no no no [A] no
[E][Bm7][D][A] repeat [Outro - Cue from Guido as to the end] ... (It's just sex and violence, melody and silence) ... (I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down) ... (Been down) (Ever been down) ...
[End]
[Intro notes] E Bm7 Dsus2 A (Dsus2 = Dsus2/E) e|--0---------2-----0-------0-------| B|--0---0-----3-----3---3---2---2---| G|--1-1---1---2---2-2-2-----2-2-----| D|--2---------4-4---0-------2-------| x4 A|--2---------2-----0-------0-------| E|--0---------x-----0-------x-------|
[Chordal Riff] 0x999x 0x9912x 0x999x Bm7 at 7th 7977107 797777 7977107 D at 10th 10-12-12-11-10-10 10-12-12-11-10-X 10-12-12-11-10-10A at 9th x09109 x0910x (mute high D) x09109
2 Chords to start E to Bm7 - 999 7710 - then play the individual notes - when full drums come in play chord version Go back to string riff before next verse
E to Bm7 x 2 - 0x999x xx7710x - Just bass drum Then individual notes x 2 B - 9 12 9 10 7 10 E 10 B 10 E 10 - E 9 B 10 E 9 (play snare to come in) Then snare on 4 and bring in chordal riff x 4
