[Intro - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one] E ---0------------ G ---77-53-5-55-35-7 B ---77-54-5-55-45-7 D ---0------------- Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0--------- G -77-53-1-11 B -77-54-2-22 D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX] [Verse] Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse] Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7] Well, you [G7] started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man [D] And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say, (stop and just snare) [D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming] [D]
[Verse] [D] Trying to make some sense of it all But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor 'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel] [D][D][G7][D] [A][C][G][D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting D G D A C G D End on D5 E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15 B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14 D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0 A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5---------------------- E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7] Well, you [G7] started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man [D] And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say, (stop and just snare) [D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse] Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you. Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you, [D] Stuck in the middle with you. Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending] [D][D]
[Notes] Simulate slide part E -----------5----------- B 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- G 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- D 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- A 5-5-5h7-5h7--------------- E -----------------------
[Intro - BPM 156 - v1 - 2, v2 - 35] To [F] night I'm gonna have my [Am] self real [Dm] good time, I feel a [Gm E - 5 6 bass run] li i i [C] ive And the [F] world, I'll [F7] turn it inside [Bb] out yeah, I'm [Gm7] floating around in [D7] ecstasy So [Gm] don't [F] stop [C] me [Gm] now, [Gm] don't [F] stop [C] me cause I'm [Gm] having a [F/G] good [Gm7] time, [C - x32010] having a [Dm7/C - x30211] good [C7 - x32310] (snare) time
[Verse 1] I'm a [F] shooting star leaping through the [Am] sky, like a [Dm] tiger Defying the [Gm] laws of gravi [C] ty ..... I'm a [F] racing car passing [Am] by, like Lady Go [Dm] diva ..I'm gonna [Gm] go, go, go, [C] there's no stopping [F] me
I'm [F7] burning through the [Bb] sky yeah, two [Gm7] hundred degrees That's why they [D7] call me Mr. Fahren [Gm] heit I'm [D7] travelling at the speed of [Gm] light I wanna make a [Gm7] super [F/A] sonic [Bb] man out [IGNORE - Bdim] of [C] you
[Chorus] [F] Don't [Gm] stop [Am] me [Dm] now, I'm having such a [Gm7] good time I'm [C] having a ball [F] Don't [Gm] stop [Am] me [Dm] now, if you wanna have a [Gm7] good time just [D7] give me a call [Gm] Don't [F] stop [C] me, cause [Gm] I'm having a good [Gm7] time [Gm] Don't [F] stop [C] me, yes [Gm] I'm having a good time ..I [C] don't wanna stop at a [Ab6/Bb - x11111] all
[Verse 2] I'm a [F] rocket ship on my way to [Am] Mars, on a co [Dm] llision course I'm a [Gm] satellite, [C] I'm out of control I'm a [F] sex machine ready to re [Am] load, like an [Dm] atom bomb About to [Gm] oh, [F/G] oh, [Gm7] oh, [C] oh, [Dm7/C] oh [C7] ex [F] plode
I'm [F7] burning through the [Bb] sky yeah, two [Gm7] hundred degrees That's why they [D7] call me Mr. Fahren [Gm] heit I'm [D7] travelling at the speed of [Gm] light I wanna make a [Gm7] super [F/A] sonic [Bb] woman [IGNORE - Bdim] of [C] you
[Bridge - perhaps play C maj and play 4 3 1 on B string to follow 'ooh ooh ooh bit'] N.C. Don't stop me, don't stop me, don't stop me (hey, hey, hey) Don't stop me, don't stop me (ooh, ooh, ooh) Don't stop me, don't stop me (have a good time, good time) Don't stop me, don't stop me (woooaaaawwwww)
[Solo] (Same chords as verse) [F][Am][Dm] [Gm E - 5 6 bass run][C] [F][Am][Dm] [Gm][F/G][Gm7][C][Dm7/C][C7][F]
[Bridge] I'm [F7] burning through the [Bb] sky yeah, two [Gm7] hundred degrees That's why they [D7] call me Mr. Fahren [Gm] heit I'm [D7] travelling at the speed of [Gm] light I wanna make a [Gm7] super [F/A] sonic [Bb] man out [IGNORE - Bdim] of [C] you
[Chorus] [F] Don't [Gm] stop [Am] me [Dm] now, I'm having such a [Gm7] good time I'm [C] having a ball [F] Don't [Gm] stop [Am] me [Dm] now, if you wanna have a [Gm7] good time just [D7] give me a call [Gm] Don't [F] stop [C] me, cause [Gm] I'm having a good [Gm7] time [Gm] Don't [F] stop [C] me, yes [Gm] I'm having a good time I [C] don't wanna stop at a [Ab6/Bb - x11111] all (drums stop - la da dah etc)
(fade out with verse chords) [F][Am][Dm] - [Gm][C] [F][F7][Bb] - [Gm][D7]
