[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 - Just bass drum] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] Have you heard a- [D] bout the new dance [C] craze? [Am7] Listen to us, I'm [D] sure you'll be a- [C] mazed [Am7] Big fun to be [D] had by every- [C] one [Am7] It's up to you, it [D] surely can be [C] done [Am7] Young and old are [D] doing it, I'm [C] told [Am7] Just one try, and [D] you too will be [C] sold [Am7] It's called Le Freak! They're [D] doing it night and [C] day [Am7] Allow us, we'll [D] show you the way
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we're free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Solo - Full drums] [Am7] Now freak! -- [D] ------ [Am7] -------- [D] ------- [Am7] ---------- [D] ------- [Am7] ----------------- [D] ----- I said [Am7] freak!---- [D] -------- [Am7] -------- [D] ------------------------------------------ [Am7] Now freak!----- [D] ---------- [Am7] ------------ [D] -----------------------------------
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums?] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Outro] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
