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Steve Winwood-Higher Love - sr - 0

[Intro Verse - just bass drum - BPM 99]
Think about [A] it, [E] there must [D] be higher [E] love 
[D] Down in the [A] heart or hidden [F#m] in the stars a- [E] bove
With [A] out it, [E] life is a [D] wasted time [E] 
[D] Look inside [A] your heart, I'll [E] look inside [B] mine 

(Drums pattern is B B B S - first half - B S B S second half of each line) 
[B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere 
[B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? 
[B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see 
[B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be 
 
[Chorus 1 - Full drums in] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] 
(C#m x C#m7 C#m horn phrase - come in late to A on next line)
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
 
[Verse2] 
Worlds are [A] turning [E] and we're [D] just hanging [E] on 
[D] Facing our [A] fear and standing [F#m] out there a [E] lone
[A] yearning [E] , and it's [D] real to me [E] 
[D] There must be [A] someone who's [E] feeling for [B] me 

(Normal drums now)
[B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere 
[B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? 
[B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see 
[B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be 

[Chorus 1] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?

[Chorus 2]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] I could
[A] rise [E] above on a [C#m] higher [B] love

[Bridge - Just bass drum for this?]
[A] I [B] will [C#m] wait for it [B] [A] 
[B] I'm [C#m] not too late [B] for [A] it 
[A] Un- [B] til [C#m] then, I'll 
[B] sing my [A] song 
[B] To [C#m] cheer the [B] night a- [A] long

[Vamp]
(Hammering on B/Db to C#m7 - with just bass drum)
Bring it 
C#m7xxx C#m7xxx B/DbxxC#m7 xxxx C#m7xxx C#m7xxx xxxx xxxx X 2

[Bridge 2?]
[B] I could light the night up with my soul on fire 
[B] I could make the sun shine from [A] pure desire 
[A] Let me [C#m] feel that [D] love come over [A] me 
[C#m] Let me [A] feel how [E] strong it could [B] be 
 
[Vamp on B ringing]
Oh oh oh

{Female vocals, only with drums - hands as per start of supersition
when time to get hands back for chords play final snare figure with r/h} 
(Bring me a higher love) 
(Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me 
(Bring me a higher love) Oh______ 
(Bring me a higher love) Oh (bring chords back in [B] [C#m])
 
[Chorus 1 - Chords]
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] 
[A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B] [C#m] What's that
[A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
 
[Finish on E]

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her
[G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a 
[E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never 
[G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an
[E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Chorus]
[C] And when she [Am] knows what
She [Dm] wants from her [G] time
[C] And when she [Am] wakes up
And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind
[A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse] 
[E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her 
[G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her
[E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her 
[G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E] Uptown girl .....  [F#m] You know I can't afford to 
[G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my  
[E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of 
[G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win

[Chorus]
[C] And when she's [Am] walking
She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine
[C] And when she's [Am] talking
She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine
[A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough
[D] Just because
[B] I'm in love with an

[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4]
(just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate)
[E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her 
[G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with 
[E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a 
[G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[Verse]
[E]Uptown girl [F#m]  
She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ....... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love with an 
[E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown 
[G#m] girl ......... You 
[A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)            

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