[Intro - BPM 135] Structure VC x 2 - Solo - VC x 2 - DGAD (De GAD - drummer) (Drums Flam B Flam B - 3&4&) [D][D][D] ([D][C#]) [Bm][Bm][Bm] ([Bm][C#]) (x2)
[Verse 1] [D] a teenage dream's so hard to beat [D][C#] [Bm] every time she walks down the street [Bm][C#] [D] another girl in the neighborhood [D][C#] [Bm] wish she was mine, she looks so good [Bm][A]
[Chorus] [G] I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight and [G#] get [A] teenage kicks right through the night
[Verse 2] [D] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [D][C#] [Bm] have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Bm][C#] [D] I need excitement, though I need it bad [D][C#] [Bm] and it's the best I've ever had [Bm][A]
[Chorus] [G] I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight and [G#] get [A] teenage kicks right through the night
[Verse 3] [D] a teenage dream's so hard to beat [D][C#] [Bm] every time she walks down the street [Bm][C#] [D] another girl in the neighborhood [D][C#] [Bm] wish she was mine, she looks so goo [Bm][A]
[Chorus] [G] I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight and [G#] get [A] teenage kicks right through the night
[Verse 4] [D] I'm gonna call her on the telephone [D][C#] [Bm] have her over 'cos I'm all alone [Bm][C#] [D] I need excitement, though I need it bad [D][C#] [Bm] and it's the best I've ever had [Bm][A]
[Chorus] [G] I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight and [G#] get [A] teenage kicks right through the night
[Intro - Dirty filthy shuffle for this] [Cadd9*][C] x3
[Verse 1 - for 'why do' emphasise low E then G of C chord] [C] Why do [Cadd9] birds suddenly ap [B7] pear Every [Bm] time you are [Em] near [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Verse 2] [C] Why do [Cadd9] stars fall down from the [B7] sky Every [Bm] time you walk [Em] by [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Chorus - C to C6 is like Status Quo - x355 x373] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] true [E7] So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue [upward strums of D - x-x-0-11-10-10 - x5777x]
[Verse 3] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you
[Instrumental - add capo at 1 if you want to do the key change] [C][C][C9] x - [C9][C][C9][C] - [B7] x x x - [Bm] x x x - [Em] x x x [C9] x [C] x - [C9] x [C] x (following keypart) - [Gmaj7] x [G] x
[Chorus] [C] On the [C6] day that [C] you were [C6] born, the [C] angels [C6] got to [C] gether [C6] And de [Bm] cided to create a dream come [E] tru [E7] e So they [C] sprinkled moondust [C6] in you hair And [Am] golden starlight [C6] in your eyes of [D] blue
[Verse 4] [C] That is [Cadd9] why, all the girls in [B7] town Follow [Bm] you, all a [Em] round [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be [Gmaj7] Close to [G] you [Pause] [C] Just like [Cadd9] me, [C] they long to [Cadd9] be ................ [Pause - THEN PLAY G BUT AS PER KEYBOARD INTRO WITH C9 pluck all strings to help high E rings out] [Gadd9][G] E -5-----3--5--7--5--3 B -0------------------ G -0------------------ D -0------------------ A -X------------------ E -3------------------ Close to you (end on Gadd9 with pause before outro)
[Outro] [C9] Why uh uh uh [C] ay [Gmaj7] Close to you (repeat to fade)
