BPM 120 - just voice and chords [Chorus] [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me, [F] but I [C] won't feel [G] blue; [Dm] like I [Dm] always [G7] do .. 'cause [G] somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
[Verse] [C] I was sick and tired of [Em] everything, when I [Dm] called you last night from [G6] Glas [G] gow [C] All I do is eat and sleep and [Em] sing, wishing [Dm] every show was the [G6] last [G] show
[F] So imagine I was [C] glad to hear you're coming, [F] suddenly I feel all [C] right [F] And it's gonna be so [C] different, when I'm on the stage to [G7] night
[Chorus - TRY IMPLYING THE BACKING 'SOO PER PER MALE VOCALS' WITH GUITAR RHYTHM - xXXx] Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me, [F] shining [C] like the [G] sun, [Dm] smiling, having [G7] fun; [G] feeling like a number [C] one Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me, [F] but I [C] won't feel [G] blue, [Dm] like I always [G7] do ... 'cause [G] somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
[Intro music - C9, Asus2, Dsus2 and G9 at points] [C][Am][Dm][G7]
[Verse] [C] Facing twenty thousand of your [Em] friends, [Dm] how can anyone be so [G6]lone [G]ly? [C] Part of a success that never [Em]ends, [Dm] still I'm thinking about you [G6]on [G]ly (Still I'm thinking about you only) [F] There are moments when I [C]think I'm going crazy (Think I'm going crazy) [F] But it's gonna be al [C] right (You'll soon be changing everything) [F] Everything will be so [C] different When I'm on the stage to [G7] night
[Chorus] Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me, [F] shining [C] like the [G] sun, [Dm] smiling, having [G7] fun [G] feeling like a number [C] one Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me, [F] but I [C] won't feel [G] blue, [Dm] like I always [G7] do .. 'cause [G] somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you
[Verse] So I'll be [F] there when you ar [C] rive; the sight of [F] you will prove to [G] me I'm still [C] alive And when you [C] take me in your [F] arms, and hold me [Dm] tight ......... I [F] know it's gonna mean so much [G] tonight
[Chorus - Just bass drum and minimal chords] Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] lights are gonna find me [F] Shining [C] like the [G] sun [Dm] Smiling, having [G7] fun [G] Feeling like a number [C] one [Chorus - Full drums] Tonight the [C] Super [F] Trouper [C] beams are gonna blind me [F] But I [C] won't feel [G] blue [Dm] Like I always [G7] do 'Cause [G] somewhere in the crowd there's [C] you [Repeat Ad infinitum]
[Notes] [Intro Riff] Ch C Am E 0-0-1-3--------------------0-------- B 1-1-----3--3--1-(repeat)--1---0-0--- G 0-0----------------------2--------2- D 2----------------------------------- A 3-----------------------0----------- E X------------------------------
Ch Dm G E 5-----5----------3------------- B 6-6-8--5--5-6----0-0-1-3------- G 7------7--7-7----0-------2--2-0 D 7------7--7-7----0------------- A 5------5--5-5----X------------- E X----------------3-------------
[Verse - Full drums - Guitar staccato and muted] I went [A] searching for the [G] truth But in my [Em] innocence I [A] found All the [A] con men and their [G] acrobats Who [Em] stomped me in the [A] ground If I [A] count up their [G] percentages I [Em] know they're getting [A] rich But t [A] hey haven't taken [G] everything Those [Em] paybacks are a [A] bitch (Asus 2 figure)
[Prechorus - climb is A A/B C - chords more open] Though I've [C] lost quite a lot I am [G] still in control They can [C] keep what they've got But they [A] can't have my soul (stop)
[Chorus - 8th notes on strumming] And if [D] I don't [G] have this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer [D] I still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer (stop)
[Verse] What was [A] (back in) ripped off by [G] professionals Is [Em] not all that it [A] seems While I [A] must live up to [G] contracts I did [Em] not give up my [A] dreams (Asus 2 figure + drums stop) If I [A] see it as [G] experience It [Em] hasn't gone to [A] waste Lately [A] all the missing [G] pieces Have been [Em] falling into [A] place
[Prechorus - Climb up figure A A/B C] And if [C] I could go back and start [G] over somehow I would [C] not change that much Knowing [A] what I know now (stops)
[Chorus - 8th notes strumming] Thought there [D] have been [G] sins I [A] will [D] regret Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] don't have [G] all the [A] answers [Bm] yet But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[Solo 1] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A) A G Em A x 4 (play chords higher up to change) (stop)
[Verse] I'm a [A] mark for every [G] shyster From [Em] Topanga to [A] Berlin And I [A] should have learned to [G] kick them out As [Em] soon as they crawled [A] in So to [A] every bank in [G] Switzerland That [Em] stores my stolen [A] youth I'm a [A] lright because [G] despite the laws You [Em] cannot hide the [A] truth
[Prechorus] And [C] although you will say I am [G] still too naive Well I [C] have not lost faith In the [A] things I believe
[Chorus] And if [D] I don't [G] have a this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] still [G] getting [A] closer, [D] getting closer
[Solo 2] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)
[Outro] A G Em A x 4
[Solo 1 Phrase] E 3-3-3-------------------- B 3-3-3-------6---------- G -----5p3---5------------- D --------5s7--------------- A ----------------------- E -----------------------
