[Guitar parts] [Intro riff] - 16th note strum slightly muted Perhaps just down strokes to emphasise melody - will see) ---C---Fs2-Am--G E (8)-(8)-(8)-(7)----- B -8---8---8---8----- G -9---10--9---7-----emphasise these notes D -10--10--10--9----- A -10--8---10--10---- E -8---x---8---x----- Tempted to play Am as C as seems to follow the riff better
[Verse riff] - play chords so they follow the bass line play Gsus4 so the C still drones in background as per guitar on original C/E Fsus2 Am Gsus4 E -0--1--5--3- B -1--1--5--3- G -0--2--5--5- D -2--3--7--5- A -3--3--7--5- E -0--1--5--3- Mute - emphasis on bass 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 C-C-C-F---------------AmAmAm--G---G-- 'Born to get together' bit slight variation 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 C-C-C-F---------------AmAmAm----G-G-G [pause]
[Prechorus - Riff] - "She took my arm or Deep in my mind.." - chords as per verse 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 --x-x-x---x-----------x-x-x---x-x-x-x --C/E-----F-----------Am------G------
[Chorus] - fast strumming - loud with stacatto on Shut up and dance ---C---F---Am--Gsus4 E -8---8---0---3 B -8---8---1---1 (keep holding 1 going from Am to G) G -9---10--2---0 D -10--10--2---0 A -10--8---0---x E -8---x---x---3-----
F is what you play before the keyboard solo
[Intro] C Fsus2 Am G
[Chorus - bass on all quarter notes - no snare - with intro riff] Oh don't you da [C] re look ba [F] ck Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] (Snare figure - 8th notes to build) Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Break] C Fsus2 Am Gsus4
[Verse - bass on all quarter notes - no snare] We were v [C] ictims o [F] f the night [Am] The ch [G] emical, p [C] hysical, kr [F] yptonite [Am] Hel [G] pless to the ba [C] ss and f [F] aded ligh [Am] O [G] h we were bo [C] rn to get toge [F] ther, Born [Am] to get to [G] gether.
[Pre Chorus - bass drum now on 1 and 3 with snare] She to [C] ok my a [F] rm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. (Final G - build with 8th notes before going to 16th in chorus) We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G] d
[Chorus - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you da [C] re look ba [F] ck Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Break] C Fsus2 Am Gsus4
[Verse] A backless dr [C] ess and some bea [F] t up sneak [Am] s, My dis [G] cotheque, Ju [C] liet te [F] enage dre [Am] am. I fe [G] lt it in my ch [C] est as she lo [F] oked at me [Am] . [G] I knew we were bo [C] rn to be tog [F] ether, Bor [Am] n to be tog [G] ether
[Pre Chorus] She to [C] ok my a [F] rm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G] d
[Chorus - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you [C] dare look [F] back Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[F] for 2 bars into solo Oh come on girl
[Solo - progression x 4] C (CaddG on high E) Fmaj7 Am G (G7 to G6 to G5 then C) (x4) Ending rhythm is CCxFFxAmAmxGGG
[Pre-Chorus - twice] Dee [C] p in he [F] r eyes, I think i see [Am] the fut [G] ure. I rea [C] lize th [F] is is my last ch [G] ance. She [C] took m [F] y arm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G]
[Intro riff]
[Chorus - Quiet - Just bass drum, no snare] Oh don't you [C] dare look [F] back Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] (start to play snare figure on 8th notes to lift) She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [C] and (no G) dance! [Chorus - Loud - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you d [C] are look b [F] ack Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F]
Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Outro] O [C] h oh o [F] h shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] O [C] h oh o [F] h shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C]
[Ending] CCxFFxAmAmxGGG
[Additional notes]
[Structure] Intro (1 x chords), Chorus, Break, Verse 1 (victims), Pre+Chorus, Break, Verse 2 (backless dress), Pre+Chorus, Solo, Verse 3 (deep in her eyes), Quiet Chorus, Loud Chorus, the ooh ooh shut up and dance x 2
1st verse no snare - just bass drum - just try to follow bass - E - 1 0 55 3 Then pre chorus - put snare in but no sub divisions Then full chorus - sub divisions Play the arp C 877 to Csus4 977 back to 877 then down to 677 Heavy bass riff - play barre chords for all but C (Gsus4 as well so C note drones) - C F at 1, Am at 5, G at 3 Then normal more open chords for Chorus early from G to F for 4 bars before solo then back in with 'deep in her eyes' for solo Am to Fmaj7/A then Am to G - do this times then normal chords punctuated for end muted u2 bit you can play Csus4 at 7th fret to C then play Gsus4 at 10 12 12 13 or at 3rd fret then 'shut up and dance' come back in is Am G BPM 128 - Chords C F Am G for all of this, only in the prechorus is the Am dropped (we took the floor and she said)
[Verse 1 - Capo at 2 for original - Light drums] [C][C/E] When your legs don't work like they used [F] to before [G] [C][C/E] And I can't sweep you off of your feet [F][G] [C][C/E] Will your mouth still remember the [F] taste of my love [G] [C][C/E] Will your eyes still smile [F] from your cheeks [G]
And darling [C]I ... [C/E]will be loving you [F][G]till we're seventy [C][C/E][F][G] And baby my [C][C/E]heart could-still-fall-as [F][G]hard at twenty three [C][C/E][F] And I'm thinking [G]bout how
[Pre-Chorus 1] [Dm] People fall in love in myst [G] erious [C] ways [Dm]Maybe just the touch of a hand [G] Well [Dm] me I fall in love with you [G] every single [Am]day And [Dm]I just wanna tell you I am [G] (1234-stop) So honey now
[Chorus] [C] ah ah ow[C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F]out out out [G]loud And maybe [Am]we [G]found [F]love [C/E]right [Dm]where [G]we [C]are
[Verse 2] [C][C/E] And when my hair's all but gone and my [F] memory fades [G] [C][C/E] And the crowds don't remember my [F] name [G] [C][C/E] When my ha ah ah ands don't [F] play the strings the same way [G] [C][C/E] I know you will still love me the same [F][G]
Cause honey [C] your [C/E]soul could never [F] grow old[G] it's evergreen [C][C/E][F][G] And-baby-your [C][C/E]smile's forever-in [F] my [G]mind and memo[C]ry [C/E] [F] And I'm thinking [G]bout how
[Pre-Chorus 2] [Dm] People fall in love in mys [G] terious [C] ways [Dm] And maybe it's all part of a [G] plan Well I [Dm] 'll just keep on making the [G] same mi [Am]stake [Dm] Hoping that you'll under [G] stand (stop?) That baby now..
[Chorus] [C] ow ow [C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F] out [G] loud
[Interlude] That baby [Am]we [G]found [F]love [C/E]right [Dm]where [G]we [C]are
[Instrumental] [C][C/E][F][G] x 4
[Chorus] So baby now [C] ow ow [C/E] [F][G] Take me into your loving [C] arms [C/E] [F][G] Kiss me under the light of a [C] thousand [C/E] stars (oh darling) [F][G] Place your head on my beating [C] heart [C/E] I'm thinking [F] out [G] loud
[Outro] That maybe (lower bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are Baby (higher bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are and (lower bit) [Am] we [G] found [F]love [C/E] right [Dm] where [G] we [C] are