[Keyboard Intro - Capo 2 - Start melody is root note - in this case G - Capo 6 for original] (Random percussion - then full drums with Wooooh)
[C][C][Am] ([F]([F][G])) - 8 bars (each chord outside of curved brackets = 2 bars) ([C] ([C] x x ([C][G]))) - 2 bars
[Verse 1 - Melody starts on open G string - root note of G chord] [G] Clocks strikes upon the hour, and the [Am] sun begins to fade, [G] still enough time to figure out how to [Am] chase my blues away. [F] I've done alright [G] up 'til now, it's the [C] light of day that [F] shows me how, and [F] when the [C] night [G/A] falls, loneliness calls [F][F][F][F] .. [G][G]
[Chorus] [C] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, [C] I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Am] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [F] with some [Dm] body who [G] loves me. [C] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Am] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [F] with some [Dm] body who [G]loves me. [C]
[Vamp - C9 riff to G] [C][C][C][C] [C][C9][C][C] - [C][G]
[Verse 2] [G] I've been in love and lost my senses, [Am] spinning through the town, [G] soon or later the fever ends, and I [Am] wind up feeling down. [F] I need a man who'll [G] take a chance, on a [C] love that burns hot [F] enough to last. and [F] when the [C] night [G/A] falls, loneliness calls [F][F][F][F] .. [G][G]
[Chorus] [C] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, [C] I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Am] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [F] with some [Dm] body who [G] loves me. [C] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Am] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [F] with some [Dm] body who [G]loves me. [C]
[Bridge] [Am] Somebody who , somebody who, [G] somebody to love me, [Am] Somebody who , somebody who, [G] to hold me in his arms, oh! I [F] need a man who'll take a [G] chance, on a [C] love that burns hot [F] enough to last so [F] when the [C] night [G/A] falls, my lonely heart calls [F][F/E][F][F/E][G]
[KEY CHANGE - Chorus] [D] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, [D] I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Bm] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [G] with some [Em] body who [A] loves me. [D] Oh! I wanna dance with somebody, [D] I wanna feel the heat with somebody. [Bm] Yeah! I wanna dance with somebody, [G] with some [Em] body who [A] loves me. [D]
[Interlude] x4 [D] oh oh oh oh dance (Dance)
[Bridge - Just strum chords fast same pattern as vocals on first line of each 3] [D] Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance? Don't you wanna dance? (Dance) [D] Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance? Don't you wanna dance? (Dance) [Bm] Don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance...(Dance) Uh-huh (slow down to stop) [G] With some[Em] body who [A] loves me [D] (stop)
[End] [Keyboard Intro] [C][C][Am] E 0--03-------0--0------0-0-------0--03-------0--0------0-0-------0--03-------0--0------0-0--- B 1--11-------1---3-1------3-1----1--11-------1---3-1------3-1----1-----------1---3-1------3-1 G 0--00-------0-------------------0--00-------0-------------------2-----------2--------------- D 2--22-------2-------------------2--22-------2-------------------2-----------2--------------- A 3--33-------3-------------------3--33-------3-------------------0-----------0--------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S
(as long as you love melody) [F][F9][G][C][C][C9][C][G] E 1--33-----------0---0--3---00--0--03-----------0-----0-----0-3-- B 1---1-----------1-3-1--3---11--1--11-----------1-3-1-1-----1-3- G 2---2-----------2---2--0---00--0--00-----------0-----0-----0-0- D 3---x-----------3---3--0---22--2--22-----------2-----2-----2-0 A 3---3-----------x------x---33--3--33-----------3-----3-----3-2- E 1---1-----------x------3-------------------------------------3- B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---B---S---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
[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
[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)
