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Cher-Turn Back Time - sr - 0

 [Intro - BPM 108 - No drums - chug chords - BE CAREFUL KEYCHANGE]
| B | B | (play sus4 as follows - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - (1)(2)3 4 - 1 2 3 4)

[Chorus - No drums - with E can play Emaj7 at points] 
If I could                                  
[B]turn back time .... If I could [E] find a way ....I'd take                                     
back [C#m] those words that hurt you and you'd stay [F#] (12341234)
  
[Verse 1 - Pattern with chords - first onbeat, next off - repeat]     
[F#] I don't know [B] why I did the [E]things I  [F#] did 
[F#] I don't know [B] why I said the [E]things I [F#] said
[F#] Love's like [B]a knife it can [E] cut deep insi [F#] ide 
(all straight on chords - drums in)
[F#] words are like [B]weapons, they [E]wound some(snare) [F#] times
  
[Pre-Chorus - E G# F# as one single phrase sort of - XxxX xXXx xxxx xxxx]   
[E] [G#m] [F#] I didn't really mean to [E] hurt you
[G#m] [F#] I didn't wanna see you go
[E]I know i made you cry, (drums in) [F#] but baby if I could
           
[Chorus - Full open downstrokes on chords]
turn [B] back time .... If I could [E] find a way....I'd take 
back[C#m]  those words that had hurt you and you'd [F#] stay 
(1 bar dropped) .. If I could 
[B] reach the stars I'd give them all [E] to you...Then you'd 
[C#m] love me, love me, love me like used to (drums stop)
(rhythm of next chords F#xxB xxxx ExxF# xxxx )
do [F#]xx[B] xxxx [E] If I [F#] could turn back 

[Verse 2 - Light drums] 
[F#] My world was [B] shattered I was [E] torn a [F#] part                                  
[F#] Like someone [B] took a knife and drove it [E] deep in my [F#] heart    
[F#]  You walk out that [B] door I swore that [E] i didn't [F#] care but I  
(full drums in)                   
[F#] lost every [B] thing darling [E] then and [F#] there (1234)
 
[Pre-Chorus]
[E] [G#m] [F#] Too strong to tell you I was 
[E] sorry [G#m] [F#] Too proud to tell you I was wrong
[E] And I know that I was blind [F#] and darling If I could
      
[Chorus]
turn [B] back time .... If I could [E] find a way....I'd take 
back[C#m]  those words that had hurt you and you'd [F#] stay
(1 bar dropped) .. If I could 
[B] reach the stars I'd give them all [E] to you...Then you'd 
[C#m] love me, love me, love me like you used to [F#] do 
aaaaaaah (drums stop) (12341234)

[Ending to avoid complexity and key change]
Repeat chorus then 
[F#] [B] [E] If I could[F#] turn back 
[B] Time

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[Bridge - just bass drum]
[F#] [B] [E] If I could[F#] turn back 
[F#] time .[B]...... (turn back [E] time) If I could[F#] turn back 
[F#] time .[B]...... (turn back [E] time) If I could[F#] turn back 
[F#] time .[B]...... [E] oh  [F#] babe

[Big riff - all hits with snare] beh [F#] x x [B] - x x x [E] - [E] x [F#] [F#] - x x x x 
 
[Pre-Chorus - Drums fully in]
[E] [G#m] [F#] I didn't really mean to [E] hurt you
[G#m] [F#] I didn't wanna see you go
[E]I know i made you cry, [F#] but baby if I could 

[Chorus - Get ready for key change]
[B] turn back time ... If I could [E] find a way,
I'd take [C#m] back those words that hurt you (2 bars dropped)                    
If I could [D] reach the stars I'd give them [G] all to you Then you'd 
[Em] love me, love me, love me like you used to [A] do
(previous dropped bar stays - 'If' comes in on 3rd beat of 1st bar - bass drum) 
If I could turn back time ......
[D] turn back time If I could [G] find a way
Then [Em] maybe maybe maybe you'd [A] stay
[End on D]

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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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