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Bob Marley-Stir It Up - sr - 0

[Intro - pattern slightly swung - xx XX xx XX - No drums for first time round]
[Snare is just muted downstroke on strings - not slap or full snare]
[A] [A] [D] [E] x 3

[Chorus] 
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', 
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little 
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!

[Verse 1] 
It's been a [A] long, long time, yeah! 
(stir it, stir it, stir it together)
[D] Since I [E] got you on my 
[A] mind. (ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Oh- [E] oh!
[A] Now you are here (stir it, stir it, stir it together), I said,
[D] it's [A] so [E] clear
[A] To see what we could do, baby, 
(ooh-ooh-ooh- [D] ooh) Just me and [E] you.

[Chorus] 
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', 
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little 
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!

[Verse 2] 
[A] I'll push the wood (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
then I [D] blaze ya [E] fire;
[A] Then I'll satisfy your [D] heart's de [E] sire. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Said, I stir it every (stir it, stir it, stir it together),
[D] every [E] minute:
[A] All you got to do, baby, (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[D] Is keep it [E] in, eh!

[Chorus] 
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', 
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little 
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!

[Verse 3] 
[A] Quench me [D] when I'm [E] thirsty;
[A] Come on and cool me down, ba [D] by, [E] when I'm hot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[A] Your recipe is, - dar [D] lin' - is so [E] tasty,
[A] When you show and [D] stir your [E] pot. (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Chorus] 
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', 
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little 
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
 
[Solo] [A] [A] [D] [E] x as many times as necessary
 
[Chorus] 
[A] Stir it up; [D] little [E] darlin', 
[A] stir it up. Come on, [D] ba [E] by.
Come on and [A] stir it up: [D] little 
[E] darlin', [A] stir it up. [D] O- [E] oh!
[Repeat Chorus until natural end]

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Carpenters-We've Only Just Begun

[Intro - No drums - Just finger pick - 2 bars per chord] 
|Amaj7      |Dmaj7      |Amaj7       |Dmaj7        |

E -9----------12-9---9----------
B -9----10-10--------10--------------
G -9--11-------------11---------
D -X-----------------0-------
A -0--------------------------
E ----------------------------
  
[Verse 1 - Finger pick]
Amaj7                 Dmaj7           C#m7
    We've only just begun .........  to live,
F#m7                 Bm7
      White lace and promi...ses,
F#m7                            Bm7        E7sus4 
      A kiss for luck and we're on our waaaay.    (start to strum)
E7          Amaj7
( we only begun )

[Verse 2 - Drums in - Light snare sound based on downstroke on strings - not slap ]
Amaj7                  Dmaj7          C#m7
     Before the rising sun ........we fly,
F#m7          Bm7
      So many roads to choose,
F#m7                          Bm7           E7sus4 
     We start off walking and learn to ruuuuun,
    E7              
And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
             uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)

[CHORUS: - Hold most of F# when moving to Bmaj7 - only lift up fingers that need to]
F#         Bmaj7          F#        Bmaj7
Sharing horizons that are new to us,
F#           Bmaj7           F#   Bmaj7
Watching the signs along the way.   
(slide up first finger of Bb chord to right location for Ebmaj7 - x65333)
Bb         Ebmaj7          Bb       Ebmaj7
Talkin' it over, just the two of us,
Bb      Ebmaj7          E7sus4  
Working together day to day........
  E7
together..

[Verse 3 - Light drums again]
Amaj7                    Dmaj7    C#m7
    And when the evening comes we smile,
F#m7            Bm7
     So much of life a...head.
F#m7                                  Bm7    
    We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
E7                     
   And yes, we've just begun. (full drums)
             uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu
(1 bar each) Amaj7 - Dmaj7 - Amaj7 - (Dmaj7 E)
 
[CHORUS:] 
F#         Bmaj7          F#        Bmaj7
Sharing horizons that are new to us,
F#           Bmaj7           F#   Bmaj7
Watching the signs along the way.
Bb         Ebmaj7          Bb       Ebmaj7
Talkin' it over, just the two of us,
Bb      Ebmaj7          E7sus4  E7
Working together day to day...together..together
 
[Verse 4] 
Amaj7                    Dmaj7    C#m7
    And when the evening comes we smile,
F#m7              Bm7
       So much of life a...head.
F#m7                                   Bm7    
      We'll find a place where there's room to grow,
E7 
  And yes, we've just
  |Amaj7   |Dmaj7  |Amaj7   |Dmaj7   |C# . . . .
begun.

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