[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]
[Intro Arp intro - no drums] [Badd11-x24400][C#m7-046650][F#m7][Aadd9-x02200] x 2
[Verse 1 - Chords straight ish - no embellishments] [Badd11] I let go [C#m7] of everything I ever [F#m7] had [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause I couldn't [C#m7] give the love you des [F#m7] erved [Aadd9] [Badd11] By The [C#m7] |Gunner, you shouted, "Oh, my [F#m7] God" [Aadd9] [Badd11] It seemed [C#m7] churlish, but it's what I was [F#m7] owed, I supp [Aadd9] ose
[Badd11] Every [C#m7] flagstone of this town [F#m7] bears our [Aadd9] prints [Badd11] And all the [C#m7] bars round here serve my [F#m7] ghosts and [Aadd9] carcasses [Badd11] I wish I [C#m7] knew these things when I [F#m7] was young [Aadd9] [Badd11] 'Cause [C#m7] now I've just gone so [F#m7] numb [Aadd9]
[Chorus - Drums stop - 'strum then arps' figure] [Badd11] We [C#m7] take whatever we [Aadd9] can to get the reason [Badd11] back [C#m7] So please don't [Aadd9] rein me in
[Drums back - Put triplet strums on A in- Asus2 to A and the x07670 x07690 figure at end] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Verse 2 - Straight chords] [Badd11] There's nothing [C#m7] brave in walking a[F#m7]lone [Aadd9] [Badd11] Love in exile has nowhere to [C#m7]go, so come on [F#m7]home [Aadd9] [Badd11] Mmm, don't run a [C#m7] way from my [F#m7]tenderness [Aadd9] [Badd11] You're so afraid of that [C#m7] heart inside your [F#m7] chest [Aadd9] ... We were doing so well
[Badd11] well but you were scared to be [C#m7] held Took the easiest [F#m7] way out [Aadd9] ... I see the tears of [Badd11] man , too proud to reach for a [C#m7] hand Oh, let my love keep you [F#m7] safe now [Aadd9] so please don't
[Chorus - Full chords and embellishments] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9]
[Bridge - Keep embellishments - START LOOP] And [Badd11] I'm, [C#m7] I'm stood here [F#m7] chewing everybody's lugs [Aadd9] off (Ooh) [PLAY LOOP] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody how much [F#m7] I fucked it up [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) [C#m7] Telling everybody but you, [F#m7] how much I fucked it [Aadd9] up [Badd11][C#m7] slow [F#m7] down - [Aadd9] rein me in
[Instrumental - Solo] [Badd11][C#m7][F#m7][Add9]
[Chorus] [Badd11] (Ooh) Don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Badd11] (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] I'm [Badd11] working myself up to a [C#m7] nice, warm bliss (Ooh) All my [F#m7] memories of you ring like [Aadd9] tinnitus If I [Badd11] stop, it's just pain (Ooh) Please don't [C#m7] rein me [F#m7] in [Aadd9] [Repeat]