[Intro - No drums - Capo 4 for original but don't bother for live - fast half time shuffle feel - odd bars added here or there so be aware] TO START FIRST NOTE IS G (PLAY X32013) - COUNT 1 2 3 4"All" "The" 1 "Single ladies" The first All is the final bass drum in this figure BxSB
[C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, Put your hands up,
[Verse - Extra half bar added - Slight bass drum] [C] Up in the club [C] We just broke up [C] Doing my own lil' thing
[C] Decided to dip (dip) [C] And now you wanna trip (trip) [C] 'Cause another brother noticed me
[C] I'm up on him (him) [F] He's up on me (me) [Am] Don't pay him any [F] attention [C] I've cried my tears (tears) [F] For three good years (years) [Am] You can't be mad [F] at me
[Chorus - Full drums] 'Cause if you [Dm] like it then you shoulda put a [G] ring on it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it Don't be [Dm] mad once you see that he [G] want it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh 'Cause if you [Dm] like it then you shoulda put a [G] ring on it If you l [Dm] ike it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it Don't be [Dm] mad once you see that [G] he want it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it.
[Verse] I got [C]gloss on my lips (lips) .. a [F]man on my hips (hips) .. Hold me [Am]tighter than my Dereon [F] Jeans
[C]Actin' up (up) ..  Got a [F]drink in my cup (cup) ..  [Am]I cant care less what you [F]think
I [C] need no permission [F]Did I mention?  I don't [Am]pay him any at [F] tention ..  You [C]had your turn (turn) ..  And [F]now you're gonna learn (learn) ..  What it [Am]really feels like to [F] miss me
[Chorus] 'Cause if you [Dm] like it then you shoulda put a [G] ring on it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it Don't be [Dm] mad once you see that [G] he want it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus] 'Cause if you [Dm] like it then you shoulda put a [G] ring on it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it Don't be [Dm] mad once you see that [G] he want it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh [C] Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Middle Eight] [Bb] Don't treat me to these [C] things of the world .. I'm [Bb] not that kind of girl .. Your [C] love is what I prefer, what I [Bb] deserve .. Here's a man that (same note-ish) [C] makes me then takes me and [Bb] delivers me to a destiny, to [A7] infinity and beyond [A7] Pull me into your arms (drops down here) [A7] Say I'm the one you want [A7] If you don't, you'll be alone (drums stop) [A7] And like a ghost I'll be gone (all the)
[Intro] [C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, all the single ladies...All the [C] single ladies, Put your hands up,
[Chorus] 'Cause if you [Dm] like it then you shoulda put a [G] ring on it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it Don't be [Dm] mad once you see that [G] he want it If you [Dm] like it than you shoulda put a [G] ring on it [Repeat]End with 'uh oh oh' on [C]
[Intro - Free time - no drums] [Dm] Life is a [C]mys- [Gm]ter- [Dm]y, everyone must [C]stand [Gm]a [Dm]lone ....I hear you [C/E]call [Gm/Bb - 653333]my [F/A]name [Bb]and it [F] feels [C] like....... [Dm] home
[Chorus - Drums - BPM 111] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] I hear your  [F] voice, .....[C] it's like an [Dm] angel sighing, [Bb] I have no [F] choice I hear your [C] voice, [C] feels like flying (C Cadd6 C Csus4) [Bb] ...I close my [F] eyes, .... [C] oh God I [Dm] think I'm falling, [Bb] out of the [F] sky I close my [C] eyes, [C] heaven help me (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb] there
[Verse - Drums stop] [Bb] Like a [F] child, [C] you whisper [Dm] softly to me, [Bb] you're in con [F] trol just like a [C] child, [C] now I'm dancing [Bb] It's like a [F] dream, [C] no end and [Dm] no beginning, [Bb] you're here with [F] me it's like a [C] dream [C] let the choir sing (C Cadd6 C7 Cadd6)
[Chorus - Drums in] [F] When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you
[F] there - When you [F] call my name [C] it's like a [C] little [Bb] prayer, I'm down [Bb] on my [F/A] knees, I wanna [F/A] take you [F] there ....In the [F] midnight [C] hour, I can [C] feel your [Bb] power, just [Bb] like a [F/A] prayer, you know I'll [F/A] take you [Bb]
[Bridge] [Dm][C/D - x5555x][Dm][C/D] there ah-ah---------ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro] [Dm] Life is a [C] mys- [Gm] ter- [Dm] y, everyone must [C] stand [Gm] a [Dm] lone ... I hear you [C/E] call [Gm/Bb] my [F/A] name, [Bb] and it [F] feels [C] like, [Dm] home Just like a prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to m [C/D] e, you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you seem [F/A] Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can take me [F] there
[Big Gospel bit] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]
[Outro] [Dm] Just like prayer, [C/D] your voice can take me there [Dm] Just like a muse to me, [C/D] you are a mystery, [Dm] just like a dream, [C/E] you are not [Gm/Bb] what you [F/A] seem ..Just [Bb] like a prayer, no [C] choice your voice can [C] take me [F] there
[F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm] [F] Just like a prayer, I'll [C] take you there, [Bb] it's like a [Bb] dream to [F/A] me [Dm]