[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]
Nick - Wahoos on the Amaj bit and double the wah wah wah bit - ham up [Intro - BPM 151 - Capo 1st fret]
[Verse] [Am] As I walk along, I [G] wonder what went wrong With [F] our love A love that was so [E7] strong. [Am] And as I still walk on, I [G] think of, the things We`ve done to [F] gether while our hearts were [E7] young.
[Chorus] [A] I`m walking in the rain [F#m] Tears are falling and I feel the pain [A] Wishing you were here by me [F#m] To end this misery.
I [A] wonder I wa-wa-wa-wa- [F#m] wonder? [A] Why? Wha, wha, wha, wha, [F#m] why, she ran away? And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay-yay My little [A] runaway [D] run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [E7]
[Interlude] [Am][G][F][E][E7] [Am][G][F][E][E7]
[Chorus] [A] I`m walking in the rain [F#m] Tears are falling and I feel the pain [A] Wishing you were here by me [F#m] To end this misery.
I [A] wonder I wa-wa-wa-wa- [F#m] wonder? [A] Why? Wha, wha, wha, wha, [F#m] why, she ran away? And I [D] wonder, where she will [E7] stay-yay My little [A] runaway [D] run, run, run, run, [A] runaway [E7]