[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]
[Verse] On a [Gm] cobweb [F] afternoon In a [Dm7] room full of [Eb] emptiness By a [Gm] freeway [F] I confess I [Dm7] was lost in the [Eb] pages [Gm] Of a book [F] full of death [Dm7] Reading how we'll [Eb] die alone [Gm] And if we're good [F] we'll lay to rest [Dm7] Anywhere [Eb] we wanna go
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb] I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone
[Instrumental] [Gm][F][Dm7][Eb]
[Verse] On my [Gm] deathbed [F] I will pray To [Dm7] the gods and the [Eb] angels Like a [Gm] pagan to [F] anyone Who [Dm7] will take me to [Eb]heaven [Gm] To a place [F] I recall [Dm7] I was there so [Eb] long ago The [Gm] sky was bruised The [F] wine was bled And [Dm7] there you led me [Eb] on
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb]I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone [D]Alone
[Solo - Same chords as Chorus]
[Bridge] [Eb] And on I [Bb] read [D] Until the day was [Eb] gone And I [D#m] sat in [C] regret Of [D] all the things [Gm] I've done For [Eb] all that I've [Bb] blessed And [D] all that I've [Eb] wronged In [D#m] dreams until my [C] death I will [D] wander on
[Chorus] [Gm]In your [Bb] house [F] I long to [Gm] be [Gm]Room by [Bb] room [F] patient [Gm] ly [Eb]I'll wait for [Gm] you there [F]Like a [Gm] stone [Eb]I'll wait for you [Gm] there [D]Alone [D]Alone
