[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 - Just bass drum] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] Have you heard a- [D] bout the new dance [C] craze? [Am7] Listen to us, I'm [D] sure you'll be a- [C] mazed [Am7] Big fun to be [D] had by every- [C] one [Am7] It's up to you, it [D] surely can be [C] done [Am7] Young and old are [D] doing it, I'm [C] told [Am7] Just one try, and [D] you too will be [C] sold [Am7] It's called Le Freak! They're [D] doing it night and [C] day [Am7] Allow us, we'll [D] show you the way
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we're free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Solo - Full drums] [Am7] Now freak! -- [D] ------ [Am7] -------- [D] ------- [Am7] ---------- [D] ------- [Am7] ----------------- [D] ----- I said [Am7] freak!---- [D] -------- [Am7] -------- [D] ------------------------------------------ [Am7] Now freak!----- [D] ---------- [Am7] ------------ [D] -----------------------------------
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums?] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Outro] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
