[Intro - Muted - no drums - Need octave up pedal for this] [G]
[Verse 1 - Octaver] I stay out too [Am] late Got nothing in my [C] brain That's what people [G] say, mmm That's what people [G] say, mmm I go on too many [Am] dates But I can't make 'em [C] stay At least that's what people [G] say, mmm That's what people [G] say, mmm
[Pre-Chorus 1 - Octaver] But I keep [Am] cruisin' Can't stop won't stop [C] moving It's like I got this [G] music in my mind Saying [G] it's gonna be alright
[Chorus] Cause the [Am] players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off
[Verse 2 - Drums stop - string slaps] I never miss a [Am*] beat I'm lightening on my [C*] feet And that's what they dont' [G] see, mmm That's what they dont' see, mmm I'm dancing on my [Am] own (dancing on my own) I'll make the moves up as I [C] go (moves up as I go) And that's what they don't [G] know, mmm That's what they don't know, mmm
[Pre-Chorus 2 - Drums back in] But I keep [Am] cruisin' Can't stop won't stop [C] groovin' It's like I got this [G] music in my mind Saying [G*/mute] it's gonna be alright
[Chorus] Cause the [Am] players gonna play, play, play, play, play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, I shake it off (oooh oooh oooh oooh)
[Post-Chorus] [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I shake it off, I shake it off
[Interlude - No chords - just drums] Hey, hey, hey, just think While you've been gettin' down and out About the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world You could've been gettin' down to this sick beat
[Bridge] [Am] My ex man brought his [C] new girlfriend She's like " [G] Oh my God" [G] I 'm just gonna shake it To the [Am] fella over there with the [C] hella good hair Won't you [G] come on over baby we could [G] shake shake shake
[Chorus] Ye--ah ohhh! Cause the [Am] players gonna play play play play play And the [C] haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate hate baby [G] I'm just gonna shake shake shake Shake it off, shake it off Heart [Am] breakers gonna break, break, break, break, break And the [C] fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake baby [G] I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake Shake it off, shake it off (oooh oooh oooh oooh)
[Post-Chorus] [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off [Am] Shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [C] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off, I I I [G] shake it off, I shake it off
[Intro - BPM 120 - Capo on 2 for original key - Nick - just play on choruses and do fills and riffs other times] Em7 to Em6 - 4 bars (022030 022020) - 2 times phrase Rhythm - strum up and down - 2 on beat, then 2 off beat x x Em7 x - Em6 x x x - x Em7 x Em6 - x x x x B x S --x---B---x S Then repeat - Em7 to Em6 - 4 bars with drums (slap snare)
[Verse 1 - 17 bars - start counting on B7 as first bar - Slap snare] (Este comes in on 3 of final 4th bar) [Em] Este amor llega (Start of next group of 4 bars - each line is one bar) [B7] asi esta ma [Em] nera .... [Em] .....No tiene la [B7] culpa ..................... [B7] Caballo le ven sabana [B7] Porque muy depreciado, Por e so [B7] oooo no te per [Em] don de llorar ........ (Este bit next)
[Verse 2 - Slap snare] [Em] Este amor llega (Start of next group of 4 bars) [B7] asi esta ma [Em] nera [Em] .....No tiene la [B7] culpa ..................... [B7] Amor de compra y venta [B7] Amor del mes pasado [B7] Bembele, bembele, bembele [B7] Bem, bembele, bembele 1 bar body of guitar fill - 4 sextuplets fill or count to 5 straight roll - finish on 5 [Stop]
[Chorus - Full drums] Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si
[Verse 3] No tiene pardon de [Am7] dios Tu eres mi [D7] vida, la fortuna del des [Gmaj7] tin Pero el des [C] tino te ha desamp [Am] arado Lo mismo yo que a [B7] yer Lo mismo soy [Em] yo No te encuentro a l [Am7] abandon Es impo [D7] sible no te encuentro de ve [Gmaj7] rdad Por eso un [C] dia no cuentro si de [Am] nada Lo mismo you que [B7] ayer Yo pienso en [Em] ti (Count 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1) [Stop]
[Chorus] Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si
[Solo - ] (Am Em) x 7 Final figure Em Em - end on 8th XxxXxxX Do random pulloff for fun with LH whilst playing rhythm with right B - 5p3p0 Play snare on strings with heel so mutes the lower notes as well
[Chorus] Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a (straight to percussion break - keep bass drum going)
[Percussion Break - Em7 to Em6 phrase x 4 with fast tapping on body] (or just play bass drum constantly and solo over the top)
[Chorus] Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier vivir a [Em] si Bambo [Em] leo, bambo [Am] lea Porque mi [B7] vida, yo la prefier (Count 1 2 3 4) [Stop]
[Outro] Vivir a [Em] si Em Am Em Am Em (final phrase XxxX xXxX X)
[Additional notes] 1 bar in - Bridge - Am7 is on 3 of 2nd bar - loads of this almost like groups of 2/4 and 4/4 which overall add up to 4/4 - this conceptually may be the best approach - for now just follow Guido