[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
On acoustic how riff for E and G could work DURING VERSE YOU CAN PLUCK LOW E AS WELL AS NOT PLAYING SNARE ON EACH 1/4 NOTE Ch E E -------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------8- G 2h4p0-------------every 2nd time----7- D -----2---0--2-----------------------6- A -----2---0--2-----------------------7- E (0)--0---0--0------------------------- Dr S S
Ch G - Pluck bass note with thumb and treble line with first finger E --------------- B --------------------------- G 5h7p5p3------------------------ D -------5---3--5----------------- A -------5---3--5----------------- E 3------3---3--3---------------33-22-11-22-33 Dr S S
[Intro - BPM 129 - E Riff with drums snare on each beat] x16
[Verse - Drums straight now - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] [E] I was born long ago [E] I am the chosen, I'm the one [E] I have come to save the day [E] And I won't leave until I'm done [G] So, that's why you've got to try [G] You got to breath and have some fun [Riff at end - 33x22x11x22x33x - Play double snares on each fretted not SSxSSxSSxSSxSS)] [E] Though I'm not paid, I play this game [E] And I won't stop until I'm done
[Chorus] [G(xxx430)] But what I [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes) [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [E][E][G][E] [G(xxx430)] And I got to, [A(x0x220)] got to know
[Riff with drums - snare on all to start then straight] x8
[Verse - no Hendrix chords whilst playing] [E] I don't know why we always cry [E] This we must leave and get undone [E] We must engage and rearrange [E] And turn this planet back to one [G] So, tell me why we got to die [G] And kill each other one by one [E] We've got to hurt and rub a dub [E] We've got to dance and be in love
[Chorus] [G(xxx430)] But what I [A(x0x220)] really want to know is (E D and G riff - see notes) [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [G(xxx430)] And I got to [A(x0x220)] got to know (hold)
[Riff Vamp with solo halfway through]
[E][D][A] x12 E ------------------- B -9---7--7--5-7-5--- G -9---7--7--6-6-6--- D -9---7--7--7-7-7--- A -7---7--7--0-0-0--- E -------------------
[Outro] [E][D][E] Are you gonna go my way? [E][D][E] G(xxx430) A(x0x220) And I got to got to know
E D and G riff E ------------------------- B --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ G --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ D --9-9-7-9--9-9-12-9------ A --7-7-7-7---------------- E --(0)ring to fatten sound
