[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
[Drums] 8 bars - just bass drum 8 bars - bring in more hihat
[Chorus - Full drum] Lost in music x 2
[Verse] Have you ever seen
[Chorus - Bass drum only - more hihat second time - complex rhythm] Lost in music x 2
[Verse] Mhym in spite of that
[Chorus - Just bass drum] Lost in music x 2
[Repeat until end of time - with fuller drums]
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[Guitar] [Intro] C Dm7 C G C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C C Dm7 C G C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
[Verse 1] Dm7 C G Have you ever seen some people lose ev'rything? Bbmaj7 C Dm7 First to go is their mind. Dm7 C G Responsibility to me is a tragedy. Bbmaj7 C Dm7 I'll get a job some other time. uhuh Dm7 C G I want to join a band and play in front of crazy fans. Bbmaj7 C Dm7 Yes I call that temptation. Dm7 C G Give me a melody. That's all that I ever need. Bbmaj7 C Dm7 The music is my salvation.
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
[Verse 2] Dm7 C G mmhmm in the spotlight the band plays so very tight Bbmaj7 C Dm7 Each and every night. uhuh Dm7 C G It's not vanity. To me it's my sanity. Bbmaj7 C Dm7 I could never survive. Dm7 C G Some people ask of me: 'What are you gonna be?' Bbmaj7 C Dm7 Why don't you go get a job? ah-ah Dm7 C G All that I can say: 'I won't give up my music' Bbmaj7 C Dm7 Not me, not now, no way, no how.
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
[Chorus] C Dm7 C G We're lost in music; caught in a trap. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C No turning back. We're lost in music. C Dm7 C G We're lost in music. Feel so alive. C Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 C I quit my nine-to-five. We're lost in music.
