[Intro - Muted - no drums - Need octave up pedal for this] [G]
[Verse 1 - Octavern- STARTING NOTE FOR VOCALS IS ACTUALLY D THEN SETTLES ON B] [YOU COULD CMAJ7 AND ASUS2 TO HELP] 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 - No drums - Starts with bass] [D] Xxx Xxx Xxx xxX - xxX xxX xxX XxX - twice
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[Verse 1- Full drums] Better stop[F#m] dreaming of a quiet life, ´Cause it´s the one we'll [Em] never know And quit[F#m] running for that runaway bus `Cause those rosy days [Em] are few And stop[G] apologizing, For the things[F#m] you´vre never done ´Causet Time is [A] short and life is cruel [A] But it´s up to us to change This town called Malice [D]
[Intro riff] x 2 [D]
[Verse 2] [F#m] Rows and rows of disused milk Floats stand dying in [Em] the dairy yard And a hundred [F#m] lonely house wifes Clutch empty milk bott [Em] les to their hearts Hang [G] ing out their old love letters [F#m] On the lines to dry It´s enough [A] to make you stop believing [A] When tears come fast and furious [A] In this town called Malice
[Intro riff] x 2 [D] Yeah yeah yeah yeah
[Bah bah bah bit] [F#m] Ba ba ba ba badaba [Em] Ba ba ba da dad [F#m] Ba ba ba ba badaba [Em] Ba ba ba da dad
[Chorus] [G] Struggle after struggle [F#m] Year after year The [A]atmosphere´s a fine blend of ice I´m [A] almost stone cold [A] dead In this town called [D] Malice
[Intro riff] X 2 [D] Ooh yeah
[Middle Eight?] A whole[Dbm] street´s belief in Sun[Bm]day´s roast beef Gets dashed[Dbm] against the Co[Bm]-Op
[Chorus] To either cut down [A] on beer Or the [A] kid´s new gear [A] It´s a big decision in this town called Malice
[Intro riff] [D] Oh, yeah
[Stop as per intro] [D] x 2 - bass riff x 2 [Intro] riff x 2 - big fill back in
[Verse 3] [F#m] ghost of a steam train [Em]Echoes down my track [F#m] It´s at the moment bound for nowhere [Em]Just going round and round oeeee [G]Playground kids and creaking swings [F#m] Lost laughter in the breeze I could [A]go on for hours and I propably will But I´d [A]sooner put some joy back in [A] This town called Malice
[Outro] [D] This town called Malice This town called Malice [Improv ending]
