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[Intro] [Em][Em][A][A] [Em]
[Verse 1 - SING OCTAVE DOWN - ALMOST TALK] Well, you can [Em] tell by the way I use my walk I'm a [D] woman's man, no [Em] time to talk [Em] Music loud and women warm I've been [D] kicked around since [Em] I was born
[Pre-Chorus] But now it's [A] all right, that's okay [A] You may look the other way [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] (HARD FALSETTO)stayin' a [Em] li [D] i (head voice) [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Oh, when you [Em] walk
[Verse 2] Well, now [Em] I get low and I get high And if I [D] can't get either, I [Em] really try Got the [Em] wings of heaven on my shoes I'm a [D] dancin' man, and I [Em] just can't lose
[Pre-Chorus] You know, it's [A] all right, it's okay I'll [A] live to see another day [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' a [Em] li [D] i [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Oooooh [Em]
[Middle 8] - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222) [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me Somebody help me, yeah [Em] [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yeah [A] I'm stayin' [Em] alive
[Verse 3] Well, you [Em] can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a [D] woman's man, no [Em] time to talk [Em] Music loud and women warm I've been [D] kicked around since [Em] I was born
[Pre-Chorus] But now it's [A] all right, that's okay [A] You may look the other way [A] We can try to understand The [A] New York Times' effect on man
[Chorus] [Em] Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' I'm a- [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' alive, stayin' alive [Em] Ah, ah, ah, ah, [Em] stayin' a [Em] li [D] i [Em] i [Bm7] ive (break) Yeah [Em]
[Outro = Middle 8 - A run Asus2 A A7 A6(x02222)] [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me Somebody help me, [Em] yeah [A] Life goin' nowhere, somebody help me, yea [Em] h I'm stayin' a [Em] li-i-i-i-ive
DROP THIS TO F#m SO CHORDS CAN BE BIGGER FOR CHORUS
[Prep voice - high A on the deep bit] [Intro - No drums - hard muted down strum] [F#m]
[Verse - C# is starting note] [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart, [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E]) [F#m] Finally, I can [C#m] see you crystal clear [E] Go ahead and sell me out, and [C#m] I'll lay your shit bare (passing chord) ([E])
(bass drum on all 4) [F#m] See how I'll leave with [C#m] every piece of you [E] Don't underestimate the [C#m] things that I will do (passing chord) ([E]) [F#m] There's a fire [C#m] starting in my heart [E] Reaching a fever pitch, and it's [C#m] bringing me out the dark (passing chord) ([E])
[Pre-Chorus - still no snare - play chords up neck to make positioning easier] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost (passing chord) [E] had it [D] all ... The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus - FULL DRUMS] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat (passing chords) [D][E]
[Verse - Light drums] [F#m] Baby, I I I have no [C#m] story to be told, But [E] I've heard one on you. Now+I'm [C#m] gonna+make+your+head+burn ([E]) [F#m] Think of me in the [C#m] depths of your despair [E] Make a home down there, as [C#m] mine sure won't be shared ([E])
[Pre-Chorus] [D] The scars of [E] your love, remind me [C#m] of us They keep me [D] thinking that we almost [E] had it [D] all The scars of [E] your love, they leave me [C#m] breathless I can't help [C#7] feeling... We could have had it
[Chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep (passing chords) You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] be ee eat (no F to G step up - note this) [E] Could have had it
[Interlude - CHORDS CHANGE RELATIVE TO MELODY] [D] all.... all all [E] ... Rolling in the [F#m] dee eee eeep [E] ... You had my heart in [D] side of your hand [D] .. But you [E] played it with a [E] beating
[Verse - Implied 2/4 - bass drum with chick on 2 and 4 on chords] [N.C.] Throw yourself through every open door (Whoa) Count your blessings to find what you look for (Whoa-uh) [F#m] Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (Whoa) ... You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow.
[Chorus - No drums - Strum chords full] [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me [D] Tears are gonna fall, [D] rolling in the [E] deep [F#m] You're gonna wish you, [E] never had met me It [D] all, It all, It [D] all .. We [D] could have [E] had it
[Drums back in and typical chorus] [F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you [D] played it... To the [D] beat We [D]could have [E]had it
[F#m] all... all [E] all Rolling in the [D] deeeee eeee [D] eeep You [D] had my [E] heart In [F#m] side ..............of your [E] hand And you But you pla [D] yed it. You played it. You pla [D] yed it. You pla [D] yed it [E] to the [F#m] beat.
