[TRY PLAYING TOM FIGURE ON THE BRIDGE ON LOW BASS STRINGS SO PIEZO PICKS IT UP A BIT AND HIGH STRINGS CAN STILL RING?] [Intro - remember SHUUUU - BPM 83] e|-5-5--55---5 B|-6-6--66---6 G|-5-5-------7 D|-7-5h7-----7 A|-5-5-------5 E|------------ x4 [Fill is flat of hands and drag across soundboard from bottom to top to go down in pitch]
[Verse 1 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4] [Dm] Here come old flat top, he come grooving up slowly, [Dm] He got Joo Joo eyeball, he one holy roller - He got [A7 - A to A6 blues riff] hair down to his knee (Drum now B bB B bB - air drum hi hat to hold pattern) (On recording no chord) [G7] Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
[Intro Instrumental x 4] [Verse 2 - Drums - just Bass drum - pattern 1 2 3&4] [Dm] He wear no shoe shine, he got toe jam football [Dm] He got monkey finger, he shoot coca cola He say, [A7] "I know you, you know me." [G7] One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
[Chorus - Snare in now] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 4] [Verse 3] [Dm] He bag production, he got walrus gumboot [Dm] He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker He got [A7] feet down below his knee [G7] Hold you in his arms, yeah you can feel his disease
[Chorus] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me
[Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo] [Dm7] - Riff starts 5th fret 16th notes feel - Dm Dm Dm Dm - Dm7 Dm7 Dm x) [A7] with bends Ending riff - Dm x x x - x x Dm7 Dm - twice e|-5--- B|-6-6- G|-7--7-Dm7 to Dm D|-7-- A|-5-- E|-5--
[Verse 4] [Dm] He roller coaster, he got early warning [Dm] He got muddy water, he one mojo filter He say, [A7] "One and one and one is three." [G7] Got to be good looking 'cause he so hard to see
[Chorus] [Optional G on snare] Come [Bm] together, [A] right [G] now, [A] over me [Intro Instrumental x 2 only then Solo out - stay on Dm?]
[End]
[Other notes] Bend up to high A for A7 bit - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 - B 8b10 8b10 10r8 6 G 7s9 then bend to high E before back to intro chords
[Intro - bpm 87 - Just bass drum] [F] (with drums - triplet fill on snare is same technique as higher ground - end with strum upstroke as come into the one of the bass drum)
[Verse 1, 2] [F] Sun is shining in the sky, there aint a [Em7]cloud [A]in [Dm]sight, its stopped [G] raining every [Em]bodys in a [A]play, and dont you [Bb] know, its a [Bb/C] beautiful new [F] day, he he hey [Bb/C]
[F] Running down the avenue, see how the [Em7]sun [A]shines [Dm]brightly, in the [G] city on the [Em] streets where once was [A] pity Mr [Bb] Blue Sky is [C] living here to [F] day he he hey, [Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb] [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [F] Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the [Em7]hu [A]man [Dm]race, a cela [G] bration Mr [Em] Blue Skys up there [A] waiting and to [Bb]day, is the [Bb/C] day we've waited [F]for, aa aa ahh[Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Metal Mickey bit with verse chords] [F] Mr Blue Sky [Em7]Mis [A]ter [Dm]blue sky [G] sky [Em] [A] Mister [Bb]blue [Bb/C] sky [F]why [Bb/C]
[Verse 4 - ODD Db COMING UP SIMON :-)] [F] Mr Blue you did it right, but soon comes [Em7] Mist [A] er [Dm] Night, creeping [G]over now his [Em]hand is on your [A]shoulder never [Bb]mind, I'll re [Bb/C] member you this, [Db] I'll re [Eb] member you this [(Dm)] (way
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Operatic bit - still same chords as Chorus) [Dm][Dm/C][Bbmaj7][Bbmaj7/A] - [Gm][F][Eb][Bb] x 2 - slow second time from Eb to Bb to finish