[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
[Verse 1] I play the [Fm7] street life, because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life, Its the [Fm7] only life I know. [Fm7] Street Life, and there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play, [Cm7] Steet Life, until you [Fm7] play your life away.
[Chorus-quick changes] You [Bbm7] let the people [Db/Eb-x66666] see, just who you [Cm7] wanna be, [F7#9-13x214] And [Bbm7] every night you [Db/Eb-x66666] shine, just [Abmaj7] like a superstar. The [Abm7] type of life that's [B/Db-x44444] played, a [F#maj7] temptin' mas[Gm7-5-343363] querade You [Bbm7] dress you walk you [Db/Eb-x66666] talk, You're [Abmaj7] who you think you are [C7#5#9-hendrix-x32344]
[Verse 2] [Fm7] Street life, You can [Bbm7] run away from time, [Cm7] Street life, For a [Fm7] nickel, or a dime, [Fm7] Street life, But you [Bbm7] better not get old, [Cm7] Street life, Or you're [Fm7] gonna feel the cold.
[Chorus] There's [Bbm7] always love for [Db/Eb] sale a [Cm7] grown-up fairy [F7#9] tale Prince [Bbm7] Charming always [Db/Eb] smiles behind [Abmaj7] a silver spoon And [Abm7] if you keep it young [B/Db] your [F#maj7] song is always [Gm7-5] sung Your [Bbm7] love will pay your way [Db/Eb] beneath [Abmaj7] the silver moon
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string, then 6 and 8 on E string for F] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[Verse] I play the [Fm7] street life Because there's [Bbm7] no place I can go [Cm7] Street life It's the [Fm7] only life I know [Fm7] Street life And there's a [Bbm7] thousand cards to play [Cm7] Street Life Until you [Fm7] play your life away- oh
[Chorus - To play the horn part at end of B7 play 10 and 12 on B string] [Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7][C7]
[Emaj7-0x999x] Street life [B7/D#-11x999x][C#m7][B7] [Emaj7] Street life [B7/D#][C#m7][B7] [Fmaj7-133211] Street life [C7/E-0x5556][Dm7][C7] [Fmaj7] Street life [C7/E][Dm7]
[End - .X = 12(3)(1)] [Fm7] play rhythm once - X x .X .X X
[Mad bit removed from second half of sax solo] C#m7 F#9sus4-111313 - Bmaj7 Bm7 E9sus4-000202 Amaj7 - Bbm7 Eb9sus4-x66666 Abmaj7
[Interlude Riff - play high part with thumb and first finger as naturally mutes the G string with thumb] E --6--------- B ----9p6------- G x---------- D 6---------- A 6---------- E 6----------