[Intro] [E] [Verse - Play add6, maj7 riff throughout all]
I [E] call you when I need you, my heart's on fire (riff - E Eadd6-022120 Emaj7-022444 E) You [E] come to me, come to me wild and wired When you come to [C#m] me Give me everything I [A] need [A] (ring - drums stop then back in) Give me a [E] lifetime of promises and a world of dreams Speak the language of love like you know what it means ohh, it can't be [C#m] wrong Take my heart and make it [A] stronger baby
[B][B][B] N.C.
[Chorus] You're simply the best [E] , (riff - [E][Eadd9-022102][Esus4-0-x-9-9-10-x][E-0-x-9-9-9-x]) better than all the rest (riff again) Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met I'm stuck on your [E] heart, (riff) I hang on every word you say (riff) Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Verse] In your heart [E] I see the stars of every night and every day In your eyes I get lost, I get washed away Just as [C#m] long as I'm here in your arms I could be in no [A] better place
[B][B][B] N.C.
[Chorus] You're simply the best [E] (riff), better than all the rest (riff) Better than [C#m] anyone, anyone I've [B7] ever met I'm stuck on your [E] heart (riff), I hang on every word you say Tear us a [C#m] part, baby I would [B7] rather be dead
[Bridge - TOTAL HEAD VOICE] [A] Each time you leave me I start losing control You're [C#m] walking away with my heart and my soul [A] I can feel you even when I'm alone [B] Oh baby, don't let [C#] go
(Key change to F#) [Sax Solo] [F#][F#][F#][F#] [D#m][C#7]
[Chorus - TOTAL HEAD VOICE] You're the best [F#] , better than all the rest Better than [D#m] anyone, anyone I've [C#7] ever met I'm stuck on your [F#] heart, and hang on every word you say Tear us a [D#m] part, baby I would [C#7] rather be dead Oh, you're the best [F#] .. (ring)
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ......... [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] uptown world [A] I bet she [B] never had a [E] back street guy [F#m] I bet her mama never [G#m] told her [A] why I'm gonna [B] try for an [E] Uptown girl [F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Chorus] [C] And when she [Am] knows what She [Dm] wants from her [G] time [C] And when she [Am] wakes up And [Dm] makes up her [G] mind [A] She'll see I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ... [F#m] You know I've seen her in her [G#m] uptown world [A] She's getting [B] tired of her [E] high class toys [F#m] And all her presents from her [G#m] uptown boys [A] She's got a [B] choice
[Verse] [E] Uptown girl ..... [F#m] You know I can't afford to [G#m] buy her pearls [A] But maybe [B] someday when my [E] ship comes in [F#m] She'll understand what kind of [G#m] guy I've been [A] And then I'll [B] win
[Chorus] [C] And when she's [Am] walking She's [Dm] looking so [G] fine [C] And when she's [Am] talking She'll [Dm] say that she's [G] mine [A] She'll say I'm [F#m] not so tough [D] Just because [B] I'm in love with an
[Verse - Drum fills section - snare only really on 4] (just play bass drum and chords on 1 and put fills in on snare when appropriate) [E] Uptown girl ......[F#m] She's been living in her [G#m] white bread world [A] As long as [B] anyone with [E] hot blood can [F#m] And now she's looking for a [G#m] downtown man [A] That's what I [B] am
[Verse] [E]Uptown girl [F#m] She's my uptown [G#m] girl .. You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] uptown girl [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ....... You [A] know I'm in [B] love with an [E] Uptown girl .... [F#m] My uptown [G#m] girl ......... You [A] know I'm in [B] love (end on E)
