[Intro - approx 1/2 bar for these chords - double time versus rest] G D C D - G G D7 G
[Verse 1]
[C] Day after day I'm more con [G] fused [C] Yet I look for the [D] light through the pouring [G] rain [C] You know that's a game that I hate to [G] lose [Am] And I'm feelin' the strain, [C] ain't it a shame?
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] G D C D - G G D7 G
[Verse 2]
[C] Beginning to think that I'm wasting [G] time [C] I don't under [D] stand the things I [G] do [C] The world outside looks so un [G] kind [Am] I'm a-countin' on you, [C] to carry me through
[Chorus]
Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away [G]
[Instrumental - approx 1/2 bar for these chords] G D C D - G G D7 G
[Bridge]
[Am] And when my mind is free, [C] you know no melody can [G] move me [Am] And when I'm feeling blue, [C] the guitars, comin' through to [D] soothe me [C] Thanks for the joy that you've given [G] me [C] I want you to [D] know, I be [E7] lieve in your [G] song [C] Rhythm and rhyme in har [G] mony [Am] You'll help me along, [C] makin' me strong
[Chorus] (acappella) Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Chorus] Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away Oh, [G] give me the beat boys and free my soul, I [D] want to get lost in your rock'n'roll, and [C] drift away
[Outro] [G] Now, now, now, won't you, won't you take me? Woah, oh [D] take me? . . . [C] (vamp out)
For 'let's do the timewarp' melody starts on F and use 3rd harmoniser - and during
jump to the left, sing the answer bit up an octave and use the 3rd harmoniser
BPM 94 [Verse 1] It's as [A] tounding; [A] time is fleeting [B] [G] madness [D] takes its [A] toll. But listen closely - not for very much lon [B] ger [G] I've got to [D] - keep con [A] trol. I remember - doing the Time [B] Warp [G] Drinking [D] those moments [A] when the blackness would hit me - and the void would be [B] calling.... [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
[Chorus] [N.C.] It's just a jump to the left [E] - and then a step to the ri [A] -ight With your hands on your hips [E] - you bring your knees in [A] tight But it's the pelvic [D] thrust - that really drives you in [A] sa-ane [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
[Verse 2] It's so [A] dreamy - oh fantasy [B] free me! So you can't [G] see me [D] - no not at [A] all. In another dimension, with voyeuristic inten [B] -tion, Well se [G] cluded [D] I'll see [A] all. With a bit of a mind flip - you're into the time [B] slip [G] Nothing [D] can ever be the sam [A] e You're spaced out on sensation - like you're under se [B] dation! [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
[Verse 3] [A] Well I was tapping down the street just-a having a think When a snake of a guy gave me an evil w [A7] ink, well it [D] shook me up, it took me by surprise, he had a [A] pick-up truck and the devil's eyes, He [E] stared at me and I [D] felt a change, [A] Time meant nothing never would again. [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
[Chorus] [N.C.] It's just a jump to the left [E] - and then a step to the ri [A] -ight With your hands on your hips [E] - you bring your knees in [A] tight But it's the pelvic [D] thrust - that really drives you in [A] sa-ane [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
Wooooo! [Tap Dance Break]
[F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
[Chorus] [N.C.] It's just a jump to the left [E] - and then a step to the ri [A] -ight With your hands on your hips [E] - you bring your knees in [A] tight But it's the pelvic [D] thrust - that really drives you in [A] sa-ane [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A] [F] Let's do [C] the Time [G] Warp aga [D] in! [A]
