Prince-1999 - BPM - 119
Coming into Chorus - don't play whole riff -don't go back to final E7
[BPM 120 - Intro] Capo at 1 for original key
but play without
[Verse 1]
I was [E7] dreamin' when I [D/E] wrote this
For [E7] give me if it goes astray
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
But when I [E7] woke up this [D/E] mornin'
Coulda [E7] sworn it was judgment day
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
The [E7] sky was all [D/E] purple,
There were [E7] people runnin' everywhere
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
Tryin' 2 [E7] run from the [D/E] destruction,
U know I didn't [E7] even care
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Chorus 1 - intro riff at end of each line]
say say two [Amaj7] thousand zero zero party
[C#m7] over, Oops out of time
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's
[C#m7] 1999
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Verse 2]
I was [E7] dreamin' when I [D/E] wrote this
So [E7] sue me if I go 2 fast
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
But [E7] life is just a [D/E] party,
and [E7] parties weren't meant 2 last
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[E7] War is all a [D/E] round us,
my [E7] mind says prepare 2 fight
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So [E7] if I gotta [D/E] die
I'm gonna [E7] listen 2 my body tonight
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Chorus 2 intro riff at end of each line]
Yeah they say two [Amaj7] thousand zero
zero party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's
[C#m7] 1999
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Verse 3]
Lemme tell ya somethin'
If U [E7] didn't come 2 party, [D/E]
Don't [E7] bother knockin' on my door
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
I got a [E7] lion in my pocket, [D/E]
And [E7] baby he's ready 2 roar
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
Yeah, every [E7] body's got a bomb [D/E]
We [E7] could all die any day
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
But b [E7] efore I'll let that happen, [D/E]
I'll [E7] dance my life away
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Chorus 3 intro riff at end of each line]
Yeah they say two [Amaj7] thousand zero zero
party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's
[C#m7] 1999
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[Chorus 4 intro riff at end of each line]
Yeah they say two thousand zero [Amaj7] zero
party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
So tonight [Amaj7] I'm gonna party like it's
[C#m7] 1999p
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
Yeah, 1999 (1999)
[E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999)
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]
[E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999)
[E7] [D/E] [E7] [D/E] [E7]