[Drum Intro - HALF TIME FEEL ON HI HAT - PLAY NICE AND SLOW] B x bS Bb - x bB S x B x bS Bb - x bB S S
[Intro - C#m on offbeat after snare] [E][C#m] x4 [F#5][A] (Drums stop)
[Verse 1 - C#m comes in ahead of beat - lyrics straight to start but start on second note] [E] Too a [C#m]larming now, to [E] talk about [C#m] [E] Take your [C#m]pictures down, and [E] shake it out [C#m] [E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say it a [C#m]loud [E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E]goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [F#5][A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - 1 bar - bend prompts the snare pickup FBF]
[Drums back in - Verse 2 - C#m on offbeats] [E] Don't the [C#m]best of them, [E] bleed it out [C#m] [E] While the [C#m]rest of them, [E] peter out [C#m] [E] Truth or [C#m]con sequence, [E] say it a [C#m]loud [E] Use that [C#m]e vidence, [E] race it a [C#m]round
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [F#5][A] (Drums stop)
[Bendy riff - x2 - Main drums stop - Crashes on chords below] [E] x x x x x x x - [E] x x [C#m] x x x x x - repeat
[Build - 8 bars - Strum chord louder louder] [E]
[Bridge] [E] Ku dos my [C#m] hero, [E]leaving all [C#m] the best [E] You know my [C#m] hero, the [E]one that's ooooooooon [C#m]
[Chorus - Backward drums for As] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs] [A] There goes my hero, watch him as he [E] goes [A] There goes my hero, he's ordinary [E] [riff - 2 climbs]
[F#5][A] (Stop) [Bit of guitar waffle :-)]
[END] [Riff for chorus] [A][Fm/A][E][Emj7][Eadd9] E -------2-----------0-0-0----0----- B -2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0----0----- G -2-2-2-2--(repeat)-1-1-1----x----- D -2-1-2-2-----------2-1-2----4----- A -0-----0-----------2-2-2----2----- E -------------------0-0-0----0-----
[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)
