[Verse 1] Umm, [C] I would take the stars out of the sky for you, [Am7] Stop the rain from falling, if you asked me to, [Dm7] I'd do anything for you, your [Am7] wish is my command, [Dm7] I could move a mountain when your [G7sus4] hand is in my [G7] hand
[Verse 2] Umm, [C] Words cannot express how much you mean to me, [Am7] There must be some other way to make you see, [Dm7] If it takes my heart and soul, You [Am7] know I'd pay the price, [Dm7] Everything that I possess, I'd [G7sus4] gladly sacri - [G7] fice
[Chorus] Oh, [C] you to me are everything, The [Cmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7] To [C] you, I guess, I'm just a clown, Who [Cmaj7] picks you up each time you're down, Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
[Bridge] You [Dm7] give me just a taste of love... To [G7sus4] build my hopes u - [G7] pon, You [Dm7] know you got the power, girl, To [G7sus4] keep me holding [G7] on, So ... [C] now you've got the [Cmaj7] best of me, Come [Dm7] on, and take the [G7sus4] rest of me, Oh, baby!
[Theme] [C][Am7][Dm7][G7sus4][G7]
[Verse 3] Umm, [C] though you're close to me, we seem so far apart, [Am7] Maybe, given time, you'll have a change of heart, [Dm7] If it takes forever, girl, then [Am7] I'm prepared to wait, The [Dm7] day you give your love to me... Won't [G7sus4] be a day too [G7] late
[Chorus] Oh, [C] you to me are everything, The [Cmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7] To [C] you, I guess, I'm just a clown, Who [Cmaj7] picks you up each time you're down, Oh, [Dm7] baby, ...oh, [G7sus4] baby! [G7]
[Bridge] You [Dm7] give me just a taste of love... To [G7sus4] build my hopes u - [G7] pon, You [Dm7] know, you got the power, girl, To [G7sus4] keep me holding [G7] on, So ... [C] now you've got the [Cmaj7] best of me, Come [Dm7] on, and take the [G7sus4] rest of me, Oh, baby!
[Theme] [C][Am7][Dm7][G7sus4][G7]
[Chorus] Oh, [D] you, to me, are everything, The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, Oh, [Em9] baby! Oh, baby! Oh, [A7sus4] baby! Yes, I [A7] need you, baby, [D] you to me are everything, The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, oh, [Em9] baby, You are [A7sus4] everything to me, [A7] can't you see?
[Chorus] [D] You to me are everything, The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing, oh, [Em9] baby, Oh, [A7sus4] baby, ...you're [A7] everything, [D] You to me are everything, The [Dmaj7] sweetest song that I could sing...
[Suggested ending - slow down over this line] Oh, [Em9] baby, ...you are [A7sus4] every - [A7] thing... to... [Dmaj7] me
[Verse - Capo 2 - 2/4 - Syncopated bass drum - BPM 96] [follow guitar with bass drum bxxb xxbx xxbx xxxx] Well I guess it would be [A] nice if I could touch your body I know not every [D] body has got a body like [A] you But I've got to think [A] twice before I give my heart away And I know [D] all the games you play because I play them [A] to
[Chorus - still just bass drum but straight - play chords mainly at start of each section] Oh, but I [D] need some time off from [A] that emotion [D] Time to pick my heart up off the [A] floor Oh when that [D] love comes down with (A to F#m7 is quicker) [A] out [F#m7] votion Well it [Bm] takes a strong man baby but I'm [E] showing you the door (stop - duration is 2 more bass beats before full drums back in) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Verse - Slap strings now for snare - 2/4 in] [A] BABY, I know you're asking me to stay Say please, please, [D] please don't go away You say I'm giving you the [A] blues [A] MAYBE, you mean every word you say Can't help but [D] think of yesterday And another who [A] tied, me, down, to, lover boy rules
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah
[Solo - Full drums - Snare is no longer a slap on strings] A A D A x 2 (Buddy holly riff) 6-7 on E whilst holding 799 (General riffs - capo on 2) A D A E -11-------------9-7-------------- B -12-------------7-7-------------- G -11-------------8-8-/---9-/------ x 2 D -X--------------9-9-----9----9--- A ----------------------6s7----9--- E ---------------------------6s7---
[Chorus - play chords mainly at start of each section] Be [D] fore this river be [A] comes an ocean Be [D] fore you throw my heart back on the [A] floor Oh-baby-I [D] reconsider my [A] foolish [F#m7] notion Well I [Bm] need someone to hold me but I'll [E] wait for something more (stop drums for 6 bass hits - vocals between 4 and 5) (Build - string snare to full snare) Cause I gotta have [A] faith, I gotta have faith Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith I gotta have faith, faith, a-faith ah [End]
