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Lou Bega-Mambo No. 5 - BPM - 89

[Intro - Just bass drum]
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] (Xxxx XxxX xXxX Xxxx)
 
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum]
[Em]One, two, three four, five Every
[D]body in the car so come on let's ride To the 
[Em]    liquor store around the [Em]corner, The boys.... say they 
[D]want some gin and juice But I (stop) really don't wanna

[Full drums]
[Em] Beer [A7]bust like I [Em]had last week [A7] I 
[D]must stay deep 'cause talk is a cheap I like 

[Em]Angela, [A7]Pamela, [Em]Sandra and [A7]Rita And 
[D]as I con tin ue      you know they're gettin' sweeter
[Em] So what [A7]can I do I [Em]really beg [A7]you my Lord
[D]  To me *flir tin'   is *just like a sport

[Em]Anything [A7]fly it's [Em]all good [A7]let me  
[D]dump it ... please set in the (Drums stop)trumpet 

[Chorus]
A little bit of [A7/E] Monica (drums back in) in my life
A little bit of [D] Erica by my side
A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need
A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see
A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun
A little bit of [D] Mary all night long
A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am
A little bit of [D] you makes me your  man
(ooooohaaah)

[Horns - Really staccato druming]
 Em Em Em A7sus2
E --3----0-0------3-0-3-0-
B --0-------------0-------
G --0-------------2------- x 4
D 2---------------2-------
A 2---------------0-------
E 0-----------------------

[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]

[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2] Mambo number 5 
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2] oh ah!
(stops)
[D] [D]

[Verse 2]
Jump 
[A7/E]up and down and move it all around  Shake your 
[D]head to the sound put your hands an the ground Take 
[A7/E]one step left and one step right
[D]One to the front and one to the side
[A7/E]Clap your hands once and clap your hands twice And if it 
[D]looks like this then you doin' it (..a little bit)

[Chorus]
A little bit of [A7/E] Monica in my life
A little bit of [D] Erica by my side
A little bit of [A7/E] Rita is all I need
A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see
A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun
A little bit of [D] Mary all night long
A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am
A little bit of [D] you makes me your man

[Vamp]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
 
[Interlude - Each chord = 2 bars] 
[A] [A] ooooooah
[*A] trumpet [A] - the trumpet (*up high)
[*A] Mambo no 5 [A] ha ha ha
(stabs) 
[D] [D]
 
[Chorus - Just bass drum]
A little bit of [Em] Monica in my life
A little bit of [D] Erica by my side
A little bit of [Em] Rita is all I need
A little bit of [D] Tina is what I see (drums in)
A little bit of [A7/E] Sandra in the sun
A little bit of [D] Mary all night long
A little bit of [A7/E] Jessica here I am
A little bit of [D] you makes me your man 

[Outro]
[A7/E] I   do    ought     to 
[D]fall in love with a girl like you
[A7/E]You can't run      and you can't hide 
[D]you and me gonna touch the sky

[Vamp]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Em]

[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2]
[Em] [Em] [Em] [Em] Mambo number 5 
[Em] [Em] [Em] [A7sus2] oh ah!
(stops)
[D] [D]
[End]

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Meters (The)-Cissy Strut - BPM - 89

 aaaah yeah (flam on yeah count 1 to 4 over all)

[Intro riff]
8 bars - BhHx SxxH xhHx SxSx (swung 16th notes)

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure 
BxSx xSxS xBBx HxHx (H=H+B) - and variations on this
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Vamp - Play very straight - cheeky off beats on hihat]
8 bars - keyboard part - Bxxx SxxS xBBx SxSx

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff - Fade]
8 bars

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