[Intro - Tab] * means strum with right hand little finger + strum up with little finger so mainly playing notes on high E
E 1--t5s3p0t5--*8s7p5--h8--8--0-+12-+1212s10--+1010s8--+8s10-*10-*8---5-3------ A 1-------------3-------------1-------------------------------3---1---6-5------- D 2-------------3-------------0-------------------------------3---2---5-5------- G 3-------------3-------------2-------------------------------3---3------------- B 3-------------1-------------3-------------------------------1---3------------- E 1-------------x-------------------------------------------------1-------------
[Verse 1] [F] A bottle of white [Gm7/F-113333] a bottle of red [C/F] Perhaps a bottle of [Bb/F] rose ins [F] tead
Rhythm coming into run is 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 F Run starts on 2
[Run to C - starts on beat] B ------1h3-- G -0h2h3----- D 3(ring)----
[C] We'll get a [C]table [Bb]near the [F/A]street In our [F/A]old [Bb]familiar [C]place [Gm7] You and I [C] --fa-a-a [Gm7] ce to [C] face [Bb/C-x3333x] hmmm
[F] A bottle of red, [Gm7/F] a bottle of white [C/F] It all depends on your [Bb/F] aaaa ppe [F] tite (Run to C) [G7] I'll meet you [F/A]any time [G/B]you want [C] In our I [Bb/D] taliaa [C/E] aaan ....Restaurant [F][Gm7/F]
[Phrase during F to Gm7/F] E 5-5-----5--6-5-3--6 A 6---8p6-6--3------ D 5-------5--3------ G 7-------7--x------ B 8-------8--5------ E 5-------5--3------
[Verse 2 - All barre chords for hard staccato] [G-355433] Things are okay with [D/G-35777x] me these days [G7] Got a good job, [G9-35x435] got a good office [C] Got a new wife, [F] got a new life And the [Dsus4 - x5778x] family's fine [G/D - x55433][D - x57775]
[G] We lost touch [D/G] long ago [G7] You lost weight I [G9] did not know [C] You could ever [F] look so good after [Dsus4] So much time. [G/D][D]
[Verse 3] You re [Eb] member those days hanging [Bb] ou At the village [F] green [Eb] Engineer boots, leather [Bb] jackets And tight blue [F] jeans Drop a [Eb] dime in the box play the [Bb] Song about New Or [F] leans [Eb] Cold beer, [Bb] hot lights [C] My sweet r [D] omantic teenage nights
[Solo G barre - chords barres] [G][Gmaj7-364433][G7][G7] - [C][F][Am7][D] [G][Gmaj7][G7][G7] - [C][F][Am7][D] [D][D][D][D] - play ascending line if can
[Piano] G Bass - play octaves staccato [G][F][C/E-03555x][D-x5777x] x 4
[G] Oooh o [F] h oh o [C/E] h oh oh [D] oh oh oh oh [G] Oooh o [F] h oh o [C/E] h oh oh [D] oh oh oh oh
[Verse 4 - Dont go double time] [G] Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies And the [D] king and the queen of the prom [D][C] [G] Riding around with the [G/B] car top down and the [C] radio on [F][C][F][C] [G] Nobody looked any f [D] iner [D][C] Or was [G] more of a hit at the [C] Parkway Diner [G] We never knew we could [F] want more than that out of l [E7] ife Surely [Am7] Brenda and [G/B] Eddie would [C] always know [Am7/D] how to survive [G] . [G] Oooh [F] oh oh [C/E] oh oh o [D] h oh oh oh oh [G] Oooh [F] oh oh [C/E] oh oh o [D] h oh oh oh oh
[Verse 5] [G] Brenda and Eddie were still going steady in the [D] summer of '75 [D][C] [G] When they decided the [G/B] marriage would be at the [C] end of July [F][C][F][C] [G] Everyone said they were [D] crazy [D][C] [G] Brenda you know you're [C] much too lazy [G] Eddie could never af [F] ford to live that kind of [E7] life." But [Am7] there we were [G/B] wavin' [C] Brenda and [Am7/D] Eddie good [G] bye. [G] Oooh [F] oh oh [C/E] oh oh o [D] h oh oh oh oh
[Verse 6] They [F/C] got an apartment with deep pile carpet [D] And a couple of paintings [G] from Sea [C] rs [G] A [F/C] big waterbed that they bought with the bread They had [D] saved for a couple of [G] years [C][G] They [F/C] started to fight when the money got tight And [D] they just didn't count on the [Em] tears. Whoa oh [A7] oh oh oh oh [Am7/D] oh yaaa rock n'roll
[Verse 7] They l [F/C] ived for a while in a very nice style But it's [D] always the same in the [C] en [G] d They [F/C] got a divorce as a matter of course And they [D] parted the closest of fr [C] eh- [G] ends Then the [F/C] king and the queen went back to the green But you can [D] never go back there a [Em7] gain. Oh oh oh [A7] ohhhhh oh oh oh [Am7/D] ohhhhhh
[Verse 8] [G] Brenda and Eddie had had it already By the [D] summer of '75 [D][C] From the [G] high to the low To the [G/B] end of the show For the [C] rest of their lives [F][C][F][C] They [G] couldn't go back to the [D] greasers [D][C] The [G] best they could do was pick [C] up the pieces We [G] always knew they would [F] both find a way to get [E7] by ooooh [Am7] That's all I [G/B] heard about [C] Brenda and [D] Eddie [Am7] Can't tell you [G/B] more than I [C] told you al [D] ready [Am7] And here we are [G/B] wavin' [C] Brenda and [Am7/D] Eddie good
[Interlude] By [G] e. Oh [F] oh Oh [C/E] oh Oh o [D] h Oh oh [G] oh Oh o [F] h Oh [C/E] oh Oh o [D] h Oh oh [G] oh Oh [F] oh Oh [C/E] oh Oh [D] oh oh oh oh
[Descending Chords] ** = fret these notes with right hand first finger behind the 8th fret and pull off the 8th fret with left hand to sound them
[F][F/E][F/D][F/C][F/Bb][F/A] E -------------------- A -10(keep ringing)--- D -10------------------ G -10------------------ B -8-----7---------------- E ------------10-----8----6-s----5**
[C][Bb][Bb/A][Bb/G][Bb/F][Bb/E] E -------------------- A 5---3----3(keep ringing) D 5---3----3--------------- G 5---3----3--------------- B 3---1----0--------------- E -----------------3-------1----0
[Orchestrated section - each chord count 1 2 3 4 unless in brackets - then count just 2] [F][F][Gm7/F][Gm7/F][C/F][C/F][Bb/F][F] [C] ([C][Bb]) [F/A] ([F/A][Bb])([C][Gm7]) ([C][Gm7]) [Gm7/C][C7] (drum fill)
[Verse 9] [F] A bottle of red, [Gm7/F] ooooo and bottle of white [C/F] Whatever kind of mood you're [Bb/F]in to [F]night [G7] I'll meet you [F/A]any tiime [G/B]you want [C] In our I [Bb/D] talian [C/E] Restau [F]rant [Gm7/F]
[Saxophone] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Bbmaj7] [Cmaj7][Fmaj7][Bbmaj7] [Dm7][C/E][F][Dm7/G] [F/C][C] Nice technique - play C shape at 12th fret for top 3 notes but use RH first finger to finger the 15th fret of A to get the low C and then strum with little finger
BPM 80 [Intro - Play 022000 577xxx 577755 for intro and verse] Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A [Verse] [Em] I've seen you [A5] twice [Asus4][Em] [Em] In a short [A5] time -- [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] Only a [A5] week Since we [Em] star - [Em7] ted [A] --- [Em] It seems to [A5] me --- [Asus4] ------ [Em] -- [Em] For every [A5] time - [Asus4] ------ [Em] ---- [Em] I'm getting [A5] more Open [Em] hear - [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] I was an im [A/C#] possible case [Bm] No one ever could [Cmaj7] reach me [Em] But I think I can [A/C#] see in your face [Bm] There's a lot you can [Cmaj7] teach me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to y [G] ou? [C][D] [C] What's the name of the [G] game [C] ? Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... The name of the game
[Verse] instrumental Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em A5 Asus4 Em Em7 A
[Verse] [Em] I have no [A5] friends -- [Asus4] [Em] No one to [A5] see - [Asus4] [Em] And I am [A5] never in [Em] vi- [Em7] ted [A] [Em] Now I am [A5] here -- [Asus4] [Em] Talking to [A5] you -- [Asus4] [Em] No wonder [A5] I get ex [Em] ci- [Em7] ted [A]
[Bridge] [Em] Your smile and the [A/C#] sound of your voice [Bm] And the way you see [Cmaj7] through me [Em] Got a feeling, you [A/C#] give me no choice [Bm] But it means a lot [Cmaj7] to me So I [Am7] wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do?
[Link] [B] Tell me [Em] please Cause I [A/C#] have to [D] know I'm a [B] bashful [Em] child Be [A/C#] ginning to grow [C/D]
[Middle 8] And you [G] make me talk And you [C/G] make me feel And you [G] make me show What I'm [C]try [F/C]ing [C]to [C9]con [C]ceal If I [G] trust in you Would you [C/G] let me down? Would you [G] laugh at me If I [Em] said I care for you? [F#m7][B7] Could you [Cmaj7] feel the same way too? I wanna know [C/D] ... Oh yes I wanna know [C/D]
[Chorus] (repeat and fade) The name of the [G] game (I was an [C] impossible case) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot [C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C] give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C]) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Does it [D] mean any [D/C] thing to [G] you? (But I think I can [C]see in your face [D] and it means a lot[C] ) What's the name of the [G] game? (Your smile and the [C] sound of your voice) Can you [D] feel it the [D/C] way I [G] do? (Got a feeling you [C]give me no choice [D] but it means a lot[C])
