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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - sr - 0

[BPM - 129]
[Intro]
"uh oh .." etc - 
[E] [F#m] [G#m] ([A] [B])

[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

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[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

[Interlude]
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [Bm] ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-oah
[G] Whoo-ooo-ooo- [A] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- 
[F#] ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-ooo- [B] ooo-oah

[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)            

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Queen-We Will Rock You

(Starting note E to be in key)
Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo' face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place
Singin'
We will we will rock you
We will we will rock you

Buddy you're a young man hard man
Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo' face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place
We will we will rock you
(Sing it out!)
We will we will rock you

Buddy you're an old man poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face
Big disgrace
Somebody better put you back into your place
We will we will rock you
(Sing it!)
We will we will rock you
(Everybody) (Start to play Em chord louder and louder)
We will we will rock you
We will we will [C5-Big Chord] rock you
(Alright)

[Final Riff - Use sock on 2nd fret to stop low E ringing too much]
E|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|
B|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|
G|----------5~------6-6-5-6---6-6--6--|
D|----------5~------7-7-5-7---7-7--7--|
A|--(7)-----3~------7-7-5-7---7-7--7--|
E|------------------5-5-5-5---5-5--5--|

Play 12 frets down so sounds fuller
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--14h15-15--15p14-----14-14h15-15-15-15p14-15p14----|
G|--14----14--14--------14-14----14-14-14----14-------|
D|--14h16-16--16p14-----14-14h16-16-16-16p14-16p14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
[D]...2 bars - barre at 14th fret to help play this and make notes sing?

E|--17---14------------------------------------------
B|--15---15-------------15p14----15~------15p14------
G|--14---14-------------------14----------------16p14
D|--0------------

[A]..1 bar..............[D]...........
E|-----------------------------------
B|--17----17-14-17b19-17-15-14-------
G|--14------------------------16-14--
D|--14--------------------------------
A|--0--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------

Play 12 frets down so sounds fuller?
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14-15p14-15p14-14-14~~---14-15p14-15p14-14-14-----14--|
G|--14-14----14----14-14~~---14-14----14----14-14--14-14--| (x3)
D|--14-16p14-16p14-14-14~~---14-16p14-16p14-14-14--14-14--|
A|--0----------------------------------------------0------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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