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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 146

[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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Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird - BPM - 146

[Looping - you have to grab the Fm to B to C during lord I can't change bit - so you can get the solo tone ready]

 G  D  Em
 F  C  D
 G  D  Em
 F  C  D 3x
 
G     D            Em
 If I leave here tomorrow
F          C              D
 Would you still remember me?
G              D          Em
 For I must be travelling on now
F                     C               D
 Cos there's too many places I got to see
 
G     D              Em
 If I stay here with you girl
F            C               D
 Things just couldn't be the same
G           D         Em
 Cos I'm as free as a bird now
F         C               D
 And this bird you cannot change
F         C               D
 And this bird you cannot change
F         C               D
 And this bird you cannot change
F     C             D
 Lord knows I can't change
 
G  D  Em  F  C  D  x 2
 
G         D           Em
 Bye bye, it's been a sweet love
F            C               D
 Though this feeling I can't change
G                 D          Em
 But please don't take it so badly
F             C            D
 Cos the Lord knows I'm to blame
 
G         D              Em
 But if I stay here with you girl
F            C               D
 Things just couldn't be the same
G           D         Em
 Cos I'm as free as a bird now
F         C                 D
 And this bird you'll never change, oh oh oh
 
F         C               D
 And this bird you cannot change
F         C               D
 And this bird you cannot change
F     C             D
 Lord knows I can't change
F     C                D
 Lord help me, I can't change
 
G  Bb      C
   Lord, I can't change
          G   Bb   C
Won't you fly high free bird, yeah!
 
[Solo]
 
G   Bb   C   G  . . . .

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