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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl - BPM - 114

[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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Michael Jackson-Rock With You - BPM - 114

[Drum intro - Always play G/A as 5x5433]
BxSS SSxx SSSS Sbxx

[Intro - Full drums - perhaps harmonica over the top]
[Dm9 - x53555] [Dm9] [G/A] [A]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A#/C-x3333x]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A]
[F/G] [G]   [F/G] [G]
 
[Verse 1 - First 'girl' is low]
[Dm9] Girl,    Close [F/G] Your Eyes   Let That 
[G/A] Rhythm Get Into You [G/A]
[Dm9] Don't Try To [F/G] Fight It  There Ain't 
[G/A] Nothin' That You Can Do [G/A]
(Notes: G F E D - can play chords up neck quickly
 - Gmaj, Fmaj, Em, Dm)
 
[Fmaj7] Relax Your [Em7] Mind
[Bbmaj7] Lay Back And Groove [F/G] With Mine .. You Got To 
[Dm7]Feel [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Heat
[N.C.] And We Can Ride The Boogie
(play Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7 at 7th,9th and 10th frets) then
[Dm7]Share [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Beat Of[F/G] Love 
 
[Chorus]
I Wanna 
[Dm9] Rock With You [Dm9] ( [G/A] All [A] Night)
[Dm9] Dance You Into Day [Dm9] ( [G/A] Sun [A#/C] light) I Wanna 
[Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night)
We're Gonna [F/G] Rock The [G] Night Aw [F/G] ay [G] 
 
[Verse 2]
[Dm9] Out On The [F/G] Floor, There Ain't 
[G/A] Nobody There But Us
[Dm9] Girl, When You [F/G] Dance, There's A 
[G/A] Magic That Must Be Love
[Fmaj7] Just Take It [Em7] Slow,
[Bbmaj7] 'Cause We Got So [F/G] Far To Go When You 
[Dm7] Feel [Em7] That [Fmaj7] Heat
[N.C.] And We're Gonna Ride The Boogie
[Dm7]Share [Em7]That [Fmaj7]Beat Of [F/G] Love 
 
[Chorus]
I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night)
[Dm9] Dance You Into Day ( [G/A] Sunlig [A#/C] ht) 
I Wanna [Dm9] Rock With You ( [G/A] All [A] Night)
We're Gonna [F/G] Rock The [G] Night Aw [F/G] ay [G] 
 
[Post-Chorus]
[Am7] And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone [D9-x5455x] (Yeah)
You Know That [Fmaj7] Love Sur [Em7] vives
So We Can [Bbmaj7] Rock For [F/G] ever, On
 
[Bridge - Solo - Try harmonica - F major]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A#/C]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A/B-x2222x] [A#/C-x3333x]
I Wanna Rock With You
I Wanna Groove With You
 
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A#/C]
[Dm9] [Dm9] [G/A] [A/B-x2222x] [A#/C-x3333x]
I Wanna Rock With You
I Wanna [B/C#-x4444x] Groove With You
 
[Chorus - KEY CHANGE]
I Wanna 
[D#m9-x6466x] Rock ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night)
Girl [D#m9] ( [G#/A#] Sunli [B/C#] ght)
[D#m9] Rock With You, Rock With You Girl 
(Yeah) ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night)
[F#/G#] Dance The [G#] Night Away [F#/G#]  [G#] 

I Wanna [D#m9] Rock With You ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night)
[D#m9] Rock You Into Day ( [G#/A#] Sunli [A#] ght)
I Wanna [D#m9] Rock With You ( [G#/A#] All [A#] Night)
[F#/G#] Rock The [G#] Night Awa [F#/G#] y [G#] 

[End]
[D#m9-x6466x]

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