[Intro - BPM 110] [Ebm6-x68x78] - 8 bars reggae off beat Rhythm for this and verse --^v--^---^---^- B---S---B---S---
[Verse] [Ebm6] Last night I had the [Bb] strangest dream [Dm] I sailed away to China [C] in a little rowboat to find ya [Ebm6] And you said you had to get your [Bb] laundry clean [Dm] Didn't want no one to hold you, [C] (Csus4 Riff) what does that mean And you said
[Chorus] [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Nobody gonna [Dm] slow [C] me [Bb] down, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Im runnin and I [Dm] won't [C] touch [Bb] ground, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing
[Verse] [Ebm6] You're on the road and now yo [Bb] u pray it lasts [Dm] The road behind was rocky, [C] but now you're feeling cocky [Ebm6] You look at me and you [Bb] see your past [Dm] Is that the reason why you're [C] (Csus4 Riff) runnin' so fast And she said
[Chorus] [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Nobody gonna [Dm] slow [C] me [Bb] down, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing [F] Ain't nothing gonna [Bb] break my [C] stride [Am] Im runnin and I [Dm] won't [C] touch [Bb] ground, oh, no [Bb] I've got to keep on [Dm] mov [C] ing
[Solo]
[Ebm6][Bb] E -8----------------------6-- B -7----------------------6-- G -x-8-7-8-7-8---9---7----7-- D -8----------------------8-- A -6-6-5-6-5-6---7---5----8-- E -x----------------------6--
[Dm][C] E -5----------------------8-- B -6----------------------8-- G -7-8-7-8-7-8---12--10---9-- D -7----------------------10-- A -5-8-7-8-7-8---10--8----10- E -x----------------------8-
(Repeat above - but play ascending C riff below the second time)
[C(x32010)][C][Csus4(x33010)] [C(x3555x)] x x [C(x3555x)][Fm]
[Bridge] [Fm] Never let another girl like you.. [Bb] work me over [Fm] Never let another girl like you.. [Bb] drag me under [Gm] If I ever meet another girl like you.. [C] I will tell her [Gm] Never want another girl like you [C] (Csus4 Riff) HAVE TO SAY [D] OH
[Chorus - think same pattern as with F but just up 2 frets - all barres] [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[Outro] [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Nobody gonna [Em] slow [D] me [Am] down, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing [G] Ain't nothing gonna [C] break my [D] stride [Bm] Im runnin and I [Em] won't [D] touch [Am] ground, oh, no [Am] I've got to keep on [Em] mov [D] ing
[End] [G]
[Note] - Ebm6 x68x78 - think Ebm7 but mute G with third finger by angling down across string after fretting 8th fret on D
[C Riff] [C(x32010)][C][Csus4(x33010)] [C(x3555x)] x x [C(x3555x)][Fm]
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]
