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Matthew Wilder-Break My Stride - sr - 0

[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]

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Billy Joel-Uptown Girl

[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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