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Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy - sr - 0

[Intro - CAPO 3rd FRET - BPM 134 - NO DRUMS AT START]
Key board riff - Cm at 8th fret - play high minor 3rd mute by angling 3rd
Cm...............A#................Fm.................Eb
8-10-x-8-8-12 .. 13-12-10-11-10 .. 13-0-0-13-13-13 .. 11-13-13-12-11-11

[Verse - Chords relative to Capo]    
You [Am] leave in the morning with every [G] thing you own in a 
[Dm] little black [C] case
[Am] Alone on the platform the [G] wind and the rain on a 
[Dm] sad and [C] lonely ......

[Keyboard riff x 2- DRUMS IN NOW]
Am G Dm C x 2
Face (hold over keyboard riff)
 
[Verse]   
[Am] mother will never un [G] derstand why you [Dm] had to lea.... eve [C] 
For the [Am] answers you seek will [G] never be found at [Dm] home [C] 
For the [Am] love you need will [G] never be found at [Dm] home [C] 

[Chorus]   
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]

[Verse]   
[Am] Pushed around and [G] kicked around always a [Dm] lonely boy [C] 
[Am] You were the one that theyd talk [G] about around 
[Dm] town as they put you [C] down
And as [Am] hard as they would try [G] they'd hurt to [Dm] make you cry iii[C] 
But youd [Am] never cry to [G] them just to your [Dm] soul [C] 
No you'd [Am] never cry to [G] them just to your [Dm] soul [C] 

[Chorus]   
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]

[Outro]
Cry [Am] ..... [G] cry boy cry boy cry [Dm] [C] x 4

[Chorus]   
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]
Run a [Am] way turn away run a [G] way turn away run a [Dm] way [C]

THEN BACK TO START FINISHING AFTER FIRST CHORUS
[Intro]    
e|-------0---------------3----------1-----1---------------0-------|
B|--1------1---1---0-------0---0------3-----3---3---1-------1---1-|
G|----2------2-------0-------0----------2-----2-------0-------2---|
D|------2--------------0----------0---------------------2---------|
A|0------------------------------------------------3--------------|
E|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF    
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----1---1-----0-----0---0-----3-----3---3-----1-----1---1-|
G|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------|
D|--------------------------------0-----0-----0-------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----------------------------------3-----3-----3---|
E|----------------3-----3-----3-----------------------------------|

Finish on Am

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Kool & the Gang-Celebration

[Intro] (drums + funky guitar - play single G note with rest of strings muted - xxxx8x)
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % | x 2

[Horn part if chords]
[F] [C] [Fadd6] [C] 
[G] [Gsus4] [G] [G]

Could play up neck to simulate funky strum at same time Fadd6-x-8-8-10-10-10-10
Then G at bottom of neck

[Horn line for chords]
  [F][C] [Fadd6] [C]      [G]
E 8---9----------0---0-----3
B 10--8---3------1---0-1-3-0
G 10--9---2------0---0-----0
D 10--10--3------2---0-----0
A 8---10--0------3---x-----x
E 8---8----------0---3-----3
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              Let's celebrate
 
[Verse 1]
          F/G                  C/G     G
There's a party goin' on right here
      F/G                            C/G     G
A celebration to last throughout the years
              F/G                 C/G      G
So bring your good times and your laughter too
F/G                           C/G        G
   We're gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now
 
[Bridge]
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                        C/G         G
   Let's all celebrate and have a good time
F/G     C/G  G
    Celebration
F/G                          C/G         G
   We're gonna celebrate and have a good time
 
[Middle 8]
Cmaj7        Bm7
It's time to come together
D/E-022232      E
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Am         C/D
Everyone a round the world, come on
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Interlude]
(variation)
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right, baby
 
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
F/G                          C/G      G
We're gonna have a good time tonight
  (Ce-                  le-  bra-    tion)
          F/G                C/G     G
Let's celebrate, it's all right
 
[Interlude]
| G | % | % | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate
 
[Chorus]
 
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G   C/G F/G    C/G G
              It's a celebration
C/G F/G C/G  F/G   C/G  G
  Ce  - le - brate good times, come on
C/G F/G      C/G F/G   C/G G
       Let's celebrate

  LICK (horns)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---0-----------|----------------|
B|1---1---3---1---|0h1h3-----------|
G|2---0---4---0---|0-----0---------|
D|--------5---2---|0-----0---------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
                               Ya - hoo!           (It's a celebration)
 
[Chorus]
  C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G         C/G   F/G   C/G F/G C/G G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|--1-1-1-1---1---|1--1---0--------|
G|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|--0-0-2-2---0---|2--0---0--------|
D|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|--2-2-3-3---2---|3--2---0--------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|--------3-------|3---------------|--------3-------|
     Celebrate      good times, come on           (It's a celebration/
                                                  (Let's celebrate)
 
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
F/G       3-x-3-2-1-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
Cmaj7     x-3-2-0-0-0
Bm7       x-2-4-2-3-2
D/E       0-2-2-2-3-2 (= Esus4add9)
E         0-2-2-1-0-0
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
 
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