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Cameo-Word Up - sr - 0

[Intro - BPM 116 - Drop D - Chords F#m E D E F#m] 

[Start with Drums no chords BxSB xxSx (bB)xSB xxSx]

[Then slap chords with drums]
D ----------------0--02--24424
A ----------------0--02--24424
E 4--4----22-2----0--02--24424
Dr--S---S---S---S---S---S---S---------------------
(bass drum played but not shown here)

[Then keyboard part]
E 2--5-4-2-----------------------------------------
B 2--------10-9------------------------------------
G x--------9---------------------------------------
D 4--------9-------0--02-24424---------------------
A 4--------7-------0--02-24424---------------------
E 4----------------0--02-24424---------------------

[Verse 1 444 222 000 in drop D] 
[F#m] Yoh, pretty ladies, a - [Esus4]round the world,
Got a [D]weird thing to [E]show you, so tell 
[F#m]all the boys [F#m/E]and [F#m]girls, .. Tell your 
[F#m]brother, your sister, and your[Esus4] momma too,
'Cause we're a - [D]bout to go [E]down, and 
you [F#]know just what [F#m/E]to [F#m]do 

[Verse 2] 
Wave your 
[F#m]hands in the air, like [Esus4]you don't care,
[D] Glide by the [E]people as they [F#m]stop to look and stare,
Do your [F#m] dance, do your dance, [Esus4] do your dance quick,
Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [E] baby, tell me [F#m] what's the word?

[Chorus - with keyboard riff] 
A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say...
[D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to [F#m] 
get it un [F#m/E] der [F#m] way
Word [F#m] up! It's the [Esus4] code [E] word, 
No [D] matter where you [E] say it, you [F#m] know 
that you'll [F#m/E] be [F#m] heard

[Verse 3] 
Now, all you [F#m] sucker DJ's who [Esus4] think you're fly,
There's [D] got to be a [E] reason, and we [F#m] 
know the rea [F#m/E] son [F#m] why
You try to [F#m] put on those airs, and [Esus4] act real cool,
But you [D] got to real - [E] ise that you're 
[F#m] acting like [F#m/E] [F#m] fools

[Verse 4] 
If there's [F#m] music we can use it, we're 
[Esus4] free to dance,
[D] We don't have the [E] time for psycho - 
[F#m] logical [F#m/E] ro [F#m] mance,
No ro - [F#m] mance, no romance, [Esus4] no romance for me,
Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [Eadd9] baby, tell me 
[F#m] what's [F#m/E] the wor [F#m] d? 

[Chorus - with keyboard riff] 
A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say...
[D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to 
[F#m] get it [F#m/E] under [F#m] way! Owww!

[Break]
F#m F#m F#m (F#m A 777xxxx) x 4

[Bouncy riff x 4 - just bass drum] 
F#m F#m B (B/A) F#m F#m - play with 2nd finger to help use other fingers to mute other strings
E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ----------4--4-------------
D --4--4----4--4-4---4-------
A --4--4----2--0-4---4--------
E --4--4---------4---4--------
 
[Keyboard riff version version of Verse chords x 2 - Drums back in]
(Fuller chords - full D, E with low E string muted then F#m 44422x)

[Bouncy riff x 4 again]
||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ----------4--4-------------
D --4--4----4--4-4---4-------
A --4--4----2--0-4---4--------
E --4--4---------4---4--------
    W  O    R    D   Up

(just drums)
||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4

[Keyboard riff]
"Hey" - improv out

[Bouncy riff to end]
[End] 

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Oasis-Cigarettes and Alcohol

[Intro - No drums - BPM 120] 
E5                                                           F#         A5
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-|
D---------------2-2--------------    ---------------2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-------- X2 -2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-0--    -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-----|
 
            E5 (strum like first part of intro)
E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------|
G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------|
D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------|
A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
 
OVER A5 ON RIFF AND IN VERSES PLAY:
 
E-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|
G-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

[Vamp over E5 with full drums]

[VERSE 1:]
Is it  [E5] my imagination
Or have I  [F#7sus4] finally found [A5]  something worth living  [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff)
I was  [E5] looking for some action
But  [F#7sus4] all I found was  [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l  (2nd part of intro riff again)
  
[Bridge] 
[A5]    You could wait for a  [E5] lifetime,
[A5]    To spend your days in the  [E5] sunshine,
[A5]    You might as well do the  [E5] white-line,
Cause when it  [Dsus2] comes on top:..........  [A(offbeat)]           
  
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it  [E5] happen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]         [A]    
  
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS]
Cadd9           B7         E5
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
 
[DRUMS STOP - INTRO RIFF AGAIN]
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] (bass drum starts)
[E5] [E5] [F#] [A5]

[Drums back in - Vamp - Status quo chug]
[E5] 
 
[Verse]
Is it  [E5] worth the aggravashuuun
To  [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's  [A5] nothing worth working  [E5] for,
It's a  [E5] crazy situashuuun
But  [F#7sus4] all i need are  [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
 
[Bridge] 
[A5] You could wait for a  [E5] lifetime,
[A5] To spend your days in the  [E5] sunshine,
[A5] You might as well do the  [E5] white-line,
Cause when it  [Dsus2] comes on top:..........  [A(offbeat)]           
 
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it  [E5] happen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]         [A]   
 
[INSTRUMENTAL:] [E5]  [Dsus2]  [A]  x4
 
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] fake it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] fake it!
  
[GUITAR SOLO] [E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2]  xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time
E5                  Dsus2        A            E5                 Dsus2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-|
D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    E5                 Dsus2            A      E5                 Dsus2
E-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---14b16-14b16--14-12--12--12--12-----12-14--14b16-14b16--14-12---7-7---7r6-|
D---------------------14------14--12h14--------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Do variations of above line two more times then:
 
E---------|
B-12------|
G-14b16---| X a lot- do this loads to end
D---------|
A---------|
E---------|

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