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John Parr
John Parr
[Verse 1]
G Bm C G Bm C
Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall
G Bm C G Bm C
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all
Em C
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
Em C D
You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed…
G Bm C G Bm C
Play the game, you know you can't quit until it's won
G Bm C G Bm C
Soldier on, only you can do what must be done
Em C
You know in some way you're a lot like me
Em C D
You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free
[Chorus]
E A B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E A B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E A B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E A B C D
C D
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire Oh, oh, oh,
ooh, oh-uh-ohh
[Verse 2]
G Bm C G Bm
C
Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go (Just how far I
go)
G Bm C G Bm C
Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road
Em C
I can make it, I know, I can
Em C D
You broke the boy in me but you won't break the man
[Chorus]
E A B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E A B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E A B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E A B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E A B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E A B C D C
D
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me… burnin' in me,
burnin' in me
[Bridge]
G C D
Just once in his life… a man has his time
G C D
And my time is now… and I'm coming alive!
E A B
I can hear the music playin', I can see the banners fly
E A B
Feel like you're back again, and hope ridin' high
E A B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E A B
Take me where the future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
[Chorus]
E A B
I can see the new horizon, underneath the blazin' sky
E A B
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
E A B
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
E A B
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's fire
E A B
I can climb the highest mountain, cross the wildest sea
E A B C
I can feel St. Elmo's fire burnin' in me… burnin' in me
MICHAEL SEMBELLO – MANIAC
[Intro]
[Verse]
Em Em6
Just a small town girl on a Saturday night
Em7 Em(maj7)
Looking for the fight of her life
C Cadd9
in the real time world no one sees her at all
Cadd9(13) B7sus4 B7
they all say she's crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
A7* B7* C*
It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire
B7(b13) B7
On the wire between will and what will be
[Chorus]
C* Dsus4 Em*
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor
C* Dsus4 Em*
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
C* Dsus4 Em*
She's a maniac, maniac on the floor
C* Dsus4 A9
And she's dancing like she's never danced before
[Verse]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
C, B7, Em
C, B7, Em
[Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
It can cut you like a knife if the fight becomes the fire
On the wire between will and what will be
[Chorus]
F
You broke my heart
Bb
'Cause I couldn't dance
C Dm
You didn't even want me around
C
And now I'm back, to let you know
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I can really move)
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)
F Bb C
Ah do you love? (Do you love me)
Bb Bbm C
Now that I can dance (dance)
F
Watch me now, oh (work, work)
Bb C F
Ah, work it all baby (work, work)
Bb C F
Well, you're drivin' me crazy (work, work)
Bb C F
With a little bit of soul now (work)
F Bb C
I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato)
F Bb C
And I can do the twist (I can do the twist)
F Bb C
Now tell me baby (tell me baby)
F Bb C
Mmm, do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
F C
Tell me (tell me)
Tell me
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I can really move)
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)
F Bb C
Ah do you love? (Do you love me)
Bb Bbm C
Now that I can dance (dance)
F
Watch me now, oh (work, work)
Bb C F
Ah, work it all baby (work, work)
Bb C F
Well, you're drivin' me crazy (work, work)
Bb C F
With a little bit of soul now (work)
Bb C F
Ah, shake it, shake it baby (work, work)
Bb C F
Ah, you're driving me crazy (work, work)
Bb C F
Ah, don't get lazy (work)
F Bb C
I can mash-potato (I can mash-potato)
F Bb C
And I can do the twist (I can do the twist)
F Bb C
Now tell me baby (tell me baby)
F Bb C
Mmm, do you like it like this (do you like it like this)
F C
Tell me (tell me)
Tell me
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I can really move)
F Bb C
Do you love me? (I'm in the groove)
F Bb C
Ah do you love? (Do you love me)
Bb Bbm C
Now that I can dance (dance)
* Alternate:
Capo III
F = D
Bb = G
Dm = Bm
C = A
SIMPLE MINDS – DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
[Intro]
D E D Em C D D E
Hey hey hey hey! Oooooooooooooh, oh...oh
D Em C D
[Verse 1]
E D A D
Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone dancing, you know it,
baby.
E D A D
Tell me your troubles and doubts, giving me everything inside
and out, and out.
E D A
D
Love's strange, so real in the dark, think of the tender things
that we were working on
E D A D
Slow change may pull us apart, when the light gets into your
heart, baby
[Chorus]
E D A D
Don't you... forget about me, don't, don't, don't, don't.
E D A A
Don't you... forget about me.
[Bridge]
C G
Will you stand above me, look my way, never love me?
D A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling down, down, down.
C G
Will you recognize me, call my name or walk on by?
D A
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling down, down, down, down
[Interlude]
D E D Em C D D E
Hey hey hey hey! Oooooooooooooh, oh...oh
D Em C D
[Verse 2]
E D A D
Don't you try to pretend, it's my feeling we'll win in the end.
I won't
E D A D
harm you or touch your defences; vanity and security.
E D A D
Don't you forget about me, I'll be alone dancing, you know it,
baby.
E D A D
Going to take you apart, I'll put us back together at heart,
baby.
[Chorus]
E D A D
Don't you... forget about me, don't, don't, don't, don't.
E D A D
Don't you... forget about me.
[Coda]
E D A D
As you walk on by... will you call my name?
E D A D
As you walk on by... will you call my name?
E D A D
When you walk away.
E D A D
Or will you walk away?
E D A D
Will you walk on by? Come on, call my name.
E D A D
Will you call my name?
[Outro]
E D A D
I say, la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la
la...
E D A D
la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la la...
E D A D
la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la la
E D
When you walk on by
AEROSMITH – CRYIN
Intro]
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5 Ab5
[Verse]
G D
there was a time
Em Bm
when I was so broken-hearted
C G D
love wasn't much of a friend of mine
G D
the tables have turned, yeah
Em B
'cause me and them ways have parted
C G D
that kind of love was the killin' kind -- listen
[Prechorus]
F C F C
all I want is someone I can't resist
A# F D
I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed
[Chorus]
G D
I was cryin' when I met you
Em C
now I'm tryin' to forget you
G D C
love is sweet misery
G D
I was cryin' just to get you
Bm C
now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
G D C
do what you do, down on me
[Bridge]
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
... now there's not even breathin' room
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
... between pleasure and pain
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
... yeah, you cry when we're makin' love
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5 Ab5
must be one and the same
[Verse]
G D
it's down on me
Em Bm
yeah I got to tell you one thing
C G D
that's been on my mind, girl I gotta say
G D
we're partners in crime
Em B
you got that certain something
C G D
what you give to me takes my breath away
[Prechorus]
F C F C
now the word out on the street is the devil's in your kiss
A# F D
if our love goes up in flames it's a fire I can't resist
[Chorus]
G D
I was cryin' when I met you
Em C
now I'm tryin' to forget you
G D C
your love is sweet misery
G D
I was cryin' just to get you
Bm C
now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
G D C
do what you do to me
[Solo]
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5
Ab5 A#5 D#5 F5 Ab5
[Alt. Prechorus]
Db Ab
'cause what you got inside
Db Ab
ain't where your love should stay
Gb Db
yeah, our love, sweet love, ain't love
D
till ya give your heart away
[Chorus]
G D
I was cryin' when I met you
Bm C
now I'm tryin' to forget you
G D C
your love is sweet misery
G D
I was cryin' just to get you
Em C
now I'm dyin' to let you
G D C
do what you do what you do down to...
[Solo]
G D Bm C G D C
G D Bm C G D C
[Chorus to fade]
G D Bm C G D C
AEROSMITH – AMAZING
Intro]
Am - G - Am - G
[Verse]
Am G
I kept the right ones out and let the wrong ones in
C7 F
Had an angel of mercy to see me through all my sins
Fm C
There were times in my life when I was goin' insane
Am F
Tryin' to walk through the pain
Am G
When I lost my grip and I hit the floor
C7 F
Yeah, I thought I could leave but couldn't get out the door
Fm C
I was so sick and tired of livin' a lie
Am F
I was wishin' that I would die
[Chorus]
C Em F Em G G7
It's amazing, with the blink of an eye you finally see the light
C Em F Em G
G7
It's amazing when the moment arrives that you know you'll be
alright
F Em D7 G
C Em7
It's amazing and I'm sayin' a prayer for the desperate hearts
tonight
[Bridge]
Am D7
That one last shot's a permanent vacation
F C Em7
And how high can you fly with broken wings?
Am D7
Life's a journey not a destination
F G
And I just can't tell just what tomorrow brings
[Verse]
Am G
You have to learn to crawl before you learn to walk
C7 F
But I just couldn't listen to all that righteous talk
Fm C
Well, I was out on the street, just tryin' to survive
Am F
Scratchin' to stay alive
[Chorus]
C Em F Em G G7
It's amazing, with the blink of an eye you finally see the light
C Em F Em G
G7
It's amazing when the moment arrives that you know you'll be
alright
F Em D7 G C
It's amazing and I'm sayin' a prayer for the desperate hearts
tonight.
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