INTRO: G, Eb, F, G G, Eb, Dm, G G Eb F G I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong Gm Am Eb Gm Dm Gm To crash the critic saying 'is it right or is it wrong?' F Eb Dm Gm If only fame had an I.V. baby could I bear F Eb F Gm Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here Eb I live for the applause, applause, applause C I live for the applause-plause F Gm Live for the applause-plause Eb Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me C F Gm The applause, applause, applause F Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud) F Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Gm Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch Gm Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch Gm Eb F Gm I've overheard your theory, nostalgia's for geeks Eb Dm Gm I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read Dm Eb Dm Gm One second I'm a kunzt, then suddenly the kunzt is me F Eb F Gm Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture in me Eb I live for the applause, applause, applause C I live for the applause-plause F Gm Live for the applause-plause Eb Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me C F Gm The applause, applause, applause F Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud) F Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud) Gm Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch Gm Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) F Gm Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch Gm Ooh-ooh Eb Touch, touch Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh F Touch, touch now Gm Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo F Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Eb (pause) Ooh-ooh Gm Eb I live for the applause, applause, applause C I live for the applause-plause F Gm Live for the applause-plause Eb Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me. C F Gm The applause, applause, applause Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud) Eb Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out) F Gm Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud) Gm Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) F Gm Put your hands up, make 'em touch (make it real loud) Gm F Eb A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud) Cm F Gm Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch Gm F Gm A-R-T-P-O-P