...HOTTER THAN JULY... by Stevie Wonder (1980)
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*HOTTER THAN JULY*
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>1. DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME?
>2. ALL I DO
>3. ROCKET LOVE
>4. I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT
>5. AS IF YOU READ MY MIND
>6. MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN')
>7. DO LIKE YOU
>8. CASH IN YOUR FACE
>9. LATELY
>10.HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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1...DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME?... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
(n.C)
Aah...
E A7 (x6)
Verse 1:
E A7
Did I hear you say you love me?
E A7
Well baby, I've got to know.
E A7
'Cos if you really feel you love me,
E A7
You've got to do things to show.
E A7
Don't give me the wrong impression,
E A7
By showing me warm ex-pressions.
E A7
Put me in the right direction,
E A7
With tender love and af-fection.
Chorus 1:
A7 D7
I've been standing on the outside,
G7 A7 Bb7 B7
Trying to get on the inside.
Verse 2:
E A7
Did I hear you say you need me?
E A7
Well baby, tell me the truth.
E A7
'Cos if you really feel you need me,
E A7
My sweetness, here's what I'll do;
E A7
Cut out all my crazy playing,
E A7
'Cos for your love I have been laying.
E A7
Just tell me that is what you're saying,
E A7
And I'll be yours without delaying.
Chorus 2:
A7 D7
I've been standing on the outside,
G7 A7 Bb7 B7
Trying to get on the inside.
Bridge 1:
E A7 E A7
'Cos if you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7 E A7
If you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7 E (n.C)
Well, if you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
Interlude:
E A7 (x2)
Verse 3:
E A7
Did I hear you say you want me?
E A7
Now please don't give me no mess.
E A7
'Cos if you really, really want me,
E A7
You've got to give me your best.
E A7
Put my love life right in the pocket,
E A7
And dare someone to try to top it.
E A7
And when you think I want to drop it;
E A7
Just love me 'till I beg don't stop it.
Chorus 3:
A7 D7
I've been standing on the outside,
G7 A7 Bb7 B7
Trying to get on the inside.
Bridge 2:
E A7 E A7
Girl, if you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7 E A7
Well, if you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7 E A7
If you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7 E A7
If you love me, honey, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
If you love me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
And if you need me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
If you want me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
And if you need me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
If you love me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
And if you need me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
If you want me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
E A7
And if you need me, let me hear you say; (I love you).
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E A7 D7 G7 Bb7 B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x79797 575655 x57775 353433 686766 797877
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
2...ALL I DO... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: Abm)
Intro:
Em D Cmaj7, Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7 B7
Chorus 1:
Em D Cmaj7
You made my soul a burning fire;
Am7 Gmaj7
You're getting to be my one desire.
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
You're getting to be all that matters to me.
B7
And let me tell you, girl;
Em D Cmaj7
I hope and pray each day I live,
Am7 Gmaj7
A little more love I have to give;
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
A little more love that's de-voted and true.
B7
'Cos all I do is think about you.
Chorus 1:
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7 B7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Bridge 1:
Em D
Baby, just sup-pose,
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7 B7
I should happen to cross your mind.
Em D
And by some chance, a boy like me,
Cmaj7 Am7 F#m7
You're really been trying to find.
B7
Well, let me tell you girl;
Verse 2:
Em D Cmaj7
Think of how ex-citing it would be,
Am7 Gmaj7
If you should dis-cover you feel like me.
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
If you should dis-cover this dream is for two.
B7
Well, I'm gonna tell you girl;
Em D Cmaj7
I'd light a candle every day,
Am7 Gmaj7
And pray that you'll always feel this way.
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
And pray that our love will for-ever be new,
B7
'Cos all I do is think about you.
Chorus 2:
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7 B7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Solo:
Em D, Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7 B7
Em D, Cmaj7 Am7, F#m7
B7
Well, let me tell you, girl;
Verse 3:
Em D Cmaj7
I'd light a candle every day,
Am7 Gmaj7
And pray that you'll always feel this way.
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
And pray that our love will for-ever be new,
B7
Well, I'm gonna tell you, girl;
Em E/D Cmaj7
If I can-not have you for my own;
Am7 Gmaj7
I'd rather be lonely and all alone.
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7
I'd rather keep thinking the way that I do,
B7
'Cos all I do is think about you.
Chorus 3:
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Break:
Em D Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
I'm thinking baby, 'bout you, baby.
Em D Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
I'm thinking baby, 'bout you, baby.
Em D Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
I'm thinking baby, 'bout you, baby.
Em D Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
I'm thinking baby, 'bout you, baby.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah get on down).
Coda:
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7, F#m7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout yo-u.
Em Baug Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7
All I do, is think a-bout... you.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em D Cmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 F#m7 B7 Baug
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 xx0232 x32000 x02013 3x443x 242222 x21202 x21002
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
3...ROCKET LOVE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: Abm)
Intro:
Am7 D9 G/F Em9, Am7 B7sus B7
Em Baug, Em7 Baug (x2)
Break:
Am7 D9 G/F Em9
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do,
Am7 B7sus B7 Em
Do do do, do do do, do do do-oo.
Interlude:
Em Baug, Em7 Baug (x2)
Verse 1:
Em Baug Em7 Baug
I longed for you since I was born;
Em Baug Em7 Baug D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7
A woman sensi-tive and warm, and that you were.
Em Baug Em7 Baug
With pride and strength no one would test,
Em Baug Em7 Baug D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7
But yet have femi-nine fi-nesse, and so much more.
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Bm7b5 B7sus E7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Bm7b5 B7sus E7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
Interlude:
Em Baug, Em7 Baug (x2)
Verse 2:
Em Baug Em7 Baug
A female Shakespeare of your time,
Em Baug Em7 Baug D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7
With looks to blow Pi-casso's mind; you were the best.
Em Baug Em7 Baug
Your body moved with grace and song,
Em Baug Em7 Baug D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7
Like sympho-nies by Bach or Brahms, neverthe-less. Oh, oh;
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Bm7b5 B7sus E7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Bm7b5 B7sus E7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
Break:
Am7 D9 G/F Em9
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do,
Am7 D#7sus
Do do do, do do do,
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
Fm Caug Fm7 Caug
The passion burning in your heart,
Fm Caug Fm7 Caug D#7sus D#7 D#7sus D#7, C7
Would make hell's fire seem like a spark; where did it go?
Fm Caug Fm7 Caug
Just why that you would over-night,
Fm Caug Fm7 Caug D#7sus D#7 D#7sus D#7, C7
Turn love to stone as cold as ice, I'll never know.
Chorus 3:
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world. Cold, too cold.
Chorus 4:
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
C7sus F7
(I would not do that to a dog).
Chorus 5:
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket; gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from Heaven,
Cm7b5 C7sus F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
Outro:
C#maj7
Rocket love.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am7 D9 G/F Em9 B7sus B7 Em Baug
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02013 x5455x xx3433 020002 x22200 x21202 022000 x21003
Em7 D7sus D7 Cmaj7 Bm7b5 E7 D#7sus Fm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022030 xx0213 xx0212 x32000 x2323x 020100 xx1124 133111
Caug Fm7 D#7 C7 C#maj7 Cm7b5 C7sus F7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32210 131111 xxx323 x32310 x46564 x3434x x33311 131211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
4...I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Verse 1:
G Bm7
Don't wanna believe what they're telling me;
C D7sus D
Somebody's been pickin' in my cherry tree.
G Bm7
Don't wanna mistrust nobody by mis-take,
C D7sus B7
But I hear tell someone's been diggin' round in my cake.
Chorus 1:
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
C6 D6 D7sus
Nah-ah... nah-ah.
Verse 2:
G Bm7
Don't wanna believe what somebody, said,
C D7sus D
But somebody said somebody's shoes was under my bed.
G Bm7
Don't wanna cause nobody no bodily harm,
C D7sus B7
But somebody's been rubbin' on my good luck charm.
Chorus 2:
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
C6 D6 D7sus
Nah-ah... nah-ah.
Break:
G Bm7
Oh, oh, oh... oh, oh, my, my, my, my, my, my.
C Am7 D7
Oh, oh... my, my, my, my, my, my.
G Bm7
Oh, oh, oh... oh, oh, my, my, my, my, my, my.
C Am7 D7
Oh, oh... my, my, my, my, my, my.
Chorus 3:
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
Break: (Bass)
(Em Baug, Em7 A7) (x3), C6, B7
Em Baug, Em7 A7 (x3)
C6 B7
Nah-ah...
Chorus 4:
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
Em Baug Em7 A7
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby,
Em Baug Em7 A7 C6 B7
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah-ah.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Bm7 C D7sus D B7 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x24232 x32010 xx0213 xx0232 x21202 022000
Baug Em7 A7 C6 D6 Am7 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
021000 020000 x02223 x32210 xx0202 x02013 xx0212
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
5...AS IF YOU READ MY MIND... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
Am11 Dm11, Em11 Dm11 (x4)
Verse 1:
Am11 Dm11 Em11
Close your eyes,
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
'Till the morning.
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
Close your eyes,
Dm11 F9 E7#9
'Till the early dew.
F9 G9 Cmaj7 F#7#5
Get in-side, what you've been missing.
F9 E7#9 Am11 E7#9
Are the very first words that I heard coming from you.
Verse 2:
Am11 Dm11 Em11
Take a chance,
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
On the secret.
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
That you hide,
Dm11 F9 E7#9
For be-neath your dreams.
F9 G9 Cmaj7 F#7#5
Use your wil...dest, imagi-nation.
F9 E7#9 Am11 Eb9
You just tell me what it is and I will make it be.
Chorus 1:
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you read my mind,
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you touched my soul.
Eb9 D9 G/F B7sus E7#9
As if you knew exactly where I wanted to go.
Solo:
Am11 Dm11, Em11 Dm11 (x4), F9 E7#9
Verse 3:
Am11 Dm11 Em11
Let's get high,
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
On the happy.
Dm11 Am11 Dm11 Em11
With a toast,
Dm11 F9 E7#9
To you and me.
F9 G9 Cmaj7 F#7#5
Love is here, just for the giving,
F9 E7#9 Am11 Eb9
And be-tween us we've got all the love we'll ever need.
Chorus 2:
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you read my mind,
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you touched my soul.
Eb9 D9 G/F B7sus E7#9
As if you knew exactly where I wanted to go.
Chorus 3:
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you read my mind,
Eb9 D9 E7#9 Am11
As if you touched my soul.
Eb9 D9 G/F B7sus E7#9
As if you knew exactly where I wanted to go.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am11 Dm11 Em11 F9 E7#9 G9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
535533 x53533 020233 101011 020103 323200
Cmaj7 F#7#5 Eb9 D9 G/F B7sus
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32000 20233x x6566x x5455x 120003 x22200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
6...MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN')... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Cm)
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.C)
Am Am/G F E7 D7, Am E7 (G) (x4)
Verse 1:
Am Am/G
Everyone's feeling pretty,
F E7
It's hotter than July.
D7
Though the world's full of problems,
Am E7
They couldn't touch us even if they tried.
Am Am/G
From the park I hear rhythms;
F E7
Marley's hot on the box.
D7
Tonight there will be a party,
Am E7
On the corner at the end of the block.
Chorus 1:
Am E7 D7
Didn't know you; would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
I bet nobody ever told you that you;
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
You would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin'; jam on.
Break:
(Am)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------5--------------|
G|----------5----5-7-----7-5---------|
D|--7-5--7----7---------------7-5-7--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5---------------5--------------|
G|--------------5-----5-7-----7-5-----5-7-----7-5---------|
D|-----5-7-5-7-----7---------------7---------------7-5-7--|
A|--7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Am Am/G
They want us to join their fighting,
F E7
But our answer today;
D7
Is to let all our worries,
Am E7
Like the breeze through our fingers, slip a-way.
Am Am/G
Peace has come to Zimbabwe,
F E7
Third World's right on the one.
D7
Now's the time for celebration;
Am E7
'Cos we've only just beg-un.
Chorus 2:
Am E7 D7
You didn't know you, would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
See no-body ever told you that you;
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
See no-body ever told you that you;
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
I know nobody told you that you;
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
You would be jammin' and jammin' and jammin'; jam on.
Break:
(Am)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5--------------|
G|----------5-----5-7-----7-5---------|
D|--7-5--7-----7---------------7-5-7--|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5-------------5--|
G|---------------5-----5-7-----7-5-----5-----|
D|-----5-7--5-7-----7---------------7--------|
A|--7----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------------5----5-8--5---------5-8--|
B|-----5-8--5-8----8----------8-5-8-------|
G|--7-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----5-8--5-----5-----------------------|
B|--8----------8-----8--5-8-5-----5-------|
G|-----------------------------8-----8-5--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------|
G|-----7--5-7--5-----5---------------|
D|----------------7-----7-5--7-5-----|
A|--------------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
Interlude:
Am Am/G F E7 D7, Am E7 (G)
Verse 3:
Am Am/G
You ask me am I happy?
F E7
Well, as matter of fact.
D7
I can say that I'm ecstatic,
Am E7
'Cos we all just made a pact.
Am Am/G
We've agreed to get together,
F E7
Joined as children in Jah.
D7
When you're moving in the positive;
Am E7
Your desti-nation is the brightest star.
Coda:
Am E7 D7
You didn't know you, would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am
I bet nobody ever told you that you;
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am E7 D7
Oh, oh, oh, oh oh, you, would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
E7 Am E7
Don't you stop the music, oh no, na, na na...
D7 E7 D7 Am
No-body told you, oh, oh, oh, you,
E7 D7
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn.
Am
I bet you if someone approached you, yesterday,
E7
To tell you that you would be jammin';
D7
You would not be-lieve it, because you,
E7
Never thought that you would be jammin'.
D7 Am E7, D7 E7
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh...
Am E7
You may just be feeling, what you are feeling;
D7 E7 D7
Be-cause you feel your body jammin'.
Am E7 D7 E7 D7
(We're in the middle of the makings of a Master Blaster jammin').
Am E7 D7 E7 D7
(We're in the middle of the makings of a Master Blaster jammin').
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am Am/G F E7 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
7...DO LIKE YOU... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
(CAPO 4th FRET)
(Original Key: F#)
Intro:
D E (x8)
Verse 1:
D E D E
Since age one, Keita knew he had the an-swer.
D E D E
And it was, that someday he'd be a dan-cer.
Bridge 1:
G/A Bm G/A Bm
And with help from his sis, surely that boy would not miss.
A E F#m7 A/B
From being, the baddest, dancer in the whole neighbour-hood.
Verse 2:
E D E D E
Late at night, when he was supposed to be sleep-ing,
D E D E
You could hear, the pitter patter of feet cree-ping.
Bridge 2:
G/A Bm G/A Bm
To where music would play, to his sister, he would say.
A E F#m7 A/B
Before, his father, said; "hey boy, get right back in that bed".
Chorus 1:
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
Verse 3:
E D E D E
Once at school, they put on a talent con-test.
D E D E
To find out, who could really boogie the...best.
Bridge 3:
G/A Bm G/A Bm
But his mama, said; "no; Keita's much too young to go".
A E F#m7 A/B
But his, sister said; "please let him go, so the world can see".
Verse 4:
E D E D E
When they saw him, they said he, must be cra-zy.
D E D E
Look at him; he ain't nothing but a ba-by.
Bridge 4:
G/A Bm G/A Bm
But soon as, he be-gan; you knew the contest he would win.
A E F#m7 A/B
Because, everyone in the audience began to cheer.
Chorus 2:
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
Chorus 3:
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
D E D E
Show me how to do like you, show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
(Can you rock? can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do like you,
(Can you rock around the clock? Can you rock?)
D E
Show me how to do it.
Outro: (Spoken)
(n.C)
(Aisha):
Ooh, you done broke Mama's lamp!
(Keita):
Uh, uh!
(Aisha):
Yes you did!
(Keita):
No I didn't!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D E G/A Bm F#m7 A/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
8...CASH IN YOUR FACE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
D9 G (x8)
Verse 1:
(D9 G) D9 G
You just could not know how long we tried,
D9 G D9 G
To see how this building looks inside.
D9 G D9 G
This must be a lucky day for me,
D9 G D9 G
Because the sign says there's a vacancy.
Bridge 1:
G F E7
Look, I know you came a long way, but you made it just too late;
G G/A D
So we had to give it to some-body else.
G F E7
Well, I talked to you on the phone, less than fifteen minutes ago;
F7 G7 A7
And you told me that it was cool.
Verse 2:
D9 G
I graduated from Harvard U.
D9 G D9 G
My job is paying good money too.
D9 G D9 G
And if you check on my resume;
D9 G D9 G
You'll find they all wanted me to stay.
Bridge 2:
G F E7
Well, I can't take the time out, to check your credit card,
G G/A D
'Cos the com-puter just broke down to-day.
G F E7
Well, I'll stop by here tomorrow, to com-plete our interview,
F7 G7 A7
But I know what you're gonna say. I know what your bottom line is;
Chorus 1:
D9 G D9 G
You might have the cash, but you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G D9 G
You might have the cash, but you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
Break:
G7 G/A D7 G D9
Too-oo, too-oo... too bad.
G7 G/A D7 G
Too-oo, too-oo.. too sad.
Interlude:
D9 G, D9 G (x2)
Verse 3:
D9 G
Our first child is due here any day;
D9 G D9 G
That's why we're desperate for a place to stay.
D9 G D9 G
The lo-cation is so perfect, too,
D9 G D9 G
So please try to do what you can do.
Bridge 3:
G F E7
Well, in this apartment complex, no children are allowed;
G G/A D
And if you told me that, I could have saved you a-lot of time.
G F E7
Well, I thought the Bill was passed, that said you could not discriminate?
F7 G7 A7
But I know some ex-cuse you'll find. Because your bottom line is;
Chorus 2:
D9 G D9 G
You might have the cash, but you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G D9 G
Say, you might have the cash, but you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
Coda:
D9 G D9 G
Aye, you might be a great doctor,
D9 G D9 G
You might be a great lawyer.
D9 G D9 G
You might possess the key to the city,
D9 G D9 G
Or maybe a poli-tician.
D9 G
You might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G
Say; you might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D9 G F E7 G/A D F7 G7 A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
9...LATELY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: C#)
Intro:
C Am Fmaj7, Dm G7
Verse 1:
C Am
Lately, I have had the strangest feeling,
Dm7 G7
With no vivid reason here to find.
Dm Dm/maj
Yet the thought of losing you's,
Dm7 G7 C G C, G C
Been hanging, 'round my mind.
Verse 2:
C Am
Far more frequently you're wearing perfume,
Dm7 G7
With you say no special place to go.
Dm Dm/maj Dm7
But when I ask; will you be coming coming back soon?
G7 Cmaj7 C9
You don't know, never know.
Chorus 1:
Fmaj7
Well, I'm a man of many wishes,
Fm6
I hope my premonition misses;
Em7 Em7/A
But what I really feel, my eyes won't let me hide;
Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Fm6 G7 C Em7 Em7/A
'Cos they, al -ways start to cry.
Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Fm G7 C
'Cos this time could mean good-bye.
Interlude:
C Am7, Dm7 G7
Verse 3:
C Am
Lately I've been staring in the mirror;
Dm7 G7
Very slowly, picking me a-part.
Dm Dm/maj
Trying to tell my-self,
Dm7 G7 C G C, G C
I have no reason, with your heart.
Verse 4:
C Am
Just the other night while you were sleeping,
Dm7 G7
I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name.
Dm Dm/maj Dm7
But when I ask you of the thoughts you're keeping,
G7 Cmaj7 C9
You just say; nothing's changed.
Chorus 2:
Fmaj7
Well, I'm a man of many wishes,
Fm6
I hope my premonition misses;
Em7 Em7/A
But what I really feel, my eyes won't let me hide;
Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Fm6 G7 C Em7 Em7/A
'Cos they, al -ways start to cry.
Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Fm Gm Abmaj7
'Cos this time could mean good-bye.
Bbm7 Cm7 F9
Good-bye.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
Bb6
Oh, I'm a man of many wishes,
Bbm
I hope my premonition misses;
Am7 Am7/D
But what I really feel, my eyes won't let me hide;
Gm Am7 Gm Am Bbm7 C7b9 F Am7 Am7/D
'Cos they, al-ways start to cry.
Gm Am7 Gm Am Bbm7 C7b9 F
'Cos this time could mean good-bye.
Outro:
F Dm7, Bbmaj7, Gm C9, Dmaj7
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Am Fmaj7 Dm G7 Dm7 Dm/maj
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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G Cmaj7 C9 Fm6 Em7 Em7/A Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Fm Gm Abmaj7 Bbm7 Cm7 F9 Bb6
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
133111 355333 4x554x x13121 x35343 xx3243 x10033
Bbm Am7 Am7/D C7b9 F Bbmaj7 Dmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
10...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
C F/C, C, A# D#, A#, Am Em Am, G F/G (x2)
Verse 1:
C F/C, C
You know it doesn't make much sense,
A# D#, A#
There ought to be a law against;
Am Em Am
Any-one who takes offense,
G F/G
At a, day in your celebration.
C F/C, C
'Cos we all know in our minds,
A# D#, A#
That there ought to be a time,
Am Em, Am
That we can set aside;
G F/G
To show just how much we love you.
Bridge 1:
F G
And I'm sure you would agree; what could fit more perfectly,
F F/G
Than to have a world party, on the day you came to be?
Chorus 1:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
Verse 2:
C F/C, C
I just never understood,
A# D#, A#
How a man who died for good,
Am Em, Am
Could not have a day that would,
G F/G
Be set aside for his recognition.
C F/C, C
Because it should never be,
A# D#, A#
Just be-cause some cannot see,
Am Em, Am
The dream as clear as he.
G F/G
That they, should make it be-come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
F G
And we all know everything, that he stood for, time will bring.
F F/G
For in peace our hearts will sing; thanks to Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F/C, C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
Middle 8:
Dm7 Am7
Why has there never been a holiday,
Dm7 G# A# C
Where peace is celebrated, all through-out the wo-rld?
Verse 3:
C F/C, C
The time is overdue,
A# D#, A#
For peo-ple like me and you,
Am Em, Am
Who know the way to truth;
G F/G
Is love and unity to all God's children.
C F/C, C
It should be a great event,
A# D#, A#
And the whole day should be spent,
Am Em, Am
In full remembrance,
G F/G
Of those who lived and died, for the oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
F G
So let us all begin, we know that love can win.
F F/G F#/G#
Let it out; don't hold it in, sing it loud as you can...
*KEY CHANGE*
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Chorus 3:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Chorus 4:
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F#/C#, C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Coda:
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day... (Ooh, yeah).
(Spoken):
C# B
We know the key, to unity of all people,
A#m
Is in the dream that you had so long a-go,
G# F#/G#
That lives in all of the hearts of people,
C#
That believe in unity.
B
We'll make the dream become a reality;
A#m G# F#/G#
I know we will, because our hearts tell us so.
Outro:
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...
C# B
Ha...ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#/G#
Happy birth-day, happy birth-day...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F/C A# D# Am Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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G F/G F Dm7 Am7 G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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A# F#/G# C# F#/C# B A#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
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