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6 7 1′ 2′ 3′ 6′ 5′ 4′ 3′
I was scared of den-tists and the dark.
6 7 1′ 2′ 3′ 6′ 5′
I was scared of pret-ty girls
5′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 5′
and start-ing con-ver-sa-tions.
(3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (3’57) 3′ 2′ (3’1’5)
All my friends are turn-ing green;
3′ 2′ (3’1’6) 2′ 3′ 2′ (3’57) 2′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 2′ (1’35)
you’re the ma-gi-cian’s as-sist-ant in their dream.
5 (6’1’3′) (5’72’) (3’1’5)
Ah ooh.
5 (6’1’3′) 5′ (3’57)
Ah oh,
5′ 5′ 6′ 5′ 5′ (6’1’3′) 5′
and they come un-stuck.
3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
La-dy, run-ning down to the rip-tide,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
tak-en a-way to the dark side,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′ 6 (1’35)
I wan-na be your left-hand man.
1′ 3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ (1’35)
I love you when you’re sing-ing that song,
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 3′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong.
6 7 1′ 2′ 3′ 6′ 5′ 4′ 3′
There’s this mov-ie that I think you’ll like:
6 6 7 1′ 2′ 3′ 6′ 5′
this guy de-cides to quit his job,
5′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 5′
and heads to New York Cit-y.
(3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (3’57) 3′ 3′ 2′ (3’1’5)
This cow-boy’s run-ning from him-self,
2′ (3’1’6) 2′ 3′ 2′ (3’57) 2′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 2′ (1’35)
and she’s been liv-ing on the high-est shelf.
5 (6’1’3′) (5’72’) (3’1’5)
Ah ooh.
5 (6’1’3′) 5′ (3’57)
Ah oh,
5′ 5′ 6′ 5′ 5′ (6’1’3′) 5′
and they come un-stuck.
3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
La-dy, run-ning down to the rip-tide,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
tak-en a-way to the dark side,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′ 6 (1’35)
I wan-na be your left-hand man.
1′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ (1’35)
I love you when you’re sing-ing that song,
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 3′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong.
(1’63) 1′ 3′ 2′ (1’63) 1′ 3′ 2′ 2′
I just wan-na, I just wan-na know
(1’35) 1′ 3′ 2′ (1’35) 1′ 3′ 2′ (613)
if you’re gon-na, if you’re gon-na stay.
(1’63) 1′ 3′ 2′ (1’63) 1′ 3′ 2′ 2′
I just got-ta, I just got-ta know;
(1’35) 1′ 3′ 2′ (1’35) 1′ 3′ 2′ (2’46) 1′ 6 1′ 1′
I can’t have it, I can’t have it an-y oth-er way.
1′ (3’1’6) 3′ (3’57) 2′ 3′ 2′ (3’1’5)
I swear she’s des-tined for the screen;
(3’1’6) 2′ 3′ 2′ (3’57) 2′ 3′ 2′ (3’1’5) 2′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 1′
clos-est thing to Mi-chelle Pfeif-fer that you’ve ev-er seen, oh.
3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′
La-dy, run-ning down to the rip-tide,
3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 2′ 2′ 3′ 3′
tak-en a-way to the dark side,
3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′ 6 (1’13)
I wan-na be your left-hand man.
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′
I love you when you’re sing-ing that song,
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 3′ 2′ 3′ 3′
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ 5′ 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’13)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong.
1′ 3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
Oh, la-dy, run-ning down to the rip-tide,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
tak-en a-way to the dark side,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′ 6 (1’35)
I wan-na be your left-hand man.
1′ 3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ (1’35)
I love you when you’re sing-ing that song,
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 3′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong.
2′ 3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’35)
Oh, la-dy, run-ning down to the rip-tide,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 2′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
tak-en a-way to the dark side,
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ 1′ 6 (1’35)
I wan-na be your left-hand man.
1′ 3′ (3’1’6) 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 2′ (1’35)
I love you when you’re sing-ing that song,
1′ 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 3′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ (3’1’5)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong,
3′ 3′ 3′ 3′ (5’5) 3′ 2′ 3′ (3’1’6)
and I got a lump in my throat ’cause
3′ 3′ 3′ (5’57) 2′ 2′ 1′ (1’135)
you’re gon-na sing the words wrong.
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| SOLFEGE | DO | RE | MI | FA | SO | LA | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter Notes | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| Number Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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