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Version 1 Version 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shout to the Top - The Style Council --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul Weller Released as a non-album single in 1984 Now a bonus track on "My Favourite Shop" Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Riff (verse / chorus / coda) Am9 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|7---5---7-----7-|--5---7---------|7---5---7-----7-|--5-------------| B|5---5---5-----5-|--5---5---------|5---5---5-----5-|--5---7---------| G|5---5---5-----5-|--5---5---------|5---5---5-----5-|--5---5---------| D|5-------------5-|----------------|5-------------5-|------5---------| A|0-------------0-|----------------|0-------------0-|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Gmaj7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|2---0-----0-2-2-|--0-------0-2---|2-2-0-----0-2-2-|--0-------0-2---| B|0---0---3-0-0-0-|--0---3---0-0---|0-0-0---3-0-0-0-|--0---3---0-0---| G|0---0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0---0-0---|0---0---0-0-0-0-|--0---0---0-0---| D|0-------0-----0-|------0---0-----|0-------0-----0-|------0---0-----| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|3-------------3-|----------------|3-------------3-|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E Am7 x-0-2-0-1-0 or x-0-5-5-5-5 Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3 Am9 x-0-5-5-5-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] (breaks) | Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | [Verse 1] Am7 Mmh, I was half in mind - I was half in need Am7 | Gmaj7 | % | And as the rain came down - I dropped to my knees and I prayed Am7 I said "Oh, Heavenly thing - please cleanse my soul Am7 | Gmaj7 | % | % | % | I've seen all on offer and I'm not impressed at all" Am7 Mmh I was halfway home - I was half insane Am7 | Gmaj7 | % | And every shop window I looked in just looked the same Am7 I said send me a sign to save my life Am7 'Cause at this moment in time | Gmaj7 | % | % | % | There is nothing certain in these days of mine [Bridge] Cmaj7 Y'see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you Dsus4 That I know as much as the day I was born Cmaj7 And though I wasn't asked (I might as well stay) Dsus4 And promise myself each and every day - that - [Verse 2] Am7 When you're knocked on your back - an' your life's a flop Am7 And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else Gmaj7 But to shout to the top [Chorus] Am7 Well, we're gonna shout to the top Am7 We're gonna shout to the top Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top Gmaj7 Yeah, we're gonna shout to the top [Bridge] Cmaj7 Y'see it's a frightening thing when it dawns upon you Dsus4 That I know as much as the day I was born Cmaj7 And though I wasn't asked I might as well stay Dsus4 And promise myself each and every day that ... [Chorus] (breaks] Am9 Am9 I'm gonna shout to the top – shout! Am9 Am9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Am9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Ooooh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! [Outro] Am7 So when you're knocked on your back - an' your life's a flop Am7 And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else Gmaj7 But to shout to the top – shout! Am7 Ooooh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am7 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am7 And when you're knocked on your back - an' your life's a flop Am7 And when you're down on the bottom there's nothing else Gmaj7 But to shout to the top – shout! Am7 We're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am7 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am7 Shout to the top - shout! Am7 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! (repeat and fade, vocals ad lib)