--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shout to the Top - The Style Council --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard The Style Council Shout to the Top (1985) (Paul Weller) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Riff (verse / chorus / coda) Am7(add9) 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 Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2 Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3 Am7add9 x-0-5-5-5-7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (breaks) | Am7(add9) | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am7(add9) | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am7(add9) | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | | Am7(add9) | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % | VERSE 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 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] Am7add9 I'm gonna shout to the top – shout! Am7add9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Mmh mh mh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! Am7add9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Am7add9 We're gonna shout to the top – shout! Gmaj7 Ooooh, we're gonna shout to the top - shout! CODA 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)