Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chorus 1:
Bb
this is the payoff payoff
Eb
now that were on top we wont stop
Gm Bb
doing what we do is a dream come true
Eb
were never gonna give it up
were never gonna stop
Bb
its the payoff
(cant stop cant stop)
yeah its the payoff
(cant stop, no we wont stop)
Verse 1:
Bb F
remeber when you got your first drum set
Eb
and how we used to practice in the basement
Bb F
when i was singing like billy joe
Eb
(don't wanna be an american idiot)
Bb F
summer time came the concert
Eb
mcdonalds wouldn't let me book it off work
Gm F Eb
so I called in sick the night of the show
Refrain:
F Eb
the crowd was screaming encore
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse 2:
Bb
soon enough we went
F
and got a tour bus
Eb
all the girls were
screaming just to fucking touch us
Bb F Eb
they all wanted to take us home
Bb
now everywhere we look
F
we see our faces
Eb
but we know that well
never let that change us
Gm F Eb
until oprah lets us play on her show
(play on play on her show)
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
Bb
this is the payoff payoff
Eb
now that were on top we wont stop
Gm Bb
doing what we do is a dream come true
Eb
were never gonna give it up
were never gonna stop
Bb
its the payoff payoff
Eb
yo only get one shot (one shot!)
Gm
gotta take that chance
Bb
and make it last
Eb
were never gonna give it up
were never gonna stop
Bb
its the payoff
Bridge:
Gm F
we will rock you
Eb
were going scream it out
with the crowd tonight
Gm F
we will rock you
Eb
everybody singing
F
every word from every line
Gm F
we will rock you (rock you)
Eb
we just (we just) got to
Cm
this is everything
Bb/D Eb(hold)
weve ever dreamed of
Verse 3:
Bb
remeber getting drunk
F
around the campfire
Eb
writing stupid songs about
becoming rockstars
Gm F
we never ever thought
Eb(hold)
it would go this far
Chorus 3:
Bb
this is the payoff payoff
Eb
now that were on top we wont stop
Gm Bb
doing what we do is a dream come true
Eb
were never gonna give it up
were never gonna stop
Bb
its the payoff payoff
Eb
yo only get one shot (one shot!)
Gm
gotta take that chance
Bb
and make it last
Eb F
were never gonna give it up
Gm Bb
were never gonna stop
its the payoff
Outro:
Bb
cant stop cant stop wont stop
wont stop no we cant stop