From newcastle.ac.uk!Steve.Varty Wed Dec 7 14:22:02 1994 Return-Path: Received: from cheviot.ncl.ac.uk by bigbang.hut.fi with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #8) id m0rFLNd-0000e9C; Wed, 7 Dec 94 14:21 EET Received: from bowes.ncl.ac.uk by cheviot.ncl.ac.uk id (8.6.9/ for ncl.ac.uk) with SMTP; Wed, 7 Dec 1994 12:21:54 GMT Received: from cheviot.ncl.ac.uk by bowes.ncl.ac.uk; Wed, 7 Dec 94 12:10:17 GMT Received: from newton.ncl.ac.uk by cheviot.ncl.ac.uk id (8.6.9/ for ncl.ac.uk) with SMTP; Wed, 7 Dec 1994 12:10:16 GMT From: "Steve Varty" Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 12:10:13 GMT Message-Id: To: steve.varty@ncl.ac.uk Sender: Steve.Varty@newcastle.ac.uk Status: RO INTRO and VERSES: ----------------- For the verses you basically need: Em, D and C but the strumming pattern and fretting actually involve a G. Here's how to strum the Em measure (intro and verse alike): Em | (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +) DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP B - $ $ - $ $ $ Meaning it is an Em chord for the whole measure, play only the bass note (the E string) on the first beat (indicated by the 'B' -from Bass- above), the '-' means don't strum on the strings and a '$' means play the chord indicated above (Em in this case). The D and C measure is strummed as follows: D N C N | | | | DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP $ $ $ $ - $ $ $ Meaning play a D chord for the first beat then on the down stroke of the second beat hit the strings without any fretting (indicated by 'N' above), this would actually sound as a G (especially that you're most likely to hit only the D, G, B and E strings). Then directly play a C chord on the up-stroke of the second beat (in fact you'd ready your fingers for the C chord while hitting the "G chord"). The same trick is done at the last up-stroke of the 4th beat where you, again, play the open strings just before hitting the bass of the Em chord of the following measure (as indicated in the Em measure). CHORUS: -------- As for the chorus: it is G, D, C and Em which is easy to play: The 3 measures of G D and C are the same: G/D/C | DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP $ - ($) $ - $ $ $ The ($) means optional. In fact you'd interleave all kinds of strumming patterns here. The last measure (4th) of each line in the chorus goes like this: C Em | | DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP $ $ $ $ - $ $ $ Here you'd notice that in fact you'd naturally hammer on the Em on the upstroke of the 2nd beat. Between chorus and verses: --------------------------------- Basically 4 measures of A (interleaved with A7) anyways if you want to get a flavor of how it is played (read I play it ;-): 1) 2) A A7 A7 A A7 | | | | | DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP $ - $ - $ $ $ $ - $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 3) 4) A7 A A7 A7 A | | | | | DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP DN UP - $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - $ $ - $ - $ - The second time the bridge is played a different pattern is used but who cares (I'm tired of typing ;-). ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD Intro: Em D C (4 times in total) Verse1: Em D C Colours on the street Em D C Red white and blue Em D C People shufflin' their feet Em D C People sleepin' in their shoes Em D C But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead Em D C There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead Em D C Don't feel like Satan but I'm to them Em D C so I try to forget it anyway I can CHORUS: ------- G D C C Em KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD G D C C Em KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD G D C C Em KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD G D C C Em KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7) Em D C x4 (just like in the intro) Verse2: I see a girl in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away and she's gone to get a hit She hates her life and what she's done to it That's one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love never get to be cool KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD x 4 times A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7) Em D C x4 Verse3 (not included in the acoustic version): We got a thousand points of light For the homeless man We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand --->(Here add an additional Em, D and C without lyrics) We got department stores and toilet paper Got styrophone boxes for the ozone layer Got a man of the people says keep hope alive Got fuel to burn got roads to drive KEEP ON ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD x 4 times A(7) x4 (interleave A with A7) Em D C x4