The Style Council - Shout to the Top

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                Shout to the Top - The Style Council
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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

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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-|----------------|

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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

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[Intro]
(breaks)
| Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % |
| Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % |

| Am9 | % | % | % | Gmaj7 | % |
| Am9 | % | % | % | 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]
          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)