I Write the Songs by: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
From the album: Have Another Ball (2008)
One of my 7" favorites.
Original version by Barry Manilow.

INTRO at 00:08 (x)=single note ¤=strum \=slide down
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
D--------------------------------------5----3-------------5--3--------------------------+
A-4----6---------------------6----5-----------------5--3----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+
E-----------1------(13)¤\------------------------0--------------33--33------------------+

CHORUS *=play 16X %=pause #=play 8X 
G---------%--%--------------------------------------+
D---------%--%--------------------------------------+
A---------%--%--3*----1#--------5*----------1*------+
E-1*----3*%-3%3-----------1#--0-------3*----------1-+

VERSE at 00:56 (x)=single note *=play 16X #=play 8X 
G-------------------------------------------------------------------+
D-------------------------------------------------------------------+
A-(15)(12)(10)8-6*----5*-------------------5#--3#----------------3*-+
E---------------------------3*----1*----0----------3#--1#--3*-------+

CHORUS2 *=play 16X %=pause #=play 8X 
G---------%--%---------------------------------------+
D---------%--%---------------------------------------+
A---------%--%--3*----1#--------5*----------1*-------+
E-1*----3*%-3%3-----------1#--0-------3*----------1*-+

BRIDGE &=play 14X with pauses "=play 16X with pauses 
G------------------------------------------------+
D------------------------------------------------+
A--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+
E-0&-0050--5#--4#--2#--0#--3"--------------------+

CHORUS3 *=play 16X %=pause #=play 8X 
G---------%--%---------------------------------+
D---------%--%---------------------------------+
A---------%--%--------5#--------------2*----5*-+
E-5*----7*%-7%7-0*--------5#--4-2*-------------+

CHORUS4 £=play 12X %=pause ½=play 6X !Rhythm changes!
G--------------------------%---------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------%-----------------------------------3--3------------------->
A-------------4£----9£---7½%-----------4£----7£--------------------------------------->
E-5£----7£-----------------%-7½--4£----------------4-444-2-222-------0--0--7½--6½--4½->

>------------------+
>------------------+
>-------------2--2-+
>-2½--0½--0½-------+

YEAH!!
Tabbed by Eero Heinonen 18.6.2003