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Don't Stop Me Now

Words and Music by Freddie Mercury

Transcribed by Shane McDonald : (shanemcd@shanemcdonald.org)

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NOTES :  FOR Gm* play Gm  Gmsus2sus4 (notes GAC) then Gm quickly
FOR Bb* play Bb  Eb/Bb then Bb quickly FOR C* play C  Csus2sus4 (notes CDF) then C again quickly

Introduction : Starts Slow then tempo increases in the verse : Download Practice Sample

   F                      Am            Dm
Tonight, I'm gonna have myself a real good time

      Gm* C            F      F7             Bb*
I feel alive,  and the world, turning inside out, yeah

     Gm7               D  Em D7    Gm    F   C  Gm
and floating around in ecstasy, so don't stop me now

Gm    F    C            Gm7                  C
Don't stop me 'cause I'm having a good time, having a good time.

      F                                 Am          Dm
I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky, like a tiger

            Gm*        C
defying the laws of gravity

      F                   Am              Dm
I'm a racing car, passing by, like lady Godiva

          Gm         C                   F
I'm gonna go, go, go,there's no stopping me

    F7                  Bb         Gm7
I'm burning through the sky, yeah, 200 degrees,

                 D7                  Gm
that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

     D7                         Gm
I'm travelling at the speed of light.

               Gm   F/A   Bb    G7/B C
I wanna make a supersonic man out of you

F     Gm   Am Dm                     Gm7            C*
Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball

F     Gm   Am Dm                       Gm7             D7
Don't stop me now, if you wanna have a good time, just give me a call

Gm    F    C            Gm7
Don't stop me cause I'm having a good time

Gm     F   C           Gm                  C                    Bbm7sus4
Don't stop me, yes I'm having a good time, I don't want to stop at all

      F                         Am          Dm
I'm a rocket ship, on my way to mars, on a collision course

       Gm* C            F      F7             Bb*
I am a satellite, I'm out of control

      F                    Am              Dm
I'm a sexmachine, ready to reload, like an atombomb

         Gm          C        F
about to oh, oh, oh, oh, to explode

    F7                  Bb         Gm7
I'm burning through the sky, yeah, 200 degrees,

                 D7                  Gm
that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

     D7                         Gm
I'm travelling at the speed of light.

               Gm   F/A     Bb  G7/B C
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you

[No Chords played from now until Guitar Solo]

Don't stop me, don't stop me, don't stop me, hey hey hey
Don't stop me, don't stop me, oooh oooh oooh
Don't stop me, don't stop me, have a good time, good time
Don't stop me, don't stop me, AAaahhhhh....

Guitar Solo

F   Am   Dm   Gm   C

F   Am   Dm   Gm   C   F

    F7                  Bb         Gm7
I'm burning through the sky, yeah, 200 degrees,

                 D7                  Gm
that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

     D7                         Gm
I'm travelling at the speed of light.

               Gm   F/A     Bb  G7/B C
I wanna make a supersonic woman of you

F     Gm   Am Dm                     Gm7            C*
Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball

F     Gm   Am Dm                       Gm7             D7
Don't stop me now, if you wanna have a good time, just give me a call

Gm    F    C            Gm7
Don't stop me cause I'm having a good time

Gm     F   C           Gm                  C                    Bbm7sus4
Don't stop me, yes I'm having a good time, I don't want to stop at all

Ending : Same tune as intro but using Aaah and Ooohs as the words.

   F      Am         Dm

   Gm*  C     F      F7      Bb*

   Gm7    D  Em D7   Gm    F   C  Gm  (Fade Out)

 

Concert Ending : Same tune as intro but using Aaah and Ooohs as the words
Use this ending if you can't do a fade out

   F     Am           Dm

   Gm*   C     F      F7      Bb*

   Gm7   D     GMaj