Definitely Maybe

Band: Oasis

Year: 1994
Songwriter: Noel Gallagher

1 ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR

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[E] 022100

[A] I live my [D]life in the city
[A] And there's [D]no easy way out
[Bm] The day [G]'s moving [A]just too [D]fast for me
[A] I Need some [D]time in the sunshine
[A] Gotta slow [D]it right down
[Bm] The day [G]'s moving [A]just too [D]fast for me

[F#m]I live my life for [D]the stars that shine
[A]People say it's just a waste of time
[F#m]Then they said I [D]should feed my head

[A]That to me was just a day in bed
[F#m]I'll take my car [D]and drive real far
[A]They're not concerned about the way we are
[G]In my mind my dreams are real
[E]Now you concerned about the way I feel

[G]Tonight [D] I'm a [A]rock n' [D]roll star
[G]Tonight [D] I'm a [A]rock n' [D]roll star

[E][D]

It`s just rock n roll
It's just rock n roll

2 SHAKERMAKER

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[B]I'd like to be somebody else and not know where I've been
[E]I'd like to build myself [B]a house out of plasticine
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, Shake [B]along with me
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, [B]Shake along [F#] with me

[B]I've been driving in my car with my friend Mr Soft
[EM]r Clean and Mr Ben [B]are living in my loft
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, Shake [B]along with me
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, [B]Shake along [F#] with me

[D]I'm sorry [Ab]ut I just [B]don't know
[D]I know I [A]said I [B]told you so
[D] [B]ut when you're [A] happy and you'[B]re feeling fine
[A]Then you'll know that [E] it's the right time
[A]Yeah, you know that [E]it's the right time

To shake along with me!

[B] Mister Sifter sold me songs when I was just sixteen
[E]Now he stops at traffic [B]lights but only when they're green
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, Shake [B]along with me
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah, [B]Shake along [F#] with me
[A]Aaaah, [E]aaaaah

3 LIVE FOREVER

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[Am7] x02010
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[Em] 022000
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[G] Maybe, I don't [D]really wanna know
[Am7]How your garden grows
[C]I just [D]wanna fly

[G]Lately, did you [D]ever feel the pain
[Am7]in the morning rain
[C]as it soaks [D]it to the bone

[Em] Maybe I [D]just wanna fly
[Am7]Wanna live I don't wanna die
[C] Maybe I just wanna breathe
[D] Maybe I just [Em]don't believe
[D] Maybe you're the same as me
[Am7]We see things they'll never see
[Fmaj7]You and I are gonna live forever

[Am7] We're [Fmaj7] gonna [C/B]live forever
[Am7] We're [Fmaj7] gonna [C/B]live forever

4 UP IN THE SKY

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[Dmadd11] x03233
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[Csus4] x33010
[A7] x02020
[A7Sus4] x02030
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[Em] 022000
[D11] xx0010

[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9] They you! up in the sky, learning to fly, tell me how high,
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[Dmadd11] Do you think you'll go, before you start fallin
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9] They you! up in the tree, you wanna be me, well that couldn't be
[Cadd9]
[Dmadd11] 'cos the people here,
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[C] they [Csus4]don't hear [C]you calling
[A7][A7][G][Cadd9]
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[G]
[A7Sus4] How does it feel? When you're inside me

[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9] They you! wearing your crown, making no sound, I heard you feel down,
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[Dmadd11] Well that's just too bad, welcome to my world
[Cadd9] They [G] you! [Cadd9]stealing [G]the light,
[Cadd9] I [G]heard that [Cadd9]the shine's [G]gone out of [Cadd9] your life
[Cadd9]
[Dmadd11] Well that's just too bad,
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[C] [Csus4]welcome to my [C] world
[A7][A7][G][Cadd9]
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[G]
[A7Sus4] How does it feel? When you're inside me

[D] You'll need [Em]assistance with the [D]things that you [C]have never ever seen,
[D] It's just a case of never breathing out
[Em][D][C][A7][A7]
[A7Sus4] Before you've breathed it in
[D11] So tell me how does it feel?
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[G] [Cadd9]When you're [G]inside [Cadd9] me

[D] You'll need [Em]assistance with the [D]things that you [C]have never ever seen,
[D] It's just a case of never breathing out
[Em][D][C][A7][A7]
[A7Sus4] Before you've breathed it in
[D11] So tell me how does it feel?
[G][Cadd9][G][Cadd9]
[G] When [Cadd9]you're inside [G] me,
[Cadd9][G][Cadd9][G]
[Cadd9] When [G] you're [Cadd9]inside [G] me

5 COLUMBIA

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[C] x32010
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[A]There we were, now here we are
[D]All this confusion, [C]nothing's the same to me,
[A]There we were, now here we are
[D]All this confusion, [C]nothing's the same to me,

[A] [B]ut I can't tell you the way I feel,
[D]'Cos the way I feel [C]is oh so new to me,
[A]No I can't tell you the way I feel,
[D]'Cos the way I feel [C]is oh so new to me,

[A]What I heard is not what I hear,
[D]I can see the signs but [C] they're not very clear
[A]What I heard is not what I hear,
[D]I can see the signs but [C] they're not very clear

[A] This is [D] confusion, am [C]I confusing you?
[A] This is [D] confusion, am [C]I confusing you?
[A] This is [D] peculiar, we don [C]'t wanna fool ya
[A] This is [D] peculiar, we don [C]'t wanna fool ya

6 SUPERSONIC

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[F#m]I need [A] to be [B] myself
[F#m]I can't[A] be no [B]one else
[F#m]I'm feeling [A]supersonic, give [B]me gin and tonic
[F#m]You can have it [A]all but how much [B] do you want it?

[F#m]You [A]make me [B] laugh
[F#m]Give me [A] your [B]autograph
[F#m]Can I ride [A]with you [B]in your BMW?
[F#m]You can sail [A]with me in my [B]yellow submarine

[E]You need to find out
[F#m]'Cos no one's gonna tell you what I'm on about
[E]You need to find a way [C#7]for what you want to sayBut before tomorrow

[D]Cause my [A]friend said [E] he'd [F#m]take you home
[D]He sits [A] in a [E]corner [F#m]all alone
[D]He [A]lives [E]under a wat [F#] merfall
[D]No body [A]can see him
[E]No body [F#m]can [D]ever hear [A]him call
[E]No body [F#m]can [D]ever hear [A]him call

7 BRING IT ON DOWN

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[Dsus2] xx0230

[Bm]What was that sound [Bm/A]ringing round your brain?
[D]Today is [E]just a [D]bluryou gotta [Bm]head like a [Bm/A]ghost train
[Bm]What was that sound [Bm/A]ringing around your brain?
[D]You're [E]here on your [D]ownwho you [Bm]gonna find [Bm/A] to blame?

[Bm]You're [Dsus2]the [A][Bm]outcastyou're [Dsus2]the [A]underclass
[Bm]But you [Dsus2]don't [A]care [Bm]because you [Dsus2]'re [A]living fast

[Bm]You're the un invited [Dsus2]guest who stays 'till the end
[G]I know you've got a [Em]problem that the devil sends
[Bm]You think they're talking '[Dsus2]bout you but you don't know who
[G]I'll be [Em]scraping your life [Bm]from the soul of [Bm/A]my shoe tonight

[Bm]Bring it on down [Bm/A]Bring it down for me
[D]Your head's [E]in a fish [D]tankyour body [Bm]and your mind [Bm/A]can't breathe
[Bm]Bring it on down [Bm/A]Bring it down for me
[D]Your head's [E]in a fish [D]tankyour body [Bm]and your mind [Bm/A]can't breathe

8 CIGARETTES ALCOHOL

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[E]Is it my [F#m]imagination, or have I [A]finally found something [E]worth looking for,
[E]I was looking for [F#m]some action, but [A]all I found was [E]Cigarettes and Alcohol,

[A]You could wait [E]for a lifetime,
[A]to spend your days [E] in the sunshine,
[A]You might as well do [E]the white line, 'cause [D] when it comes on top,
[A] [E] [D]strum [A] [E]once
 You gotta make it happen, you gotta make it happen,
[D] You [A]gotta make [E]it happen,[D] you [A]gotta make [E]it happen,

[E] You gotta, you [A]gotta, you gotta make it
[E] You gotta, you [A]gotta, you gotta fake it

9 DIGSY'S DINNER

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[A]What a life [C#7]it could be
[D]If you could come [E7] to mine for tea
[D]I’ll pick you up [E7]at half past three
[D7]We’ll [A] [D/A]have [A]lasagna
[C#7]I’ll treat you [D] like a queen
[E7]I’ll give you strawberries and cream
[D]Then your friends [E7]will all go green
[D7]For [Am]y [D/A] [A]lasagna

[E] [A] [D/A] [A] [D] [A] /
These could be the best days of our lives
[A] [B]ut I don’t [Bm7]think we’d be [C#7]living very wise
[A]Oh no! no!

[A]What a life [C#7]it could be
[D]If you could come [E7] to mine for tea
[D]I’ll pick you up [E7]at half past three
[D7]We’ll [A] [D/A]have [A]lasagna

[D]Then your friends [E]will all go green
[D]Then your friends [E]will all go green
[D]Then your friends [E]will all go green
[D7]For my [A]lasagna

10 SLIDE AWAY

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[Am7]Slide away, [G]and give it [F]all you've got
[Am7]My today, [G]fell in [F]from the top
[Am7]I dream of you [G], and all the [F]things you say
[Am7]I wonder [G]where [F]you are now

[Am7]Hold me down [G], all the [F]world's asleep
[Am7]I need you now [G], you've got [Fm]e on my knees
[Am7]I dream of [G]you, we talk [F]of growing old
[Am7]But you [G]said [F]please don't

[G2]Slide in,[F2] baby [G2]together [F2]we'll fly
[G2]I've tried [F2]praying and I know [G] just what you'[G7]re saying to me

[C]Now that you're mine,
[G]we'll find a way
[Fmaj7]of chasing the sun
[Am7]Let me be the one
[G]Who shines with you
[D7]In the morning when you [F2] don't know what to do
[C]Two of a kind
[G]We'll find a way
[Fmaj7]To do what we've done
[Am7]Let me be the one [G]that shines with you
[F2] [F#] [D] [F2] / [F#] [D] /
And we can slide awayslide away
[G][E]Away

11 MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

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[C#m] x46654
[A] 577655
[C] x35553
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[E076780]

[E]There's no [Ab]need for [C#m]you to say [A]you're sorry
[C]Goodbye,[B7] I'm [E]going home
[E]I don't [Ab]care no more [C#m] so don't[A] you worry
[C]Goodbye,[B7] I'm [E]going home

[A]I hate the way [E]that even though you
[A]know you're wrong, [E]you say you're right
[A] I hate the books you [E]read and all your friends
[F#]Your music's [A]shite, it keeps [Gm]e up all night

[C#m]And it will [ABm]be nice to be [A] alone for a[E] week or two
[C#m]But I know that [Abm]I will be right,[A] right back here
[B]with you, [A]with you, [ABm]with you,[F#] with you,
[B]with [A]you, with [Abm] you, [F#]with you

Placing a Capo on Fret 2 transforms fingering into G, maintaining A sound without complex barre chords.

This song is built on the key of A. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: