Overnight Sensation Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

piano arr. for guitar [2X; continue into verse])

Verse 1

  Well I kFnow it sounds fF7M/Aunny A♯ Gm

  But CI'm not Fin it for the mF7M/Aoney, A♯no Gm

  I Cdon't nFeed no repF7M/Autation A♯ Gm

  And IC'm not Fin it for theF7M/A show A♯ Gm

[band enters]

Chorus

  I jCust wFant a hiF7M/At record, yA♯eah Gm

  WCanna hFear it on thF7M/Ae radio A♯ Gm

  WCant a bFig hit F7M/Arecord, yA♯eah Gm

  OCne that eFverybody'F7M/As got to kA♯now

Post-chorus:

  Well if the prCogram director don't pull it D♯ A♯

  It's tCime to get back theD♯ bullA♯et

  So bring the gCroup down to the station

  You're gonna be an D♯oveA♯rnighD♯t sA♯ensation

D♯7M A♯7M D♯7M G G♯7M9

  A♯-D-D♯-G A-A♯-D-F G-A♯-D-D♯ C-D♯-G-A♯ <- r.B. keyboard voicings

[guitar solo over intro chord progression, 1X]

Verse 2

I've been tryin' to write the lyric

Non-offensive but satiric too

And if you put it in the A-slot

It's just got to make a mint for you

[repeat chorus]

[repeat post-chorus w/sax solo until "overnight sensation"]

Bridge

  IF♯ fiC♯t those C♯words to a F♯gooC♯d melC♯ody

  F♯AmaC♯zing how succC♯ess has been F♯ignC♯oring C♯me

  So C♯lonBg B C♯ B B

  IF♯ usC♯e my bC♯read making F♯demC♯os all C♯day

  F♯WriC♯ting in the nC♯ight while in myF♯ heC♯ad I hC♯ear

  The C♯recBord BplaC♯y B B

  Hear it AaddplayB Gm C

Coda

[through radio]:

  FHit F7M/Arecord, yA♯eah Gm C

  WCanna hFit F7M/Arecord, yA♯eah Gm C

[band fades in]

  Wanna hFit F7M/Arecord, yA♯eah Gm C [9X; drums enter 3rd time]

(4,6,8: number one)

[band drops out]

[piano/vocal improvisation intro chords, 6X (fade 3rd time)]

[2-bar drum fill w/overdubbed firecrackers]

[band re-enters]

  Wanna hFit F7M/Arecord, yA♯eah Gm C [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers