Chords for Sting : I Like to Party - Interview with Sting
Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Bb
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] Saw kick, a saw kick, [F] these goodnesses of saw kick,
and a little pear, a plumber, [Eb] a [Bb] cherry.
In the winter, I would [Gm] say it's an [F] undervalued season
by most people because it's cold and uncomfortable.
I think it's an [N] important season for us
because it's a time of reflection.
It's the season of the imagination,
of spirits and ghosts in the chimney,
and ghost stories, and firesides,
and wanting to feel warm.
It's also very important psychologically
because we need to reflect [F] on the past
so that we can move into the spring.
Unless we reflect, we can't really go forwards.
[Eb] This day of our adversity
[Bb] was blessed Christmas morning.
[Fm] Is your beard part of the wintry theme?
I had to grow a beard last [N] November
because I was in an opera with Elvis Costello,
and I had to play a Greek.
I had to play Dionysus.
So I grew the beard, and they made my hair dark.
And I sort of kept it.
I kind of enjoyed it.
And then we started to record this album,
and it seemed appropriate.
I still got it.
And Judy hasn't complained yet.
I remind her of one of her dogs, she says.
She likes dogs, fortunately.
What kind of dog?
She has Irish wolfhounds.
They have the same kind of [Gm] texture.
In Chagibria from Babylon
We [N] began recording last January in Tuscany.
I have a home in Tuscany.
I've lived there for 12 years now.
When you say Tuscany, most people think,
oh, it's warm and it's hot and they grow grapes and everything.
But in the winter, it's freezing.
It's really very cold.
And the album cover was photographed on my estate there
with all that snow and walking my dog.
And so it was a very appropriate place to begin a winter album.
And we all huddled around a kitchen table
with a fire on and our coats and our scarves,
and we started to explore these songs together
in that kind of weather.
It kind of [A] helped.
It was that kind of method recording.
[G] [A] Mercury falling, [G] I rise [E] from my bed.
[A] [E] I have to hold my [D] head.
[Em] [E] In two years' time, you'll be 60.
How do you feel about that?
Well, I was 58 a week ago.
I feel like I'm 14 and a half inside.
And yet I have the memories of a 58-year-old [N] man.
So I have the best of both worlds.
I have a certain sagacity, a certain wisdom
that comes with reaching this very august age.
But also I feel very youthful in myself, my physical self.
Also mentally, I feel quite young, but not immature.
I just have a lot of energy.
So it's good.
Neither of your parents made it to 60.
That must weigh on your mind.
It certainly
I'm reminded of my own mortality a lot
because they died so young.
I try and stay healthy.
I have a very good regime in what I eat, how I exercise.
So there's no guarantee.
But I enjoy life.
I enjoy living.
I'm grateful to be alive.
You still party like a young rock star, don't you?
Of course I do.
Well, I don't really, no.
I mean, I enjoy going out.
When I'm in New York, I go out every night.
I like to party, but I never party to excess.
I have a job to do.
I have fun.
Do you see yourself partying for years and years to come?
I hope so.
I hope so.
I mean, without being embarrassing, yeah, I like to party.
Isn't that what life's [G] about?
[Dm] [Gm] The people [Bb] in your inner circle,
the people who work closely [N] with you,
have a nickname for you.
They call you the boss.
You know, the boss in this inner organization
is actually Trudy.
It's not
I'm just the mascot.
What does Trudy call you?
She calls me Pookie.
Pookie.
[G] That's a secret, though.
Don't tell anyone.
Don't worry.
We're not [Bb] rolling right at this moment.
I'm happy that she's my pal
And deep in my heart I'm made of salt
Over the years, as your musical style [F] has evolved,
we've seen you in The Police,
[N] we've seen you with pop, with jazz, a Lüt album.
Do you see how your audience changes?
I don't think my audience changes.
I think the audience has come to expect the unexpected.
I think I'd never want them to second-guess
what I'm going to do next.
I have no idea what I'm going to do.
Even I don't know.
I think they [G] appreciate that sense of, you know,
well, what's he got [Gm] this time?
and a little pear, a plumber, [Eb] a [Bb] cherry.
In the winter, I would [Gm] say it's an [F] undervalued season
by most people because it's cold and uncomfortable.
I think it's an [N] important season for us
because it's a time of reflection.
It's the season of the imagination,
of spirits and ghosts in the chimney,
and ghost stories, and firesides,
and wanting to feel warm.
It's also very important psychologically
because we need to reflect [F] on the past
so that we can move into the spring.
Unless we reflect, we can't really go forwards.
[Eb] This day of our adversity
[Bb] was blessed Christmas morning.
[Fm] Is your beard part of the wintry theme?
I had to grow a beard last [N] November
because I was in an opera with Elvis Costello,
and I had to play a Greek.
I had to play Dionysus.
So I grew the beard, and they made my hair dark.
And I sort of kept it.
I kind of enjoyed it.
And then we started to record this album,
and it seemed appropriate.
I still got it.
And Judy hasn't complained yet.
I remind her of one of her dogs, she says.
She likes dogs, fortunately.
What kind of dog?
She has Irish wolfhounds.
They have the same kind of [Gm] texture.
In Chagibria from Babylon
We [N] began recording last January in Tuscany.
I have a home in Tuscany.
I've lived there for 12 years now.
When you say Tuscany, most people think,
oh, it's warm and it's hot and they grow grapes and everything.
But in the winter, it's freezing.
It's really very cold.
And the album cover was photographed on my estate there
with all that snow and walking my dog.
And so it was a very appropriate place to begin a winter album.
And we all huddled around a kitchen table
with a fire on and our coats and our scarves,
and we started to explore these songs together
in that kind of weather.
It kind of [A] helped.
It was that kind of method recording.
[G] [A] Mercury falling, [G] I rise [E] from my bed.
[A] [E] I have to hold my [D] head.
[Em] [E] In two years' time, you'll be 60.
How do you feel about that?
Well, I was 58 a week ago.
I feel like I'm 14 and a half inside.
And yet I have the memories of a 58-year-old [N] man.
So I have the best of both worlds.
I have a certain sagacity, a certain wisdom
that comes with reaching this very august age.
But also I feel very youthful in myself, my physical self.
Also mentally, I feel quite young, but not immature.
I just have a lot of energy.
So it's good.
Neither of your parents made it to 60.
That must weigh on your mind.
It certainly
I'm reminded of my own mortality a lot
because they died so young.
I try and stay healthy.
I have a very good regime in what I eat, how I exercise.
So there's no guarantee.
But I enjoy life.
I enjoy living.
I'm grateful to be alive.
You still party like a young rock star, don't you?
Of course I do.
Well, I don't really, no.
I mean, I enjoy going out.
When I'm in New York, I go out every night.
I like to party, but I never party to excess.
I have a job to do.
I have fun.
Do you see yourself partying for years and years to come?
I hope so.
I hope so.
I mean, without being embarrassing, yeah, I like to party.
Isn't that what life's [G] about?
[Dm] [Gm] The people [Bb] in your inner circle,
the people who work closely [N] with you,
have a nickname for you.
They call you the boss.
You know, the boss in this inner organization
is actually Trudy.
It's not
I'm just the mascot.
What does Trudy call you?
She calls me Pookie.
Pookie.
[G] That's a secret, though.
Don't tell anyone.
Don't worry.
We're not [Bb] rolling right at this moment.
I'm happy that she's my pal
And deep in my heart I'm made of salt
Over the years, as your musical style [F] has evolved,
we've seen you in The Police,
[N] we've seen you with pop, with jazz, a Lüt album.
Do you see how your audience changes?
I don't think my audience changes.
I think the audience has come to expect the unexpected.
I think I'd never want them to second-guess
what I'm going to do next.
I have no idea what I'm going to do.
Even I don't know.
I think they [G] appreciate that sense of, you know,
well, what's he got [Gm] this time?
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[G] Saw kick, a saw kick, [F] these goodnesses of saw kick,
and a little pear, a plumber, [Eb] a [Bb] cherry.
In the winter, I would [Gm] say it's an [F] undervalued season
by most people because it's cold and uncomfortable.
I think it's an [N] important season for us
because it's a time of reflection.
It's the season of the imagination,
of spirits and ghosts in the chimney,
and ghost stories, and _ firesides,
and wanting to feel warm.
It's also very important psychologically
because we need to reflect [F] on the past
so that we can move into the spring.
Unless we reflect, we can't really go forwards.
[Eb] This day of our adversity
[Bb] was blessed Christmas morning.
[Fm] Is your beard part of the wintry theme?
I had to grow a beard last [N] November
because I was in an opera with Elvis Costello,
and I had to play a Greek.
I had to play Dionysus.
So I grew the beard, and they made my hair dark.
And I sort of kept it.
I kind of enjoyed it.
And then we started to record this album,
and it seemed appropriate.
I still got it.
And Judy hasn't complained yet.
I remind her of one of her dogs, she says.
She likes dogs, fortunately.
What kind of dog?
She has Irish wolfhounds.
They have the same kind of [Gm] texture.
In Chagibria from Babylon
We [N] began recording last January in Tuscany.
I have a home in Tuscany.
I've lived there for 12 years now.
_ When you say Tuscany, most people think,
oh, it's warm and it's hot and they grow grapes and everything.
But in the winter, it's freezing.
It's really very cold.
And the album cover was photographed on my estate there
with all that snow and walking my dog.
And so it was a very appropriate place to begin a winter album.
And we all huddled around a kitchen table
with a fire on and our coats and our scarves,
and we started to explore these songs together
in that kind of weather.
It kind of [A] helped.
It was that kind of method recording. _
[G] _ [A] Mercury falling, [G] I rise [E] from my bed.
[A] _ _ [E] I have to hold my [D] head.
[Em] _ [E] In two years' time, you'll be 60.
_ How do you feel about that?
Well, I was 58 a week ago.
_ I feel like I'm 14 and a half inside.
And yet I have the memories of a 58-year-old [N] man.
So I have the best of both worlds.
I have a certain _ sagacity, a certain wisdom
that comes with reaching this very august age.
But also I feel very youthful in myself, my physical self.
Also mentally, I feel quite young, but not immature.
I just have a lot of energy.
So it's good.
Neither of your parents made it to 60.
That must weigh on your mind.
It certainly_
I'm reminded of my own mortality a lot
because they died so young.
_ _ I try and stay healthy.
I have a very good regime in what I eat, how I exercise.
So there's no guarantee.
But I enjoy life.
I enjoy living.
I'm grateful to be alive.
You still party like a young rock star, don't you?
Of course I do.
_ _ _ Well, I don't really, no.
I mean, I enjoy going out.
When I'm in New York, I go out every night.
I like to party, but I never party to excess.
I have a job to do.
I have fun.
Do you see yourself _ partying for years and years to come?
I hope so.
I hope so.
I mean, without being embarrassing, yeah, I like to party. _ _ _
Isn't that what life's [G] about?
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] The _ _ people [Bb] in your inner circle,
the people who work closely [N] with you,
have a nickname for you.
They call you the boss.
You know, the boss in this inner organization
is actually Trudy.
It's not_
I'm just the mascot.
What does Trudy call you?
She calls me Pookie.
Pookie.
[G] That's a secret, though.
Don't tell anyone.
Don't worry.
We're not [Bb] rolling right at this moment.
I'm happy that she's my pal
And deep in my heart I'm made of salt
Over the years, as your musical style [F] has evolved,
we've seen you in The Police,
[N] we've seen you with pop, with jazz, a Lüt album.
Do you see how your audience changes?
I don't think my audience changes.
I think the audience has come to expect the unexpected.
I think I'd never want them to second-guess
what I'm going to do next.
I have no idea what I'm going to do.
Even I don't know.
I think they [G] appreciate that sense of, you know,
well, what's he got [Gm] this time? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and a little pear, a plumber, [Eb] a [Bb] cherry.
In the winter, I would [Gm] say it's an [F] undervalued season
by most people because it's cold and uncomfortable.
I think it's an [N] important season for us
because it's a time of reflection.
It's the season of the imagination,
of spirits and ghosts in the chimney,
and ghost stories, and _ firesides,
and wanting to feel warm.
It's also very important psychologically
because we need to reflect [F] on the past
so that we can move into the spring.
Unless we reflect, we can't really go forwards.
[Eb] This day of our adversity
[Bb] was blessed Christmas morning.
[Fm] Is your beard part of the wintry theme?
I had to grow a beard last [N] November
because I was in an opera with Elvis Costello,
and I had to play a Greek.
I had to play Dionysus.
So I grew the beard, and they made my hair dark.
And I sort of kept it.
I kind of enjoyed it.
And then we started to record this album,
and it seemed appropriate.
I still got it.
And Judy hasn't complained yet.
I remind her of one of her dogs, she says.
She likes dogs, fortunately.
What kind of dog?
She has Irish wolfhounds.
They have the same kind of [Gm] texture.
In Chagibria from Babylon
We [N] began recording last January in Tuscany.
I have a home in Tuscany.
I've lived there for 12 years now.
_ When you say Tuscany, most people think,
oh, it's warm and it's hot and they grow grapes and everything.
But in the winter, it's freezing.
It's really very cold.
And the album cover was photographed on my estate there
with all that snow and walking my dog.
And so it was a very appropriate place to begin a winter album.
And we all huddled around a kitchen table
with a fire on and our coats and our scarves,
and we started to explore these songs together
in that kind of weather.
It kind of [A] helped.
It was that kind of method recording. _
[G] _ [A] Mercury falling, [G] I rise [E] from my bed.
[A] _ _ [E] I have to hold my [D] head.
[Em] _ [E] In two years' time, you'll be 60.
_ How do you feel about that?
Well, I was 58 a week ago.
_ I feel like I'm 14 and a half inside.
And yet I have the memories of a 58-year-old [N] man.
So I have the best of both worlds.
I have a certain _ sagacity, a certain wisdom
that comes with reaching this very august age.
But also I feel very youthful in myself, my physical self.
Also mentally, I feel quite young, but not immature.
I just have a lot of energy.
So it's good.
Neither of your parents made it to 60.
That must weigh on your mind.
It certainly_
I'm reminded of my own mortality a lot
because they died so young.
_ _ I try and stay healthy.
I have a very good regime in what I eat, how I exercise.
So there's no guarantee.
But I enjoy life.
I enjoy living.
I'm grateful to be alive.
You still party like a young rock star, don't you?
Of course I do.
_ _ _ Well, I don't really, no.
I mean, I enjoy going out.
When I'm in New York, I go out every night.
I like to party, but I never party to excess.
I have a job to do.
I have fun.
Do you see yourself _ partying for years and years to come?
I hope so.
I hope so.
I mean, without being embarrassing, yeah, I like to party. _ _ _
Isn't that what life's [G] about?
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] The _ _ people [Bb] in your inner circle,
the people who work closely [N] with you,
have a nickname for you.
They call you the boss.
You know, the boss in this inner organization
is actually Trudy.
It's not_
I'm just the mascot.
What does Trudy call you?
She calls me Pookie.
Pookie.
[G] That's a secret, though.
Don't tell anyone.
Don't worry.
We're not [Bb] rolling right at this moment.
I'm happy that she's my pal
And deep in my heart I'm made of salt
Over the years, as your musical style [F] has evolved,
we've seen you in The Police,
[N] we've seen you with pop, with jazz, a Lüt album.
Do you see how your audience changes?
I don't think my audience changes.
I think the audience has come to expect the unexpected.
I think I'd never want them to second-guess
what I'm going to do next.
I have no idea what I'm going to do.
Even I don't know.
I think they [G] appreciate that sense of, you know,
well, what's he got [Gm] this time? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _