Overnight Sensation Raspberries
Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)"
(Eric Carmen)
Intro (piano arr. for guitar [2X; continue into verse])
[F]v v [Fmaj7/A] v v [Bb] v v [Gm]v [C]v
-1-------1-0-----|-------1--------- -1-----1---1--1h3|-----3---3-3-5-5- -2---2-----2---3-|---3-----3-3-5-5- -3-3-------3---3-|---------5-5-5-5- -----------0---1-|-------------3-3- -1---------------|---------3-3-----
Verse 1:
Well I k[F]now it sounds f[Fmaj7/A]unny[Bb] [Gm]
But [C]I'm not [F]in it for the m[Fmaj7/A]oney, [Bb]no[Gm]
I [C]don't n[F]eed no rep[Fmaj7/A]utation[Bb] [Gm]
And I[C]'m not [F]in it for the[Fmaj7/A] show[Bb] [Gm]
[band enters]
Chorus:
I j[C]ust w[F]ant a hi[Fmaj7/A]t record, y[Bb]eah[Gm]
W[C]anna h[F]ear it on th[Fmaj7/A]e radio[Bb] [Gm]
W[C]ant a b[F]ig hit [Fmaj7/A]record, y[Bb]eah[Gm]
O[C]ne that e[F]verybody'[Fmaj7/A]s got to k[Bb]now
Post-chorus:
Well if the pr[C]ogram director don't pull it[Eb/Bb] [Bb]
It's t[C]ime to get back the[Eb/Bb] bullet[Bb]
So bring the g[C]roup down to the station
You're gonna be an [Eb/Bb]overni[Bb]ght s[Eb/Bb]ensati[Bb]on
[Ebmaj7] [Bbmaj7] [Ebmaj7/G] [Abmaj9]
Bb-D-Eb-G A-Bb-D-F G-Bb-D-Eb C-Eb-G-Bb <- r.h. keyboard voicings
[guitar solo over intro cbord 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 cborus]
[repeat post-cborus w/sax solo until "overnigbt sensation"]
Bridge:
I[Gb/Db] fit those [Db]words to a [Gb/Db]good mel[Db]ody
[Gb/Db]Amazing how succ[Db]ess has been [Gb/Db]ignoring [Db]me
So [Db/Cb]long[Cb] [Db/Cb] [Cb]
I[Gb/Db] use my b[Db]read making [Gb/Db]demos all [Db]day
[Gb/Db]Writing in the n[Db]ight while in my[Gb/Db] head I h[Db]ear
The [Db/Cb]record p[Cb]lay[Db/Cb] [Cb]
Hear it [AaddB]play[Gm] [C]
Coda:
[tbrougb radio]:
[F]Hit [Fmaj7/A]record, y[Bb]eah[Gm] [C]
[(C)]Wanna h[F]it [Fmaj7/A]record, y[Bb]eah[Gm] [C]
[band fades in]
Wanna h[F]it [Fmaj7/A]record, y[Bb]eah [Gm] [C] [9X; drums enter 3rd time]
(4,6,8: number one)
[band drops out]
[piano/vocal improvisation intro cbords, 6X (fade 3rd time)]
[]
[band re-enters]
Wanna h[F]it [Fmaj7/A]record, y[Bb]eah [Gm] [C] [repeat to fade]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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