Hello Hooray

Song

Great lead song on 1973's "Billion Dollar Babies" LP; credit to Boomsy "Dandy" Dan

for the intro and solo tabs. The times shown are elapsed time from the start;

chords by Marty Lurvey

Intro:

   e|-----------------------------------------------------17~---19~---21~----|
   B|-------------------10~---12--15--14~---14-15-17-------------------------|
   G|----6~---6-7-9-----------------------------------14---------------------|
   D|----------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
   A|-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:22

Verse 1

A C F

Hello! Hooray! Let the show begin,

G

I've been ready.

A C F

Hello! Hooray! Let the lights grow dim,

G F

I've been ready. 0:42

Chorus

E F G C

Ready as this audience that's coming here to dream,

E F G C

Loving every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.

G G-F F-C

I've been waiting so long to sing my song,

G G-F F-C

And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.

G G-F F-C G-C C-C E-E

And I've been thinking so long I was the only one. 1:19

Verse 2

A C F

Roll out! Roll out, with your American dream and its recruits,

G

I've been ready.

A C F

Roll out! Roll out, with your circus freaks and hula hoops,

G F

I've been ready. 1:40

Chorus

E F G C

Ready as this audience that's coming here to dream,

E F G C

Loving every second, ev'ry moment, ev'ry scream.

G F C

I've been waiting so long to sing my song,

G G-F F-C

And I've been waiting so long for this thing to come.

G G-F F-C

Oh I've been thinking so long I was the only one. 2:15

Bridge

A C

I can stand here strong and thin.

A C

I can laugh when this thing begins. 2:22

Solo: F-F F < long pause > E E-E E E-E E E-E E E-E 2:40

   e|--/12-----14--15/12-----12--12--12/10--10/8--8/7--7/3----------|
   B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
   e|--5/12/17--19--20--22-----19--17--12-----14--15--17-----12-----|
   B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
   G|---------------------------------------------------------------|  3:10

Outro:

C F G G-F F-C

God, I feel so strong.

G G-F F-C

I feel so strong, I'm so strong, I feel so strong.

G G-F F-C

I feel so strong, so strong, God, I feel strong,

G G-F F-C

Real strong, so strong, I feel so strong.

G G-F F-C

I feel so strong, I feel so strong, I feel so strong,

G G-F F-C

Real strong, so str------ong,

G G-F F-C

Yes, I'm strong, so strong < fadeout > 4:15