Biography:
Shocking Blue was a rock band from The Hague, The Netherlands that existed from 1967 to 1974. Fronted by singer, Mariska Veres, and with guitarist/songwriter, Robbie van Leeuwen, as its creative force, the band enjoyed international chart success and are one of the most successful bands ever to come out of The Netherlands.
Shocking Blue's by far biggest hit was Venus, which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. 'Venus' returned to the top of the U.
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VENUS (by Shocking Blue)
The intro is a fast rhythmic strum on B7sus4. I play it with a bar on
the seventh fret: 797977 and afterwards slide the pointer finger
quickly on the E-string from 7 down to 0 to play the Em: 022000
* = slide from A5 to B5.
[Intro]
B7sus4 x2
Em A x2
B7sus4 x2
Em A x4
[Verse 1]
Em A Em A
A goddess on a mountain top,
Em A Em A
burning like a silver flame.
Em A Em A
The summit of beauty and love,
Em A Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
and Venus was her name.
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Solo]
Em A x7
Em
[Verse 2]
Em A Em A
Her weapons are her crystal eyes,
Em A Em A
making every man mad.
Em A Em A
Black as the dark night she was,
Em A Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
got what no one else had.
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Interlude 1]
A5 B5 * x4
Em A x7
Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Interlude 2]
A5 B5 * x4
[Intro Repeat/Outro]
B7sus4 x2
Em A x2
B7sus4 x2
Em A x8
fade out
The intro is a fast rhythmic strum on B7sus4. I play it with a bar on
the seventh fret: 797977 and afterwards slide the pointer finger
quickly on the E-string from 7 down to 0 to play the Em: 022000
* = slide from A5 to B5.
[Intro]
B7sus4 x2
Em A x2
B7sus4 x2
Em A x4
[Verse 1]
Em A Em A
A goddess on a mountain top,
Em A Em A
burning like a silver flame.
Em A Em A
The summit of beauty and love,
Em A Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
and Venus was her name.
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Solo]
Em A x7
Em
[Verse 2]
Em A Em A
Her weapons are her crystal eyes,
Em A Em A
making every man mad.
Em A Em A
Black as the dark night she was,
Em A Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
got what no one else had.
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Interlude 1]
A5 B5 * x4
Em A x7
Em (single notes: E G A B B A G)
[Chorus]
Am D Am D Em A Em A
She's got it, yeah baby, she's got it.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
C B7 Em A Em A
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire at your desire.
[Interlude 2]
A5 B5 * x4
[Intro Repeat/Outro]
B7sus4 x2
Em A x2
B7sus4 x2
Em A x8
fade out
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