Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke (born 25 August 1988 in Islington, London) is an English singer and winner of the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008.
As the winner of The X Factor, Burke released her debut single, "Hallelujah", originally a Leonard Cohen song, that became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours: selling 105,000 copies in one day; but also, the top-selling song of the year in the UK as well as becoming the 2008 Christmas number one single in the UK.
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The chords shown are for the original version of the song, however please check out our version of the song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfldm2f-7A This version is by BuskerOne who do an acoustic cover of the UK No.1 each week whatever it is. (Oh and it's in flats and drop D (so drop C#)) Email me at [email protected] if you want a tab of our version and I might get round to making one. :)
Standard Tuning - Original Key
VERSE 1 E Eh, hey, I'm like a beast E Eh, hey, i'm like a beast DE DJ drop the record, Imma start a stampede DE He drop the record, I start a stampede E Eh, boy, I push it out E Eh, boy, I push it out DE Fire, move my body like a merry-go-round DE Front to the back, I'll make you go round
BRIDGE C Get like me Em Get on the dancefloor C Get like me Em (Don't want to start without you)
CHORUS EB Oh, here I go, drip droppin' way down low B You're 'bout to miss B Winding to this BE Don't make me start without you EB Oh, here I go, you're moving way too slow B I'm coming up B Put down your cup BE Don't make me start without you
VERSE 2 (Same chords as Verse 1) Eh, boy, way that I move Eh, boy, way that I move Body like a weapon that'll make you go boom Get like a drum I'll make you go...boom Eh, boy, oi where you at? Eh, boy, oi where you at? You're the only one and I'm all on my back The only one I want on my back
REPEAT BRIDGE AND CHORUS
RAP - (JUST PUT A BIT OF A GROOVE ON AN E CHORD!) Hear it out,push it out watch it how she work it out pop a couple of bottles drink it like its a never out i already know from rub a dub with the club don't start without me i just got in the club you steal the show no competition you had an instinct before the invention drop a bomb like ya give me amnesia shakey shakey shakey like your booty got a seizure Take it down propeller,she windin windin wind i'm impressed i'm behind behind behind oh she know what to do drop a bomb and missile that make you go BOOM!