Pop 101 Chords & Lyrics - Marianas Trench

[D] [G] [Bm] [A]

[VERSE 1]
[D]Pop music 101
Some simple instructions

[G]For a good first impression
Now let’s start with a first one:

[Bm]A minor chord, tensions grow;
Fade in the bass like so;

[G]Now with momentum go “stop”
And bring the beat back

[D]It’s called Four-on-the-floor
A beat you can’t ignore

[G]I’ll bring sexy back once more [“yeah!”]
They’ll love that [“yeah!”] fo’ sho’!

[Bm]The chords are 1-4-6-4
Now I’m talkin familiar

[G]Harmony in thirds, not fourths
Will take you into the pre-chorus

[PRE-CHORUS]
[Bm]Real quick now, don’t you bore us

[A]Hurry up and get to the chorus!

[G]Dumb down, they won’t ignore us

[CHORUS]
Get to the floor[G] !

And hereâ[Bm]€™s some words[A] you should know:[G]

Like â€?[D] ?DJ never let [A]me go”[G]

"pour [Bm]shots", and t[A]hen I’l[G]l "lose control"!

Or “ba[D]by baby baby [A]baby baby”

[G]How about one mo[A]re last word like

[G]"Hey girl, we[Bm]�[A] ?ve only got tonight"?

[G]Some things just go[A] together like:

[G]"higher", "desire&[Bm]quot; and &qu[A]ot;fire;" "higher", "desire" and "fire"

[VERSE 2]
[D]Guitar and strings like these
To sound like Black Eyed Peas

[G]This one’s a filtered swing
This one’s a legend key

[Bm]Hipster music on cassette
But you probably don’t know that yet

[G]808’s-… [“hey! ho!”] Hell yeah!

[D]Heartfelt pop anthems
From Mumford and his Sons

[G]Gang vocals here we come

[Bm]“I…
Will…

[A]Always wait”
[wobble bass]

[PRE-CHORUS]

'Kay, slow down…
Take it to the chorus!

[CHORUS]

[BRIDGE]
[D]I can pitch and shift my voice if I want

[G]I can pitch and shift my voice if I want

[Bm]I can pitch and shift my voice if I want

[A]I can make my voice low

[D]The bridge is
The part when
You bring in
A rapper friend. [“Sup?”]

[G]You simplify, you slow the beat
Abbreviate, feature defeat

[Bm]Quick now, fill in the gaps. [“Okay!!”]
Right up and down, eliminate that which you

[A]Really would rap an’
Give them a classic like “Get-get-get-get…”

[CHORUS]

[random dance music and beat-boxing weirdness]