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A great DD song from Liberty!
Someone had requested the tabs for this one on the message boards.  This is not tabbed 
but hopefully the chords will give you a starting point.
The beginning riff is just E to Dsus then D.  Then E again to Dsus then D.
E   E E E E Dsus D
E   E E E E Dsus D
Listen to the record for the timing - best to play the E in a barre on the 7th, followed 
D on the fifth, down to C on the third.
(rock-n-roll star)
E / / / / / / / D / / / / / / / C / / / / / / / Dsus/ / / D / / /
he tEurns on the animal
Dsus-D  
it's that time of day
Chere comes little Johnny
 Dsus-D  
from the back streets of the UK
Ehe's got the answer
Dsus-D  
doesn't go away
Cwho's gonna treat you right
Dsus-                                   D  E  
who's gonna change the world tonight...tonight
the Dlasting first imCpression
is wDsushat you're looking Dfor
I said oEh, is tDhat your first impCression
and iDsuss that good enDough for you?
(stay on E with rock riff)
(rest of the song is the same...bridge is the exact same chords)
Don't want illusion
a power glory ride
doesn't run with the neighborhood shadows
on a death trip body slide
he won't give up
and he won't give in
and he won't let up until
he gets inside your pretty skin
I said oh, the lasting first impression
is what you're looking for
I said oh, is that your first impression
and is that good enough for you?
he turns on the animal
it's that time of day
to make a little honey
in the backstreets of the UK
and he loves the noise
and he loves to play
just living here and now boys
coz tomorrow's on the way
I said oh, the lasting first impression
is what you're looking for
I said oh, is that your first impression
and is that good enough for you?
good enough for you
enough for you
and is that good enough for you?
the possibility he sees the possibility
to seize the opportunity he sees the possibility
to turn on the animal
I said oh, the lasting first impression
is what you're looking for
I said oh, is that your first impression
and is that good enough for you?
good enough for you
enough for you
and is that good enough for you?

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First Impression

by Duran Duran

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Dsus

A great DD song from Liberty!

Someone had requested the tabs for this one on the message boards. This is not tabbed

but hopefully the chords will give you a starting point.

The beginning riff is just E to Dsus then D. Then E again to Dsus then D.

E E E E E Dsus D

Listen to the record for the timing - best to play the E in a barre on the 7th, followed

D on the fifth, down to C on the third.

(rock-n-roll star)

E / / / / / / / D / / / / / / / C / / / / / / / Dsus/ / / D / / /

he turns on the animal

Dsus D

it's that time of day

here comes little Johnny

Dsus D

from the back streets of the UK

he's got the answer

Dsus D

doesn't go away

who's gonna treat you right

Dsus D E

who's gonna change the world tonight...tonight

D C

the lasting first impression

Dsus D

is what you're looking for

E D C

I said oh, is that your first impression

Dsus D

and is that good enough for you?

(stay on E with rock riff)

(rest of the song is the same...bridge is the exact same chords)

Don't want illusion

a power glory ride

doesn't run with the neighborhood shadows

on a death trip body slide

he won't give up

and he won't give in

and he won't let up until

he gets inside your pretty skin

I said oh, the lasting first impression

is what you're looking for

I said oh, is that your first impression

and is that good enough for you?

he turns on the animal

it's that time of day

to make a little honey

in the backstreets of the UK

and he loves the noise

and he loves to play

just living here and now boys

coz tomorrow's on the way

I said oh, the lasting first impression

is what you're looking for

I said oh, is that your first impression

and is that good enough for you?

good enough for you

enough for you

and is that good enough for you?

the possibility he sees the possibility

to seize the opportunity he sees the possibility

to turn on the animal

I said oh, the lasting first impression

is what you're looking for

I said oh, is that your first impression

and is that good enough for you?

good enough for you

enough for you

and is that good enough for you?

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