Adolescent Sex
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N.C
[Verse 1]
B5
With the sidewalks trading love
E5 D5
As subway lights grow brighter
B5
We're just another hype
E5 D5
But the pressure's getting harder
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
[Verse 2]
B5
All lover's etiquette
E5 D5
Make love on first impression
B5
And adolescent sex
E5 D5
With juvenile intentions
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
[Chorus]
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 D5
Whatever gets you through the niiiight
[Refrain]
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
[Verse 3]
B5
Well, the lady buys a thrill
E5 D5
Excitement in succession
B5
But a heartache won't partake
E5 D5
In articulate obsession
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
Oh yeah
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
[Verse 4]
B5
Well, pretty things at rest
E5 D5
No courtesy surprising
B5
For love is heaven blessed
E5 D5
All catastrophes denying
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
[Chorus]
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 D5
Whatever gets you through the niiiight
B5 E5 D5
B5 E5 D5
[Bridge]
B5
Well, you're out on the street
E5 D5
With your lover's infections
B5 E5 D5
Count impossibilities by elimination
B5
And your body still damp
E5 D5
From your one-room apartment
B5
And your heartache reminds me
E5 D5
Love's not the antidote
B5 E5 D5
You submerge again
B5 E5 D5
Emerge again
B5 E5 D5
Just get out the strain
B5 E5 D5
B5 E5 D5
B5 E5 D5
B5 E5 D5
B5 E5 D5
[Chorus]
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 G5
Whatever gets you through the night (Just keep on dancing)
C5 D5
Whatever gets you through the niiiight
[Refrain]
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
Can't get much higher
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
Can't get much higher yeah
B5 E5 D5
(Get up, get up, get up take it much higher)
B5
How to play Adolescent Sex
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.