Any Way You Want It Lyrics

ANY WAY YOU WANT IT
As recorded by Journey
(From the 1980 Album DEPARTURE)
Words and Music by Steve Perry and Neal Schon
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/ __ \ __ __ __ / / / / / / / / (_)/ _ \ /| / \/ \
/ ____// / / // /___ / /_/_/ / /_/_/ / // / / / | \_/ /
/ / / /_/ // / / // /\ \ / /\ \ / // /_/ / | / \ /
/_/ /_____//_/ /_//_/ \_\/_/ \_\/_//_____/ _|_\_//__
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Distorted
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderate Rock Q=138
Gtr I
~~~ ~~~~~~~~ PM------|
|-------------------|-----------------3-||o----------------|
|-(3)-2-3-2-3-2---3-|-(3)-------3-2-0---||o----------------|
PM------| PM------| ~~~~~~~~
PM------| PM------| PM------| ~
~~~ PM------| PM------|
PM------| ~~~~~~~~ PM------|
PM------| PM------| ~
| Gtr II
|-(3)----(3)---0-|-(0)----(0)-----|-----------------3-o||
|--------------2-|-(2)----(2)---3-|-(3)-------3-2-0---o||
|-(3)----(3)---0-|-(0)----(0)---5-|-(5)---------------o||
|----------------|--------------3-|-(3)---------------o||
Gtr I
|-0-------------15-15-15-|-17--15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17b19-17b19==|
| Gtr II
Guitar Solo
|-(17)r--17-17pb19-17b19--17b19-17-|-(17)--15-17-17b19r=17-15-|
|-------12-15-12----12-15b17==(15)-(15)-(15)r-13--|
|------------------------------------------13S(12)-10-|
|-(10)--12s14-----------14s12-10-|-(10)-------------||---------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------12S==3-3-||-----3-3-3--3--2-2-2-|
PM--------------------------|
|------------------0-|-----0--0-----0-5b7-5b7===|
Guitar Break
|-(5)r--5-4--2---0-2-|--4--5-4-2-(2)---2-4b5==(4)r|
|-(4)-2--2h4-(4)-2-(2)-4p2---|--------------5b7==|
|-(5)r--5-4--2---0-2-|--4--5-4-2-(2)-0-2-4b5==(4)r|
|-(4)-2--4b5==(4)r(4)-2-(2)h4p2---|
Gtr II
|---------------5b7==||=(5)-(5)r-5-4-2--0-2-|--5-4-2-(2)---2-4b5==(4)r==|
|-(4)-2--4b5==(4)r(4)-2-(2)h4---|--------------|------5-4-2--0-2-|
|--5-4-2-(2)-0-2-4b5==(4)r|
|-(4)-2--4b5==(4)r(4)-2-(2)h4p2---|--------2h4p2-0---2h4p2--|
|----------------------------------|---------8--8--10b12==(10)r----|
|-0h2h4p2p0-2h4p2p0h2-4p2p0h2-5S7--|-(7)--/9-----------------------|
|-10b12-(10)----10b12----10b12----10b12-(10)----10b12-(10)----10b12-|
|------------10---------------10b12-(10)-10-10-|
|-10b12-(10)----10pb12r(10)-8------------------|
|-(10)--8-10-------10-12-10----0-10h12-15-|
|------------10s12----------12------------|
|-/17---17b19==(17)r---19b20==|=(19)r---20b22==(20)r---22b24-(22)-|
|-22b24-22pb24-22-20-19-20-22-20b22===|
|-(20)r--20-19-17-19-20-19b20r|
|-17----17-17----20-17-17-------20-22b24==(22)r------0-|-(0)--------3-|
|-19b21----19b21----------19s21-----------------12\--0-|-(0)--------2-|
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16),
where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths