INTRO:
G, Eb, F, G
G, Eb, Dm, G
G Eb F G
I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong
Gm Am Eb Gm Dm Gm
To crash the critic saying 'is it right or is it wrong?'
F Eb Dm Gm
If only fame had an I.V. baby could I bear
F Eb F Gm
Being away from you, I found the vein, put it in here
Eb
I live for the applause, applause, applause
C
I live for the applause-plause
F Gm
Live for the applause-plause
Eb
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
C F Gm
The applause, applause, applause
F Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)
F Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)
Gm Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch
Gm Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch
Gm Eb F Gm
I've overheard your theory, nostalgia's for geeks
Eb Dm Gm
I guess sir, if you say so, some of us just like to read
Dm Eb Dm Gm
One second I'm a kunzt, then suddenly the kunzt is me
F Eb F Gm
Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture in me
Eb
I live for the applause, applause, applause
C
I live for the applause-plause
F Gm
Live for the applause-plause
Eb
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me
C F Gm
The applause, applause, applause
F Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)
F Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch (Make it real loud)
Gm Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch
Gm Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
F Gm
Put your hands up make 'em touch, touch
Gm
Ooh-ooh
Eb
Touch, touch
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
F
Touch, touch now
Gm
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
F
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Eb (pause)
Ooh-ooh
Gm Eb
I live for the applause, applause, applause
C
I live for the applause-plause
F Gm
Live for the applause-plause
Eb
Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me.
C F Gm
The applause, applause, applause
Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud)
Eb
Give me that thing that I love (I'll turn the lights out)
F Gm
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch (make it real loud)
Gm Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
F Gm
Put your hands up, make 'em touch (make it real loud)
Gm F Eb
A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E (Make it real loud)
Cm F Gm
Put your hands up, make 'em touch, touch
Gm F Gm
A-R-T-P-O-P