[Pre-Chorus]
[light groove, bass muted — anticipation]
It would mess me up, mess me up, mess me up
If I’m read-in’ this wrong
So let me see it now, see it now, see it now
When you smile back, then the mo-ment’s gone
Girl, prove me wrong
[Chords (soft stabs):]
[Dm7] [Dm7]
[G13] [G13]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
⸻
[Chorus]
[full groove drops — guitar + keys stabs]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
Got a crush I’m tryin’ not to show ya (Oh, oh, oh)
If you feel this spark that I feel right now (Oh, oh, oh)
I might step clo-ser, yeah, I might step clo-ser
I might step clo-ser, hey
[Chords (funk stabs on 2 & 4):]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Bass:
• Root → 5 → flat-7 walk into each chord
• Quick G → A → Bb → B → C walk into last Cmaj9]
⸻
[Post-Chorus]
[minimal — bass + claps]
Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da
I might step clo-ser
Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da
Yeah, I might step clo-ser
[Chords:]
[Cmaj9] [Am7]
[Dm7] [G13]
⸻
[Verse 2]
[bass forward, guitar chanks muted]
I keep play-in’ it cool, but my heart-beat knows
Yeah, it knows
Ev’ry lit-tle laugh got me los-in’ com-pose
I ain’t push-in’ too hard
Just hope-in’ you no-tice
[Chords:]
[Am7] [Dm7]
[G13] [Cmaj9]
[Am7] [Dm7]
[G13]
[Bass:
• Walking A → C → D → E → G
• Ghost notes between beats 3-and / 4-and]
⸻
[Pre-Chorus]
[same as before, slightly fuller]
It would mess me up, mess me up, mess me up
If I’m read-in’ this wrong
So let me see it now, see it now, see it now
When you smile back, then the mo-ment’s gone
Girl, prove me wrong
[Chords:]
[Dm7] → [G13] → [Cmaj9] → [Am7]
⸻
[Chorus]
[full energy]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
Got a crush I’m tryin’ not to show ya (Oh, oh, oh)
If you feel this spark that I feel right now (Oh, oh, oh)
I might step clo-ser, yeah, I might step clo-ser
I might step clo-ser, hey
[Chords:]
[Cmaj9] [Am7] [Dm7] [G13]
[Bridge]
[drop drums first 2 bars → bring them back]
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah
Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah
This the part where I for-get what I was say-in’, say-in’
This the part where you catch me look-in’ your way, way, way
Put your laugh in it, put your truth in it
That’s all I need
If you stay right here, girl, you’re stay-in’ with me
[Chords (wider voicings):]
[Fmaj9] [Em7]
[Am7] [G13]
[Dm7] [G13]
[Bass:
• Octave jumps
• Slide E → G → A before final chorus]
[Final Chorus – Double]
[biggest groove, ad-libs welcome]
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
Got a crush I’m tryin’ not to show ya (Oh, oh, oh)
If you feel this spark that I feel right now (Oh, oh, oh)
I might step clo-ser, yeah, I might step clo-ser
I might step clo-ser
Hey, turn the mu-sic up (Oh, oh, oh)
Got a crush I’m tryin’ not to show ya (Oh, oh, oh)
If you feel this spark that I feel right now (Oh, oh, oh)
I might step clo-ser, yeah, I might step clo-ser
I might step clo-ser, hey hey hey
