Original key: Eb major (the strings of the guitar are tuned down of a halfstep). You can obtain the right key tuning the guitar down of a halfstef and playing in E.
Queen used to keep the acoustic guitar tuned down a halfstep, because they played these songs (Baby I Don't Care, Hello Mary Lou, Tutti Frutti, in cronological order) suddenly after Is This The World We Created, which Freddie wanted to perform in key of Db instead of D.
Besides, the live version of these songs needs low string tension, and this is a way to obtain a low tension!
I strongly advise you to listen carefully to the Queen at Wembley album, so that you can easily understand the right rithm these songs need. It's very difficult to explain it by words or by drawings.
in E major:
E---------------|-
B---------------|-
G---------------|- repeats...
D--1-2-2---2----|-
A--1-2-2---2----|-
E--0-0-0-0------|-
Ok, we're having a full round of it
E-----------------|--
B-----------------|--
G-----------------|-- repeats
D----2--1--2-2----|--
A----2--1--2-2----|--
E--0---------0-0--|--
You form the whole chords with your left hand.
When you sing you play only the lower strings, never the highest (1st string, E). Then, at the end of the line, you play the whole chord, all the strings together. The right hand must be very quick.
E A E
You don't like crazy music [also the first string now]
E A E
You don't like rockin' babe
E A E A
You just want go to a movie show
E E7
And sit their holdin' hands
A B
You're so square (stop playing for a second)
E
Baby I don't care
beat and rhytm:
4/4
E | A | E | E
E | A | E | E
E | A | E | A
E | E | E7 | E7
A | A | B | none
E |
I don't know why my heart blips
I only know it does
I only want to love you baby
I guess it's just because
You're so square
Baby I don't care
E7...
A E
You don't know any dance steps, but I do-a-hoo-hoo
A F# B
I only know why I love you like I do-a-do-a-do-a-do
You don't like crazy music, you don't like rockin'
You just want to go to a movie show, and sit their holdin' hands
You're so square, baby I don't care
Baby I don't care, baby I don't care
- - -
Have fun with playing this song. I LIKE IT !
If you have any problem, just contact me, you know my e-mail address (see above)