Chords for Max Weinberg "Glory Days"

_ _ And it's time for GMA Takes On.
All month long, all of us are taking on some big challenges.
That's Dan Harris from Max Weinberg right here.
But first, Juju dueled with the Cake Boss.
Deanna went one-on-one with her basketball hero.
Sam got pummeled by Kelly Ripa.
How do you always say [B] that?
And Ron Claymore got [N] pummeled by some serious wind when he tried indoor diving.
Now it is our rock star, Dan Harris' [E] turn.
You're almost dressed like a rock star. Well, almost.
You know, [B] when I see all that other video, I realize mine's maybe slightly less embarrassing. _ _
_ _ No offense, no offense.
_ Well, to get myself out [E] of trouble, I'm going to lead into the piece now.
For a long time, I've had a sort of semi-secret drum [Eb] habit.
So I decided, with no small amount of hesitation, to take on Max Weinberg,
who is probably one of the most famous living drummers.
He's best known for playing with Bruce Springsteen, but he has also played with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Bono.
And in a career low light, he also agreed to play with me.
[F] We're refugees [Ab] who participate in [Bb] demonstrations.
For the past ten years here at ABC, I've done my best to [Eb] project the image of a serious newsman.
[E] _ But off-camera, there is a less [A] serious side, a side of me that most people have never seen.
_ [B] The [Bm] drums_
This is an electronic drum set.
_bring
out [B] my inner animal.
_ _ _ [Bm] I've never been very good, but I've [B] played consistently [G] through my pouty teen years [E] when I had a very bad high [B] school band,
which, for some reason, we called the Moving [Abm] Finger.
By [A] contrast, Max [D]
Weinberg has had a storied [A] 50-year career that began [D] when he was just seven.
[A] He spent nearly four decades [D] with Bruce Springsteen and E Street [C] Band,
and became [Bbm] part of late-night history [C] during his 17 [Ab]-year reign with [E] the Max Weinberg Seven.
[Fm] He now plays with his newly [C] formed Max Weinberg Big Band.
[Eb] This guy [F] is good. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] Before [Ebm] going up against such a ridiculously [B] intimidating resume,
I called on my friend and the founder of the indie rock group Mates of State, Jason Hamill, to help [E] me get ready.
We practiced over_
_ I have a lot of practice to do.
_and over_
That was pretty [B] bad.
_and
over again.
I think you can do it.
[Db] You're not just saying that because there's a camera on, [E] are you?
A little bit.
_ _ _ _ The next day, I arrive for the big contact.
Then, the man arrives.
Hey, Dan.
[A] Good to see you.
Thanks for doing this.
I appreciate it.
Oh, my pleasure.
[E] Give me some advice.
How do I compete against you?
The heart of rock drumming is just keeping that big beat.
And that's pretty simple.
Anybody can do it.
Not everybody can do it well, as we're going to find out.
Is it a career low for you to be competing against a schmo from ABC News?
I am so excited to be doing this, to [F] accompany you [Gb] in your demise as a drummer.
I think it's going to be something that's really very, very special for your audience.
[A] This man should be nervous.
He is.
He is.
[E] _ _
[B] _ [E] Our judge for the competition, music journalist Joe Levy, the editor-in-chief of Maxon Magazine,
will be [B] listening from another room.
He [E] will not be able to see who is playing.
Max and I will each take turns playing along to the Bruce Springsteen classic, Glory Day.
Joe [Bm] would decide who did better.
[A] Let's have a good, clean [B] competition.
Nothing below the belt.
[A] Touch sticks and come out [A] drumming.
As soon as [E] Max started warming up, [D] I knew I was in big trouble.
_ _ [B] Oh, boy. _ _
_ _ _ _ In order to give me a fighting chance, [D] Max agreed to a handicap.
He would play blindfolded and with one arm behind his back.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] Glory _ _ _ [A] Day.
_ [Em] Glory Day.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] I have to say, that was actually really impressive.
Okay, [A] now it's my turn.
Have [D] at it, Dan.
_ _ [A]
Don't worry about the [Dm] guy over your shoulder.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Glory [A]
Day.
[D] _ Glory _ [G] _ _ [A]
Day.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Yeah!
_ [G] Well done!
You did great.
You did great.
You could really play the [Gbm] drums.
Fantastic.
[E] Max might think I can [A] play, but did I win?
One of [Gb] you, I would call him drummer number one.
He's very solid.
The other one may be a little more tentative.
I will tell you, it's completely clear [Db] that one of you has drums [E] in his office, and one of [N] you, drums are your office, sir.
Thank you for this honor, and I want to acknowledge my fellow nominee.
Dan, you are a drummer [A] in the drummer's fraternity.
Thank [G] you.
But I would suggest, don't quit [A] your day job.
_ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Nice. _
_ [N] He's a great guy.
Thank you.
I [Ab] was really fun.
He's [E] a great sport.
He's a great sport.
If you want to see him live, by the way, he's playing at the Maritime Hotel here in New York City with his big band.
He got started, I love this, at age [Ab] seven.
He had been playing around the house, and he was at a bar mitzvah, and his mother marched up to the band leader at the bar mitzvah and said,
you got to give my kid a shot.
[D] And he got up and played really well, and that band leader hired him, and he played with him for years.
And he just played with just everybody.
Everybody.
So, like I said, also, it was a career low light for him.
Can we put [G] that Breakfast Club picture of you again?
No, no, no.
_ [N] _
_ _ It's going on all the time.
I was saying to somebody backstage, you can watch the end of my career live. _
Only the beginning.
You can see all our adventures on our website, abcnews.com. _ _ _ _ _ _ _