Credit Birdpoo Here You Can T Hide Your Love Forever

Orange Juice

You Can't Hide Your Love Forever Polydor POLS 1057 (Feb 1982)

Falling And Laughing Untitled Melody Wan Light Tender Object Dying Day L.O.V.E. Love Intuition Told Me (Part 1) Upwards And Onwards Satellite City Three Cheers For Our Side Consolation Prize Felicity In A Nutshell

Rip It Up Polydor POLS 1076 (Nov 1982)

Rip It Up A Million Pleading Faces Mud In Your Eye Turn Away Breakfast Time I Can't Help Myself Flesh Of My Flesh Louise Louise Hokoyo Tenterhook Texas Fever Polydor OJMLP 1 (Mar 1984)

Bridge Craziest Feeling Punch Drunk The Day I Went Down To Texas A Place In My Heart A Sad Lament

The Orange Juice Polydor OJHP 2 (Nov 1984)

Lean Period I Guess I'm Just A Little Too Sensitive Burning Desire Scaremonger The Artisans What Presence?! Out For The Count Get While The Gettings Good All That Ever Mattered Salmon Fishing In New York

Credit BirdPoo Here You can’t hide your love forever

Falling and laughing Em D (add g) You must think me very naïve; taken as true, I only see what I want to see Em D Avoid eye contact at all costs. What can I do to see your fine teeth smiling at me

Bm Em A You might say that we should build a city of tears Bm Em A All I'm saying is I'm alone and consequently G A D Fm Em Only my tears satisfy the real need of my heart D I resist

You say that there's a thousand like you; maybe that's true. I fell for you and nobody else So I'm standing here so lonesome, what can I do? But learn to laugh at myself

You might say that we should build a city of tears All I'm saying is I'm alone and consequently Only my tears satisfy the real need of my heart I resist

G A D Fa-falling, falling again Cos I want to take the pleasure with the pain Fa-falling - falling and laughing Cos I want to take The pleasure with the pain Falling and laughing Falling and laughing Falling and laughing Falling and laugh - ing Untitled melody (capo 1st fret…I think)

1st Verse

You're so transparent I can guess without question

You need something or other to cover your expression

5 5 5 5 3 1

I bought you some sunspecs from the local hip----- sters store

Am G F Fm C I need you more or less, you need me more and more

MIDDLE G / F# / G / Gaug / *G /G# /Am / G# / G /G# /Am / G# / G / F# / G / Gaug (7th fret?) / C Am F Fm

2nd Verse (Same chords as 1st verse) I'm so transparent you can guess without question I need something or other to cover my expression Buy me some sunspecs like the ones you wore From the local hipsters store You need me more or less; I need you more and more

Am / / / F / / / F / Fm / Cmaj7

*A barred C shape with the bass note walking up and down works well here, the A string will almost naturally be muted. Wan light C C Dm/F Em/G There is a place which no one has seen C Bb G Where it's still possible to dream C F G An uncharted world which will be unfurled D F G C Wander constantly by glistening streams

C Dm/F Em/G Through wooded glades on my trusted steed C Bb G Air rushing through the trees C F G I'll wander until the power of your will D F G C Sends messages which I must heed

Chorus C D Dm G7 Wan light surrounds my heart C D Dm G7 Its chimes make light of this dismal plight

C Dm/F Em/G Long since forgotten, slightly subdued C Bb G Ardor must be renewed C F G A timely reminder of all that rings true D F G C Life began when I met you

C D Dm G7 Wan light surrounds my heart C D Dm G7 Its chimes make light of this dismal plight

C F G F C Is this what life is all about? Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

C Bm Am Dm F G C ??? Tender Object

Intro A////// E Eaug A C#m D Oh…. Oh Oh Oh Oh

A C#m D Oh…. Oh Oh Oh Oh

E D C#m Bm

Verse A C#m Here I go around and around. Sick inside and eyes to the ground A C#m Looking for a sign to set me free. In my chic cold misery

A C#m Step we gaily, on we go. Heel to heel and toe to toe A C#m Lock me away, I need to unwind. Did you ever hear anything so unkind A From your window?

A C#m G/Gmaj7 F#m

E D C#m Bm A Bm C#m D C#m D E D C#m Bm

Listen, remembering with deep regret How we used to dance in a discothèque Ask me why I say dance to forget My fall from grace, my losing face These are the tears, the tears I can't hide The pride inside, I can't deny The hurt, the pain, all thrown out My window

Faug F#m D Dm

F#m E A I trust-----ed you

Listen I step Down to the arcade And I see my reflection in the window And I feign affection for that window I could be kidding you on I could be kidding you on and on...

I step down to the arcade And I see my reflection in the window Come step down to the arcade And we'll laugh at our reflections in the window-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa Dying Day Intro (Picked)

G Bm Asus4? A Somebody is whispering Am G Tongues are a-twisting C D My eyes are glistening G Bm Asus4 A Say hello to your debu----tante Am G Cm G And say bye-bye to true love

Chorus D I heard your bugle playing G The sweetest music to my ears D I'm not afraid to say it G Cm I'm close to tears

G (7th fret) Baug Em Baug We'll run away G Bm G7 C Cm G And I'll al----ways believe until my dying day D G My dying day

Bridge

Verse (Same chords) I say I'm not sorry To cast you off discourteously When you talk so realistically The thrill of love Has gone for me (Chorus) I heard your bugle playing The sweetest music to my eyes I'm not afraid to say it I'm close to tears

We'll run away And I'll always believe Until my dying day My dying day L.O.V.E. Love

Intro F G# C# C C7

F Faug Dm Faug I started to write this song about you and then I decided F Dm Am F That I would write it all about love…………It then occurred to Bb Am Gm Am Bb Me that you weren't happy that's for sure, positi—ve--ly Am Gm C That's what the world is made for so give me more...

L.O.V.E.

F Love is a walk down Main Street Faug Love is an apple that's so sweet Dm Love is something that can't be beat Bbm L.O.V.E. It's strange to me

G# I can't explain this feeling Bb7 Can't you see that salvation is freeing C# It's all in the heavens can't you see C C7 You can always depend on me F To give you love

F Love is a fire within my soul Faug Love is a story that can't be told Dm Can't you feel it burning more and more Bbm Stop and look at the big wheel roll

G# I can't explain this feeling Bb7 Can't you see that salvation is freeing C# I would give my life for the glory C Just to be able to tell the story buout...

Intro to bridge F Faug Dm Faug F Am7 F

Bb Am I didn't mean to make you mad Gm Am Bb A sweet story, I thought I had Am But maybe time will bring us together Gm C And I will be such a happy fella 'Bout...

F Love is something that is so divine Faug Love is a feeling (that)'s a friend of mine Dm It can't be measured by no time Bbm If you wanna be a friend of mine F Love is a fire within my soul Faug Love is a story that can't be told Dm Can't you feel it burning more and more Bbm Stop and look at the big wheel roll Intuition told me (Part 1)

C Edim Dm7/A G7

C Edim He took her hand They took the floor Dm7/A G7 She was his all time favorite dancer C Edim Smile lopsidedly Decidedly Dm7/A G7 Awkward He asked her C Eaug/A Take my hand Take me and F Fm I'll take my cue

C G#dim F#Dim D#dim Ain't you guessed by now Dm G I dote on you

F Fm The late bus is leaving C C7 From the lonely station D7 So grab your silk stockings And your Dm G# G Dance invi—ta---tion Upwards and onwards C Upwards and onwards Fmaj7 G F C I'd rather fall to the ground and think again Fmaj7 G F C And I'm hoping and praying that those we've broken time will mending, F C G amending C Fmaj7 The king's new clothes have fallen to the ground C Fmaj7 Em F G But my ears are deaf to your bright new sound

Upwards and onwards I can't suppress the guilt I feel inside So I'm hoping that someday I can return to resting, reposing Resting, reposing

The king's new clothes have fallen to the ground But my ears are deaf to your bright new sound

Upwards and onwards Upwards and onwards Satellite city C Am Whisper it all C G Cry wolf discreetly C Am I answered your call C G Now I moan despairingly

Dm G Would it hurt you so if I told you to Dm G Would it hurt you so if I told you to go?

C Am Your knife edge caress C G Cuts me so deeply C Am There's no bitterness C G 'Cause you did it all so sweetly

Would it hurt you so if I told you to Would it hurt you so if I told you to go? C F G C F G Dm G I can remember the halcyon days Dm G We leapt on stage though we couldn't play Dm G Furthermore we had nothing to say

Dm C You smash your heart against the rocks Dm C You smash your heart against the rocks Three cheers for our side I'm just like a whisper on the breeze Praying to the team oh don't say me I'm just like a whistler on the tree Praying to the breeze oh don't move me

I've seen that this silence can break your heart It's like a bond of iron we'll rend apart We sit her in torpor by our old fireside And just agree to differ --- Three cheers for our side You can laugh at danger all day long Still be laughing when the sun has gone Be wise to history Open your eyes and declare to me

See them wending, never ending, smiling cheers You know that very shortly they'll turn to tears We sit here for ever by our old fireside And won't sing in spring --- Three cheers for our side

Say not so long Sift through the sand Wave of the hand Goodbye Consolation prize E A B E A thousand violins will play it for you A B E While you sit and roll your deep blue eyes A B E A thousand to win, a thousand you lose A B E F#m G#m A But I'll be your consolation prize E F#m G#m A E …………..... All you do is sigh

I wore my fringe like Roger McGuinn's I was hoping to impress So frightfully camp, it made you laugh Tomorrow I'll buy myself a dress How ludicrous

G#m I don't mean to pry but didn't that guy A A/G# A/F# A/E A A/G# A/F# Crumple up your face A/E F#m A thousand times? G#m F#m E He made you cry

E I'll be your consolation prize F#m B Although I know E A B E I'll never be man enough for you Felicity I objected When they took it away from here Honesty that could not have been much more than me One must be strong for without the weather will change But within remain unchanged the things for which we strive For happiness, I guess, when you lay it on the ground

Felicity, I guess so Felicity, I guess so

Now I'm in a stupor Behind the scenes which say This was is OK The clarity of my eyes Shines both in memories of past victories Fine scenes shining while, shining white

Felicity, I guess so Felicity, I guess so

Take me to the bridge now

Happiness Oh oh happiness Oh oh happiness This is the sound of happiness In a nutshell

Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj7 Dmaj

Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj7 Dmaj I looked deep within my pocket

Gmaj7 G6 Dmaj7 Baug For the note you sent to me

G Bm F#m To put it in a nut---shell

Em F#m G A You're a heartless mercenary

D/ G/ G/ A/ G/ D/

D G A G Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, goodness gracious D G A G Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, you're so audacious Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo

Gmaj7 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa Dmaj7 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa

I looked behind the iron curtain For a greater dignity And now I'm more than certain You're a heartless mercenary

Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, goodness gracious Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, you're so audacious Bm F#m Push me and pull me G A The blind lead the blind Bm F#m I don't have no money Em F#m G G A Can I pay you in ki--ind?

Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, goodness gracious Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo, you're so audacious Shoo-shoo-shoo-shoodoo Rip it up

Rip it up C D D6 D When I first saw you something stirred within me C D D6 D you were standing sultry in the rain C D D6 D If I could've held you I would've held you C D D6 D Rip it up and start again

C D D6 D Rip it up and start again C D D6 D Rip it up and start again

Am Am add9 G I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out Am Am add9 I hope to God G I hope to God Am Am add9 G And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out

Am Am add9 I hope to God G I hope to God

And when I next saw you My heart reached out for you But my arms stuck like glue to my sides If I could've held you I would've held you But I'd choke rather than swallow my pride Rip it up and start again

Rip it up and start again Rip it up and start again I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out I hope to God I hope to God And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out I hope to God I hope to God

And there was times I'd take my pen and feel obliged to start again I do profess That there are things in life That one can't quite express You know me I'm acting dumb-dumb You know this scene is very humdrum And my favourite song's entitled 'boredom'

Rip it up and start again I said rip it up and start again I said rip it up and hip it up, rip it up and hip it up, rip it up and start again

A million pleading faces Mud in your eye A C#m Here’s some mud in your pretty eye F#m Faug But please drop in if you’re passing by A C#m I’ll tell you how much I hate you girl F#m Perhaps that isn’t true Faug Though it’s not the way it seems A And you can shatter my illusions B7-9 But you’ll never haunt my dreams D Dm You’ll never haunt my dreams again A F E Ever again

A And to those who are snide C#m And to those who connive F#m I say love cannot be contrived Faug Love cannot be denied A C#m I’ve always tried to be true to myself F#m And if you ask me to explain Faug The rules of the game B7-9 I’ll say you’ve missed the point D Dm You’ve missed the point again A A And again

Solo D Dm A A D Dm Bm E

Outro A C#m F#m Faug (Or Dm or F#m(maj7)…) Turn away F I don't know quite what to do when you turn away F I don't know quite what to say F It doesn't matter if I say I'll never tell you lies F I always hate to see you cry

Em Bm Am You can never understand Em Bm Am And you won't let me touch your hand Em Bm Am And if you punch me in the eye Em Bm Am It's always you that starts to cry

F C C7 I don't know quite what to do F C Bb Na na na na na na na na na na na F C C7 Laugh but I'm lost without you F C Bb Na na na na na na na na na na na

I wish that I could wash away all those things I said I'd like to get inside your head And when I'm trying to talk some sense I wonder if it's me Or someone that I'd like to be

You can never understand and you won't let me touch your hand And if you punch me in the eye It's always you that starts to cry I don't know quite what to do Laugh but I'm lost without you

I always hate to see you cry And I don't know quite what to say But I'll be waiting at the end For you, my special, special friend Breakfast time Am C Breakfast time, breakfast time Am C The hands that tell me five to nine Am C Orange lights in orange lines Am C D/D7 Sparkle bright of souls entwine

Am C Pouting girl, sitting pretty Am C On the bus Am C Reminiscing, clammy kissing A C D/D7 Summer breeze, the big strip tease

A G F#m G

Em F#m Em You and I could frolic in the dew only I've something better to do F#m And with that I bid you fond farewell Gm And with that I bid you fond farewell

Am C Am C Oh, how I wish I was young again Am C Am C Oh, how I wish I was young again Am C Am C Young again, young again I can’t help myself

Em D I always thought I could fall from a height, land on my feet Em D Now I'm considering throwing in the towel, admitting defeat

G A Just like the Four Tops D D G/D I can't help myself, I can't help myself G A D D G/D I------I can't help myself, I can't help myself

Em D Nothing worth finding Is easily found try as one might Em D That was supposed to sound very profound It probably sounds trite Just like the Four Tops I can't help myself I can't help myself I can't help myself I can't help myself myself myself myself

G A Just like the Four Tops D D G/D I can't help myself, I can't help myself G A D D G/D I------I can't help myself, I can't help myself

Em D Em D

Em D I felt I had to tell the world about you Em D I felt I had to tell the world about you Em D Yes I felt I had to tell the world, tell the world, tell the world, I can't help myself.

Repeat to fade Flesh of my flesh

D D7 Here's a penny for your thoughts G Gm Incidentally you may keep the change D D7 And here's a book of etiquette G G7 I bought to keep you sane D D7 And mutual friends say make amends G F#m And a stitch in time saves nine or ten C#m Goodbyes G#m C#m Flesh of my flesh G#m C#m Flesh of my flesh G#m C#m Flesh of my flesh

E Eaug

The difference between you and me Is that the world owes you a living And you always tow the party line In your loving and your giving

Our mutual friends say make amends And a stitch in time saves nine or ten Goodbyes Flesh of my flesh Flesh of my flesh Flesh of my flesh

Bridge E Emaj7 E7 B E Emaj7 E7 B E Emaj7 E7 A C#m

G#m C#m Flesh of my flesh Louise Louise Intro D Dsus4 D Dsus4

D That's a trifle obvious, girl D Telling me you don't belong in this world Bm Telling me as I fall flat on my face D In any case, that's your fall from grace G Gm D I know these melodramatics don't make things all right G Gm D Nor will they make you see things in a different light

You're a very pretty girl, Louise But are the things you say just meant to tease I'm doubled up on bended knees Tell me, precious, tell me please I know these melodramatics don't make things all right Nor will they make you see things in a in a different light

Bm G And you can bite your lip A Bm 'Til the blood ran red G A They're still such crazy things D Dsus4 To have said

Solo D/////// D/////// E/// G/// D/////// E/// G/Gm/ D

Have a wonderful birthday, dear Such a wonderful birthday, dear It only comes but once a year I'll spoil your party with a punky sneer I know these melodramatics will make things alright Nor will they make you see things in a different light Hokoyo Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari

Usafire nhema Umoseka here kama uchichema Rudo haruvengi, yeah, yeah, yeah Houdo inozvara imwe, yeah, yeah, yeah

Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari

Usadye minzwa Umoseka here kama, uchirwadziwa Terera vomwue, yeah, yeah, yeah Asi funga wega, yeah, yeah, yeah

You needn't think that life has turned against you You needn't think that life has turned against you You needn't think that life has turned against you I tell you for true

Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari Hokoyo, hokoyo Shamwari Tenterhook A D Dsus4 D A D Dsus4 D

A Dsus4 D A And though I stood on tenterhooks A Dsus4 D A I still took one last lingering look A Dsus4 D A And there was so much left unsaid A Dsus4 D A But as they say, you makes your bed A Dsus4 D A But as they say, you makes your bed

D A Yes, my sheets were always freshly laundered D A Together, you and I could have changed the world D E As long as there was no blood spilt A On my fresh white sheets

G D Fit as a fiddle but so non-committal A It's all I can do to stifle a smile G D It's all I can do to stifle a smile A When you tell me Old Mother Earth's turning senile G D Mother Earth keeps turning and turning A While, of course, our young hearts are yearning G D And when you tell me A You tell me G D Oh when you tell me A Oh you tell me G D Don't make any bones about it A You just tell me The Orange Juice

Lean Period Emaj7 A B

Emaj7 A B I want to testify, my love is bona-fide Emaj7 A B This is the real thing, not just a casual fling B Emaj7 But please don’t expect consistency from me B Emaj7 I’ve been maimed and I’ve been chained before you see

But right now I’m Emaj7 Going through a lean period A B A decidedly mean period

Emaj7 A B Let’s talk things over in the ‘Old Rover’ Emaj7 A B Let’s drown our sorrows like there’s no more tomorrows B Emaj7 All those words that I have wasted in haste B Emaj7 Have left such a bitter aftertaste

The reason being I’m Emaj7 Going through a lean period A B A decidedly mean period

A Emaj7 This joke I’ve made at my own expense has long since worn thin G#m And yet by way of recompense F#m F#m G#m A B you respond with a wink and a know--ing gri--in

Emaj7 Going through a lean period A B A decidedly mean period I guess I’m just a little too sensitive A Bm

A Bm I used to do my utmost to suspend belief A Bm Until the day it hit me like a kick in the teeth A Bm In the sensitivity stakes you're less than a non-starter A Bm You don't need a lover you need a sparring partner A Bm I guess I'm just a little too sensitive A Bm I guess I'm just a little too sensitive A Bm I guess I'm just a little too sensitive A Bm For you

When you say your love is as bold as a flag I say all I've got to show's a tattered rag I guess I'll never learn to take the rough with the smooth I'll never learn to live with that much abuse

I guess I'm just a little too sensitive I guess I'm just a little too sensitive I guess I'm just a little too sensitive For you

I came home from work each evening To collapse in a heap at your knees Now I'm gonna take a rest cure I'll rent a cottage by the sea Burning desire D C Bm Am C

G Bm Whether or not we’ve got what it takes, C Cm Much flotsam and jetsam we’ll leave in our wake G Bm You’ll appreciate that there’s no turning back. C D I’ll go it alone if need be

G Em Am D How can I quench this burning desire for that bitter sweet taste I’ve yet to acquire? G Em Am D How can I quench this burning desire for that bitter sweet taste I’ve yet to C Bm Am acquire?

G Bm If all the world’s a stage, why wait in the wings? C Cm Why be content with those commonplace things G Bm That litter the lives of the frail and the fey? C D It’s time we were on our way

G Em Am D How can I quench this burning desire for that bitter sweet taste I’ve yet to acquire? G Em Am D How can I quench this burning desire for that bitter sweet taste I’ve yet to D#dim acquire?

Em Bm I made a vow that I’d leave you somehow, somewhere, someplace, Bm Baug Sometime C Cm G You had a hunch, when it came to the crunch that I’d change my mind D C Bm Am And you changed my mind

G Em Am D How can I quench this burning desire for that bitter sweet taste I’ve yet to acquire? Scaremonger Intro

9 9 9 9

C#m C#m(maj7) E6 F#9

C#m B F# (E)

Verse C#m F# B C#m I tend to shy away from people like you C#m F# B C#m People who want much more than they really ought to C#m F# B C#m Somehow I was taken in, responded to your every whim but…

A Am E G#m It needn’t always be that way A Am E G#m It needn’t always be that way A Am C#m F#m B C#m It needn’t always be that way

C#m F# B C#m E G#m B C#m I was misguided but now I’m back on course C#m F# B C#m E G#m B C#m Now I’ve decided I’m filing for divorce C#m F# B C#m I wouldn’t give you so much as the time of day but…

A Am E G#m It needn’t always be that way A Am E G#m It needn’t always be that way A Am C#m F#m B C#m It needn’t always be that way

And you’re a scare monger, you’re dealing in fear You take such delight in the plight of others I shudder to think that we were once like brothers And granted I’m dealing in clichés but for that I make no apologies ‘cause some things just have to be said

You’re a scaremonger, you’re dealing in fear The Artisans A I used to spend each afternoon A Just locked in the confines of my room Dm 'Cause my mother told me that I never should Am Play with the gypsies down in the wood Em Dm Then I fell in with a bunch of hoods Am G Am E Who go by the name of the 'Artisans'

Am Gonna trade in my snakeskin boots Am Gonna trade in my rhinestone suit Dm 'Cause I'm in cahoots with the 'Artisans' Am Who just happen to be my favourite band Em Dm At the best all the rest are just 'also rans' Am G Am E When compared to the fabulous 'Artisans' What Presence?! E7 A7 It may be my imagination and of course I'm prone to exaggeration E7 But in the moth eaten gloom of my shabby room A7 I saw the strangest manifestation E7 A7 One possible explanation is that it was merely a trick of the light E7 A7 But that's little consolation 'cause it's gotten so that I can't sleep at night!!

E7 A7 N/C What Presence?!

E7 Steppin' out 'neath a harvest moon, A7 Steppin' out to the strains of this self-same tune E7 And it's screaming in my ears A7 Yes it's screaming in my ears Em7 And I’m holding back the tears A7 ‘Cause it's screaming in my ears

E7 A7 N/C What Presence?!

What you gonna do when the river runs dry

And there’s a harvest moon in the sky And I can’t believe my eyes…

‘Cause the river’s running dry Out for the count Am G#aug Once I had a vision and that vision was intense C D7 And if I’m talking like a mystic let me say in my defence Am F D7 I was out for the count and when I awoke Am F D7 I was laughing uncontrollably as one might at a joke Am G#aug I dreamt of Bobbie Gentry with her warm, enchanting smile C D7 She said she’d never fall in love again, at least not for a while

Am F D7 She was out for the count and when she awoke Am F D7 She was laughing uncontrollably as one might at a joke

C G#aug C D Dm Aaug F G

C G#aug C D Am G#aug C D7 Esus4 E

Venus, she was lying in state, a wreath placed at her side So I asked her ‘Why so tight lipped?’ when there was nothing left to hide

She was out for the count and when she awoke She was laughing uncontrollably as one might at a joke Get while the getting’s good G Bm Turn off the wireless Jasmine, I can’t think straight Dm Em I should have left an hour ago, now it’s getting rather late Am G#aug Anyone with vision would have taken the decision C D To get while the getting’s good D G To get while the getting’s good

G Bm Making my excuses, stumbling headlong down the hall Dm Em I’m not sure what I really want, if anything at all

Am G#aug Anyone with vision would have taken the decision C D To get while the getting’s good D G To get while the getting’s good

Em D# I’m not one to rub your nose in reams and reams of purple prose G Gaug C Which is why I wrote this song Am # And I’m not one to chew the fat when all that need be said is that C D There’s something very wrong

G/// Bm/// Dm/Em/F/ G F Em///

Am G#aug Anyone with vision would have taken the decision C D To get while the getting’s good D G To get while the getting’s good All that ever mattered Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Well, it may sound corny, Dmaj7 Gmaj7 But you were all that ever mattered Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 And I can still hear your laughter as it echoes through the years Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 And if perchance we meet again, please don’t pass me by Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 ‘If a body meets a body coming through the rye’

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 I never realised Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 until our demise how much you meant to me

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 I never realised Dmaj7 Gmaj7 E A until our demise how much you meant to me

Dmaj7 G You were all that ever mattered Dmaj7 G And in the aftermath you’ve just Dmaj7 G Gotta laugh at it all Dmaj7 G Didn’t we have ourselves a ball? Dmaj7 G Painting the town a lurid red then Dmaj7 G Home to the warmth of my makeshift bed

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 I never realised Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 until our demise how much you meant to me

Repeat Salmon fishing in New York Dm Am Bb Bb7 (I think?? Maybe??)

Dm Am I saw you in your wetsuit Bb Bb7 You were watching from the shower Dm Am Spitting contemptuously Bb Bb7 Like the wild cat that you are Dm Am Like the wild cat of Scotland Bb Bb7 Both exclusive and elusive

F Am They'll never capture you Dm Bb7 Believe me, they want to Dm Am Bb That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York Dm Am Bb Bb7 Dm Am Bb Bb7 That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York

So now, you stand on Broadway Both bemused and confused And they've come to steal your beauty Your fierce, Celtic beauty

But they'll never capture you Believe me, they want to That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York

In some parts of the world They still hold the belief That a camera can steal your soul And I’d go along with that Lock, stock and barrel

But they'll never capture you Believe me, they want to That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York That'll be like trying to catch a salmon in New York Texas Fever

Bridge

Intro C / Cm7 F

C Cm7 F C Cm7 F C I could hurl myself from wall to wall but would you catch me should I fall C Cm7 F C Cm7 F That's if you care for me at all C Cm7 F C Cm7 F Cause you could make or break me subject to the way you feel upon this Bb Bbm7 D# G# Night I’d best be careful lest you bite G G7/Gaug Boy can you bite C G F Fm And I've burnt every bridge that spans the water just for you C G F Fm Now I'll never reach the other side oh what am I to do C G F Fm Brunel's phoned my lawyer he's threatening to sue

Well, ain’t that a lesson for us all But one I'm not too keen to learn Besides this bridge is still to burn For you may say I've yet to find my voice I say presented with a choice I wouldn't change it for the world Not for your world

And I've burnt every bridge that spans the water just for you Now I'll never reach the other side oh what am I to do Brunel's phoned my lawyer he's threatening to sue Craziest feeling E C#m A E

E C#m I feel a song I feel a song comin’ on A E And it’s comin’ on strong And it’s comin’ on strong E C#m I know a girl and she wears blue jeans A E She’s the prettiest girl that I’ve ever seen E C#m Saw her yesterday in the truck stop café A E As I pulled up in my Chevrolet

A She came along for the ride E I felt queasy inside A C#m I got the craziest feeling that I can’t deny C#m Arriving at our destination I told her in exasperation…Oh darling…

E C#m When I find myself falling for that girl A E I jump inside a phone booth and called heartbreak hotel E C#m Every time I call her, her heart’s engaged A E Leaving me and my life in disarray E Turned off the radio C#m We drove a little faster A E My heart’s caving in like a mining disaster

A She came along for the ride E I felt broken inside A E I felt the craziest feeling that I can’t deny C#m Arriving at our destination I told her in exasperation…Oh darling…

Oh baby when you look at me that way I have to ask you “why won’t you stay?” Just stick with me for just another day Or I’m going to have you with a krypton ray Oh baby give me just one more chance Oh put a dime in the juke box Let’s you and me dance I said you and me baby give me that special sign Oh you ain’t no lover (?) And you ain’t no friend of mine Punch drunk The day I went down to Texas

C If you should change your mind C Please leave the key beneath the mat C And as for me I’m stepping Dm Out with these walls to a land that enthrals Faug A land where a man can realise his dreams Dm I took my place in a fast moving queue Faug Walked up the gangplank and winked at the crew Dm Adim And now I’m bound for pastures new

C Bb F Texas, down in Texas C Bb F Now I’m reelin in the drunken sun C Bb F I jumped on the back of a Cadillac C Bb F I guess I’m a lucky son of a gun

You write occasionally in such a perfunctory style Despite myself I always… Smile while remembering our glorious past I guess we both knew it was too good to last I once wrote a song though the words didn’t scan You still insisted that you were a fan But we were so much younger then A place in my heart

Intro:

D Bm Can you hear me calling from afar D Bm As you drive uptown in his Daddy's car D Bm Gonna write you a letter in a hesitant hand D Bm Conveying that I freely understand Em Gm Just why you called me an obsessive Em Gm And more than just a mite possessive

D G There'll always be a place in my heart for you D G There'll always be a place in my heart

If I may be so bold as to make the assertion That your only lover is just an aversion Maybe in time when the time is right Together we'll scale those dizzy heights Although you called me an obsessive and More than just a mite possessive

I'm gonna sock it to you Oh hallelujah A sad lament

A G6 D (add G)

A G6 D You came exactly on the hour A G6 D You know such precision worries me A G6 D like a bower bird in her bower A G6 D As you watch me from the balcony

Fm Em G Doo Doo Dootn Doo Dootn Dootn A G D Doo Doo Dootn Doo

A G6 D Take the stage and take the plunge A G6 D Break a leg or a burst a lung A G6 D I'll disarm those who carry guns A G6 D And neutralize their caustic tongues

Fm Em G Doo Doo Dootn Doo Dootn Dootn A G D Doo Doo Dootn Doo

The shattered fragments of a star Shining with a cruel contempt We'll make our way to Tommy's Bar While whistling a sad lament

That's what you are That's what you are That's what you are That's what you are What you are