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Contents
ALL OF MY HEART 3
ALL STOOD STILL 4
ASHES TO ASHES 5
BEDSITTER 6
BEING BOILED 7
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME? 8
DON’T GO 9
EINSTEIN A GO-GO 10
ENOLA GAY 11
FADE TO GREY 12
HOLD ME NOW 13
JOAN OF ARC 14
LIVING ON THE CEILING 15
LOVE IS A STRANGER 16
NEW LIFE 17
NOBODY’S DIARY 18
OPEN YOUR HEART 20
PALE SHELTER 21
PLANET EARTH 22
RIO 23
SAVE A PRAYER 24
SAY HELLO, WAVE GOODBYE 26
SEE YOU 27
SITUATION 29
THE SOUND OF THE CROWD 30
SOUVENIR 31
SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) 32
TALK TALK 33
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT 34
WHAT! 35
YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) 37
NOTE: All songs and chords assume a GCEA tuned ukulele. Any tab that uses the G string assumes a “low G”. These song sheets are my best attempt at transcribing the songs, but may not be totally accurate.
DISCLAIMER: All song sheets in this book are intended for private, educational, and research purposes only and not for financial gain in any form. It is acknowledged that all song copyrights belong to their respective parties.
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All Of My Heart (by ABC) { 1982 }
Intro: [D] / / / | [C] / [G] / | (x4)
[D] Once upon a [G] time when [C] we were [D] friends I gave you my [G] heart, the [C] story [D] ends No happy ever [G] after, [C] now were [D] friends [C] / [G] / [D] Wish upon a [G] star if [C] that might [D] help The stars col-[G]-lide if [C] you de-[D]-cide Wish upon a [G] star if [C] that might [D] help [C] / [G] What's it [Am] like to have [G] loved and to lose her [D] touch? [D] What's it [Am] like to have [G] loved and to lose that [D] much? [D]
Well I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart [G] Add and subtract but as a [C] matter of fact [D] Now that you're gone I still want you back Re-[C]-membering, sur-[G]-rendering, re-[Am]-membering that <G> part All of my heart [D] / / / [D] / / / [C] / [D] / [C] / [D] /
[D] Spilling up in [G] silk and [C] coffee [D] lace You hook me [G] up, a rendez-[C]-vous at your [D] place Your lipstick and your [G] lip gloss [C] seals my [D] fate [C] / [G] / [D] Sentimental [G] powers might [C] help you [D] now But skip the hearts and [G] flowers, skip the [C] ivory [D] towers You'll be disa-[G]-ppointed and [C] I'll lose a [D] friend [C] / [G] / No I [Am] won't be told there's a [G] crock of gold at the [D] end of the rainbow [D] Or that [Am] pleasure and pain, [G] sunshine and rain, might [D] make this love grow [D]
But I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart [G] Add and subtract but as a [C] matter of fact [D] Now that you're gone I still want you back Re-[C]-membering, sur-[G]-rendering, the kindest [Am] cut's the cruellest <G> part All of my heart [D] / / [G] | / / / / | (x4) [Am] [G] [D] [D] [Am] [G] [D] [D] Yes I [G] hope and I pray, that [C] maybe someday You'll [D] walk in the room with my heart And I [G] shrug and I say that [C] maybe today [D] You'll come home soon Sur-[C]-rendering, re-[G]-membering, sur-[Am]-rendering that <G> part … All of my heart [C] / [D] / | / / / / | [C] / [D] / | / / / / | (repeat to fade)
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All Stood Still (by Ultravox) { 1981 }
Intro: [C5] / / / | [F] / [B6b] / | (x2)
The [C5] lights went out (The [F] last fuse [Bb6] blew) The [C5] clocks all stopped (It [F] can't be [Bb6] true) The [C5] program's wrong (What [F] can we [Bb6] do?) The [C5] print-out's blocked (It re-[F]-lied on [Bb6] you) [C5] … The [Bb6] turbine’s [F] cracked up, [C5] … The [Bb6] building’s [F] froze up [C5] … The [Bb6] system [F] choked up, [C5] … What [Bb6] can we [F] do? [Eb] Please re-mem-ber to [F] men-tion me, In [Bb] tapes you [Db] leave be-[Ab]-hind [Ab]
[C5] / / / [Bb6] We stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We [Bb6] all stood [F] still [C5] / / / [Bb6] Still stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We're [Bb6] stand-ing still
[C5] / / / | [Bb6] / [F] / | (x4) The [C5] screen shut down (There's [F] no re-[Bb6]-ply) The [C5] lifts all fall (A [F] sir-en [Bb6] cries) And the [C5] radar fades (A [F] pi-lot [Bb6] sighs) As the [C5] countdowns stall (The [F] readout [Bb6] lies) [C5] … The [Bb6] turbine’s [F] cracked up, [C5] … The [Bb6] building’s [F] froze up [C5] … The [Bb6] system [F] choked up, [C5] … What [Bb6] can we [F] do? [Eb] Please re-mem-ber to [F] men-tion me, In [Bb] tapes you [Db] leave be-[Ab]-hind [Ab]
[C5] / / / [Bb6] We stood [F] still. [C5] / / / We [Bb6] all stood [F] still [C5] / / / [Bb6] Still stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We're [Bb6] stand-ing still [Bb6]
[C5] / / / | [Bb6] / [F] / | (x4) The [C5] black box failed (The [F] codes got [Bb6] crossed) And the [C5] jails decayed (The [F] keys got [Bb6] lost) [C5] Everyone kissed (We [F] breathe ex-[Bb6]-haust) In the [C5] new arcade (Of the [F] hol-o-[Bb6]-caust) [C5] … The [Bb6] turbine’s [F] cracked up, [C5] … The [Bb6] building’s [F] froze up [C5] … The [Bb6] system [F] choked up, [C5] … What [Bb6] can we [F] do? [Eb] Please re-mem-ber to [F] men-tion me, In [Bb] tapes you [Db] might leave be-[Ab]-hind [Ab]
[C5] / / / [Bb6] We stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We [Bb6] all stood [F] still [C5] / / / [Bb6] Still stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We're [Bb6] stand-ing [F] still [C5] / / / [Bb6] We stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We [Bb6] all stood [F] still [C5] / / / [Bb6] Still stood [F] still, [C5] / / / We're <Bb> stand-ing still
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Ashes To Ashes (by David Bowie) { 1980 }
Intro: [Am] [G] [Dm] [Am]
[G] Do you remember a guy that's been, [Em] in such an early song [C] I've heard a rumour from Ground Control, [D] oh no, don't say it's true [F] They got a message from the Action Man, [C] I'm happy, [Em] hope you're happy [F] too I've loved and I've needed [G] love, sordid de-[E]-tails following [A] The shrieking of nothing is killing, just [E] pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I [G] Ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair [D] [F] But I'm hoping to kick, but the planet is [C] glowing [Em]
[F] Ashes to ashes, [G] funk to funky [C] We know Major [Am] Tom's a junkie [F] Strung out in heaven's [G] high Hitting an [Am] all time [G] low [Dm] [Am]
[G] Time and again I tell myself, [Em] I'll stay clean tonight [C] But the little green wheels are following [D] me, oh no, not again [F] I'm stuck with a valuable friend, [C] I'm happy, [Em] hope you're happy [F] too One flash of light, [G] but no smoking pis-[E]-tol [A] I've never done good things, [E] I've never done bad things [G] I never did anything out of the [D] blue, woh-oh-oh [F] Want an axe to break the ice, [C] wanna come down right [Em] now
[F] Ashes to ashes, [G] funk to funky [C] We know Major [Am] Tom's a junkie [F] Strung out in heaven's [G] high Hitting an [Am] all time [G] low [Dm] [Am] [G]
[Dm] My mother said to [Am] get things done You'd [G] better not mess with [Dm] Major Tom [Am] My mother said to [G] get things done You'd [Dm] better not mess with [Am] Major Tom [G] My mother said to [Dm] get things done You'd [Am] better not mess with [G] Major Tom [Dm] My mother said to [Am] get things done You'd [G] better not mess with [Dm] Major Tom [Am] [G] [Dm] (x3) <Am>
{Capo 1 – original in Bbm}
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Bedsitter (by Soft Cell) { 1981 }
Intro: [A] / / / | [G] / [Gsus4] [G] | [A] / / / | [G] / [Gsus4] [G] | [A] | [G] | [A] | [G] | [A] Sunday morning [G] going slow, I'm [A] talking to the [G] radio [A] Clothes and records [G] on the floor, the [A] memories of the [G] night before [A] Out in club-land [G] having fun, and [A] now I’m hiding [G] from the sun [A] Waiting .. for a [G] visitor, though [A] no-one knows I'm [G] here for sure [A] [G] [A] [G]
[D] Dancing, [E] laughing, [C] drinking, [D] loving [D] And now I'm [E] all alone in [C] bedsit land, my [D] only home [A] [G] [A] [G]
I [A] think it's time to [G] cook a meal, to [A] fill the empti-[G]-ness I feel [A] Spent my money [G] going out, I've [A] nothing in, I'm [G] left without [A] Clean my teeth and [G] comb my hair and [A] look for something [G] new to wear And [A] start the nightlife [G] over again, and [A] kid myself I'm [G] having fun [A] [G] [A] [G]
[D] Dancing, [E] laughing, [C] drinking, [D] loving [D] And now I'm [E] all alone in [C] bedsit land, my [D] only home [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G]
I [A] look out from my [G] window view, there’s [A] really nothing [G] else to do [A] Read a book, maybe [G] write a letter, [A] mother, things are [G] getting better [A] Watch the mirror, [G] count the lines, the [A] battle scars of [G] all the good times [A] Look around and [G] I can see a [A] thousand people [G] just like me [A] [G] [A] [G]
[D] Dancing, [E] laughing, [C] drinking, [D] loving [D] And now I'm [E] all alone in [C] bedsit land, my [D] only home [D] Dancing, [E] laughing, I’m [C] drinking, [D] loving [D] And now I'm [E] all alone in [C] bedsit land, my [D] only home [D] Dancing, [E] laughing, I’m [C] drinking, [D] loving [D] And now I'm [E] all alone in [C] bedsit land, my [D] only home [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G]
xA|-5--3---3--2-|
xA|-0--3-5------3-3--2-|
xE|----------3---------|
xA|---33---33---00---00-|
xE|-5----5----3----3----|
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Being Boiled (by The Human League) { 1978 }
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
[C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Listen to the voice of Buddha, [Am] saying stop your sericulture [C] Little people like your offspring, [Em] boiled alive for some gods stocking [Am] Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Just because the kid's an orphan, is [Am] no excuse for thoughtless slaying [C] Children don't forget this torture, [Em] just because you call her mother [Am] Doesn't mean that she's your better [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Once more with the voice of Buddha, [Am] he'll say carry on your slaughter [C] Who cares for the little children, [Em] you may slice with no conviction [Am] Blind revenge on a blameless victim [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Am] Listen to the voice of Buddha, [Am] saying stop your sericulture [C] Little people like your offspring, [Em] boiled alive for some gods stocking [Am] Buddha's watching, Buddha's waiting [C] [Em] [Am] [Am] [C] [Em] [Am] <Am>
Intro tab:
Am Am Am Am
xA|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
xE|3h5-----|--------|3h5-----|--------|3h5-----|--------|3h5------|--------|
C Em Am C Em Am
xA|3-------|7-------|0-----53-|0-------|3-------|7-------|0-----53-|0-------|
xE|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
Verse tab:
Am Am Am Am
xA|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
xE|3h5----3h5----|3h5----3h5----|3h5----3h5----|3h5----3h5----|
C Em Am
xA|3-----|7-----|-------------|-------------|
xE|------|------|3h5---3h5----|3h5---3h5----|
C Em Am
xA|3-----|7-----|-------------|-------------|
xE|------|------|3h5---3h5----|3h5---3h5----|
Optional riff: Play this optional riff at the end of lines 1, 2 and 5 in the verse, and in the interludes between verses.
[Am] / / [Am/D]-[Am/C]
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Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? (by Culture Club) { 1982 }
‹G› Give me ‹D› time, ‹Em› to realise my crime ‹G› Let me ‹D› love, and ‹Em› steal ‹G› I have ‹D› danced ‹Em› inside your eyes ‹G› How can ‹D› I be ‹Em› real?
‹Em›‹Em› [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] hurt me? [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] make me cry? [C] Precious [G] kisses, words that [Am] burn me [Bm] Lovers never ask you [Bm] why
[G] In my [D] heart, the fire is [Em] burning, [G] Choose my [D] colour, find a [Em] star [C] Precious [G] people always [Am] tell me [Bm] That's a step, a step too [Bm] far
[G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] hurt me? [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] make me cry? [C] Do you [G] really want to [Am] hurt me? [Bm] Do you really want to ‹G› make ‹G› me ‹Am› cry-[Bb]-y? / / / [Bb] / / / [Ab] / / / [Ab] / / / [Gm] / / / [Gm] / / /
[G] Words are [D] few, I have [Em] spoken, [G] I could [D] waste a thousand [Em] years [C] Wrapped in [G] sorrow, words are [Am] token, [Bm] Come inside and catch my [Bm] tears [G] You've been [D] talking, but be-[Em]-lieve me, [G] If it's [D] true, you do not [Em] know [C] This boy [G] loves without a [Am] reason, [Bm] I'm prepared to let you [Bm] go [C] If it's love you [D] want from me, then [C] take it … a-[D]-way [C] Everything's not [D] what you see, it's [C] over a-[D]-gain ‹D›‹D›
[G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] hurt me? [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] make me cry? [C] Do you [G] really want to [Am] hurt me? [Bm] Do you really want to ‹G› make ‹G› me ‹Am› cry-[Bb]-y? / / / [Bb] / / / [Ab] / / / [Ab] / / / [Gm] / / / [Gm] / / / [Gm] / / / [Gm] / / /
[G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] hurt me? [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] make me cry? [C] Do you [G] really want to [Am] hurt me? [Bm] Do you really want to ‹G› make ‹G› me ‹Am› cry-[Bb]-y? / / / [Bb] / / / [G] Do you [D] really want to [Em] hurt me? [G] Do you [D] really want to ‹G› make ‹G› me ‹Am› cry-‹Bb›-y?
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Don’t Go (by Yazoo) { 1981 }
Intro: [Am] / [Am/C] / (x8)
[Am] Came in from the [Am/C] city, [Am] walked into the [Am/C] door I [G] turned around when I [Em] heard the sound of [Am] footsteps on the floor [Am] Love just like a-[Am/C]-ddiction, [Am] now I'm hooked on [Am/C] you I [G] need some time to [Em] get it right, your [Am] love gonna see me through [E] / / /
[Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't [Am] go [Am] [Am] [Am]
Oh, [Am] baby make your mind up, [Am] give me what you got [G] Fix me with your [Em] lovin’, shut the [Am] door and turn the lock [Am] Hey, go get the doctor, [Am] doctor came too late A-[G]-other night I [Em] feel alright, my [Am] love for you can't wait [E] / / /
[Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't [Am] go [Am] [Am] [Am]
[Am] Came in from the [Am/C] city, [Am] walked into the [Am/C] door I [G] turned around when I [Em] heard the sound of [Am] footsteps on the floor [Am] Said he was a [Am/C] killer, [Am] now I know it's [Am/C] true I'm [G] dead when you walk [Em] out the door, hey [Am] babe I'm hooked on you
[Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't [Am] go [Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't [Am] go [Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't [Am] go [Am] Can't stop now, [C] don't you know [D] I ain't never gonna [E] let you go, Don't <Am> go
Main riff
xA|-----3--3--2--2--0----------0----3--3--2--2--0--7-7-|
xE|-3-3----------------0--0--3---3---------------------|
{Capo 1 – original in Bbm}
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Einstein A Go-Go (by Landscape) { 1981 }
You better watch out, you better be-ware Albert said that E equals M C squared Einstein a go go [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] / [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] Einstein a go go [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] / [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] Einstein a go go [Gm] Bible [Am] says [Bb] we must [F] pay [Gm] I am the [Am] judge for the [Bb] judgement [F] day [Gm] There'll be no [Am] warning, [Bb] no a-[F]-larm [Gm] I'll be the [Am] one who's [Gm] saved … Einstein a go go [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] / [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] Einstein a go go [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] / [Gm] / [Am] / [Bb] / [F] Einstein a go go [Gm] I've got [Am] facts, I [Bb] know the [F] truth [Gm] You're all cor-[Am]-rupt, you're [Bb] all de-[F]-praved [Gm] A few de-[Am]-vices a-[Bb]-round the [F] place [Gm] I'll blow you [Am] all a-[Gm]-way / / / [D] God does not play dice with the world [E] But things aren't right in the outside world [D] There’s filth and vice in the world [E] I'll put things right <E> [Am] / [D] / [C] / [D] / [Am] / [D] / [G] / [D] Einstein a go go [Am] / [D] / [C] / [D] / [Am] / [D] / [G] / [D] Einstein a go go You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
You [Am] better watch [Bm] out, you [C] better be-[D]-ware (Einstein a go go) [Am] Albert said that [Bm] E equals [C] M C [D] squared (Einstein a go go)
Main riff:
xA|-5-5----------5-8-5----------5-----|-5-5----------5-8-5----------------|
xE|-----6-8--6-8-------6-8--6-8---6---|-----6-8--6-8-------6-8--6-8-6-----|
xC|---------------------------------7-|-------------------------------7-7-|
Extended riff (x2):
xA|-7-7------------7-10-7------------7-12-7------------15-14-12-10-7------|
xE|-----8-10--8-10--------8-10--8-10--------8-10--8-10----------------8-10|
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Enola Gay (by OMD) { 1980 }
Intro: [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] (riff 1) En-[F]-ola Gay … you should have stayed at home [Dm] yesterday Ah-ha, words [Bb] can't describe … the feeling and the [C] way you lied These [F] games you play … they're gonna end in more than [Dm] tears some day Uh-huh, En-[Bb]-ola Gay … it shouldn't ever have to [C] end this way [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] (riff 1) It's [F] eight fifteen … that's the time that it's [Dm] always been We got your message on the [Bb] radio … condition's normal and you're [C] coming home [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] (riff 2) [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] (riff 2) En-[F]-ola Gay … is mother proud of little [Dm] boy today Uh-huh, this [Bb] kiss you give … it's never ever gonna [C] fade away [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C] [C] (riff 1) En-[F]-ola Gay … it shouldn't ever have to [Dm] end this way Uh-huh, En-[Bb]-ola Gay … it shouldn’t fade in our [C] dreams away It's [F] eight fifteen … and that's the time that it's [Dm] always been We got your message on the [Bb] radio … condition's normal and you're [C] coming home En-[F]-ola Gay … is mother proud of little [Dm] boy today Uh-huh, this [Bb] kiss you give … it's never ever gonna [C] fade away [F] [F] [F] [F] <F>
Intro
xA|---------------------------------|
xE|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3---|
xC|---2---4---2---4---2---4---2---4-|
Riff 1 (main riff)
xA|-----0-1-3-1-0-------0-1-3-1-0-|---------0-----------0-0-------|
xE|-1-1-----------1---1-----------|-----1-3---3-1-----------3---1-|
xC|-------------------------------|-2-2-----------2---2-----------|
xG|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
xA|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
xE|---------1---------------1-----|-----0-1-3-1-0-------3-3-1---0-|
xC|-----2-3---3-2-------2-3---3-2-|-0-0-----------0---0-----------|
xG|-3-3-----------3---3-----------|-------------------------------|
Riff 2
xA|-0--1-0-----0-1-3-1-0-|-0--------0-------|-1--0------------0-0-----|----0---|
xE|----------1-----------|-------------3--2-|------1----1-1-3-----3-1-|-3----3-|
xC|----------------------|----2-2-----------|-------------------------|--------|
xG|----------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------|
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Fade To Grey (by Visage) { 1981 }
Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [C] [Em] Devenir à gris
[Am] [Am] [C] [Em] Devenir à gris [Am] [Am] [Dm] One man on a [Dsus2] lonely [Dm] platform, [F] One case sitting [Am] by his side, [Dm] Two eyes staring [Dsus2] cold and [Dm] silent, [F] Shows fear as he [Am] turns to hide [Am] [Am]
[C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am]
[Dm] Un homme dans une gare désolée, [F] Une valise a ses co-[Am]-tés, [Dm] Deux yeux fixes et froids, [F] Montre de la peur lorsqu-[Am]-'il [Am] Se tourne pour se cacher [Am] [Am]
[C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [Am] [Am]
[C] Sent la [Am/C] pluie comme un été Ang-[Em]-lais, Entends les notes d'une chanson loin-[C]-taine, [Am/C] Sortant de derri-[Em]-ère d'un poster, Espérant que la [C] vie ne fut si [Am/C] longue Ahhhhh----------------------
[Em] Ahhhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am]
[Dm] Feel the rain, like an [Dsus2] English [Dm] summer, [F] Feel the notes from a [Am] distant song, [Dm] Stepping out from a [Dsus2] backdrop [Dm] poster, [F] Wishing life wouldn't [Am] be so dull … (Devenir à gris)
[C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey ) (Devenir à gris) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey) [Am] [C] Ahh-[Am/C]-hhh, [Em] ahhhh, we fade to [Am] grey (Fade to grey ) (Devenir à gris) [Am]
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Hold Me Now (by Thompson Twins) { 1983 }
Intro: [D] [Bm] [C] [Asus4]
[D] I have a picture … [Bm] pinned to my wall An [C] image of you and of me and we're laughing, we're [Asus4] loving it all [D] Look at our life now … we're [Bm] tattered and torn We [C] fuss and we fight and delight in the tears and we [Asus4] cry until dawn
[D] Hold me now … [Dmaj7] whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me … let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start
You [D] say I'm a dreamer … we're [Bm] two of a kind [C] Both of us searching for some perfect world we know [Asus4] we'll never find So per[D]-haps I should leave here … yeah-eah [Bm] go far away But you [C] know that there's nowhere that I'd rather be than with [Asus4] you here today, (oh-oh-woah, oh-oh-woah oh-woah)
[D] Hold me now … [Dmaj7] whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me … let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start, oh-oh [D] Hold me now, [Dmaj7] … whoa-oh [Bm] warm my heart [Bsus4] [Bm] [C] Stay with me … let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start, woah-oh-oh-oh [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C]
You [D] ask if I love you … well [Bm] what can I say? You [C] know that I do and that this is just one of those [Asus4] games that we play So I'll [D] sing you a new song … please don't [Bm] cry anymore And then [C] ask your forgiveness though I don't know just what I'm [Asus4] asking it for (oh-oh-woah, oh-oh-woah oh-woah)
[D] Hold me now (hold me in your loving [Dmaj7] arms) Oh-oh [Bm] warm my heart (oh, my cold and tired [Bsus4] heart) [Bm] [C] Stay with me (ooh-ooh-ooh stay with me) Let [Asus4] loving start, let loving start (Repeat to end)
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Joan Of Arc (by OMD) { 1981 }
Intro: [D] A [D] little Catholic girl who's fallen in love [G] / / / [A] / [D] / A [D] face on a page, a gift from above [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] should have known better than to [A] give her heart She [D] should have known better than to [G] ever part Without [D] me … [A] … without [D] me [D] I [D] gave her everything that I ever owned [G] / / / [A] / [D] / I [D] think she understood but she never spoke [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] shouldn't ought to try to [A] be that way She [D] shouldn't have to go there [G] ever again Without [D] me … [A] … without [D] me [D] Now [D] listen to us good and listen well [G] / / / [A] / [D] / [D] Listen to us all and everything we tell [G] / / / [A] / [D] / We [G] should have known better than to [A] give her away We [D] should have known better to this [G] very day Without [D] me … [A] … without [D] me [D] Now <D> listen Joan of Arc, all you’ve got to do <G> Say the right words and I'll be coming through <D> Hold you in my arms and <A> take you right a-<D>-way [A] And [D] now she's on her way to another land [G] / / / [A] / [D] / We [D] never understood why she gave her hand [G] / / / [A] / [D] / She [G] shouldn't ought to promise ‘cos it's [A] just pretend I [D] know she doesn't mean it and she'll [G] leave again Without [D] me … [A] … without [D] me [D] Without [D] me … [A] … without [D] me <D>
{Capo 1 – original in Eb}
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Living On The Ceiling (by Blancmange) { 1982 }
Intro: [C] (x4) [C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Up and down, I'm up the wall, I'm up the bloody tree That's alright with me, yeah, that's alright with me, Well, it feels alight to me, yeah, it looks alright to me
[G] And, I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall. [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, see me fall, here we go [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
[C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Nothing, nothing, nothing's gonna, step in my way Living on the ceiling, no more room down there Things fall into place, you got the joke, fall into place
[G] And I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, see me fall, here we go [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
[C] You keep me running round and round, well that's alright with me, Up and down, I'm up the wall, I'm up the bloody tree Hiding from your questions, questions you won't ask "Why am I up the tree" you say, "Why are you down there", I'm saying
[G] And I'm so tall, I'm so tall, [C] You raise me up and then you let me fall [G] And I'm so small, I'm so small, [C] Wrap me round your finger, seen me fall [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
Instrumental: xA|--------------|8-10-8-7-----|-------------|------------|--------------|8-10-8-7-----|
xE|8-9-11-9-8-11-|-------------|8-9-11-9-8---|8-----------|8-9-11-9-8-11-|-------------|
xC|--------------|-------------|-----------9-|------------|--------------|-------------|
xA|-------------|------------|10--8-10--8-10-15|10--8-10--8-10-15|--------------|------------|
xE|8-9-11-9-8---|8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|8-9-11-9-8----|8-----------|
xC|-----------9-|------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------10-|------------|
xA|10--8-10--8-10-15|10--8-10--8-10-15|--------------|------------|
xE|-----------------|-----------------|8-9-11-9-8----|8-----------|
xC|-----------------|-----------------|-----------10-|------------|
{Capo 1 – original in B}
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Love Is A Stranger (by Eurythmics) { 1982 }
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
[C] Love is a stranger in an open car To tempt you in and drive you far a-[F]-way [F] [F] [F] Ooh, [C] love is a stranger in an open car To tempt you in and drive you far a-[F]-way [F] [F] [F]
[F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [C] [C]
[C] Love is a danger of a different kind To take you away and leave you far be-[F]-hind [F] [F] [F] And [C] love, love, love is a dangerous drug You have to receive it and you still can't get e-[F]-nough of the stuff [F] [F] [F] It's [F] savage and it's cruel and it shines like destruction Comes in like the flood and it seems like religion It's noble and it's brutal, it distorts and deranges And it wrenches you up and you're left like a zombie-[C]-e [C]
[F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [C] [C] [C] [C]
It's [F] guilt edged glamorous and sleek by design you know It's jealous by nature, false and unkind It's [C] hard and restrained and it's totally cool It [F] touches and it teases as you stumble in the de-[F]-bris [F] [C] [C]
[F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] [F] And I want you, and I want you, And I want you so, it's an ob-[C]-session [C] <F>
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New Life (by Depeche Mode) { 1981 }
Intro: [C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4)
I [C] stand still [G] stepping on the [D] shady streets And I [C] watched that [G] man to a [D] stranger You [C] think you only [G] know me when you [D] turn on the light Now the [C] room is [G] lit, red [D] danger
[A] Complicating, [C] circulating, [G] New life, new life [A] Operating, [C] generating, [G] New life, new life
[C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4) [C] Trans-[G]-itions to a-[D]-nother place So the [C] time will [G] pass more [D] slowly [C] Features [G] fuse and your [D] shadow's red Like a [C] film I've [G] seen now [D] show me
[A] Complicating, [C] circulating, [G] New life, new life [A] Operating, [C] generating, [G] New life, new life
[C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4)
Your <C> face is hidden and we’re <D> out of sight And the <C> road just leads to <D> nowhere The <C> stranger in the door is the <D> same as before So the <C> question answers <D> nowhere
<A> Complicating, <C> circulating, <G> New life, <G> new life <A> Operating, <C> generating, <G> New life, <G> new life
[C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4) I [C] stand still [G] stepping on the [D] shady streets And I [C] watched that [G] man to a [D] stranger You [C] think you only [G] know me when you [D] turn on the light Now the [C] room is [G] lit, red [D] danger
[A] Complicating, [C] circulating, [G] New life, new life [A] Operating, [C] generating, [G] New life, new life
[C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4) [C] / [G] / [D] / / / (Aaaaaaahhhhhhh) (x4) [C] / [G] / [D] / / / (x4) <C>
Intro:
xA|----3-----2--0------3-----2--0--|
xE|--------------------------------|
xC|-2-----2---------2-----2--------|
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Nobody’s Diary (by Yazoo) { 1983 }
Intro: [Bm] / / / | [D] / / / | [A] / / / | / / / / | [Bm] / / / | [D] / / / | [A] / / / | / / / / [Bm] … If I [D] wait for just a second [A] more [Bm] … I know I'll for-[D]-get what I came here [E] for [A] … My head was so full … of [B] things to say But as I [D] open my lips … all my words slip a-[E]-way / / / | / / Ah-[D]-ha … and anyway [A] / / / | / / / / [Bm] … I can't be-[D]-lieve you want to turn the [A] page, [Bm] … And move your [D] life onto another [E] stage, [A] … You can change the chapter … you can [B] change the book, But the [D] story remains the same … if you'd take a look [E] / / / | / / Ah-[D]-ha … ah-[A]-ha / / / | / / / /
[Bm] For the times we've had [D] I don't want to [A] be (a page in your diary, babe) [Bm] For the good, the bad, [D] I don't want to [A] see (a page in your diary babe) [Bm] For the happy, the sad, [D] I don't want to [E] be / / / | / / Another page [D] / / / | / / in your diary [A] / / / | / / / /
[Bm] [D] [A] [A] [Bm] [D] [E] [E] [A] [A] [B] [B] [D] [D] [E] [E] [D] [D] [A] [A]
[Bm] … Perhaps if I held [D] you I could win again [A] [Bm] … I could take your [D] hands, we'd talk and maybe then [E] [A] That look in your eyes … I always [B] recognise Would [D] tell me everything … is gonna be [E] fine You're gonna be [D] mine … for a long time [A] / / / | / / / /
[Bm] For the times we've had [D] I don't want to [A] be (a page in your diary, babe) [Bm] For the good, the bad, [D] I don't want to [A] see (a page in your diary babe) [Bm] For the happy, the sad, [D] I don't want to [E] be / / / | / / Another page [D] / / / | / / in your diary [A] / / / | / / / /
[Bm] For the times we've had [D] I don't want to [A] be (a page in your diary, babe) [Bm] For the good, the bad, [D] I don't want to [A] see (a page in your diary babe) [Bm] For the happy, the sad, [D] I don't want to [E] be / / / | / / Another page [D] / / / | / / in your diary [A] / / / | / / / / <Bm]> / / / | <D> / / / | <A>
Instrumental verse
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xA|---------------|-9-----9-7-5-|-7-----|-------|
xE|-7--7-9-10-9-7-|-------------|-------|-------|
xA|---------------|-9-----9-7-5-|-7-----|-------|
xE|-7--7-9-10-9-7-|-------------|-------|-------|
xA|-4----4-5-7-|--------|-6----6-7-9-|--------|
xE|------------|-5------|------------|-7------|
xA|-5---5-5--7---9---|-5--5-5-5--7--9-|-7------|-----7-7-7-|
xE|------------------|----------------|--------|-----------|
xA|-5-4-5-4-5-4---|-5--4-5-4-5-4---|-4--5-4-----|----------|
xE|-------------5-|--------------5-|--------5---|----------|
End-of-verse/chorus riff
xA|-5-4-5-4-5-4----5--4-5-4-5-4-----4--5-4---|
xE|-------------5---------------5----------5-|
Intro
xA|---------------9---9-7-5-7-|
xE|-7--7-9-10-9-7-------------|
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Open Your Heart (by The Human League) { 1981 }
Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C]
[C] And when it hurts you know they [F] love to tell you [G] How they [C] warned you [C] They say "Don't be surprised at [F] someone's lies" [G] They think they [C] taunt you [C] But if you can stand the [F] test You know your worst is better [G7] than [F] their [G7] best [F]
Chorus: (instrumental) [C] [F] [C] [C] [C] [F] [C] [C]
[C] And so you stand here with the [F] years ahead [G] Potentially [C] calling [C] With open heart or with a [F] spirit dead [G7] You [F] walk [G7] on [F]
[C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C]
[G] Dare to [F] feel, take the [Em] chance, make the [Bb] deal [Bb] Being an island, shying from trying [C] Seems the easy way, such an easy way [Bb] But there's no future, without tear-ear-ear-ear-ear-ear-ears
[C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C]
[G] Dare to [F] feel, take the [Em] chance, make the [Bb] deal [C] But if you can stand the [F] test You know your worst is better [G7] than [F] their [G7] best [F]
[C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart [C] [C] Lies the reason, [F] faith or treason, [C] playing a part [C] [C] End concealing, [F] try revealing, [C] open your heart <C>
Intro: xC|00000000|00000000|00000000|00000000|
Chorus: (instrumental) (x2) xA|-----------------|-12-12-12-13--12-|-12-10-12-10--|-15--15—(15)---|
xE|-12-12-12-13--12-|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
OR xA|------------|-0-0-0-1--0-|-0---0-----|-3--3—(3)---|
xE|-0-0-0-1--0-|------------|---3---3---|------------|
Bridge: (first line) xA|-3---2-3---2--3-2---3--2--5-|
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Pale Shelter (by Tears For Fears) { 1983 }
Intro: [Fmaj7] / / / | / / / / | [G6] / / / | / / / / | [Fmaj7] / / / | / / / / | [G6] / / / | / / / / | [A] / [G] / | [D] / [C] / | [A] / [G] / | [D] / [C] / | [A] / [G] / | [D] / [C] / | [A] / [G] / | [D] / / / | [C] / / / | [B7] / / / | / / / / | [Fmaj7] How can I be sure … when [G6] your intrusion’s my illusion? [Fmaj7] How can I be sure … when [G6] all the time you changed my mind I [Fmaj7] asked for more and more … [Am] how can I be sure?
When you don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me Pale [D] Shelter) [C] You don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me cold [D] hands) And [C] I can't ope-[A]-rate on [G] .. this [D] failure When [C] all I want to [A] be is [G] Com-[D]-pletely in comman-[C]-nnnn-[B7]-nnnn-a-a-[B7]-and
[Fmaj7] How can I be sure … for [G6] all you say you keep me waiting [Fmaj7] How can I be sure … when [G6] all you do is see me through I [Fmaj7] asked for more and more … [Am] how can I be sure
When you don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me Pale [D] Shelter) [C] You don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me cold [D] hands) And [C] I can't ope-[A]-rate on [G] .. this [D] failure When [C] all I want to [A] be is [G] Com-[D]-pletely in comman-[C]-nnnn-[B7]-nnnn-a-a-[B7]-and
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] [Fmaj7] I've been here before … there [G6] is no why, no need to try, I [Fmaj7] thought you had it all … I'm [G6] calling you, I'm calling you, I [Fmaj7] ask for more and more … [Am] how can I be sure?
When you don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me Pale [D] Shelter) [C] You don't give me [A] love (you [G] give me cold [D] hands) And [C] I can't ope-[A]-rate on [G] .. this [D] failure When [C] all I want to [A] be is [G] Com-[D]-pletely in comman-[C]-nnnn-[B7]-nnnn-a-a-[B7]-and
[Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] You don't give me [Fmaj7] love / / / | / / You don't give me [G6] love / / / | / / / / [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] You don't give me [Fmaj7] love / / / | / / You don't give me [G6] love / / / | / / / / [Fmaj7] [Fmaj7] [G6] [G6] <Fmaj7>
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Planet Earth (by Duran Duran) { 1981 }
Intro: [Dm] [Dm] [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm] .. Only came outside to watch the [F] night-fall with the [C] rain, [Dm] .. I heard you making patterns [F] rhyme … [C] … like [Dm] .. Some New Romantic looking [F] .. for the TV [C] sound, [Dm] .. You'll see I'm right some other [F] time … [C] … look
[Dm] Look now, look all around [F] / / / [C] .. there's no sign of life, [Dm] Voices, another sound [F] / / / [C] .. can you hear me now-[Em]-oww-[G]-oww [A] This is [C] planet [Em] earth / / / [G] You're … [A] looking at [C] planet [Em] Earth, Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] this is [C] planet [Dm] Earth [Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm] .. My head is stuck on something [F] precious, let me [C] know [Dm] .. If you're coming down to [F] land … [C] … is there [Dm] .. Anybody out there [F] trying to get [C] through? [Dm] .. My eyes so cloudy I can't [F] see … [C] … you
[Dm] Look now, look all around [F] / / / [C] .. there's no sign of life, [Dm] Voices, another sound [F] / / / [C] .. can you hear me now-[Em]-oww-[G]-oww [A] This is [C] planet [Em] earth / / / [G] You're … [A] looking at [C] planet [Em] Earth, Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] this is [C] planet [Dm] Earth [Dm] [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm] Look now, look all around [F] / / / [C] .. there's no sign of life, [Dm] Voices, another sound [F] / / / [C] .. can you hear me now-[Em]-oww-[G]-oww [A] This is [C] planet [Em] earth / / / [G] You're … [A] looking at [C] planet [Em] Earth, Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] this is [C] planet [Em] Earth Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] calling [C] planet [Em] Earth Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] looking at [C] planet [Em] Earth Bop, bop-bop, b-[G]-bop, bop, bop-bop, [A] this is [C] planet <Em> Earth
Riff:
xA|----------------------0----|---------------------------------------|
xE|-1--0--1--3--1--0--1-------|-1--0--1--3--1--0--1-------------------|
xC|---------------------------|----------------------2------0---------|
xG|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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Rio (by Duran Duran) { 1982 }
Intro: [Em] [C] [A] [C] (x2)
[Em] Moving on the [C] floor now babe you're a [A] bird of para-[C]-dise [Em] Cherry ice cream [C] smile I sup-[A]-pose it’s very [C] nice With a [Em] step to the left and a [C] flick to the right you [A] catch that mirror way out [C] west [Em] You know you're [C] something special and you [A] look like you’re the [C] best [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] though a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a-[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande [Em] [C] [A] [C] [Em] [C] [A] [C]
[Em] I've seen you on the [C] beach and I've [A] seen you on T [C] V [Em] Two [C] of a billion [A] stars [C] It means so [Em] much to me [C] like a birthday [A] or a pretty [C] view [Em] But then I'm [C] sure that you [A] know it’s just for [C] you [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] though a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a-[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande
[C#m] [A] [F#] [A] (x2) [C#m] [F#] [A] [C#m] (x6)
[Em] Hey now, woo, [C] look at that, did she [A] nearly run you [C] down At the [Em] end of the drive the [C] lawmen arrive [A] You make me feel a-[C]-live, alive, a-[Em]-live [C] I'll take my [A] chance cause [C] luck is on my [Em] side or something I [C] know what you're thinking, I’ll [A] tell you something I [C] know what you're thinking [E] [E]
[E] Her name is [B] Rio and she [D] dances on the [A] sand [E] Just like that [B] river twisting [D] cross a dusty [A] land [E] And when she [B] shines she really [D] shows you all she [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio, dance a-[D]-cross the Rio [A] Grande
[E] Her name is [B] Rio, she don't [D] need to under[A]-stand [E] And I might [B] find her if I'm [D] looking like I [A] can [E] Oh Rio, [B] Rio hear them [D] shout across the [A] land [E] From mountains [B] in the north down [D] to the Rio [A] Grande
[E] [B] [D] [A] (x2)
[E] Do do [B] do do de-do, [D] Do do [A] do do de-do (x4) <E>
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Save A Prayer (by Duran Duran) { 1982 }
Intro: [Dm] / / / | [F] / / / | [Bbmaj7] / / / | [G] / [F] / | (x2 – with intro arpeggio & riff) [Dm] You saw me [F] standing by the [Bbmaj7] wall, [G] corner of a [F] main street [Dm] And the [F] lights are flashing [Bbmaj7] on your window [G] sill [C] [Dm] All a-[F]-lone, ain't much [Bbmaj7] fun, so you're [G] looking [F] for the [Dm] thrill And you [F] know just what it [Bbmaj7] takes and where to [G] go [C]
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Dm]-ter [F] [Bbmaj7] [G] (intro riff) [Dm] / / / [F] / / / [Bbmaj7] / / / [G] / / / (intro riff)
[Dm] Feel the [F] breeze deep on the in-[Bbmaj7]-side, look you [G] down in-[F]-to the [Dm] well If you [F] can, you'll see the [Bbmaj7] world in all his [G] fire [C] [Dm] Take a [F] chance, like all [Bbmaj7] dreamers, you can't [G] find a-[F]-nother [Dm] way You don't [F] have to dream it [Bbmaj7] all, just live a [G] day [C]
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning f-f[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Dm]-ter [F] [Bbmaj7] [G] [Dm] / / / [F] / / / [Bbmaj7] / / / [G] / / /
[Dm] Pretty looking [F] road I try to [Bbmaj7] hold, the rising [G] floods that [F] know my [Dm] skin Don't ask me [F] why, I'll keep my pro-[Bbmaj7]-mise, melt the ice [G] [C] [Dm] And you want-[F]-ed to dance, so I as-[Bbmaj7]-ked you to dance, But [G] fear is [F] in your [Dm] soul Some people [F] call it a one night [Bbmaj7] stand, but we can [G] call it par-[C]-adise
[Bm] Don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter No, don't [Dmaj7] say a prayer for me [G] now, [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Bm]-ter [D] [G] (chorus riff) [F#m] Save it for the [A] morning af-[Dm]-ter [C] [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] [C] [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] [Am] [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after [Bbmaj7] Save a prayer ‘till the [Am] morning af-[C]-ter [Dm] Save a prayer ‘till the [C] morning after
[Bbmaj7] Save a prayer ‘till the [Am] morning af-[C]-ter (repeat to end)
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Intro arpeggio
Intro riff
Chorus riff
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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (by Soft Cell) { 1981 }
Intro: [C] / / / | [F] / [G] / | [C] / / / | [F] / [G] / | [C] Standing in the door of the [F] Pink Fla-[G]-mingo, crying [C] in the rain [F] [G] [C] It was a kind of [F] so-so [G] love, And I'm [C] going to make sure it never [F] happens a-[G]-gain [C] You and I, it [F] had to [G] be the [C] standing joke of the year [F] [G] [C] You were a sleep around, [F] a [G] lost and found, [C] And not for me I fear [F] [G] [C] / / / [F] / [G] / [C] / / / [F] / [G] / [C] I tried to make it work, [F] you in a [G] cocktail skirt, And [C] me in a suit, well it [F] just wasn't [G] me [C] You're used to wearing less, [F] and now your [G] life's a mess [C] So insecure you see [F] [G] [C] I put up with all the scenes, and [F] this is one [G] scene that’s [C] Going to be played my way [F] [G]
[C] Take … your [Am] hands … off [Em] meee-[F]-ee-[G]-ee [C] I … don't be-[Am]-long to [Em] you, you [F] see [G] [C] Take … a [Am] look … at my [Em] face … for the last [F] time [G] [C] I never knew you, [Am] you never knew me, [Em] say hello good-[F]-bye [G] [C] Say hel-lo, [F] [G] wave good-[C]-bye [F] [G]
[C] Under the deep red light, [F] I can see the [G] makeup [C] sliding down [F] [G] [C] Hey little girl, you will [F] always [G] make up, So [C] take off that un-[F]-becoming [G] frown [C] What about me, well [F] I'll find [G] someone that's [C] not going cheap in the [F] sales [G] A [C] nice little housewife, who'll [F] give me a [G] steady life And [C] won't keep going [F] off the [G] rails
[C] Take … your [Am] hands … off [Em] meee-[F]-ee-[G]-ee [C] I … don't be-[Am]-long to [Em] you, you [F] see [G] [C] Take … a [Am] look … at my [Em] face … for the last [F] time [G] [C] I never knew you, [Am] you never knew me, [Em] say hello good-[F]-bye [G] [C] Say hel-lo, [F] [G] wave good-[C]-bye [F] [G]
[C] We've been involved for [F] quite a while [G] now And to [C] keep you secret [F] has been [G] hell We're [C] strangers meeting, for the first time, o-[F]-kay? [G] Just [C] smile and say hel-[F]-lo [G] [C] … Say hel-lo, [F] then [G] wave good-[C]-byeeee-[F]-eeyye-[G]-eeyyee [C] … Say hel-lo, [F] then [G] wave good-[C]-byeeee-[F]-eeyye-[G]-eye [C] … Say hel-lo, [F] then [G] wave good-[C]-byeeee-[F]-eye [G] [C] … Say hel-lo, [F] then [G] wave good-[C]-byeeee-[F]-eeyye-[G]-eye [C] … Say hel-lo, [F] [G] wave good-[C]-bye, Say hel-[F]-lo, then [G] wave goodbye [C] … Say hello, [F] [G] say goodbye [C] … Good-[F]-bye-[G]-eye-[C]-eeyyee-[F]-eye-[G]-eye-[C]-eeyyee-[F]-eye [G] Say good-[C]-bye, … say good-[F]-bye, [G] … good-[C]-bye [F] [G] [C] / / / [F] / [G] / [C] / / / [F] / [G] / [C] / / / [F] / [G] / <C>
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See You (by Depeche Mode) { 1982 }
Intro: [Am] / / / | / / / / | [F] / / / | / / / / | (x2)
[Am] All I want to do is see you again Is [F] that too much [G] to ask [C] for? [Am] I just want to see .. your sweet smile [F] Smiled the way it [G] was be-[C]-fore Well I'll [F] try not to hold you, and I'll [Em] try not to kiss you [F] And I won't even [Dm] touch [G] you
[C] All I want to [E] do is [Am] see [F] you [Dm] Don't you [G] know that it's [C] true? [G] / | [Am] / / / |
I re-[Am]-member the days when we'd walk through the woods We’d [F] sit on a [G] bench for a [C] while I [Am] treasure the way we used to laugh and play And [F] look in each [G] others [C] eyes You can [F] keep me at a distance if you [Em] don't trust my resistance [F] But I swear I won't [Dm] touch [G] you
[C] All I want to [E] do is [Am] see [F] you [Dm] Don't you [G] know that it's [C] true? [G] / [C] / / / | [Am] / / / | [Dm] / [G] / | [C] / / / |
Well I <F> know five years is a <C> long time <Em> And that times <Am> change <F> But I think that you <C> will find <A> People are <A> basically the [Dm] same / / / | [G] / / / | [Am] / / / | [Am] / / / | / / / / | [F] / [G] / | [C] / / / | [Am] / / / | / / / / | [F] / [G] / | [C] / / / | [F] / / / | [Em] / / / | [F] / / / | [Dm] / / / | [G] / / / | [C] / / / | [Am] / / / | [Dm] / [G] / | [C] / / / | [Am] / / / | If the [Am] water's still flowing, we can go for a swim And [F] do the things we [G] used to [C] do And [Am] if I'm reluctant you can pull me in And [F] we can re-[G]-live our [C] youth Ah, but [F] we'll stay friendly like [Em] sister and brother [F] Though I think I still [Dm] love [G] you
[C] All I want to [E] do is [Am] see [F] you [Dm] Don't you [G] know that it's [C] true? [G] / [C] All I want to [E] do is [Am] see [F] you [Dm] Don't you [G] know that it's [C] true? [G] / | [Am] / / / | [Am] All I want to do is … see you [F] All I want to do is … see you
repeat to end
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Intro/Outro
xA|-7------------|
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Short Instrumental
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xE|-8---------|-8---------|-8---------|-8----|
Instrumental
xA|-7------------|-7------------|-7--------------------|
xE|----5-7---8-0-|----5-7---8-0-|----5-8---5-7-|-3-----|
xC|----------------------------------------------------|
xA|-7------------|-7------------|-7------------|-------|
xE|----5-7---8-0-|----5-7---8-0-|----5-8---5-7-|-3-----|
xC|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------|
xA|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------|-------|
xE|-8---5-7--8---|-7p5----7--8---|-8---5-7--8-5-|-10----|-------|
xC|------------7-|------7------7-|--------------|-------|-7-----|
xA|----7-8--7-|----7-8--7-|----7-8--7-|------|
xE|-8---------|-8---------|-8---------|-8----|
xC|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
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Situation (by Yazoo) { 1981 }
Intro: [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] Blue eyed dressed for [Bb] every situ-[C]-ation [Bb] [C] Moving through the [Bb] doorway of a [C] nation [Bb] [F] Pick me up and shake the doubt [G] Baby I can’t do without
[C] Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] You [Bb] bring me down [C] How you [Bb] get about Don’t [D] make a sound, just [G] move out [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] I remember [Bb] only for an [C] hour [Bb] [C] Move right through me [Bb] can you feel the [C] power [Bb] [F] I don’t know what’s going on It [G] scares me but it won’t tbeake long
[C] (Move out) Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] (Move out) You [Bb] bring me down [C] (Move out) How you [Bb] get about Don’t [D] make a sound, just [G] move out [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[C] Now he’s in con-[Bb]-trol he is my [C] lover [Bb] [C] Nations stand a-[Bb]-gainst him he’s your [C] brother [Bb] [F] Been a long time, been a long time now I’ll [G] get to you somehow
[C] (Move out) Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] (Move out) You [Bb] bring me down [C] (Move out) How you [Bb] get about Don’t [D] make a sound, just [G] move out [C] (Move out) Don’t [Bb] mess around [C] (Move out) You [Bb] bring me down [C] (Move out) How you [Bb] get about Don’t [D] make a sound, just [G] move out [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
{Capo 1 – original in C#}
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The Sound Of The Crowd (by The Human League) { 1981 }
Intro: [Bm] / / / | [F#m] / / / | (x3)
Well put your [Bm] hand in a parting [F#m] wave, pass a-[Bm]-round [F#m] Make a [Bm] shroud pulling combs through a [F#m] backwash frame [Bm] [F#m] Find the [Bm] copies in a carbon [F#m] mount, pass a-[Bm]-round [F#m] Stroke a [Bm] pocket with a print of a [F#m] laughing sound
[G] Get around town, [D] get around town Where the [A] people look good, where the [Em] music is loud [G] Get around town, no [D] need to stand proud [A] Add your voice to the [Em] sound of the crowd [Bm] Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Ohhhhh
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] The [Bm] shades from a pencil [F#m] peer, pass a-[Bm]-round [F#m] A [Bm] fold in an eyelid [F#m] brushed with fear [Bm] [F#m] The [Bm] lines on a compact [F#m] guide, pass a-[Bm]-round [F#m] A [Bm] hat with alignment [F#m] worn inside
[G] Get in line now, [D] get in line now [A] Stay in time with the [Em] rhythm and rhyme [G] Get around town, [D] get around town Where the [A] people look good, where the [Em] music is loud [G] Get around town, no [D] need to stand proud [A] Add your voice to the [Em] sound of the crowd [Bm] Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Ohhhhh
[Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
[G] Get in line now, [D] get in line now [A] Stay in time with the [Em] rhythm and rhyme [G] Get around town, [D] get around town Where the [A] people look good, where the [Em] music is loud [G] Get around town, no [D] need to stand proud [A] Add your voice to the [Em] sound of the crowd [G] Get in line now, [D] get in line now [A] Stay in time with the [Em] rhythm and rhyme [G] Get around town, [D] get around town Where the [A] people look good, where the [Em] music is loud [G] Get around town, no [D] need to stand proud [A] Add your voice to the [Em] sound of the crowd [Bm] Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, <Bm> Ohhhhh
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Souvenir (by OMD) { 1981 }
Intro: [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] (main riff) [F] It's my direction, [G] it's my proposal [C] It's so hard it's leading me a-[F]-stray [G] [C] [C] (verse riff 1) [F] My obsession, [G] it's my creation [C] You'll understand, it's not important [F] now [G] [C] [C] (verse riff 1) [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] (main riff) [F] Aaaaaa-[F]-aaaaah, [Gsus4] Oooooo-[Gsus4]-ooooooh [F] Aaaaaa-[F]-aaaaah, [Gsus4] Oooooo-[Gsus4]-ooooooh [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] (main riff) [F] All I need is [G] co-ordination (verse riff 2) [C] I can't imagine my destination (verse riff 2) [F] My intention, [G] ask my opinion [C] But no excuse, my feeling still re-[F]-mains [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] (main riff) My [C] feeling still re-[F]-mains [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] (main riff) [F] [G] [C] [C] [F] [G] [C] [C] (main riff)
Main riff: [F] [G] [C]
xA|-----7-8-7-------------------10-8-7-----------7------|
xE|-----------8--7--8-------------------10--8-10--------|
xC|-5-7--------------------5-7----------------------7---|
[F] [G] [C]
xA|-----8-7----------------------10-8-7--------7--------|
xE|---------10-8--7--8-------------------10--8----------|
xC|-5-7---------------------5-7-------------------------|
Verse riff 1: [G] [C] [C]
xA|--------7---------10------7----------------|
xE|---8-10---8----------8-10---8--------------|
xC|-7----------7-----------------7-----5-4----|
Verse riff 2: [F] [G] [C]
xA|-----7-8-7-------------10------7----------------|
xE|-----------8--7--8--------8-10---8--------------|
xC|-5-7-------------------------------7-----5-4----|
{Capo 1 – original in F}
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (by Eurythmics) { 1982 }
Intro: [Dm] / / / [Bb] / [A] / [Dm] / / / [Bb] / [A] /
[Dm] Sweet dreams are [Bb] made of [A] this, [Dm] Who am I to [Bb] disa-[A]-gree? I [Dm] travel the world and the [Bb] seven [A] seas, [Dm] Everybody's [Bb] looking for [A] something
[Dm] Some of them want to [Bb] use you [A], [Dm] Some of them want to get [Bb] used by [A] you [Dm] Some of them want to a-[Bb]-buse you [A], [Dm] Some of them want to [Bb] be a-[A]-bused [Bb] / / / | / / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Gm] / / / | [Bb] / / / | [A] / / / |
[Dm] Sweet dreams are [Bb] made of [A] this, [Dm] Who am I to [Bb] disa-[A]-gree? I [Dm] travel the world and the [Bb] seven [A] seas [Dm] Everybody's [Bb] looking for [A] something [Bb] / / / | / / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Gm] / / / | [Bb] / / / | [A] / / / |
[Dm] Hold your head up … [G] Keep your head up (movin' on) [Dm] Hold your head up (movin' on), [G] Keep your head up (movin' on) [Dm] Hold your head up (movin' on), [G] Keep your head up (movin' on) [Dm] Hold your head up (movin' on), <G> Keep <G> your head up [Dm] / / / | [Bb] / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Bb] / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Bb] / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Bb] / [A] / | [Dm] Some of them want to [Bb] use you [A] [Dm] Some of them want to get [Bb] used by [A] you [Dm] Some of them want to a-[Bb]-buse you [A] [Dm] Some of them want to [Bb] be a-[A]-bused [Bb] / / / | / / [A] / | [Dm] / / / | [Gm] / / / | [Bb] / / / | / / [A] / | [Dm] Sweet dreams are [Bb] made of [A] this, [Dm] Who am I to [Bb] disa-[A]-gree? I [Dm] travel the world and the [Bb] seven [A] seas [Dm] Everybody's [Bb] looking for [A] something
[X] Sweet dreams are made of this, Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas, Everybody's looking for something
[Dm] Sweet dreams are [Bb] made of [A] this, [Dm] Who am I to [Bb] disa-[A]-gree? I [Dm] travel the world and the [Bb] seven [A] seas [Dm] Everybody's [Bb] looking for [A] something <Dm>
{ original in Cm}
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Talk Talk (by Talk Talk) { 1982 }
Intro: [Bm] [D] [E] Hey! [G] Hey! Hey! [Bm] [D] [E] [G]
What did I [Bm] tell you before, when I was [D] up Anxiety was [E] bringing me down [G] I'm tired of listening to you [Bm] talking in rhymes [D] Twisting round to make me think you're [E] straight down the line
[G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] [G]
If every [Bm] sign that I see is com-[D]-plete … Then I'm a [E] fool in your game [G] And all you want to do is [Bm] tell me your lies [D] Won't show the other side, you're just [E] wasting my time
[G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [D] [E] [G] [Bm] [D] [E] [G]
When every [Bm] choice that I make is [D] yours Keep telling me what's [E] right and what's wrong [G] Don't you ever stop to [Bm] think about me I'm [D] not that blind to see that you've been [E] cheating on me [G] And yeah, you're [Bm] laughing at me when I'm up [D] I see you when you're [E] crying for me when I'm down [G] I see you when you're [Bm] laughing at me when I'm up [D] I see you when you're [E] crying for me
[G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk [Bm] [D] [E] talk talk, talk talk [G] All you do to me is talk talk <Bm>
{Capo 1 – original in Cm}
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To Cut A Long Story Short (by Spandau Ballet) { 1980 }
Intro: [A] /// | [E] / [D] / | (x4)
[A] Soldier is turning [E] / [D] /, [A] see him through white light [E] / [D] / [A] Running from strangers [E] / [D] /, [A] See you in the valley [E] / [D] / [A] War upon war [E] / [D] /, [A] heat upon heat [E] / [D] / To [A] cut a long story [E] short I [D] lost my [A] mind [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] Sitting on a park bench [E] / [D] /, [A] Years away from fighting [E] / [D] / To [A] cut a long story [E] short I [D] lost my [A] mind [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] /
[E] Standing in the dark Oh I was [F] waiting for man to come I am [G] beautiful and clean And so very very [C] young To be standing in the [E] street To be taken by [F] some [F] one
[A] /// | [E] / [D] / | (x4)
[E] Standing in the dark Oh I was [F] waiting for man to come I am [G] beautiful and clean And so very very [C] young To be standing in the [E] street To be taken by [F] some [F] one
[A] Questions, questions [E] / [D] /, [A] give me no answers [E] / [D] / That’s [A] all they ever give me [E] / [D] /, [A] questions, questions [E] / [D] / Oh [A] look at the strange boy [E] / [D] /, he [A] finds it hard existing [E] / [D] / To [A] cut a long story [E] short I [D] lost my [A] mind [E] / [D] / To [A] cut a long story [E] short I [D] lost my [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] Mind….. [E] / D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] /// [E] / [D] / [A] /// | [E] / [D] / | (x4) <A>
Main riff Outro
xA|-------3-2-0-------------------------| |-0----------------|
xE|-----3-------3------3-3--------------| |----3--1--3-------|
xC|----------------4-4-----2-2-4-4------| |-------------4--2-|
xG|-2-----------------------------------| |------------------|
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What! (by Soft Cell, original by Judy Street) { 1982 }
Intro: [G] / / / | [F] / | [G] / / / | [F] / | (intro riff)
[G] Do you want me to get down on my knees, Beg you baby, please, cry a million [F] tears (riff 1) [G] Do you want me to call you on the phone Beg you to come home, think of all the [C] years [Am] [G] When I once lived in [F] paradise, [F] when the love light shone [G] in your eyes
Oh baby [C] What .. can I [F] do when I still love you [C] What .. can I [F] say when I still want you <C> What <C> can <C> I <F> do, <C> what <C> can <C> I [Dm] say You'll never know this [E] way [E]
[G] Do you want me to follow you around, Everywhere in town, do you want a [F] clown (riff 1) [G] Why do you treat me mean and cruel Breaking every rule, can I be your [C] fool [Am] [G] We can make this our [F] happy home, [F] so come back where [G] you belong
Oh baby [C] What .. can I [F] do when I still love you [C] What .. can I [F] say when I still want you <C> What <C> can <C> I <F> do, <C> what <C> can <C> I [Dm] say You'll never know this [E] way [E]
[G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [G] [G] [G] [C] [Am] (instrumental with solo – first 4 lines of verse) [D] Please forgive me, come [C] back, and then [Bb] We can fall in love [F] over and over and over and over a-[G]-gain
Oh baby [F] What .. can I [Bb] do when I still love you (riff 2 throughout) [F] What .. can I [Bb] say when I still want you [F] .. Won't you come [Bb] back Oh baby, [F] .. what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] what .. can I [Bb] do Oh baby, [F] what .. can I [Bb] say I said, [F] .. won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] .. won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] what .. can I [Bb] do I said, [F] what .. can I [Bb] say I said, [F] .. won't you come [Bb] back I said, [F] .. won't you come [Bb] back [F] Won't .. you come [Bb] back Oh baby, [F] .. won't you come [Bb] back Oh baby, [F] .. what can I [Bb] say I said, [F] what, what, [Bb] what...can I [F] say Won't [Bb] you come [F] back, back, back, back <C>
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Intro riff
Riff 1
Riff 2
Solo
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You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (by Dead Or Alive) { 1984 }
Intro: [Gm] / / / | / / / / | [C] / / / | / / / / | (x2)
Yeah [Gm] I … I get to know your [C] name [C] Well and [Gm] I … could trace your private [C] number, ba-by [C] [Gm] All I know is that to me, [Bb] you look like you're lots of fun [C] Open up your loving arms, [D] I want some Well [Gm] I … I set my sights on [C] you (and no one else will do) And [Gm] I … I've got to have my [C] way now, ba-by [C] [Gm] All I know is that to me, [Bb] you look like you're lots of fun [C] Open up your loving arms, [D] watch out, here I come
[Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round [Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round [Gm] [F] [Eb] [Dm] [Cm] [Cm] [D] [D]
[Gm] I … I got to be your [C] friend now, ba-by [C] And [Gm] I … would like to move in just a [C] little bit closer (little bit closer) [Gm] All I know is that to me, [Bb] you look like you're lots of fun [C] Open up your loving arms, [D] watch out, here I come
[Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round [Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right I [D] want your [Gm] loooo-o-o-oo-o-o-[C]-oooove I want your [Gm] loooo-o-o-oo-o-o-[C]-oooove
[Gm] All I know is that to me, [Bb] you look like you're lots of fun [C] Open up your loving arms, [D] watch out, here I come
[Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round [Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round
[Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round [Gm] You spin me [Bb] right round, [F] baby, right [Gm] round, Like a record, baby, [C] right round, [D] round, round <Gm>
{Capo 1 – original in F#m}
ABC
BLANCMANGE
DAVID BOWIE
DEAD OR ALIVE
DEPECHE MODE
DURAN DURAN
EURYTHMICS
HUMAN LEAGUE
LANDSCAPE
OMD
SOFT CELL
SPANDAU BALLET
TALK TALK
TEARS FOR FEARS
THOMPSON TWINS
ULTRAVOX
VISAGE
YAZOO