as heard on their live album , radio radio tv sleep .
the guitar on the album is tuned one step down ( dgcfad ) , but there is , of course ,
no problem playing the song in original tuning .
chords :
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
D | – 0 – | D | – 0 – 0 – 0 – | D | – 0 – | D | – 0 – |
A | – 0 – | A | – 0 – 0 – 0 – | A | – 0 – | A | – 0 – |
F | – 7 – | F | – 6 – 7 – 6 – | F | – 5 – | F | – 7 – |
C | – 5 – | C | – 5 – 5 – 5 – | C | – 5 – | C | – 7 – |
G | – 5 – | G | – 0 – 0 – 0 – | G | – 3 – | G | – 5 – |
D | – 0 – | D | – x – x – x – | D | – 3 – | D | – 5 – |
the little passage played after every chord line :
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 5h7 – – – 5h7 – 3h5 – 0 – – |
listen to the song for strumming pattern , and how much the open strings should ring out .
intro
Dm7 – G9 – bb7m – Gsus4
verse 1
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
well my friend had to go down south , into the sunshine
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
well my friend had to go down south , with his girlfriend
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
while i’m just sitting here waiting for you , drinking hot chocolate
Dm7 G9 bb7m
while i’m just sitting here waiting for you , thinking about old people
Gsus4
old people in the sunshine
chorus
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine , we’re old people in
interlude
Dm7 – G9 – bb7m – Gsus4
verse 2
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
well my friend could be on the beach now , building castles
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
well my friend could be out there dancing , with his girlfriend
Dm7 G9 bb7m Gsus4
while i’m still sitting here waiting for you , drinking hot chocolate
Dm7 G9 bb7m
while i’m still sitting here waiting for you , thinking about old people
Gsus4
with lots of clothes on
chorus
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine , we’re old people in
interlude/piano solo
Dm7 – G9 – bb7m – Gsus4
chorus
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine
Dm7 G9
old people in the sunshine
bb7m Gsus4
old people in the sunshine , we’re old people in
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