as always , synth notes in ( parentheses below chords )
4/4 throughout , key of D minor
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe ,
A#/C A#6/C
i need another drink
A#6 Am7 Gm7 ( can also be played A#6/G )
to blow on the glass so i know i’m alive
A#m6 Am/D
play me a song joe
A#6 A#6/C
to fill the hours till morning
A# Am7 Gm7
then never again will i bother you
A#/G c7no5
ooh , build myself a tower
A#/G c7no5
no way in no way out .
A#/G C
then my friends can visit me
A#/G C
once in a while .
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe .
A#/C A#6/C
i need some reassurance
A# Am7 Gm7
you never know what you might find in the night .
A#/G c7no5 A#/G c7no5
ooh i’m just a busy bee , still alive in my hive ,
A#/G C
looking for some other world
A#/G C
to dream out my dreams .
chords : | A#m6 | Gm | Dm
synth notes : ( | C# A# F | G F C# F | D over Dm on “kings” )
Dm Gm
there were kings who were laughing in the rain
Dm Gm
and they told me i’d come here to lead the parade
Dm Gm
all the colours were changing , the sky was in ruins
Dm Gm
the lights are all shining on me and on you
shine on . . .
keyboard solo : synth notes under chords in parentheses
| Gm D/F# | Gm/F Em7b5 |
( A# A# A G A | A# A G A A# C )
| Gm D+7/F# | Gm/F Em7b5 |
( D C A# C A# C | D C A# C )
| Em7b5 | A#/C |
( A# C | D C A# )
| C/G | A# |
( C A# A | A# A G )
| C6/9 |
( A )
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe
A#/C A#6/C
the night will soon be over
A#6 Am7 Gm7
and nothing and no one will ever know .
A#m Am/D
open my eyes joe
A#/C A#6/C
i’d like to see the daylight
A# Am7 Gm7
the clock on the wall says it’s time to leave .
A#/G c7no5
never seen the same face twice
A#6/G
never walked the same way
A#/G C
the little love that i have known
A#/G
i keep to myself .
| A#m6 | Gm |
Dm Gm
there’s a fire it’s asleep in my bed
Dm Gm
i must leave it to burn until it burns itself out
Dm Gm
catch as you can i’m not staying here long
Dm Gm
i’ll be coming back early or never at all
shine on . . .
outro : repeat keyboard solo then repeat A#/C , C6/9 with ad – libs to fade
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as always , synth notes in ( parentheses below chords )
4/4 throughout , key of D minor
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe ,
A#/C A#6/C
i need another drink
A#6 Am7 Gm7 ( can also be played A#6/G )
to blow on the glass so i know i’m alive
A#m6 Am/D
play me a song joe
A#6 A#6/C
to fill the hours till morning
A# Am7 Gm7
then never again will i bother you
A#/G c7no5
ooh , build myself a tower
A#/G c7no5
no way in no way out .
A#/G C
then my friends can visit me
A#/G C
once in a while .
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe .
A#/C A#6/C
i need some reassurance
A# Am7 Gm7
you never know what you might find in the night .
A#/G c7no5 A#/G c7no5
ooh i’m just a busy bee , still alive in my hive ,
A#/G C
looking for some other world
A#/G C
to dream out my dreams .
chords : | A#m6 | Gm | Dm
synth notes : ( | C# A# F | G F C# F | D over Dm on “kings” )
Dm Gm
there were kings who were laughing in the rain
Dm Gm
and they told me i’d come here to lead the parade
Dm Gm
all the colours were changing , the sky was in ruins
Dm Gm
the lights are all shining on me and on you
shine on . . .
keyboard solo : synth notes under chords in parentheses
| Gm D/F# | Gm/F Em7b5 |
( A# A# A G A | A# A G A A# C )
| Gm D+7/F# | Gm/F Em7b5 |
( D C A# C A# C | D C A# C )
| Em7b5 | A#/C |
( A# C | D C A# )
| C/G | A# |
( C A# A | A# A G )
| C6/9 |
( A )
A#m6 Am/D
say it’s alright joe
A#/C A#6/C
the night will soon be over
A#6 Am7 Gm7
and nothing and no one will ever know .
A#m Am/D
open my eyes joe
A#/C A#6/C
i’d like to see the daylight
A# Am7 Gm7
the clock on the wall says it’s time to leave .
A#/G c7no5
never seen the same face twice
A#6/G
never walked the same way
A#/G C
the little love that i have known
A#/G
i keep to myself .
| A#m6 | Gm |
Dm Gm
there’s a fire it’s asleep in my bed
Dm Gm
i must leave it to burn until it burns itself out
Dm Gm
catch as you can i’m not staying here long
Dm Gm
i’ll be coming back early or never at all
shine on . . .
outro : repeat keyboard solo then repeat A#/C , C6/9 with ad – libs to fade
shoregray2000@yahoo . com
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