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MICHAEL’S SONG  -       The Coral
Capo on 2nd 
Intro:
Bm
     BmShe sits on the bed
she      Emcombs her hair
And       F#mwaits for the telephone to     Bmring 
     BmThey just liked a day 
in a      Emhotel room
Her       F#mmother's waiting on the     Bmline
      DWhere have you     Cbeen? she said
      GWe thought you     Bmmight be dead
      DHow could     Cyou be so un -     Gkind?
                         F#m   Dmaj7/F#-                       F#m  
What is on your       mi -                  nd?
     BmHer dad caught the man 
that      Emtook that girl
I       F#msaw it on the     Bmnews
Oh      Bmmother, got to go, 
you're     Emworrying
And      F#mMichael's coming back     Bmsoon.
      DWhere have you     Cbeen? she said
      GWe thought you     Bmmight be dead
      DHow could     Cyou be so un -     Gkind?
                        F#m   Dmaj7/F#-                       F#m  
What is on your       mi -                  nd?
Break:
    BmDuu duu duu dudu -      Aduu duu duu dudu
    GDuu duu duu dudu -      F#mduu duu duu dudu
        Bm   Em-  F#m-  Bm-                             
    Huu 
 Bm-  Em-  F#m-  Bm  
      DWhere have you     Cbeen? she said
      GWe thought you     Bmmight be dead
      DHow could     Cyou be so un -     Gkind?
                         F#m   Dmaj7/F#-                       F#m  
What is on your       mi -                  nd?
    BmShe sits on the bed
she     Emcombs her hair
      F#m/                                Bm  
But        Michael never came      back //
       Bmx24432
       Em022000
      F#m244222
        Dxx0232
        Cx32010
        G320003
 Dmaj7/F#244232
        Ax02220

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Michaels Song

by The Coral

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7/F#

MICHAEL’S SONG - The Coral

Capo on 2nd

Intro:

She sits on the bed

she combs her hair

F#m Bm

And waits for the telephone to ring

They just liked a day

in a hotel room

F#m Bm

Her mother's waiting on the line

D C

Where have you been? she said

G Bm

We thought you might be dead

D C G

How could you be so un - kind?

F#m Dmaj7/F# F#m

What is on your mi - nd?

Her dad caught the man

that took that girl

F#m Bm

I saw it on the news

Oh mother, got to go,

you're worrying

F#m Bm

And Michael's coming back soon.

D C

Where have you been? she said

G Bm

We thought you might be dead

D C G

How could you be so un - kind?

F#m Dmaj7/F# F#m

What is on your mi - nd?

Break:

Bm A

Duu duu duu dudu - duu duu duu dudu

G F#m

Duu duu duu dudu - duu duu duu dudu

Bm Em F#m Bm

- - -

Huu

Bm Em F#m Bm

- - -

D C

Where have you been? she said

G Bm

We thought you might be dead

D C G

How could you be so un - kind?

F#m Dmaj7/F# F#m

What is on your mi - nd?

She sits on the bed

she combs her hair

F#m Bm

But Michael never came back //

x24432

022000

F#m

244222

xx0232

x32010

320003

Dmaj7/F#

244232

x02220

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