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Be My Number Two

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[Intro]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
[Verse 1]
 GWon't you be my numCber Dtwo?
 GMe and number one Care Dthrough
 EmThere won't be too much Am9to  Bm7do
Just Emsmile when I feel Dblue
[Verse 2]
 GAnd there's not much left Cof Dme
 GWhat you get is what Cyou Dsee
 EmIs it worth the eAmnerBm7gy
I Emleave it up to Dyou
[Bridge]
 EbAnd Bb/Dif you got F/Csomething to Bb/Dsay to me
 EbDon't Bb/Dtry to lay F/Cyour funny Bb/Dways on me
 EbI Bb/Dknow that it's F/Creally not Bb/Dfair of me
EbBut my heart's seen Dsus4too much action
[Chorus]
 GAnd every time I look Cat Dyou
 GYou'll be who I want Cyou Dto
 EmAnd I'll do what I Amcan Bmdo
                 Em         D[  C]
To make a dream or two come true
                           C    C   D/C[  G]
               If you be my number two
 (If you'll be my)
[Verse]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
(piano)
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
(piano)
[Bridge]
 EbAnd Bb/Dif you got F/Csomething to Bb/Dsay to me
 EbDon't Bb/Dtry to lay F/Cyour funny Bb/Dways on me
 EbI Bb/Dknow that it's F/Creally not Bb/Dfair of me
EbBut my heart's seen Dsus4too much action
[Chorus]
 GAnd every time I look Cat Dyou
 GYou'll be who I want Cyou Dto
 EmAnd I'll do what I Amcan Bmdo
                 Em         D[  C]
To make a dream or two come true
                           C    C      D/C[  G]
               If you be my number ... two
 (If you'll be my)
[Verse]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
(piano)
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
(piano)
[Verse]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
(instrumental)
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
(instrumental)
[Verse]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
(instrumental)
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
(instrumental)
[Chorus]
|  G|  G   C      D|  G|  G   C      D|
(instrumental)
|  Em|  Em   Am     Bm|  Em|  D|
(instrumental)
|  C|  C   D/C| G  
(instrumental)
     (ritardando)

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Be My Number Two

by Joe Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9

Bm7

Bb/D

F/C

Dsus4

D/C

[Intro]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

G C D

Won't you be my number two?

G C D

Me and number one are through

Em Am9 Bm7

There won't be too much to do

Em D

Just smile when I feel blue

[Verse 2]

G C D

And there's not much left of me

G C D

What you get is what you see

Em Am Bm7

Is it worth the energy

Em D

I leave it up to you

[Bridge]

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

And if you got something to say to me

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

Don't try to lay your funny ways on me

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

I know that it's really not fair of me

Eb Dsus4

But my heart's seen too much action

[Chorus]

G C D

And every time I look at you

G C D

You'll be who I want you to

Em Am Bm

And I'll do what I can do

Em D C

[ ]

To make a dream or two come true

C C D/C G

[ ]

If you be my number two

(If you'll be my)

[Verse]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

(piano)

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

(piano)

[Bridge]

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

And if you got something to say to me

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

Don't try to lay your funny ways on me

Eb Bb/D F/C Bb/D

I know that it's really not fair of me

Eb Dsus4

But my heart's seen too much action

[Chorus]

G C D

And every time I look at you

G C D

You'll be who I want you to

Em Am Bm

And I'll do what I can do

Em D C

[ ]

To make a dream or two come true

C C D/C G

[ ]

If you be my number ... two

(If you'll be my)

[Verse]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

(piano)

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

(piano)

[Verse]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

[Verse]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

[Chorus]

G G C D G G C D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

Em Em Am Bm Em D

| | | | |

(instrumental)

C C D/C G

| | |

(instrumental)

(ritardando)

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