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(BRASS RIFF 1)     ( BRASS RIFF 2)
e|-------------| e|-----------------0--------| 
B|--3-4-3-2-3--| B|--0--1--3--0--1----2-2--3-| 
G|-------------| G|0-------------------------| 
D|-------------| D|--------------------------|
A|-------------| A|--------------------------|
E|-------------| E|--------------------------|
[Introduction]
D7(BRASS RIFF 1) ... (BRASS RIFF 1)
N.C.
(BRASS RIFF 2 )
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
N.C.
(BRASS RIFF 2)
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
[Verse 1]
GYou'll G/Bnever Cfind a C#dimbetter D7way
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
GLet us G/Bsing tChe nighC#dimt and dD7ay away
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)G7  
[Chorus]
CSunshine, I'm only BbdreaGming
CSunshine, I'm only Bbdre-G7amiCng.(D7BRASS RIFF 1) ... (BRASS RIFF 1]
[Verse 2]
GYou'll G/Bnever Cfind a C#dimbetter D7way
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
GLet us G/Bsing tChe nighC#dimt and dD7ay away
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)G7  
[Chorus]
CSunshine, I'm only BbdreaGming
CSunshine, I'm only Bbdre-G7amiCngD7  
[Bridge]
N.C.                     Cm  
But this is England on a winter's afternoon
  D7There is no sun there's just a Gmpale and tiny moon
GmAnd shivering sparrows on the sCmmoking chimney tops
 D7And all the children suffer from Gmcold and 'Gm/Fflu  and Ebra-D7in Gdrops
D7(BRASS RIFF 1] ... (BRASS RIFF 1]
N.C.
(BRASS RIFF 2 )
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
N.C.
(BRASS RIFF 2)
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
[Verse 3]
GYou'll G/Bnever Cfind a C#dimbetter D7way
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)
GLet us G/Bsing tChe nighC#dimt and dD7ay away
G(No, dEmon't sAmtop the CD7arnGival)G7  
[Outro]  (FADE)
CSunshine, I'm only BbdreaGming
CSunshine, I'm only BbdreaGming
CT-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only BbdreaGming
CT-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only BbdreaGming
CT-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only BbdreaGming

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Dont Stop The Carnival

by Alan Price

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G/B

C#dim

Gm/F

(BRASS RIFF 1) ( BRASS RIFF 2)

e|-------------| e|-----------------0--------|

B|--3-4-3-2-3--| B|--0--1--3--0--1----2-2--3-|

G|-------------| G|0-------------------------|

D|-------------| D|--------------------------|

A|-------------| A|--------------------------|

E|-------------| E|--------------------------|

[Introduction]

(BRASS RIFF 1) ... (BRASS RIFF 1)

N.C.

(BRASS RIFF 2 )

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

N.C.

(BRASS RIFF 2)

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

[Verse 1]

G G/B C C#dim D7

You'll never find a better way

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

G G/B C C#dim D7

Let us sing the night and day away

G Em Am D7 G G7

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

[Chorus]

C Bb G

Sunshine, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G7 C D7

Sunshine, I'm only dre-aming.(BRASS RIFF 1) ... (BRASS RIFF 1]

[Verse 2]

G G/B C C#dim D7

You'll never find a better way

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

G G/B C C#dim D7

Let us sing the night and day away

G Em Am D7 G G7

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

[Chorus]

C Bb G

Sunshine, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G7 C D7

Sunshine, I'm only dre-aming

[Bridge]

N.C.

But this is England on a winter's afternoon

D7 Gm

There is no sun there's just a pale and tiny moon

Gm Cm

And shivering sparrows on the smoking chimney tops

D7 Gm Gm/F Eb D7 G

And all the children suffer from cold and 'flu and ra-in drops

(BRASS RIFF 1] ... (BRASS RIFF 1]

N.C.

(BRASS RIFF 2 )

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

N.C.

(BRASS RIFF 2)

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

[Verse 3]

G G/B C C#dim D7

You'll never find a better way

G Em Am D7 G

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

G G/B C C#dim D7

Let us sing the night and day away

G Em Am D7 G G7

(No, don't stop the Carnival)

[Outro] (FADE)

C Bb G

Sunshine, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G

Sunshine, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G

T-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G

T-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only dreaming

C Bb G

T-t-t-t-t-t, I'm only dreaming

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