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Rab Noakes - Somebody Counts On Me
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
  CEverything is going Fbrightly now
  CEverything is going Amstraight
  CBut you know I must think twFice right nFmow
  GIt's really G/Fgetting quite EmlateG__
[Chorus]
And CI must take my D7leave o' you now___
  FThere's someone I've got Cto see___
  CThere's no more that I can D7give to you now, because
  FSomebody counts Con me
[Verse 2]
  CSleepy mornings in the Fsummer
  CYou have been good to me, it's Amtrue
  CBut you know I can't sit any FlongeFmr
  GThere's more to G/Fsummer days than Emyou_G__
[Chorus]
And CI must take my D7leave o' you now___
  FThere's somewhere I've got Cto be___
  CThere's no more that I can D7give to you now, because
  FSomebody counts Con me
[Verse 3]
  CIt doesn't matter what news you have to Ftell me
  COr what songs you have to Amsing
  COr what goods you have to Fsell mFme
  GOr even what G/Fgifts you have to EmbrinGg
[Chorus]
CI must take my D7leave o' you now___
  FThere's someone I've got Cto see___
  CThere's no more that I can D7give to you now, because
  FSomebody counts Con me
[Instrumental]
C   D7   F   C
[Verse 4]
  CSomeday when all my work is Fover
  CAnd all my songs aAmre sung
  CAnd there's nothing more to Fbother mFme
  GI'll do some G/Fcounting in reEmturnG  
[Chorus]
But CI must take my D7leave o' you now___
  FThere's somewhere I've got Cto be___
  CThere's no more that I can D7give to you now, because
  FSomebody counts Con me
[Chorus]
CI must take my D7leave o' you now___
  FThere's someone I've got Cto see___
  CThere's no more that I can D7give to you now, because
  FSomebody counts Con me
[Outro]
C   D7   F   C

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Somebody Counts On Me

by Rab Noakes

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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G/F

Rab Noakes - Somebody Counts On Me

CAPO: 4th Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F

Everything is going brightly now

C Am

Everything is going straight

C F Fm

But you know I must think twice right now

G G/F Em G

It's really getting quite late__

[Chorus]

C D7

And I must take my leave o' you now___

F C

There's someone I've got to see___

C D7

There's no more that I can give to you now, because

F C

Somebody counts on me

[Verse 2]

C F

Sleepy mornings in the summer

C Am

You have been good to me, it's true

C F Fm

But you know I can't sit any longer

G G/F Em G

There's more to summer days than you___

[Chorus]

C D7

And I must take my leave o' you now___

F C

There's somewhere I've got to be___

C D7

There's no more that I can give to you now, because

F C

Somebody counts on me

[Verse 3]

C F

It doesn't matter what news you have to tell me

C Am

Or what songs you have to sing

C F Fm

Or what goods you have to sell me

G G/F Em G

Or even what gifts you have to bring

[Chorus]

C D7

I must take my leave o' you now___

F C

There's someone I've got to see___

C D7

There's no more that I can give to you now, because

F C

Somebody counts on me

[Instrumental]

C D7 F C

[Verse 4]

C F

Someday when all my work is over

C Am

And all my songs are sung

C F Fm

And there's nothing more to bother me

G G/F Em G

I'll do some counting in return

[Chorus]

C D7

But I must take my leave o' you now___

F C

There's somewhere I've got to be___

C D7

There's no more that I can give to you now, because

F C

Somebody counts on me

[Chorus]

C D7

I must take my leave o' you now___

F C

There's someone I've got to see___

C D7

There's no more that I can give to you now, because

F C

Somebody counts on me

[Outro]

C D7 F C

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