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Rab Noakes - What Are You Doing Here?
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:]   Cmaj7   Cadd9      F    Cmaj7   Cadd9     F      C   F  C  
         Cmaj7  Cadd9 F    Cmaj7  Cadd9 F   C    F C
[VERSE 1:]
Cmaj7What are you Cadd9doing Fhere?
Cmaj7Standing up Cadd9close and Fvery nearly Cso
Ready to Fput on your Cshow
[VERSE 2:]
Cmaj7What brought you Cadd9next to Fme?
Cmaj7I thought Cadd9you would Flet me be, but Cno
FYou had to Cshow
[VERSE 3:]
You Gcame right out of the blue
FMaking a noise the way you do
GLetting the whole place know you need atFtention
Wherever you Cgo
When you Fput on your Cshow
[VERSE 4:]
Cmaj7Where have you Cadd9been so Flong?
Cmaj7Waiting for Cadd9you to Fcome along, but Cno
FYou wouldn't Cshow
[VERSE 5:]
Cmaj7Once you knew Cadd9how to Flive
Cmaj7You had someCadd9thing Fto give, long aCgo
When you were Fpart of the Cshow
[VERSE 6:]
Why Gis it your fool do wait?
FAll that talk about separate
GWho did you think would care about what you've been Fdoing?
Who wants to Cknow
When you Fput on your Cshow?
[BRIDGE:]
EmDo you think it's alright if you just Fshow up?
EmAnytime day or night, you should Fgrow up
Before you D7blow up
Thinking you know what to Cdo
Making it Fall about Cyou
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   Cmaj7   Cadd9      F    Cmaj7   Cadd9     F      C   F      C        F  C  
[VERSE 7:]
You Gfaded into the blue
FSlipping away the way you do
GAlways to some place else to get some atFtention
That's why you have to Cgo
It's time to Fstart a new Cshow
FStart a new CshowF  C  

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What Are You Doing Here

by Rab Noakes

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

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Cmaj7

Cadd9

Rab Noakes - What Are You Doing Here?

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C F C

[INTRO:]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C F C

[VERSE 1:]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F

What are you doing here?

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C

Standing up close and very nearly so

F C

Ready to put on your show

[VERSE 2:]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F

What brought you next to me?

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C

I thought you would let me be, but no

F C

You had to show

[VERSE 3:]

You came right out of the blue

Making a noise the way you do

G F

Letting the whole place know you need attention

Wherever you go

F C

When you put on your show

[VERSE 4:]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F

Where have you been so long?

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C

Waiting for you to come along, but no

F C

You wouldn't show

[VERSE 5:]

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F

Once you knew how to live

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C

You had something to give, long ago

F C

When you were part of the show

[VERSE 6:]

Why is it your fool do wait?

All that talk about separate

G F

Who did you think would care about what you've been doing?

Who wants to know

F C

When you put on your show?

[BRIDGE:]

Em F

Do you think it's alright if you just show up?

Em F

Anytime day or night, you should grow up

Before you blow up

Thinking you know what to do

F C

Making it all about you

Cmaj7 Cadd9 F Cmaj7 Cadd9 F C F C F C

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 7:]

You faded into the blue

Slipping away the way you do

G F

Always to some place else to get some attention

That's why you have to go

F C

It's time to start a new show

F C F C

Start a new show

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