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This the chords tab for Soft Cells 1981 hit single Bedsitter.
Originally done with keyboards, this is a strummy guitar version. Can be played with either open or barre 
Chords, sounds better (I think with barres, as it's more punchy)
[Intro] 
A   G   A   G
[Verse]
ASunday morning Ggoing slow, I'm Atalking to the Gradio
AClothes and records Gon the floor the mAemories of the nGight before
AOut in club-land Ghaving fun, and now I´m Ahiding from the Gsun
AWaiting for a Gvisitor, though Ano-one knows I'm here for Gsure
A  G  A  G
[Chorus]
DDancing, Elaughing, Cdrinking, Dloving
DAnd now I'm Eall alone, In Cbedsit land, my only Dhome
A  G  A  G
[Verse]
AI think it's time to Gcook a meal, to Afill the emptiness I Gfeel
ASpent my money Ggoing out, I've Anothing I'm lGeft without
AClean my teeth and Gcomb my hair, Alook for something new to Gwear
AStart the nightlife Gover again, Akid myself I'm having Gfun
A  G  A  G
[Chorus]
DDancing, Elaughing, Cdrinking, Dloving
DAnd now I'm Eall alone, In Cbedsit land, my only Dhome
A  G  A  G
[Verse]
ALook out from my Gwindow view, I've Areally nothing else to Gdo
ARead a book and Gwrite a letter, Amother, things are Ggetting better
AWatch the mirror Gcount the lines, the Abattle scars of all the good tGimes
ALook around and GI can see, a Athousand people Gjust like me
A  G  A  G
[Chorus]
DDancing, Elaughing, Cdrinking, Dloving
DAnd now I'm Eall alone, In Cbedsit land, my only Dhome
DDancing, Elaughing, Cdrinking, Dloving
DAnd now I'm Eall alone, In Cbedsit land, my only Dhome
A  G  A  G

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The story behind the song

"Bedsitter" captures the quiet, often lonely, aftermath of a night out in the city. It dives into the feeling of a Sunday morning stretching out slowly, talking to the radio, and waiting for a visitor who may never arrive, even as the singer knows many others share this same solitary experience. This Soft Cell track, from their debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, explores the underbelly of the London club scene of the early 1980s, reflecting on the cost of fleeting pleasures. It’s a song that evokes the quiet introspection after the party's over, a sense of being both alone and part of a larger, unseen crowd.

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Bedsitter

by Soft Cell

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This the chords tab for Soft Cells 1981 hit single Bedsitter.

Originally done with keyboards, this is a strummy guitar version. Can be played with either open or barre

Chords, sounds better (I think with barres, as it's more punchy)

[Intro]

A G A G

[Verse]

A G A G

Sunday morning going slow, I'm talking to the radio

A G A G

Clothes and records on the floor the memories of the night before

A G A G

Out in club-land having fun, and now I´m hiding from the sun

A G A G

Waiting for a visitor, though no-one knows I'm here for sure

A G A G

[Chorus]

D E C D

Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving

D E C D

And now I'm all alone, In bedsit land, my only home

A G A G

[Verse]

A G A G

I think it's time to cook a meal, to fill the emptiness I feel

A G A G

Spent my money going out, I've nothing I'm left without

A G A G

Clean my teeth and comb my hair, look for something new to wear

A G A G

Start the nightlife over again, kid myself I'm having fun

A G A G

[Chorus]

D E C D

Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving

D E C D

And now I'm all alone, In bedsit land, my only home

A G A G

[Verse]

A G A G

Look out from my window view, I've really nothing else to do

A G A G

Read a book and write a letter, mother, things are getting better

A G A G

Watch the mirror count the lines, the battle scars of all the good times

A G A G

Look around and I can see, a thousand people just like me

A G A G

[Chorus]

D E C D

Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving

D E C D

And now I'm all alone, In bedsit land, my only home

D E C D

Dancing, laughing, drinking, loving

D E C D

And now I'm all alone, In bedsit land, my only home

A G A G

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