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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
GoodDnight everyBm7body who Emcame aroundEm7  
AAnd thank you A7now for Dsittin' down
DSome day F#m7soon we'll all be Gold and Gmgrey
DBut we woAn't give a DshitA  
[Verse 2]
DSome of Bm7us still do our Emdrugs each dayEm7  
ASmoke and A7drink our Dcares away
DTryin' to reF#m7member a Ghappier Gmday
DOh Aboy oh DboyA  
[Verse 3]
DSome of Bm7us got Emcarried awayEm7  
ADid too A7much of that Dpowder each day
DThen we F#m7finally Ghad to Gmsay
DI'd rather Ahave DyouA  
[Verse 4]
DSome of Bm7us put the Embooze awayEm7  
ANow we dA7on't driDnk every day
DAnd we reF#m7member Gwhat we Gmsay
DWe put the Abooze aDwayA  
[Verse 5]
DSome of Bm7us put the Emcoke awayEm7  
ANow we A7don't stay up till the Dfollowing day
DWe don't let our F#m7nose get Gin our Gmway
DNow that we put the Acoke aDwayA  
[Verse 6]
DSome of Bm7us put the Emvalium awayEm7  
ANow we A7don't do the dishes seven Dtimes a day
DNow when it's F#m7bedtime Gwe just Gmsay
DI think I'll Ago lie DdowAn
[Verse 7]
DSome of Bm7us put the Emspeed awayEm7  
ANow we A7don't rap our Dlives away
DNow F#m7we don't Gsmoke all Gmday
DWe put the Aspeed aDwayA  
[Verse 8]
DBut we'll Bm7never put our Emgrass awayEm7  
AFill our A7lungs good Devery day
DThat's how F#m7I am Gable to Gmsay
DWelcome Ahere toDdayA  
[Verse 9]
DSome of Bm7us put our Embrains awayEm7  
ANow we A7got nothin' Dleft to say
DBut just like F#m7children we'll Gplay and Gmplay
D'Cause we put our Abrains aDwayA  
[Verse 10]
DSome of Bm7us pack the Emfood awayEm7  
AWaist size A7goin' up almost Devery day
DAnother F#m7dessert is Gon the Gmway
DWatch me Aput it aDwayA  
[Verse 11]
DI knew some Bm7guys who put the Emjunk awayEm7  
ATire A7tracks most Devery day
DA leather F#m7belt got Gin their Gmway
DSo they put that Ajunk aDwayA  
[Verse 12]
DA friend of Bm7mine put the Embooze awayEm7  
ALast week it A7was one year Dto the day
DHis son won't F#m7see him piss his Glife aGmway
DNow that he's put that Abooze aDwayA  
[Verse 13]
DI should Bm7put myEmself awayEm7  
AFind some A7games that DI can play
DOpen a F#m7restaurant so Gfar aGmway
  D   ASome DdayA  
[Verse 14]
DI sit here and Bm7sing in my EmstudioEm7  
AWatch the A7people Dcome and go
DTell me 'F#m7bout things that GI don't Gmknow
DIn my AstudiDoA  
[Verse 15]
DThe lights in Bm7here are Emsoft and greenEm7  
APrettiest A7things that you've Dever seen
DDon't you F#m7get a Gruptured Gmspleen
DThe lights are Asoft and DgreenA  
[Verse 16]
DOh I Bm7love my Emrecord collectionEm7  
AAnd I A7watched the DAmerican election
DNo time F#m7now for Gdull refGmlection
DI watched the AAmerican eDlectionA  
[Verse 17]
DI was Bm7in a Embad conditionEm7  
AThought I'd A7seen an Dapparition
DAll it F#m7was was the GelecGmtrician
DRub his lAamp and DwishinA'
[Verse 18]
DGrabbed my Bm7rod and EmI went fishinEm7'
AThen I A7watched Harper's Ddelicate condition
DThen I F#m7killed my GelecGmtrician
D'Cause he Adidn't Dwant tAo go fishin'
[Verse 19]
DAll the Bm7farmers Empray for rainEm7  
ABeatles A7records Dgo like rain
DCascade sF#m7ingin' 'bout the Grhythm of the Gmrain
DAnd then there's Ano DrainA  
[Verse 20]
DCommunity Bm7clubs were my Emforte onceEm7  
APlayed for A7nothiDn' like a dunce
DYeah, they F#m7screwed me Gonce Gm-- ONCE!
DNow I'm Anot a DdunceA  
[Verse 21]
DI gotta Bm7go 'cause I've Emstayed too longEm7  
ALuxton A7School prompted Dthis old song
DThe reverb F#m7helps spur my Ghead aGmlong
DWhen I Amake up new Dsongs

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Goodnight Everybody

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

F#m7

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Goodnight everybody who came around

A A7 D

And thank you now for sittin' down

D F#m7 G Gm

Some day soon we'll all be old and grey

D A D A

But we won't give a shit

[Verse 2]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us still do our drugs each day

A A7 D

Smoke and drink our cares away

D F#m7 G Gm

Tryin' to remember a happier day

D A D A

Oh boy oh boy

[Verse 3]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us got carried away

A A7 D

Did too much of that powder each day

D F#m7 G Gm

Then we finally had to say

D A D A

I'd rather have you

[Verse 4]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us put the booze away

A A7 D

Now we don't drink every day

D F#m7 G Gm

And we remember what we say

D A D A

We put the booze away

[Verse 5]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us put the coke away

A A7 D

Now we don't stay up till the following day

D F#m7 G Gm

We don't let our nose get in our way

D A D A

Now that we put the coke away

[Verse 6]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us put the valium away

A A7 D

Now we don't do the dishes seven times a day

D F#m7 G Gm

Now when it's bedtime we just say

D A D A

I think I'll go lie down

[Verse 7]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us put the speed away

A A7 D

Now we don't rap our lives away

D F#m7 G Gm

Now we don't smoke all day

D A D A

We put the speed away

[Verse 8]

D Bm7 Em Em7

But we'll never put our grass away

A A7 D

Fill our lungs good every day

D F#m7 G Gm

That's how I am able to say

D A D A

Welcome here today

[Verse 9]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us put our brains away

A A7 D

Now we got nothin' left to say

D F#m7 G Gm

But just like children we'll play and play

D A D A

'Cause we put our brains away

[Verse 10]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Some of us pack the food away

A A7 D

Waist size goin' up almost every day

D F#m7 G Gm

Another dessert is on the way

D A D A

Watch me put it away

[Verse 11]

D Bm7 Em Em7

I knew some guys who put the junk away

A A7 D

Tire tracks most every day

D F#m7 G Gm

A leather belt got in their way

D A D A

So they put that junk away

[Verse 12]

D Bm7 Em Em7

A friend of mine put the booze away

A A7 D

Last week it was one year to the day

D F#m7 G Gm

His son won't see him piss his life away

D A D A

Now that he's put that booze away

[Verse 13]

D Bm7 Em Em7

I should put myself away

A A7 D

Find some games that I can play

D F#m7 G Gm

Open a restaurant so far away

D A D A

Some day

[Verse 14]

D Bm7 Em Em7

I sit here and sing in my studio

A A7 D

Watch the people come and go

D F#m7 G Gm

Tell me 'bout things that I don't know

D A D A

In my studio

[Verse 15]

D Bm7 Em Em7

The lights in here are soft and green

A A7 D

Prettiest things that you've ever seen

D F#m7 G Gm

Don't you get a ruptured spleen

D A D A

The lights are soft and green

[Verse 16]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Oh I love my record collection

A A7 D

And I watched the American election

D F#m7 G Gm

No time now for dull reflection

D A D A

I watched the American election

[Verse 17]

D Bm7 Em Em7

I was in a bad condition

A A7 D

Thought I'd seen an apparition

D F#m7 G Gm

All it was was the electrician

D A D A

Rub his lamp and wishin'

[Verse 18]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Grabbed my rod and I went fishin'

A A7 D

Then I watched Harper's delicate condition

D F#m7 G Gm

Then I killed my electrician

D A D A

'Cause he didn't want to go fishin'

[Verse 19]

D Bm7 Em Em7

All the farmers pray for rain

A A7 D

Beatles records go like rain

D F#m7 G Gm

Cascade singin' 'bout the rhythm of the rain

D A D A

And then there's no rain

[Verse 20]

D Bm7 Em Em7

Community clubs were my forte once

A A7 D

Played for nothin' like a dunce

D F#m7 G Gm

Yeah, they screwed me once -- ONCE!

D A D A

Now I'm not a dunce

[Verse 21]

D Bm7 Em Em7

I gotta go 'cause I've stayed too long

A A7 D

Luxton School prompted this old song

D F#m7 G Gm

The reverb helps spur my head along

D A D

When I make up new songs

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