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B    B7
EWhy'd you never E/D#listen to me?
C#mI could be inC#m/Bvisible to ByouA  C#m  
EAnyway it E/D#doesn't matter C#mnow
'cos I have C#m/Bmet somebody BnewC#m  A  
F#mSorry if your B7heart is broken
EWhy's your mouth just C#mhanging open?
ADon't look so surEprised
I Afound another BguyB7  
ETerry wants my photograph
ATerry says our love will last forEever
And he should Bknow
EThat boy terry's not the kind
To Amess around and change his mind
ETerry is as tough as marlon BbrandoA  G#m  F#m  
ENow he's E/D#waiting for me
C#mI just had to C#m/Bbreak the news to ByouC#m  A  
You'd Ebetter hide your E/D#face a while
   C##m                                 C#m/B      B    C#m  A  
If he gets mad there's no telling what he'll do
F#mYou can see the B7door is open
So Eif you don't want C#myour nose broken
AYou had better Ego away
A'cos terry's coming Bround todayB7  
ETerry wants my photograph
ATerry says our love will last forEever
And he should BknowB7  
(terry said he'll never let me go)
EThat boy terry's not the kind
To Amess around and change his mind
ETerry is as tough as marlon Bbrando
C#mHe's been making Aeyes at me
It Estarted long Bago
So C#mwhen he said he F#7loved me
  A                  B               E (to solo: verse chords)
I just had to say "i know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know"
For the solo:
the verse chords play beneath, with the exception of an added measure of B played between the two phrases,
noted with an *
   E     E/D#     C#m     C#m/B     B    C#m    A*B*
E   E/D#   C#m   C#m/B   B   C#m  A
F#mYou thought you were B7such a smartie
But Eterry knows aC#mbout karate
There's Aother things he's gEood at too
ATerry's not a Bbit like you
And Eterry wants my photograph
ATerry says our love will last foErever
And he should Bknow
(terry said he'll never let me go)
EThat boy terry's not the kind
To Amess around and change his mind
ETerry is as tough as marlon Bbrando

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Terry

by Kirsty MacColl

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E/D#

C#m

C#m/B

F#m

G#m

F#7

B B7

E E/D#

Why'd you never listen to me?

C#m C#m/B B A C#m

I could be invisible to you

E E/D# C#m

Anyway it doesn't matter now

C#m/B B C#m A

'cos I have met somebody new

F#m B7

Sorry if your heart is broken

E C#m

Why's your mouth just hanging open?

A E

Don't look so surprised

A B B7

I found another guy

Terry wants my photograph

A E

Terry says our love will last forever

And he should know

That boy terry's not the kind

To mess around and change his mind

E B A G#m F#m

Terry is as tough as marlon brando

E E/D#

Now he's waiting for me

C#m C#m/B B C#m A

I just had to break the news to you

E E/D#

You'd better hide your face a while

C#m/B B C#m A

C##m

If he gets mad there's no telling what he'll do

F#m B7

You can see the door is open

E C#m

So if you don't want your nose broken

A E

You had better go away

A B B7

'cos terry's coming round today

Terry wants my photograph

A E

Terry says our love will last forever

B B7

And he should know

(terry said he'll never let me go)

That boy terry's not the kind

To mess around and change his mind

E B

Terry is as tough as marlon brando

C#m A

He's been making eyes at me

E B

It started long ago

C#m F#7

So when he said he loved me

A B E (to solo: verse chords)

I just had to say "i know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know"

For the solo:

the verse chords play beneath, with the exception of an added measure of B played between the two phrases,

noted with an *

E E/D# C#m C#m/B B C#m A

*B*

E E/D# C#m C#m/B B C#m A

F#m B7

You thought you were such a smartie

E C#m

But terry knows about karate

A E

There's other things he's good at too

A B

Terry's not a bit like you

And terry wants my photograph

A E

Terry says our love will last forever

And he should know

(terry said he'll never let me go)

That boy terry's not the kind

To mess around and change his mind

E B

Terry is as tough as marlon brando

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