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Pet Shop Boys - Actually
1. One More Chance
2. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
3. Shopping
4. Rent
5. Hit Music
6. It Couldn't Happen Here
7. It's A Sin
8. I Want To Wake Up
9. Heart
10. King's Cross
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1. One more chance
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Instead N.C. is posibble to play Am or only A string.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
CChained, Dframed, you Amknow what I mean
CPush me in a Dcorner and I'll Escream
[Chorus]
Just give me Amone more, Cone more GchanceAm C G
AmOne more, Cone more GchanceAm C G
Am C G
[Interlude]
Am
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I will find out wherever you are
N.C.
Drinking in another club or driving in your car
N.C.
Walking through empty streets
N.C.
Stupid fool, that was yours for keeps
[Pre Chorus]
N.C.
Chained, framed, you know what I mean
N.C.
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
AmOne more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more chance, Cone more Gchance tonightAm
[Verse 3]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
CChained, Dframed, you Amknow what I mean
CPush me in a Dcorner and I'll Escream
[Chorus]
Just give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more chance, Cone more Gchance tonightDm7
[Bridge]
You're Gso extreme
I Emwant to take you Amhome with Am/Gme
FCome on, tell me Gone more time
I don't Emmind, baby, FI don't mind
GI don't mind
Just give me Amone moreC G
[Instrumental]
Am C G
Am C G
Am C G
Am C D Am
CPush me in a Dcorner and I'll Escream
[Chorus]
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more, Cone more Gchance
Give me Amone more chance, Cone more Gchance
[Outro]
Just give me Amone more chance
COne more Gchance to
N.C.
I don't mind
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2. What have I done to deserve this
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[Intro]
F Em Am F Em Am
F Em Am F Em Am
Cadd9 C7sus4 Cadd9 C7sus4
[Verse 1]
Cadd9You always wanted a C7sus4lover
Cadd9I only wanted a C7sus4job
Cadd9I've always worked for my C7sus4living
C7sus4How am I gonna Cget through?
Bb/CHow am I gonna Cget through?
[Verse 2]
Cadd9I come here looking for C7sus4money
(Got to have it)
Cadd9And end up living with C7sus4love, oh, oh
Cadd9Now you left me with C7sus4nothing
(Can't take it)
C7sus4How am I gonna Cget through?
Bb/CHow am I gonna Cget through?
[Bridge]
FI bought you drinks, I brought you Emflowers
I read you Ambooks and talked for hours
FEvery day, so many Emdrinks
Such pretty Amflowers, so tell me
[Chorus]
FWhat have I, what have I, Emwhat have I done to deAmserve this?
FWhat have I, what have I, Emwhat have I done to deAmserve this?
[break]
CWhat have I, what have I, what have I
[Instrumental]
Since you went Caway I've been Dm7hanging around
I've been Dm7wondering why GI'm feeling down
You went aCway, it should Dm7make me feel better
But Dm7I don't know, oh
C7sus4How I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/CHow I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
[Verse 3]
Cadd9You always wanted me to be C7sus4something I wasn't
Cadd9You always wanted too muC7sus4ch, oh, oh
Cadd9N ow I can do what I want to C7sus4- forever
C7sus4How am I gonna Cget through?
Bb/CHow am I gonna Cget through?
[Bridge]
FAt night, the people come and Emgo
They talk too Amfast, and walk too slow
FChasing time from hour to Emhour
I pour the Amdrinks and crush the flowers
[Chorus]
FWhat have I, what have I, Emwhat have I done to deAmserve this?
FWhat have I, what have I, Emwhat have I done to deAmserve this?
[break]
CWhat have I, what have I, what have I
[Interlude]
Since you went Caway I've been Dm7hanging around
I've been Dm7wondering why GI'm feeling down
You went aCway, it should Dm7make me feel better
But Dm7I don't know, oh
C7sus4How I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/CHow I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
C7sus4How I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/CHow I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
C7sus4How I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/CHow I'm gonna Cget through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
End
| F| Em Am|
| F| Em Am|
| F| Em Am|
| F| Em Am|
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3. Shopping
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[Intro]
A F Gx2
A F
A F G
A F
A F G
[Verse 1]
AWe're buying and selling your FhistoryA F G
AHow we go about it is no FmysteryA F G
AWe check it with the city then Fchange the GlawA F G
[Pre-Chorus 1]
DAre you lookEming forward?
DNow you want some mEmoreC
[Chorus]
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
[Verse 2]
AIt's easy when you've got all the FinformationA F G
AInside help, no Finvestigation, Ainvestigation, inFvestigaGtion
ANo questions in the house, no Fgive and takeA F G
[Pre-Chorus 2]
DThere's a big bang Emin the city
DWe're all on the mEmakeC
[Chorus]
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
[Bridge]
FOur gainG, is your loss
FThat's the price you pGay
FI heard it in the House Gof Commons
FEverything's for saGleA F G
AWe're shoppingF G A F
AWe're shoppingF G
[Interlude]
A F C
A F G
A F A F G
A G D F G A F
[Chorus]
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
AWe're S-H-O-P-P-FI-N-G
We're AshoppingF G
[Outro]
AWe're shopping
FWe're shopping
GWe're shopping
AWe're shopping
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4. Rent
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[Intro]
C F G Em F G
[Synth Riff]
Am F G Emx2
[Verse 1]
AmYou dress me up, FI'm your puppet
GYou buy me things, EmI love it
AmYou bring me food, FI need it
GYou give me love, EmI feed it
AmAnd look at the Ftwo of us in Gsympathy
With Emeverything we Amsee
I never want Fanything, it's Geasy
EmYou buy whatever I Cneed
[Chorus]
But look at my Fhopes, look at my Gdreams
The Emcurrency we've Fspent
I love Gyou, you pay my Amrent
I love Gyou, you pay my Amrent
[Verse 2]
AmYou phone me in the Fevening on hGearsay
And Embought me caviar
AmYou took me to a rFestaurant off BGroadway
To Emtell me who you aCre
[Chorus]
CWe never ever Fargue, we never Gcalculate
The Emcurrency we've Fspent
I love Gyou, you pay my Amrent
I love Gyou, you pay my Amrent
I love Gyou, you pay my Amrent
FI'm your puppetG Em
AmI love itF G Em
[Verse 3]
AmAnd look at the Ftwo of us in Gsympathy
And Emsometimes ecsAmtasy
Words mean so Amlittle, and money Gless
When you're Emlying next to Cme
[Chorus]
CBut look at my Fhopes, look at my Gdreams
The Ecurrency we've Fspent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
[Chorus]
CBut look at my Fhopes, look at my Gdreams
The Ecurrency we've Fspent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
[Outro]
CLook at my Fhopes, look at my Gdreams
The Ecurrency we've Fspent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent
I love youG, you pay my Amrent (It's easy, it's so easy)
FOoh, GYou pay my Amrent (It's easy, it's so easy)
FOohG, You pay mAmy rent (It's easy, it's so easy)
FI love you (It's easy, it's so easy)
N.C.
(It's easy, it's so easy) x 6
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5. Hit music
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[Intro]
F Bbx4
C
F Bbx4
[Chorus 1]
Hit AbmusiDbc,F Bb
on the FradiBboF Bb
Hit FmusiBbc,F Bb
on the FradiBboF Bb
[Verse 1]
FWhen you dance with me we Ebdance forever
DAll night long to your faDbvourCite
[Chorus 1]
Hit musBbic,F Bb
on the FradiBboF Bb
Hit FmusiBbc,F Bb
on the FradiBboF Bb
[Verse 2]
When you dFance with me we Ebdance forever
DAll night long to the Dblatest CsongF
Live a lie, Ebdance together
DAll night loFng to your faBbvouriCte
[Chorus 2]
Hit FmusicBb F Bb
Hit FmusicBb F Bb
[Bridge 1]
I've been working Abhard all day
To Fpay the bills I Ebhave to pay
BbDon't have the strength to Abwork all Cnight
Or Ffight until it's Ebalmost light
[Chorus 3]
DbMusicF,Bb
on the FradioBb F Bb
D-dance FmusicBb,F Bb
at the FdiscoBb F Bb
[Verse 3]
FLive a lie, Ebdance together
DAll night long to your faDbvourite Csong
FLive and die, it's Eball that we know
DI need a frienFd at the jouBbrney's eCnd
[Chorus 4]
Hit FmusiBbc,F Bb
in FstereBboF Bb
[Interlude]
Ab F Bb Eb Gm Bb Ab Bb Eb Gm
F Bbx8
[Verse 4]
FIt's all about love and it's Ebabout forgetting
DChoose a song when the nigDbht's toCo long
We Fall need love and we Ebwant protection
I Dneed a friend at the jouDbrney's Cend
In FKensington or SpaEbnish Harlem
DAll night long to your desBbperatCe
[Chorus 5]
Hit musiBbc,F Bb
on the FradioBb F Bb F
BbMusicF,Bb
at the FdiscoBb F Bb
[Chorus 1]
Hit FmusicBb F Bb
on the FradioBb F Bb
Hit Fmusic oBbn the FradioBb
End
Eb C Eb Bb C Eb Bb C Eb Bb C Eb
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6. It couldn't happen here
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[Intro]
D# Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
EmYesterday, Gremember Fhow clear it seemed
Emin six-inch heels Gquoting Fmagazines
Go all the Fmaj7way, you Gmknew you could
So Dmfar, so Ggood
[Verse 2]
EmSomeone asked: GWho do you Fthink you are?
EmWho pays your bills?
GHow come you Fcame this far?
Shrugged Fmaj7him off and Gmlocked the door
So Dmgood, this Gfar
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems iEmmpossible
We’ve Fdrunk too much and Emwoke up everAmyone
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm
it couldBbn’t happen Fhere
[Verse 3]
EmI don’t expect Gto talk in Fterms of sense
Emour dignity and Ginjured Finnocence
It Fmaj7contradicts your Gmbattle scars
still Dmhealed so Gfar
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems iEmncredible
We've laFughed too loud and Emwoke up everyAmone
I may be EmwronCg but DmI thought we Amsaid
it couldBbn’t happen Fhere
[Instrumental]
Em G F Em G F Fmaj7 Gm Dm G
[Chorus]
GNow Cit almost Bmseems imEmpossible
We've Ffound ourselves back Emwhere we started Amfrom
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm
it couldBbn’t happen FhereEm
[Instrumental]
G C Bm Em F Em Am
[Chorus]
I may be EmwroCng, I Dmthought we saidAm
it couldBbn’t happen Amhere
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7. It's a sin
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[Verse 1]
EmWhen I look bacAmk upon my lifDe
It's always witGh a sense of shameC
I've always beeAmn the one to blamB7e
EmFor everythinAmg I long to doD
No matter whGen or where or whCo
Has one thing Amin common, too
[Chorus]
B7It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a siEmn
CIt's a sinEm C
AmEverything I've ever done
B7Everything I ever do
AmEvery place I've ever been
B7Everywhere I'm going to
It's a siEmn
[Verse 2]
EmAt school they Amtaught me how to Dbe
So pure in thoughGt and word and deedC
They diAmdn't quite succeeCd
EmFor everything AmI long to Ddo
No matter Gwhen or where or whCo
Has one Amthing in common, too
[Chorus]
B7It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a siEmn
CIt's a sinEm C
AmEverything I've ever done
B7Everything I ever do
AmEvery place I've ever been
B7Everywhere I'm going to
It's a siEmn
[Bridge]
EmFather, forgive me, GmI tried not to do it
BmTurned over a new leaf, tEmhen tore right through it
Whatever you taught me, GmI didn't believe it
BmFather, you fought me, 'cause I dCidn't care
And I still Ddon't understanB7d
[Verse 3]
EmSo I look Amback upon my Dlife
Forever with a Gsense of shameC
I've always Ambeen the one to blame
EmFor everything AmI long to Ddo
No matter Gmwhen or where or whCo
Has one Amthing in common, too
[Chorus]
B7It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a siEmn
CIt's a sinEm C
AmEverything I've ever done
B7Everything I ever do
AmEvery place I've ever been
B7Everywhere I'm going to
It's a siEmn
B7Everywhere I'm going to
It's a siEmn
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8. I want to wake up
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[Intro]
Em Am Em F Em F Dm F Gm
[Verse 1]
I heard Amwhat you said and I can tell you it's true
I Fheard you've said that I am crazy about you
AmTurn in my sleep, the bad dream is over
FThink of you and shall I Dmever reFcover?
[Chorus]
EmNow I want to Fwake up
CHow AmI waFnt to wake up
[Verse 2]
I Amstood at the kitchen sink, my radio played
FSongs like "Tainted Love" and "Love Is Strange"
AmAs I listened and the words hit my ears
FI Amcried sudden Ftears
[Chorus]
EmNow I want to Fwake up
EmHow I want to Fwake upDm Am
Wake FupC
[Bridge]
It's madGm
To be in love Gbmwith someone else
When Gmyou're in love with he
She's Gmin love with me
But you Fknow as well as I do
I can never think of anyone but Amyou
[Interlude]
All my liFfeAm
All my liFfeAm
[Bridge]
Dm F Am Em Am F Dm F Am Em F
[Verse 3]
AmPlay with fire, play with guns
FIt's easy to impress someone
AmTurning in my sleep you call me a fool
To Ffall in love is it so Dmuncool?F
[Chorus]
EmNow I want to Fwake up
EmHow I want to Fwake up
EmHow I want to Fwake upDm
Wake FupDm F Gm C F C
[Interlude]
Em Fx2
[Outro]
EmI, I want to Fwake up x3
EmI, I want to Fwake up with you
EmI, I want to Fwake up with you, oh, oh
EmI want to Fwake up, wake up, wake up
EmI, I want to Fwake up, wake up, wake up with you
EmI want to wake upF, oh, oh
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9. Heart
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[Intro]
Am Dm Emx2
Dm Em F G
Am Dm Emx4
[Verse 1]
AmEvery time I see you
DmSomething happens to Emme
AmLike a chain reaction
DmBetween you and Emme
[Chorus]
My Dmheart starts missing a Embeat
My Fheart starts missing a Gbeat
Every timAme
DmOh oh oh, Emevery timAme
DmOh oh oh, Emevery timAme
[Verse 2]
If I Cdidn't love Amyou
I would look Dmaround for someone elEmse
AmBut every time I see you
DmYou have the same effeEmct
[Chorus]
My Dmheart starts missing a Embeat
My Fheart starts missing a Gbeat
Every timAme
DmOh oh oh, Emevery timAme
DmOh oh oh, Emevery timAme
DmEvery Ftime
[Post-Chorus]
I hear your Emheart beat next to AmmeF
I'm in love Amwith you, I Dmmean what I saEmy
I'm in love Amwith you, and you dDmon't know
What it Emmeans to be with Amyou
[Bridge]
BeatDm
BeatAm, Beat
DmH-heartAmbeat
[Interlude]
Am Dm Emx4
G C
[Bridge]
BeatDm
BeatEm
BeatDm
EmH-heartbeat
[Verse 3]
AmEvery time I see you
DmNo matter what we dGo
AmThere's a Cstrange reaAmction
DmCan you feel it tGoo?
[Chorus]
My Dmheart starts missing a Embeat
My Fheart starts missing a Gbeat
Every timAme
DmOh oh oh, Emevery timAme
DmOh oh oh, Cevery Ftime
[Post-Chorus]
I hear your Emheart beat next to AmmeF
I'm in love Amwith you, I Dmmean what I saEmy
I'm in love Amwith you, and you dDmon't know
What it Emmeans to be with Amyou
[Interlude]
DmOh oh oh, Emevery Amtime
DmOh oh oh, Emevery Amtime
DmOh oh oh, Emevery Amtime
DmOh oh oh, Emevery Amtime
[Outro]
DmBeat
EmBeat
AmEvery time
DmBeat
EmBeat
AmEvery time
GBeat
AmH-heartbeat
DmBeat
AmH-heartbeat
DmBeat
AmH-heartbeat
GBeat
AmH-heartbeat, H-DmheartCbeat
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10. King's Cross
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Capo 3
[Intro]
Bb C Am Dm
Bb C Am Dm
Bb C Am Dm
[Verse]
DmThe man at the Cback of the queue was Bbsent
to feel the Csmack of firm governDmment
DmLingered by the Cfly poster for a Bbfight
It's the Csame story every nDmight
DmI've been Churt and we've been Bbhad
DmYou leave Chome and you don't go Bbback
[Chorus]
BbSomeone told me Monday, Csomeone told me Saturday
AmWait until tomorrow and there's Dmstill no Cway
BbRead it in a book or Cwrite it in a letter
AmWake up in the morning and there's Dmstill no CguaranBbtee
[Instrumental]
C Am Dm C
Bb C Am Dm C
[Verse]
DmOnly last nCight I found myself Bblost
by the Cstation called King's DmCross
DmDead and wCounded on either Bbside
You know Cit's only a matter of Dmtime
I've been Cgood and I've been Bbbad
DmI've been Cguilty of hanging Bbaround
[Chorus]
BbSomeone told me Monday, Csomeone told me Saturday
AmWait until tomorrow and there's Dmstill no Cway
BbRead it in a book or Cwrite it in a letter
AmWake up in the morning and there's Dmstill no CguaranDtee
[Instrumental]
Bm Em D
C D Bm Em D
C Em
[Verse]
EmSo I went looDking out toCday
for the Done who got awayEm
EmMurder waDlking round the Cblock
Dending up in King's EmCross
Good luck, Dbad luck waiting in a lCine
EmIt takes Dmore than the matter of Ctime
[Chorus]
CSomeone told me Monday, Dsomeone told me Saturday
BmWait until tomorrow and there's Emstill no Dway
CRead it in a book or Dwrite it in a letter
BmWake up in the morning and there's Emstill no DguaraCntee
[Instrumental]
C D Bm Em D
C D Bm Em D
[Chorus]
CSomeone told me Monday, Dsomeone told me Saturday
BmWait until tomorrow and there's Emstill no Dway
CRead it in a book or Dwrite it in a letter
BmWake up in the morning and there's Emstill no DguaranCtee
[Outro]
C D BmThere is Emstill no DguaranCtee
C D BmThere is Emstill no DguaranCtee
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Am
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Dm7
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Am/G
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually
1. One More Chance
2. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
3. Shopping
4. Rent
5. Hit Music
6. It Couldn't Happen Here
7. It's A Sin
8. I Want To Wake Up
9. Heart
10. King's Cross
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1. One more chance
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Instead N.C. is posibble to play Am or only A string.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
C D Am
Chained, framed, you know what I mean
C D E
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
Am C G Am C G
Just give me one more, one more chance
Am C G Am C G
One more, one more chance
Am C G
[Interlude]
Am
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I will find out wherever you are
N.C.
Drinking in another club or driving in your car
N.C.
Walking through empty streets
N.C.
Stupid fool, that was yours for keeps
[Pre Chorus]
N.C.
Chained, framed, you know what I mean
N.C.
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
Am C G
One more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G Am
Give me one more chance, one more chance tonight
[Verse 3]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
C D Am
Chained, framed, you know what I mean
C D E
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
Am C G
Just give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G Dm7
Give me one more chance, one more chance tonight
[Bridge]
G
You're so extreme
Em Am Am/G
I want to take you home with me
F G
Come on, tell me one more time
Em F
I don't mind, baby, I don't mind
G
I don't mind
Am C G
Just give me one more
[Instrumental]
Am C G
Am C G
Am C G
Am C D Am
C D E
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more, one more chance
Am C G
Give me one more chance, one more chance
[Outro]
Am
Just give me one more chance
C G
One more chance to
N.C.
I don't mind
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2. What have I done to deserve this
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[Intro]
F Em Am F Em Am
F Em Am F Em Am
Cadd9 C7sus4 Cadd9 C7sus4
[Verse 1]
Cadd9 C7sus4
You always wanted a lover
Cadd9 C7sus4
I only wanted a job
Cadd9 C7sus4
I've always worked for my living
C7sus4 C
How am I gonna get through?
Bb/C C
How am I gonna get through?
[Verse 2]
Cadd9 C7sus4
I come here looking for money
(Got to have it)
Cadd9 C7sus4
And end up living with love, oh, oh
Cadd9 C7sus4
Now you left me with nothing
(Can't take it)
C7sus4 C
How am I gonna get through?
Bb/C C
How am I gonna get through?
[Bridge]
F Em
I bought you drinks, I brought you flowers
Am
I read you books and talked for hours
F Em
Every day, so many drinks
Am
Such pretty flowers, so tell me
[Chorus]
F Em Am
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
F Em Am
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
[break]
C
What have I, what have I, what have I
[Instrumental]
C Dm7
Since you went away I've been hanging around
Dm7 G
I've been wondering why I'm feeling down
C Dm7
You went away, it should make me feel better
Dm7
But I don't know, oh
C7sus4 C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/C C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
[Verse 3]
Cadd9 C7sus4
You always wanted me to be something I wasn't
Cadd9 C7sus4
You always wanted too much, oh, oh
Cadd9 C7sus4
N ow I can do what I want to - forever
C7sus4 C
How am I gonna get through?
Bb/C C
How am I gonna get through?
[Bridge]
F Em
At night, the people come and go
Am
They talk too fast, and walk too slow
F Em
Chasing time from hour to hour
Am
I pour the drinks and crush the flowers
[Chorus]
F Em Am
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
F Em Am
What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
[break]
C
What have I, what have I, what have I
[Interlude]
C Dm7
Since you went away I've been hanging around
Dm7 G
I've been wondering why I'm feeling down
C Dm7
You went away, it should make me feel better
Dm7
But I don't know, oh
C7sus4 C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/C C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
C7sus4 C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/C C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
C7sus4 C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
Bb/C C
How I'm gonna get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
End
F Em Am
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F Em Am
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F Em Am
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F Em Am
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3. Shopping
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[Intro]
A F G
x2
A F
A F G
A F
A F G
[Verse 1]
A F A F G
We're buying and selling your history
A F A F G
How we go about it is no mystery
A F G A F G
We check it with the city then change the law
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D Em
Are you looking forward?
D Em C
Now you want some more
[Chorus]
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
[Verse 2]
A F A F G
It's easy when you've got all the information
A F A F G
Inside help, no investigation, investigation, investigation
A F A F G
No questions in the house, no give and take
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D Em
There's a big bang in the city
D Em C
We're all on the make
[Chorus]
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
[Bridge]
F G
Our gain, is your loss
F G
That's the price you pay
F G
I heard it in the House of Commons
F G A F G
Everything's for sale
A F G A F
We're shopping
A F G
We're shopping
[Interlude]
A F C
A F G
A F A F G
A G D F G A F
[Chorus]
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
A F
We're S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G
A F G
We're shopping
[Outro]
A
We're shopping
F
We're shopping
G
We're shopping
A
We're shopping
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4. Rent
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[Intro]
C F G Em F G
[Synth Riff]
Am F G Em
x2
[Verse 1]
Am F
You dress me up, I'm your puppet
G Em
You buy me things, I love it
Am F
You bring me food, I need it
G Em
You give me love, I feed it
Am F G
And look at the two of us in sympathy
Em Am
With everything we see
F G
I never want anything, it's easy
Em C
You buy whatever I need
[Chorus]
F G
But look at my hopes, look at my dreams
Em F
The currency we've spent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
[Verse 2]
Am F G
You phone me in the evening on hearsay
Em
And bought me caviar
Am F G
You took me to a restaurant off Broadway
Em C
To tell me who you are
[Chorus]
C F G
We never ever argue, we never calculate
Em F
The currency we've spent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
F G Em
I'm your puppet
Am F G Em
I love it
[Verse 3]
Am F G
And look at the two of us in sympathy
Em Am
And sometimes ecstasy
Am G
Words mean so little, and money less
Em C
When you're lying next to me
[Chorus]
C F G
But look at my hopes, look at my dreams
E F
The currency we've spent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
[Chorus]
C F G
But look at my hopes, look at my dreams
E F
The currency we've spent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
[Outro]
C F G
Look at my hopes, look at my dreams
E F
The currency we've spent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent
G Am
I love you, you pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy)
F G Am
Ooh, You pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy)
F G Am
Ooh, You pay my rent (It's easy, it's so easy)
F
I love you (It's easy, it's so easy)
N.C.
(It's easy, it's so easy) x 6
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5. Hit music
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[Intro]
F Bb
x4
C
F Bb
x4
[Chorus 1]
Ab Db F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
F Bb F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
[Verse 1]
F Eb
When you dance with me we dance forever
D Db C
All night long to your favourite
[Chorus 1]
Bb F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
F Bb F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
[Verse 2]
F Eb
When you dance with me we dance forever
D Db C F
All night long to the latest song
Eb
Live a lie, dance together
D F Bb C
All night long to your favourite
[Chorus 2]
F Bb F Bb
Hit music
F Bb F Bb
Hit music
[Bridge 1]
Ab
I've been working hard all day
F Eb
To pay the bills I have to pay
Bb Ab C
Don't have the strength to work all night
F Eb
Or fight until it's almost light
[Chorus 3]
Db F Bb
Music,
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
F Bb F Bb
D-dance music,
F Bb F Bb
at the disco
[Verse 3]
F Eb
Live a lie, dance together
D Db C
All night long to your favourite song
F Eb
Live and die, it's all that we know
D F Bb C
I need a friend at the journey's end
[Chorus 4]
F Bb F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb
in stereo
[Interlude]
Ab F Bb Eb Gm Bb Ab Bb Eb Gm
F Bb
x8
[Verse 4]
F Eb
It's all about love and it's about forgetting
D Db C
Choose a song when the night's too long
F Eb
We all need love and we want protection
D Db C
I need a friend at the journey's end
F Eb
In Kensington or Spanish Harlem
D Bb C
All night long to your desperate
[Chorus 5]
Bb F Bb
Hit music,
F Bb F Bb F
on the radio
Bb F Bb
Music,
F Bb F Bb
at the disco
[Chorus 1]
F Bb F Bb
Hit music
F Bb F Bb
on the radio
F Bb F Bb
Hit music on the radio
End
Eb C Eb Bb C Eb Bb C Eb Bb C Eb
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6. It couldn't happen here
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
D# Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
Em G F
Yesterday, remember how clear it seemed
Em G F
in six-inch heels quoting magazines
Fmaj7 Gm
Go all the way, you knew you could
Dm G
So far, so good
[Verse 2]
Em G F
Someone asked: Who do you think you are?
Em
Who pays your bills?
G F
How come you came this far?
Fmaj7 Gm
Shrugged him off and locked the door
Dm G
So good, this far
[Chorus]
G C Bm Em
Now it almost seems impossible
F Em Am
We’ve drunk too much and woke up everyone
Em C Dm Am
I may be wrong, I thought we said
Bb F
it couldn’t happen here
[Verse 3]
Em G F
I don’t expect to talk in terms of sense
Em G F
our dignity and injured innocence
Fmaj7 Gm
It contradicts your battle scars
Dm G
still healed so far
[Chorus]
G C Bm Em
Now it almost seems incredible
F Em Am
We've laughed too loud and woke up everyone
Em C Dm Am
I may be wrong but I thought we said
Bb F
it couldn’t happen here
[Instrumental]
Em G F Em G F Fmaj7 Gm Dm G
[Chorus]
G C Bm Em
Now it almost seems impossible
F Em Am
We've found ourselves back where we started from
Em C Dm Am
I may be wrong, I thought we said
Bb F Em
it couldn’t happen here
[Instrumental]
G C Bm Em F Em Am
[Chorus]
Em C Dm Am
I may be wrong, I thought we said
Bb Am
it couldn’t happen here
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7. It's a sin
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse 1]
Em Am D
When I look back upon my life
G C
It's always with a sense of shame
Am B7
I've always been the one to blame
Em Am D
For everything I long to do
G C
No matter when or where or who
Am
Has one thing in common, too
[Chorus]
B7 Em
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
C Em C
It's a sin
Am
Everything I've ever done
B7
Everything I ever do
Am
Every place I've ever been
B7
Everywhere I'm going to
Em
It's a sin
[Verse 2]
Em Am D
At school they taught me how to be
G C
So pure in thought and word and deed
Am C
They didn't quite succeed
Em Am D
For everything I long to do
G C
No matter when or where or who
Am
Has one thing in common, too
[Chorus]
B7 Em
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
C Em C
It's a sin
Am
Everything I've ever done
B7
Everything I ever do
Am
Every place I've ever been
B7
Everywhere I'm going to
Em
It's a sin
[Bridge]
Em Gm
Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it
Bm Em
Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it
Gm
Whatever you taught me, I didn't believe it
Bm C
Father, you fought me, 'cause I didn't care
D B7
And I still don't understand
[Verse 3]
Em Am D
So I look back upon my life
G C
Forever with a sense of shame
Am
I've always been the one to blame
Em Am D
For everything I long to do
Gm C
No matter when or where or who
Am
Has one thing in common, too
[Chorus]
B7 Em
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
C Em C
It's a sin
Am
Everything I've ever done
B7
Everything I ever do
Am
Every place I've ever been
B7
Everywhere I'm going to
Em
It's a sin
B7
Everywhere I'm going to
Em
It's a sin
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8. I want to wake up
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Em Am Em F Em F Dm F Gm
[Verse 1]
Am
I heard what you said and I can tell you it's true
F
I heard you've said that I am crazy about you
Am
Turn in my sleep, the bad dream is over
F Dm F
Think of you and shall I ever recover?
[Chorus]
Em F
Now I want to wake up
C Am F
How I want to wake up
[Verse 2]
Am
I stood at the kitchen sink, my radio played
F
Songs like "Tainted Love" and "Love Is Strange"
Am
As I listened and the words hit my ears
F Am F
I cried sudden tears
[Chorus]
Em F
Now I want to wake up
Em F Dm Am
How I want to wake up
F C
Wake up
[Bridge]
Gm
It's mad
Gbm
To be in love with someone else
Gm
When you're in love with he
Gm
She's in love with me
F
But you know as well as I do
Am
I can never think of anyone but you
[Interlude]
F Am
All my life
F Am
All my life
[Bridge]
Dm F Am Em Am F Dm F Am Em F
[Verse 3]
Am
Play with fire, play with guns
F
It's easy to impress someone
Am
Turning in my sleep you call me a fool
F Dm F
To fall in love is it so uncool?
[Chorus]
Em F
Now I want to wake up
Em F
How I want to wake up
Em F Dm
How I want to wake up
F Dm F Gm C F C
Wake up
[Interlude]
Em F
x2
[Outro]
Em F
I, I want to wake up x3
Em F
I, I want to wake up with you
Em F
I, I want to wake up with you, oh, oh
Em F
I want to wake up, wake up, wake up
Em F
I, I want to wake up, wake up, wake up with you
Em F
I want to wake up, oh, oh
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9. Heart
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
Am Dm Em
x2
Dm Em F G
Am Dm Em
x4
[Verse 1]
Am
Every time I see you
Dm Em
Something happens to me
Am
Like a chain reaction
Dm Em
Between you and me
[Chorus]
Dm Em
My heart starts missing a beat
F G
My heart starts missing a beat
Am
Every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
[Verse 2]
C Am
If I didn't love you
Dm Em
I would look around for someone else
Am
But every time I see you
Dm Em
You have the same effect
[Chorus]
Dm Em
My heart starts missing a beat
F G
My heart starts missing a beat
Am
Every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm F
Every time
[Post-Chorus]
Em Am F
I hear your heart beat next to me
Am Dm Em
I'm in love with you, I mean what I say
Am Dm
I'm in love with you, and you don't know
Em Am
What it means to be with you
[Bridge]
Dm
Beat
Am
Beat, Beat
Dm Am
H-heartbeat
[Interlude]
Am Dm Em
x4
G C
[Bridge]
Dm
Beat
Em
Beat
Dm
Beat
Em
H-heartbeat
[Verse 3]
Am
Every time I see you
Dm G
No matter what we do
Am C Am
There's a strange reaction
Dm G
Can you feel it too?
[Chorus]
Dm Em
My heart starts missing a beat
F G
My heart starts missing a beat
Am
Every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm C F
Oh oh oh, every time
[Post-Chorus]
Em Am F
I hear your heart beat next to me
Am Dm Em
I'm in love with you, I mean what I say
Am Dm
I'm in love with you, and you don't know
Em Am
What it means to be with you
[Interlude]
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
Dm Em Am
Oh oh oh, every time
[Outro]
Dm
Beat
Em
Beat
Am
Every time
Dm
Beat
Em
Beat
Am
Every time
G
Beat
Am
H-heartbeat
Dm
Beat
Am
H-heartbeat
Dm
Beat
Am
H-heartbeat
G
Beat
Am Dm C
H-heartbeat, H-heartbeat
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10. King's Cross
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capo 3
[Intro]
Bb C Am Dm
Bb C Am Dm
Bb C Am Dm
[Verse]
Dm C Bb
The man at the back of the queue was sent
C Dm
to feel the smack of firm government
Dm C Bb
Lingered by the fly poster for a fight
C Dm
It's the same story every night
Dm C Bb
I've been hurt and we've been had
Dm C Bb
You leave home and you don't go back
[Chorus]
Bb C
Someone told me Monday, someone told me Saturday
Am Dm C
Wait until tomorrow and there's still no way
Bb C
Read it in a book or write it in a letter
Am Dm C Bb
Wake up in the morning and there's still no guarantee
[Instrumental]
C Am Dm C
Bb C Am Dm C
[Verse]
Dm C Bb
Only last night I found myself lost
C Dm
by the station called King's Cross
Dm C Bb
Dead and wounded on either side
C Dm
You know it's only a matter of time
C Bb
I've been good and I've been bad
Dm C Bb
I've been guilty of hanging around
[Chorus]
Bb C
Someone told me Monday, someone told me Saturday
Am Dm C
Wait until tomorrow and there's still no way
Bb C
Read it in a book or write it in a letter
Am Dm C D
Wake up in the morning and there's still no guarantee
[Instrumental]
Bm Em D
C D Bm Em D
C Em
[Verse]
Em D C
So I went looking out today
D Em
for the one who got away
Em D C
Murder walking round the block
D Em
ending up in King's Cross
D C
Good luck, bad luck waiting in a line
Em D C
It takes more than the matter of time
[Chorus]
C D
Someone told me Monday, someone told me Saturday
Bm Em D
Wait until tomorrow and there's still no way
C D
Read it in a book or write it in a letter
Bm Em D C
Wake up in the morning and there's still no guarantee
[Instrumental]
C D Bm Em D
C D Bm Em D
[Chorus]
C D
Someone told me Monday, someone told me Saturday
Bm Em D
Wait until tomorrow and there's still no way
C D
Read it in a book or write it in a letter
Bm Em D C
Wake up in the morning and there's still no guarantee
[Outro]
C D Bm Em D C
There is still no guarantee
C D Bm Em D C
There is still no guarantee
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