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Nothing Ever Happens

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Capo 5th fret.
   Cadd2x30010
Can repeat C Cadd2 pattern for 1st two lines of verses.
[Intro]
   C    Cadd2x3
C
[Verse 1]
CPost office clerks put up signs saying 'Position CAm7losed'
And Csecretaries turn off typewriters and put on their Am7coats
And Fjanitors padlock the Cgates for secGurity guards to patFrol
And Fbachelors phone up their Cfriends for a drink
While the Gmarried ones turn on a Fchat show
And they'll Call be lonely toFnight and lonely toCmorrow
[Verse 2]
'CGentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve any Am7more'
Now the Ctraffic lights change to stop when there's nothing to gAm7o
And by Ffive o' clock everything's Cdead
And Gevery third car is a Fcab,
And Fignorant people Csleep in their beds
Like the Gdoped white mice in the Fcollege lab
[Chorus]
And Cnothing ever Fhappens, Cnothing happens at Fall:
The Amneedle returns to the Fstart of the song
And we Gall sing along like beFfore
And we'll Call be lonely toFnight and lonely toCmorrow
[Verse 3]
CTelephone exchanges click while there's nG/Bobody Am7there
The CMartians could land in the car park and no one would Am7care
The Fclose-circuit cameras in Cdepartment stores
Shoot the Gsame movie every dFay
And the Fstars of these films neither Cdie nor get killed
Just surGvive constant action rFeplayC/E  Dm  G/B  
[Chorus]
And Cnothing ever Fhappens, Cnothing happens at Fall:
The Amneedle returns to the Fstart of the song
And we Gall sing along like beFfore
And we'll Call be lonely toFnight and lonely toCmorrow
[Bridge]
D    Am7    D    Am7
C  D  C/E  D/F#  C/G
[Verse 4]
And Cbill hoardings advertise products that nobody Am7needs
While 'CAngry from Manchester' writes to complain about Am7all the repeats on TV;
And Fcomputer terminals Creport
Some gains in the Gvalues of copper and Ftin,
While AFmerican businessmen Csnap up Van Goghs
For the Gprice of a hospital FwingC/E  Dm  G/B  
[Final Chorus]
And Cnothing ever Fhappens, Cnothing happens at Fall:
The Amneedle returns to the Fstart of the song
And we Gall sing along like beFfore
And Cnothing ever Fhappens, Cnothing happens at Fall:
They'll Amburn down the synagogues Fat six o'clock
And we'll Gall go along like beFfore:
And we'll Call be lonely toFnight and lonely toCmorrow

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C major

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Nothing Ever Happens

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Nothing Ever Happens

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd2

Am7

G/B

C/E

D/F#

C/G

Capo 5th fret.

Cadd2

x30010

Can repeat C Cadd2 pattern for 1st two lines of verses.

[Intro]

C Cadd2

[Verse 1]

C Am7

Post office clerks put up signs saying 'Position Closed'

C Am7

And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats

F C G F

And janitors padlock the gates for security guards to patrol

F C

And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink

G F

While the married ones turn on a chat show

C F C

And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow

[Verse 2]

C Am7

'Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve any more'

C Am7

Now the traffic lights change to stop when there's nothing to go

F C

And by five o' clock everything's dead

G F

And every third car is a cab,

F C

And ignorant people sleep in their beds

G F

Like the doped white mice in the college lab

[Chorus]

C F C F

And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all:

Am F

The needle returns to the start of the song

G F

And we all sing along like before

C F C

And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow

[Verse 3]

C G/B Am7

Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there

C Am7

The Martians could land in the car park and no one would care

F C

The close-circuit cameras in department stores

G F

Shoot the same movie every day

F C

And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed

G F C/E Dm G/B

Just survive constant action replay

[Chorus]

C F C F

And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all:

Am F

The needle returns to the start of the song

G F

And we all sing along like before

C F C

And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow

[Bridge]

D Am7 D Am7

C D C/E D/F# C/G

[Verse 4]

C Am7

And bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs

C Am7

While 'Angry from Manchester' writes to complain about all the repeats on TV;

F C

And computer terminals report

G F

Some gains in the values of copper and tin,

F C

While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs

G F C/E Dm G/B

For the price of a hospital wing

[Final Chorus]

C F C F

And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all:

Am F

The needle returns to the start of the song

G F

And we all sing along like before

C F C F

And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all:

Am F

They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock

G F

And we'll all go along like before:

C F C

And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow

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