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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
These are the chords for the song's version in The Love Songs, with some
This song has much more chords than the PH "standard song", very much
F#:     2-4-4-3-2-2------------------------------------.)
F#m:    2-4-4-2-2-2------------------------------------.)
F#5:    2-4-4-x-x-x  (but really this is a no-chord..--.)
A:      5-7-7-6-5-5 or 0-0-2-2-2-0---------------------.)
C#:     x-4-6-6-6-4------------------------------------.)
E:      x-7-9-9-9-7 or 0-2-2-1-0-0---------------------.)
B:      x-2-4-4-4-2 or 7-9-9-8-7-7---------------------.)
G#m:    4-6-6-4-4-4------------------------------------.)
C#m:    x-4-6-6-5-4------------------------------------.)
D:      x-5-7-7-6-5 or x-x-0-2-3-2---------------------.)
Am:     x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)
G:      5-7-7-6-5-5 or 3-2-0-0-0-3---------------------.)
Am:     x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)
Bm:     x-2-4-4-3-2 or 7-9-9-9-7-7---------------------.)
Em:     0-2-2-0-0-0 or x-7-9-9-8-7---------------------.)
 F#/  F#m/  F#/ F#m  
F#Drawing back the curtains,
sluggish F#mcity daylight in the afternoon...
F#Here's that special silence,
just befF#more you walk out of the hotel room.
Each Atime we're so close C#I assume
that F#mwe'll never C#be again -
		         A    E   F#5(no chord)
oh, how long must we pretend
(Second Verse - same chords)
A casual affair is all that you can spare
A calendar of meetings,
   F#mI gave you my deC#votion,
   F#mhiding nothing up my Bsleeve -
   EIf I walked clean G#mout of your life
woulC#md you even notiF#mce me leave?
So mucC#h tangled-up emotion,
   F#mshould I stay or should I Bgo?
EIf I walked clean G#mout of your life
hC#mow long would it take you F#mto know?
(no chord)
play them instrumentally - Same chords)
   F#mI gave you my deC#votion,
   F#mhiding nothing up my Bsleeve -
 E(add choir...      G#m  
   If I walked clean out of your life
woulC#md you even notiF#mce me leave
F#mSo much tangled-up emoC#tion,
   F#mshould I stay or should I Dgo?
GIf I walked clean Bmout of your life
	                        Em  D(?)     Am     E     Am  D  
how long would it take you to know?
GIf I walked clean Bmout of you life
hEmow long would it take you Amto know
(no chord)

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Just Good Friends

by Peter Hammill

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#5

G#m

C#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

These are the chords for the song's version in The Love Songs, with some

This song has much more chords than the PH "standard song", very much

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2------------------------------------.)

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2------------------------------------.)

F#5: 2-4-4-x-x-x (but really this is a no-chord..--.)

A: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 0-0-2-2-2-0---------------------.)

C#: x-4-6-6-6-4------------------------------------.)

E: x-7-9-9-9-7 or 0-2-2-1-0-0---------------------.)

B: x-2-4-4-4-2 or 7-9-9-8-7-7---------------------.)

G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4------------------------------------.)

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-4------------------------------------.)

D: x-5-7-7-6-5 or x-x-0-2-3-2---------------------.)

Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)

G: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 3-2-0-0-0-3---------------------.)

Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2 or 7-9-9-9-7-7---------------------.)

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0 or x-7-9-9-8-7---------------------.)

F# F#m F# F#m

/ / /

Drawing back the curtains,

F#m

sluggish city daylight in the afternoon...

Here's that special silence,

F#m

just before you walk out of the hotel room.

A C#

Each time we're so close I assume

F#m C#

that we'll never be again -

A E F#5

(no chord)

oh, how long must we pretend

(Second Verse - same chords)

A casual affair is all that you can spare

A calendar of meetings,

F#m C#

I gave you my devotion,

F#m B

hiding nothing up my sleeve -

E G#m

If I walked clean out of your life

C#m F#m

would you even notice me leave?

So much tangled-up emotion,

F#m B

should I stay or should I go?

E G#m

If I walked clean out of your life

C#m F#m

how long would it take you to know?

(no chord)

play them instrumentally - Same chords)

F#m C#

I gave you my devotion,

F#m B

hiding nothing up my sleeve -

E G#m

(add choir...

If I walked clean out of your life

C#m F#m

would you even notice me leave

F#m C#

So much tangled-up emotion,

F#m D

should I stay or should I go?

G Bm

If I walked clean out of your life

Em D Am E Am D

(?)

how long would it take you to know?

G Bm

If I walked clean out of you life

Em Am

how long would it take you to know

(no chord)

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