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Tuning: Standard
A1 Turn of the Century 2:25
A2 Holiday 2:53
A3 Red Chair, Fade Away 2:16
A4 One Minute Woman 2:18
A5 In My Own Time 2:15
A6 Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You 3:38
A7 Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts 2:16
B1 New York Mining Disaster 1941 2:09
B2 Cucumber Castle 2:04
B3 To Love Somebody 3:00
B4 I Close My Eyes 2:22
B5 I Can't See Nobody 3:45
B6 Please Read Me 2:15
B7 Close Another Door 3:29
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am x-x-x-2-1-0
Am/G x-x-x-0-1-0
Am/F x-x-3-2-1-0
Am/E x-x-2-2-1-0
E/D x-x-0-1-0-0
E/C x-3-x-1-0-0
E/B x-2-x-1-0-0
E x-x-2-1-0-0
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
G/A x-0-0-0-3-3
G/B x-2-0-0-3-3
Bm x-2-4-4-3-x
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-x
Bm/G 3-x-4-4-3-x
Bm/F# 2-x-4-4-3-x
F#/E x-x-2-3-2-2
F#/D x-x-0-3-2-2
F#/C# x-4-x-3-2-2
F# x-x-4-3-2-2
A/B x-2-2-2-2-0
A/C# x-4-2-2-2(0)
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[Intro]
| Am Am/G| Am/F Am/E| E/D E/C| E/B E|
| Am Am/G| Am/F Am/E| E/D E/C| E/B E|
[Verse]
AmEv'rything's Am/Ghappening
Am/FAt the Am/Eturn of the E/DcenturyE/C E/B E
I'm gonna Ambuy myself a Am/Gtime macAm/Fhine
Go to the Am/Eturn of the GcenturyG/A G/B
[Bridge]
And Gall those Cpeople passing Amby
And the Bbtown crier makes his Gcry
[Chorus]
At the Cturn of the Amcentury,
CTurn of the Amcentury
[Verse]
AmBig wide hats and Am/Gmen in spats
Am/FAt the Am/Eturn of the E/DcenturyE/C E/B E
With those Amhorseless Am/GcarriagesAm/F
At the Am/Eturn of the GcenturyG/A G/B
[Bridge]
And Gthere are Clots of things to Amdo
On a Bbbicycle built for Gtwo
[Chorus]
At the Cturn of the Amcentury,
CTurn of the ceAmntury
[Link]
| Bb| A| D| Bm| Em| F#| E| F#| F#|
[Verse]
BmEv'rything's hBm/Aappening
Bm/GAt the Bm/F#turn of the F#/EcenturyF#/D F#/C# F#
I'm gonna Bmbuy myself a Bm/Atime macBm/Ghine
Go to the Bm/F#turn of the AcenturyA/B A/C#
[Bridge]
And Aall those Dpeople passing Bmby
And the tCown crier makes his Acry
[Chorus]
At the Dturn of the Bmcentury,
DTurn of the Bmcentury
DTurn of the Gcentury
[Coda]
| C| B| E| C#m| F#m| G#| C#
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[Intro]
| D| A| Am|
[Verse 1]
Am| Am Am/G|
Ooh, you're a holiday
FSuch a holiAmday
Am| Am Am/G|
Ooh, you're a holiday
FSuch a holiAmdayG
[Bridge]
It's Csomething I think's worthGwhile
If the Ampuppet makes you Emsmile
If Fnot, then you're throwing Cstones
Throwing Gstones, G7throwing Cstones
[Verse 2]
AmOoh, it's a funny game
AmDon't Am/Gbe - Flieve that it's all the Amsame
AmCan't think what I've just said
AmPut Am/Ga Fsoft pillow on my AmheadG
[Bridge]
CMillions of eyes can Gsee
Yet Amwhy am I so Emblind
When the Fsomeone else is Cme
It's unkiGnd, it's unCkind
[Verse 3]
AmDee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
AmDee-dee-Am/Gdee- Fdee-dee, dee-Amdee
AmDee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
AmDee-dee-Am/Gdee- Fdee-dee, dee-AmdeeG
[Bridge]
Yet Cmillions of eyes can Gsee
Yet Amwhy am I so Emblind
When the Fsomeone else is Cme
It's unkiGnd, it's unCkind
[Verse 4]
AmOoh, you're a holiday, ev’Am/Gry Fday
Such a holiAmday
AmNow it's my turn to say,
And Am/GI Fsay you're a holiAmdayG
[Bridge]
It's Csomething I think's worthGwhile
If the Ampuppet makes you Emsmile
If Fnot, then you're throwing Cstones
Throwing Gstones, throwing Cstones
[Coda]
AmDee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
AmDee-dee-Am/Gdee- Fdee-dee, dee-Amdee
AmDee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
AmDee-dee-Am/Gdee- Fdee-dee
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[Verse]
GRed chair fade Amaway
Bring back memoGries
FThink of something nice
Fragrant lemon Amtrees
[Bridge]
BbI can Ffeel the Cspeaking Fsky
I don't Bbwant to know
It's filling up the Dair
[Verse]
GGrandpa's fairy Amtale
Red chair round the Gfire
FRainbows all the time
We're all going Amhigher
[Bridge]
BbI can Ffeel the Cspeaking Fsky
I don't Bbwant to know
It's filling up the Dair
[Chorus]
FRed chair fade away
FRed chair fade away
FRed chair fade away
FRed chair fade away
[Verse]
GRed chair fade Amaway
Bring back memoGries
FThink of something nice
Fragrant lemon Amtrees
[Bridge]
BbI can Ffeel the Cspeaking Fsky
I don't Bbwant to know
It's filling up the Dair
[Outro]
GRed chair fade away
GRed chair fade away
GRed chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
GRed chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
(repeat and fade)
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SPECIAL CHORDS/VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
G/F# 2-x-0-0-3-3
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[Intro]
| A| F E| A| F E|
[Verse]
AOne minute Dwoman, Gplease,
I'd go down Aon my knees
BmTo say to you F#mwith a word so true
G"I love you."
[Verse]
AI fail to DunderGstand
Why you don't Awant my hand
BmI try to find F#mwhat's on your mind
GI wonder
[Middle 8]
CWhy don't you Fstop and see
CWhy you're not Dloving me
GWould it hurt to G/F#say "HelEmlo"
Or Fdon't you know?
[Verse]
AOne minute Dwoman, Gplease,
I'd go down Aon my knees
BmTo say to you F#mwith a word so true
G"I love you."
[Middle 8]
CWhy don't you Fstop and see
CWhy you're not Dloving me
GWould it hurt to G/F#say "HelEmlo"
Or Fdon't you know?
[Verse] + coda
AOne minute Dwoman, Gplease,
I'd go down Aon my knees
BmTo say to you F#mwith a word so true
G"I love you."
G"I love you."
G"I love Fyou."
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A7 5-7-7-6-8-5
G7 3-5-5-4-6-3
G 3-5-5-4-3-3
G6 3-5-x-4-5-3
D x-5-7-7-7-5
A 5-7-7-6-5-5
is cut by one quarter note ( 3/4A)
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[Intro]
| A7| % | % | % |
[Verse]
A7I received an invitation
A7"Come to the United Nations"
G7[ G G6 G]
That was when I was somebody (piano lick)
3/4
In Dmy own Atime
(break)
[Verse]
A7Sitting selling hot cross buns
A7Thousand suckers everyone
G7[ G G6 G]
Sounds like a nursery rhyme (piano lick)
3/4
In Dmy own Atime
(break)
[Solo]
| A7| % | % | % |
| A7| % | % | % |
| G7| % | % | G G6 G|
| D| % | A|
[Verse] + coda
A7Even when the lights go out
A7Still got things to think about
G7[ G G6 G]
Memories I can't call mine (piano lick)
3/4
In Dmy own Atime
(break)
3/4
In Dmy own Atime
(break)
DMy-Dsus4yi own Atime
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-2-5
G5 3-x-0-0-3-3
D x-x-0-2-3-2
D5 x-x-0-2-3-5
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[Monk Chant] 1
AmOh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
COh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
[Verse]
ATake this in hand
ASaid he who stands
BeGhind the chair
A broken Dtable there
[Chorus]
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you
[Monk Chant] 2
AmOh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
Am(tacet)
[Verse]
ADon't walk so tall
ABefore you crawl
For Gevery child
Is thinking of Dsomething wild
[Chorus]
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you
[Monk Chant] 3
AmOh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
COh solo Dominique
Am(tacet)
[Chorus]
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you
AEvery Christian D5lion hearted mAan will show you (will show you)
[Monk Chant] 4
AmOh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
AmOh solo Dominique
Am(tacet)
| Am| G| Am|
(tacet) [DRUM OUTRO and FADE]
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For easier chord shapes transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match
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SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
transpose -2
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-2-x G 3-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
A/G# 4-x-2-2-2-x G/F# 2-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
A/G 3-x-2-2-2-x G/F 1-x-0-0-3-x (chorus)
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[Intro]
| A A/G#| A/G| D E| A E|
[Verse]
He Asmiled and rubbed the A/G#stubble on his F#mchin
He Asure showed signs of A/G#weariness
And F#mdreariness of life that's growing C#mthin
Yet he Ddidn't have so Every far to AgoE
With a Dpencil in his Ehand he will Atravel on as Eplanned
Where the Dmist up in the Emountains threw a Alight [E?]
[Chorus]
ACraise A/G#Finton A/GKirk, see him Dgo, Eon his AwayE
AOh A/G#they don't A/Gknow where he Dis
EVery very Anice, Every very AniceE
[Verse] variation
AEven in the A/G#morning when he A/Gslept
DSomething Egood is AmissingE
There's Anothing very A/G#much to talk aA/Gbout
And Dnothing very Emuch to AseeE
[Chorus]
ACraise A/G#Finton A/GKirk, see him Dgo, Eon his AwayE
AOh A/G#they don't A/Gknow where he Dis
E A E A(break)
Very very nice, very very nice
[Verse]
ATalks about the A/G#place he'd like to F#mgo
And you Anever see the A/G#worrying
And F#mhurrying and that makes a person C#mslow
Yet you Dwouldn't think he'd Ebe so hard to AfindE
Yet he Dlooks so very Ebusy but there's Anothing on his Emind
And his Dwavy hair conEtinues not to AgrowE
[Chorus]
ACraise A/G#Finton A/GKirk, see him Dgo, Eon his AwayE
AOh A/G#they don't A/Gknow where he Dis
E A E A(break)
Very very nice, very very nice
[Coda]
N.C.
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
N.C.
Oh they don't know where he is
N.C. A
Very very nice, very very nice
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The original is played using Drop-D tuning. Here's a version in standard
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Coda chords
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am x-x-x-2-1-0
Am/G x-x-x-0-1-0
Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0
Am/E x-x-2-x-1-0
Am/D x-x-0-5-5-5
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[Intro]
| Am| % |
[Verse]
In the eAmvent of something happening to me,
There is Amsomething I would like you all to Dsee
G| Am D|
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
Have you Gseen my Cwife, Mr. GJones?
Do you know what it's Clike on the Foutside?
F Esus4 E Am| Am|
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
I keep Amstraining my ears to hear a sound.
Maybe sAmomeone is digging underDground,
Or have they Ggiven up and all gone home to Ambed
D| G F|
thinking those who once existed must be dead?
[Chorus]
Have you Gseen my Cwife, Mr. GJones?
Do you know what it's Clike on the Foutside?
F Esus4 E Am| Am|
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
In the eAmvent of something happening to me,
There is something I would like you all to Dsee
G| Am D|
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
Have you Gseen my Cwife, Mr. GJones?
Do you know what it's Clike on the Foutside?
Don't go Ftalking too loud, you'll cause a Esus4land Eslide
[Coda]
Am* Am7 Fmaj7 Am/E Am/D
Mr. Jo- o-o-o- o- o-o-ones
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[Verse]
GmHere were the trees, see the grass, a Pinkerton Fspy.
Said "FmThis is the place I will Bbtry," and he Ddid.
GmStood in the dark ,sat a man who beckoned him Fin,
But Fmleaving his grass was a Bbsin, but he Ddid.
[Chorus]
GCucumber Castle be Cever so humble it's Ghome.
BbHe saw the light in the Dcellar reflect in his Gmeyes,
Yet Bbearly that morning was F7he to receive a surGprise.
GCucumber Castle be Cever so humble it's Ghome.
GCucumber Castle be Cever so humble it's Ghome.
[Verse]
GmSaid 'Are you leaving or are you receiving my Ffriend,
Doest Fmneed any money till Bbthen" and he Ddid .
He Gmsaid "I'm the owner,not you, and this is my Fstead,
So Fmgive it to me now I'm Bbdead, and he Ddid , said:
[Chorus]
GCucumber Castle be Cever so humble it's Ghome.
GCucumber Castle be Cever so humble it's Ghome.
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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: G
Key: A
For chords in original key transpose +2
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[Intro]
| G F| C G| G| % |
[Verse 1]
There’s a Glight
AmA certain kind of light
CThat never shone on Gme
FI want my life to Gbe
Lived with Dyou
Lived with Cyou
[Verse 2]
There’s a Gway
AmEverybody say
CTo do each and every little Gthing
FBut what does it brGing
If I ain’t got Dyou,
Ain’t Cgot ...
[Chorus]
Baby Gyou don’t know what it's Dlike
Baby Cyou don’t know what it's Glike
To love someDbodyD D
To love someCbodyC C
The way I Glove you.
[Interlude]
| G F| C G| G| % |
[Verse 3]
In my Gbrain
AmI see your face again
CI know my frame of Gmind
FYou ain’t got to be so Gblind
And I’m Dblind
So, so Cso blind
[Verse 4]
I’m a Gman,
AmCan’t you see what I am?
CI live and breathe for yGou
FBut what good does it dGo
If I ain’t got Dyou
Ain’t Cgot ...
[Chorus]
Baby Gyou don’t know what it's Dlike
Baby Cyou don’t know what it's Glike
To love someDbodyD D
To love someCbodyC C
G D[ G]
The way I love you ... Oh, no, no-o-o
[Chorus]
GYou don’t know what it's Dlike
Baby Cyou don’t know what it's Glike
To love someDbodyD D
To love someCbodyC C
The way I Glove you
D[ G]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Chorus]
GYou don’t know what it's Dlike
Baby Cyou don’t know what it's Glike
To love someDbodyD D
(fade out over last lines)
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SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C5 x-3-5-x-x-x
Bb/C x-3-3-3-3-x or x-3-x-3-3-1
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[Verse]
(no chord)
Look at me I'm riding high
(no chord)
Don't know what's wrong with me
C5Can't you see I'm not the C5guy
C5That I pretend to C5be [drum link]
[Chorus]
Though I Fknow I will be Dlonely
But our Amlove will never Bbdie
I close my Ceyes, every day, I Fclose my eyesF7
[Interlude]
C5Ah ...
[Verse]
The C5more I try the more I C5fail,
C5I'd like to run aC5way
But C5if I try you pass me C5by,
C5I know that I can't C5stay [drum link]
[Chorus]
Though I Fknow I will be Dlonely
But our Amlove will never Bbdie
I close my Ceyes, every day, I F7close my eyes.
[Interlude]
C5Ah......
C5Ah......
[Chorus]
Though I Fknow I will be Dlonely
But our Amlove will never Bbdie
C F7| D|
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes
[Outro]
D D| F| % |
I close my eyes, I close my eyes, I close my eyes
| C| % | Bb/C| % | C|% | Bb/C| % |
(flute)
(repeat and fade)
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SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em/D x-x-0-0-0-0
Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0
Em/B x-2-x-0-0-0
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[Intro]
| Em| Em/D| Em/C#| Em/B|
[Verse 1]
EmI walk the Dlonely streets
I Awatch the people Epassing by
EmI used to smile and Dsay hello
Yes, AI was just a Ehappy guy
[Verse 2]
EmThen you Dhappened, girl
This Afeeling that posEsesses me
EmI just can't Dmove myself
I Aguess it all just Ehad to be
[Chorus]
AI can't Dsee noEbody
ANo, I can't Dsee noEbody
AMy eyes can Donly Elook at Ayou
EYou
[Verse 3]
EmI used to Dhave a brain
I Aused to think of Emany things
EmI watched the Dfalling rain
And Alistened to the Esweet bird sing
[Verse 4]
EmDon't ask me Dwhy, little girl
I Alove you and that's Eall I can say
EmYou're every, every Dbreath that I take
You Aare my nights, my Enight and day
[Chorus]
AI can't Dsee nEobody
ANo, I can't Dsee noEbody
AMy eyes can Donly Elook at Ayou
EYou
[Verse 5]
EmEvery single Dword you hear, girl
Is Acoming from this Eheart of mine
EmI've never felt Dlike this before
A Alove like yours, so Eyoung and fine
[Verse 6]
EmAnd now as I Dtry to forget you
It Adoesn't work out Eanyway
EmI loved you such a Dlong time ago
Though Ain my eyes you'll Ealways stay
[Verse 7]
EmEvery single Dword you hear
Is Acoming from this Eheart of mine
EmI loved you such a Dlong time ago
ADon't know why, girl I Edon't know why
(EBaby, such a long time, Ebaby, such a long time, Ebaby, such a long time)
[Chorus]
AI can't Dsee nEobody
ANo, I can't Dsee noEbody
AMy eyes can Donly Elook at Ayou
[Chorus] + coda
AI can't Dsee nEobody
ANo, I can't Dsee noEbody
AMy eyes can Donly Elook at Ayou
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
A/B x-2-2-2-2-x
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[Intro]
| E| Dsus2| E| % |
[Verse 1]
EMany years ago I was a F#msimple man
A Asimple man, no Eworries me
I never F#m7li----G#m7-----Bied
EPlease Aread EmeG#m A A/B
[Verse 2]
ENot much conversation ever F#mcame from me,
I Anever saw reEality;
I never F#m7tri---G#m7------Bied
EPlease Aread EmeG#m A A/B
[Instrumental Verse] (Beach Boys style)
| E| F#m| A| E|
| F#m| G#m B|
| E A| E G#m| A A/B|
[Verse 3]
EMaybe I've been lying on your F#mcouch too long
I'll Astay if you can Esee me through
Explain F#m7wh----G#m7------By
[Outro]
EPlease Aread EmeG#m A A/B
EPlease Aread EmeG#m A A/B
EPlease Aread EmeG#m A A/B
[repeat and fade]
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[Verse]
[Chorus]
GClose another Cdoor
GListen to my CeyesD
GClose another Cdoor
GYou're much too old to Cwork
So won't you Drun away? (brDeak)
[Verse]
GWhen I was young, I used to say
That Cage won't bother Dme
The Glife I had was very sad
It Call went out to Dsea
It's Amso sad, Dso sad (bDreak)
[Chorus]
GClose another Cdoor
GListen to my CeyesD
GClose another Cdoor
GYou're much too old to Cwork
So won't you D(sus4)run away? (brDeak)
[Verse]
GThough the sun is in outside
The Crain is in my Dhair
Now Gall my life is lived inside
My Chome is in my Dchair
It's Amso sad, Dso sad (bDreak)
[Chorus]
GClose another Cdoor
GListen to my CeyesD
GClose another Cdoor
GYou're much too old to Cwork
So won't you Drun away? (brDeak)
[Outro]
GLet me G7go
Send me Cflowers and put me F7on a plane
I Gmay be old but DI've been told
At Cleast I'm still Dalive
GFly me G7up
Fly me Cup and F7send me home
I've been Gworking so, so very Dhard and
Being Cloved [?] but now DI'm tired
| G| G7| C| F7| G| D| C| D|
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)