Transcribed from the premiere of this wonderful song on Jools Holland's Later programme
on BBC2, May 2012
That performance was accompanied by piano - no guitar -
so I hope the following represents a good arrangement for solo guitar.
Standard tuning, capo 1
All chords relative to open tuning
i.e. for Asus2 play x02200 which is in fact A#sus2
Chords
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[Asus2] x02200
[Bsus4] x24400
[C#m] x46650
[E] 022100
[B]/[G#] 4x4400
Intro
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[Asus2] [E] [C#m] [Bsus4]
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4]
Verse 1
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[Asus2] [E] [C#m] [Bsus4]
Let's get old to-gether
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [B]/[G#]
Let's be un-happy for-ever
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [C#m]
Cos there's no-one else in this world
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [B]/[G#]
That I'd rather be unhappy with
Verse 2
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[Asus2] [E] [C#m] [Bsus4]
Let's be ex-posed and unpro-tected
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [B]/[G#]
Let's see one a-nother when we're weak
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [C#m]
Let's go our separate ways in the night like to Mars
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4]
But know that you're flying home to me
Pre-chorus 1
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/[G#] [Asus2] [E]
I was born thinking it would all be dreaming
[C#m] [Bsus4]
But I know that I wouldn't be happy that way
[Asus2] [E]
You wear me out with frustration and heartache and anger
[F#] [Asus2] /[C]
But we wait for the wave just to wash it a-way
Chorus 1
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[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing
[C#m] /[B] /[A] [E]
Just sit next to me
[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing ssshhh
[F#] [Asus2]
Just be just be just be
[E] [Bsus4]
Verse 3
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[Asus2] [E] [C#m] [Bsus4]
Let's let go to-gether
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [B]/[G#]
Let us un-fold one an-other
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4] [C#m]
And watch all the little things that once drew me to you
[Asus2] [E] [Bsus4]
Eventually get on my nerves
[Asus2] [E]
I wear you out with frustration and heartache and anger
[F#] [Asus2] /[C]
But we wait for the wave just to wash it a-way
Chorus 2
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[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing
[C#m] /[B] /[A] [E]
Just sit next to me
[C#m] [A]
Don't say nothing ssshhh
[F#] [Asus2] [E]
Just be just be just be
Bridge
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/[F#] /[G#]
Oh woh
[Asus2] [Bsus4] [E] /[F#] /[G] /[G#]
When you're sick of me every day ohh oh oh
[Asus2] [Bsus4] [E] /[F#] /[G] /[G#]
When you're tired of my voice
[Asus2] [Bsus4] [C#m]
When you tell me you'll walk out that door
[F#] [Asus2]/[A#] /[B] /[C]
That's when I know that you'll stay woh oh
[Asus2]/[A#] /[B] /[C]
Chorus 3
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[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing
[C#m] /[B] /[A] [E]
Just sit next to me
[C#m] [A]
Don't say nothing
[F#] [Asus2]
Just be just be just
Chorus 4
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[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing
[C#m] /[B] /[A] [E]
Just sit next to me
[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing
[F#] [Asus2] [E]
Just be just be just be
Outro
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[C#m] [Asus2]
Don't say nothing ssshhh
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
May 2012
watfordkev@gmail.com
