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]
Am Am/G
Ev'rything's happening
Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
At the turn of the century
Am Am/G Am/F
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Am/E G G/A G/B
Go to the turn of the century
[Bridge]
G C Am
And all those people passing by
A# G
And the town crier makes his cry
[Chorus]
C Am
At the turn of the century,
C Am
Turn of the century
[Verse]
Am Am/G
Big wide hats and men in spats
Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
At the turn of the century
Am Am/G Am/F
With those horseless carriages
Am/E G G/A G/B
At the turn of the century
[Bridge]
G C Am
And there are lots of things to do
A# G
On a bicycle built for two
[Chorus]
C Am
At the turn of the century,
C Am
Turn of the century
[Link]
| A# | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
[Verse]
Bm Bm/A
Ev'rything's happening
Bm/G Bm/F# F#/E F#/D F#/C# F#
At the turn of the century
Bm Bm/A Bm/G
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Bm/F# A A/B A/C#
Go to the turn of the century
[Bridge]
A D Bm
And all those people passing by
C A
And the town crier makes his cry
[Chorus]
D Bm
At the turn of the century,
D Bm
Turn of the century
D G
Turn of the century
[Coda]
| C | B | E | C#m | F#m | G# | C#
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2. Holiday – Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Intro]
| D | A | Am |
[Verse]
Am | Am Am/G |
Ooh, you're a holiday
F Am
Such a holiday
Am | Am Am/G |
Ooh, you're a holiday
F Am G
Such a holiday
[Chorus 1]
C G
It's something I think's worthwhile
Am Em
If the puppet makes you smile
F C
If not, then you're throwing stones
G G7 C
Throwing stones, throwing stones
[Verse 2]
Am | Am Am/G |
Ooh, it's a funny game
Am/G F Am
Don't be - lieve that it's all the same
Am | Am Am/G |
Can't think what I've just said
[ Am/G ] F Am G
Put a soft pillow on my head
[Chorus 2]
C G
Millions of eyes can see
Am Em
Yet why am I so blind
F C
When the someone else is me
G C
It's unkind, it's unkind
[Verse 3]
Am
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Am Am/G F Am
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
Am
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Am Am/G F Am
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
[Chorus 2]
C G
Yet millions of eyes can see
Am Em
Yet why am I so blind
F C
When the someone else is me
G C
It's unkind, it's unkind
[Verse 3]
Am Am/G F
Ooh, you're a holiday, ev’ry day
Am
Such a holiday
Am
Now it's my turn to say,
Am/G F Am G
And I say you're a holiday
[Chorus 1]
C G
It's something I think's worthwhile
Am Em
If the puppet makes you smile
F C
If not, then you're throwing stones
G C
Throwing stones, throwing stones
[Coda]
Am
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Am Am/G F Am
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee, dee-dee
Am
Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee
Am Am/G F
Dee-dee-dee- dee-dee
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3. Red Chair Fade Away - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Verse]
G Am
Red chair fade away
G
Bring back memories
F
Think of something nice
Am
Fragrant lemon trees
[Bridge]
A# F C F
I can feel the speaking sky
A#
I don't want to know
D
It's filling up the air
[Verse]
G Am
Grandpa's fairy tale
G
Red chair round the fire
F
Rainbows all the time
Am
We're all going higher
[Bridge]
A# F C F
I can feel the speaking sky
A#
I don't want to know
D
It's filling up the air
[Chorus]
F
Red chair fade away
F
Red chair fade away
F
Red chair fade away
F
Red chair fade away
[Verse]
G Am
Red chair fade away
G
Bring back memories
F
Think of something nice
Am
Fragrant lemon trees
[Bridge]
A# F C F
I can feel the speaking sky
A#
I don't want to know
D
It's filling up the air
[Outro]
G
Red chair fade away
G
Red chair fade away
G
Red chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
G
Red chair fade away
(Red chair fade away)
(repeat and fade)
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4. One Minute Woman - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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]
A D G
One minute woman, please,
A
I'd go down on my knees
Bm F#m
To say to you with a word so true
G
"I love you."
[Verse]
A D G
I fail to understand
A
Why you don't want my hand
Bm F#m
I try to find what's on your mind
G
I wonder
[Middle 8]
C F
Why don't you stop and see
C D
Why you're not loving me
G G/F# Em
Would it hurt to say "Hello"
F
Or don't you know?
[Verse]
A D G
One minute woman, please,
A
I'd go down on my knees
Bm F#m
To say to you with a word so true
G
"I love you."
[Middle 8]
C F
Why don't you stop and see
C D
Why you're not loving me
G G/F# Em
Would it hurt to say "Hello"
F
Or don't you know?
[Verse] + coda
A D G
One minute woman, please,
A
I'd go down on my knees
Bm F#m
To say to you with a word so true
G
"I love you."
G
"I love you."
G F
"I love you."
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5. In My Own Time - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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
4/4 time, except the last bar of every turnaround
is cut by one quarter note ([3/4] A)
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[Intro]
| A7 | % | % | % |
[Verse]
A7
I received an invitation
A7
"Come to the United Nations"
G7 [ G G6 G ]
That was when I was somebody (piano lick)
3/4
D A
In my own time
(break)
[Verse]
A7
Sitting selling hot cross buns
A7
Thousand suckers everyone
G7 [ G G6 G ]
Sounds like a nursery rhyme (piano lick)
3/4
D A
In my own time
(break)
[Solo]
| A7 | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | % | % |
| G7 | % | % | G G6 G |
[3/4]
| D | % | A |
[Verse] + coda
A7
Even when the lights go out
A7
Still got things to think about
G7 [ G G6 G ]
Memories I can't call mine (piano lick)
3/4
D A
In my own time
(break)
3/4
D A
In my own time
(break)
D Dsus4 A
My-yi own time
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6. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
C
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
[Verse]
A
Take this in hand
A
Said he who stands
G
Behind the chair
D
A broken table there
[Chorus]
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
[Monk Chant] 2
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
(tacet)
[Verse]
A
Don't walk so tall
A
Before you crawl
G
For every child
D
Is thinking of something wild
[Chorus]
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
[Monk Chant] 3
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
C
Oh solo Dominique
Am
(tacet)
[Chorus]
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you
A D5 A
Every Christian lion hearted man will show you (will show you)
[Monk Chant] 4
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
Oh solo Dominique
Am
(tacet)
| Am | G | Am |
(tacet) [DRUM OUTRO and FADE]
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7. Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
For easier chord shapes transpose -2 and use a capo 2nd fret to match
the original key.
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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]
A A/G# F#m
He smiled and rubbed the stubble on his chin
A A/G#
He sure showed signs of weariness
F#m C#m
And dreariness of life that's growing thin
D E A E
Yet he didn't have so very far to go
D E A E
With a pencil in his hand he will travel on as planned
D E A E
Where the mist up in the mountains threw a light [?]
[Chorus]
A A/G# A/G D E A E
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
A A/G# A/G D
Oh they don't know where he is
E A E A E
Very very nice, very very nice
[Verse] variation
A A/G# A/G
Even in the morning when he slept
D E A E
Something good is missing
A A/G# A/G
There's nothing very much to talk about
D E A E
And nothing very much to see
[Chorus]
A A/G# A/G D E A E
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
A A/G# A/G D
Oh they don't know where he is
E A E A (break)
Very very nice, very very nice
[Verse]
A A/G# F#m
Talks about the place he'd like to go
A A/G#
And you never see the worrying
F#m C#m
And hurrying and that makes a person slow
D E A E
Yet you wouldn't think he'd be so hard to find
D E A E
Yet he looks so very busy but there's nothing on his mind
D E A E
And his wavy hair continues not to grow
[Chorus]
A A/G# A/G D E A E
Craise Finton Kirk, see him go, on his way
A A/G# A/G D
Oh they don't know where he is
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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8. New York Mining Disaster 1941 – Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
The original is played using Drop-D tuning. Here's a version in standard
tuning featuring the downward string melody in the coda.
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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]
Am
In the event of something happening to me,
Am D
There is something I would like you all to see
G | Am D |
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
G C G
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
C F
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
F Esus4 E Am | Am |
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
Am
I keep straining my ears to hear a sound.
Am D
Maybe someone is digging underground,
G Am
Or have they given up and all gone home to bed
D | G F |
thinking those who once existed must be dead?
[Chorus]
G C G
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
C F
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
F Esus4 E Am | Am |
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide, Mr. Jones
[Verse]
Am
In the event of something happening to me,
D
There is something I would like you all to see
G | Am D |
It's just a photograph of someone that I knew
[Chorus]
G C G
Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
C F
Do you know what it's like on the outside?
F Esus4 E
Don't go talking too loud, you'll cause a land slide
[Coda]
Am * Am7 Fmaj7 Am/E Am/D
Mr. Jo- o-o-o- o- o-o-on[es]
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9. Cucumber Castle - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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[Verse]
Gm F
Here were the trees, see the grass, a Pinkerton spy.
Fm A# D
Said "This is the place I will try," and he did.
Gm F
Stood in the dark ,sat a man who beckoned him in,
Fm A# D
But leaving his grass was a sin, but he did.
[Chorus]
G C G
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
A# D Gm
He saw the light in the cellar reflect in his eyes,
A# F7 G
Yet early that morning was he to receive a surprise.
G C G
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
G C G
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
[Verse]
Gm F
Said 'Are you leaving or are you receiving my friend,
Fm A# D
Doest need any money till then" and he did .
Gm F
He said "I'm the owner,not you, and this is my stead,
Fm A# D
So give it to me now I'm dead, and he did , said:
[Chorus]
G C G
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
G C G
Cucumber Castle be ever so humble it's home.
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10. To Love Somebody - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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]
G
There’s a light
Am
A certain kind of light
C G
That never shone on me
F G
I want my life to be
D
Lived with you
C
Lived with you
[Verse 2]
G
There’s a way
Am
Everybody say
C G
To do each and every little thing
F G
But what does it bring
D
If I ain’t got you,
C
Ain’t got ...
[Chorus]
G D
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C G
Baby you don’t know what it's like
D D D
To love somebody
C C C
To love somebody
G
The way I love you.
[Interlude]
| G F | C G | G | % |
[Verse 3]
G
In my brain
Am
I see your face again
C G
I know my frame of mind
F G
You ain’t got to be so blind
D
And I’m blind
C
So, so so blind
[Verse 4]
G
I’m a man,
Am
Can’t you see what I am?
C G
I live and breathe for you
F G
But what good does it do
D
If I ain’t got you
C
Ain’t got ...
[Chorus]
G D
Baby you don’t know what it's like
C G
Baby you don’t know what it's like
D D D
To love somebody
C C C
To love somebody
G D [ G ]
The way I love you ... Oh, no, no-o-o
[Chorus]
G D
You don’t know what it's like
C G
Baby you don’t know what it's like
D D D
To love somebody
C C C
To love somebody
G
The way I love you
D [ G ]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
[Chorus]
G D
You don’t know what it's like
C G
Baby you don’t know what it's like
D D D
To love somebody
(fade out over last lines)
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11. I Close My Eyes - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
SPECIAL CHORDS and VOICINGS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C5 x-3-5-x-x-x
A#/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
C5 C5
Can't you see I'm not the guy
C5 C5
That I pretend to be [drum link]
[Chorus]
F D
Though I know I will be lonely
Am A#
But our love will never die
C F F7
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes
[Interlude]
C5
Ah ...
[Verse]
C5 C5
The more I try the more I fail,
C5 C5
I'd like to run away
C5 C5
But if I try you pass me by,
C5 C5
I know that I can't stay [drum link]
[Chorus]
F D
Though I know I will be lonely
Am A#
But our love will never die
C F7
I close my eyes, every day, I close my eyes.
[Interlude]
C5
Ah......
C5
Ah......
[Chorus]
F D
Though I know I will be lonely
Am A#
But our love will never die
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 | % | A#/C | % | C |% | A#/C | % |
(flute)
(repeat and fade)
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12. I Can't See Nobody - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
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]
Em D
I walk the lonely streets
A E
I watch the people passing by
Em D
I used to smile and say hello
A E
Yes, I was just a happy guy
[Verse 2]
Em D
Then you happened, girl
A E
This feeling that possesses me
Em D
I just can't move myself
A E
I guess it all just had to be
[Chorus]
A D E
I can't see nobody
A D E
No, I can't see nobody
A D E A
My eyes can only look at you
E
You
[Verse 3]
Em D
I used to have a brain
A E
I used to think of many things
Em D
I watched the falling rain
A E
And listened to the sweet bird sing
[Verse 4]
Em D
Don't ask me why, little girl
A E
I love you and that's all I can say
Em D
You're every, every breath that I take
A E
You are my nights, my night and day
[Chorus]
A D E
I can't see nobody
A D E
No, I can't see nobody
A D E A
My eyes can only look at you
E
You
[Verse 5]
Em D
Every single word you hear, girl
A E
Is coming from this heart of mine
Em D
I've never felt like this before
A E
A love like yours, so young and fine
[Verse 6]
Em D
And now as I try to forget you
A E
It doesn't work out anyway
Em D
I loved you such a long time ago
A E
Though in my eyes you'll always stay
[Verse 7]
Em D
Every single word you hear
A E
Is coming from this heart of mine
Em D
I loved you such a long time ago
A E
Don't know why, girl I don't know why
E E E
(Baby, such a long time, baby, such a long time, baby, such a long time)
[Chorus]
A D E
I can't see nobody
A D E
No, I can't see nobody
A D E A
My eyes can only look at you
[Chorus] + coda
A D E
I can't see nobody
A D E
No, I can't see nobody
A D E A
My eyes can only look at you
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13. Please Read Me - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb
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]
E F#m
Many years ago I was a simple man
A E
A simple man, no worries me
F#m7 G#m7 B
I never li---------ied
E A E G#m A A/B
Please read me
[Verse 2]
E F#m
Not much conversation ever came from me,
A E
I never saw reality;
F#m7 G#m7 B
I never tri---------ied
E A E G#m A A/B
Please read me
[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]
E F#m
Maybe I've been lying on your couch too long
A E
I'll stay if you can see me through
F#m7 G#m7 B
Explain wh----------y
[Outro]
E A E G#m A A/B
Please read me
E A E G#m A A/B
Please read me
E A E G#m A A/B
Please read me
[repeat and fade]
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14. Close Another Door - The Bee Gees
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Written by: Robin, Barry and Maurice Gibb
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[Verse]
(tacet)
Many years have passed, it seems
(tacet)
And I am all alone
(tacet)
I've sent the children far away
(tacet)
To some obscure unknown
(tacet)
It's so sad, so sad
[Chorus]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
G
When I was young, I used to say
C D
That age won't bother me
G
The life I had was very sad
C D
It all went out to sea
Am D D
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D(sus4) D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Verse]
G
Though the sun is in outside
C D
The rain is in my hair
G
Now all my life is lived inside
C D
My home is in my chair
Am D D
It's so sad, so sad (break)
[Chorus]
G C
Close another door
G C D
Listen to my eyes
G C
Close another door
G C
You're much too old to work
D D
So won't you run away? (break)
[Outro]
G G7
Let me go
C F7
Send me flowers and put me on a plane
G D
I may be old but I've been told
C D
At least I'm still alive
G G7
Fly me up
C F7
Fly me up and send me home
G D
I've been working so, so very hard and
C D
Being loved [?] but now I'm tired
| G | G7 | C | F7 | G | D | C | D |
(vocals ad lib, repeat and fade)