Intro
C#m C#m F# C#m
C#m D#m B G#m
C#m C#m F# C#m
C#m D#m B G#m
[Verse]
C#m
Here we are
G#m
In a room full of strangers
C#m
Standing in the dark
G#m
When your eyes could not see me
A
Well, I have to follow you
Am E
Though you did not want me to
F#m
But that won't stop my loving you
G#
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them love songs
Am
Singing them straight to my heart songs
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them sweet sounds
Am
To that crazy, crazy town
[Verse]
C#m G#m
No-ow in my place there are so many others
C#m
Standing in the line
G#m
How long will they stand between us
A
Well, I have to follow you
Am E
Though you did not want me to
F#m
That won't stop my loving you
G#
I can't stay away
[Chorus]
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them love songs
Am
Singing them straight to my heart songs
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them sweet sounds
Am
To that crazy, crazy town
[Break]
C#m C#m F# C#m
C#m D#m B G#m
[Bridge]
C#m
I will wait
E F#
Even if it takes forever
D#m
I will wait
G#m
Even if it takes a lifetime
G#m/F# E
Somehow I feel inside
E/D# E/C# B
You never ever left my side
E E F#
Make it like it was before
G#m G#m/F#
Even if it takes a life time
D7sus2
Takes a life time
[Chorus]
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them love songs
Am
Singing them straight to my heart songs
E G#m
Blaming it all on the nights on Broadway
A
Singing them sweet sounds
Am
To that crazy, crazy town (repeat Chorus to fade)
Jive Talkin'
[Intro]
B
[Chorus]
B
It's just your jive talking, you're telling me lies
B E B
jive talking, you wear a disguise
B
Jive talking, so misunderstood
B A B
jive talking, you're really no good.
[Verse]
F# E D# G#m
Oh, my child, you'll never know just what you mean to me.
F# E B A E F#
Oh, my child, you got so much, you're gonna take away my energy.
[Chorus]
B
With all your jive talking, you're telling me lies
B E B
Good loving still gets in my eyes
B
Nobody, believe what you say
B A B
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way
[Instrumental Break]
B A x4
Synth Riff
[Verse]
F# E D# G#m
Oh, my love, you're no good, treating me so cruel
F# E B A
There you go with your fancy lies, leaving me looking
E F#
like a dumbstruck fool
[Chorus]
B
With all your jive talking..you're telling me lies..
B E B
jive talking, you wear a disguise.
B
Jive talking, so misunderstood..
B A B
jive talking, you just ain't no good.
B
Love talking is all very fine..
B E B
jive talking just isn't a crime.
B
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
B A B
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye.
[Instrumental Break]
B A x4 (hold last time)
Synth Riff
B
[Chorus]
B
Jive talking..you're telling me lies.
B E B
Good loving still gets in my eyes.
B
No...body, believe what you say..
B A B
it's just your jive talking that gets in the way.
B
Love talking is all very fine..
B E B
jive talking just isn't a crime.
B
And if there's somebody, you'll love 'til you die..
B A B
then all that jive talking, just gets in your eye. Yeah, Yeah!
B E B E B E B E B E
Jive talking.........jive talking........jive talking..(Fade.)
Wind of Change
[Intro]
G# G#maj7 A#m C#m
Fm
(vamp)x4
Fm7 A#9
x2
[Verse 1]
Fm7 A#9
In the streets of New York City every man can feel the cold,
Fm7 A#9
and I don't want no pity, but I want my story told.
Fm7 A#9
And the lights shine down on me, they shine on the little boy,
Fm7 A#9
is this the way to make him pay being born in a world of joy?
G# G#maj7
But like me,he don't know where he'll go wrong,
A#m7
he won't cry so many tears
C#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
G# G#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
A#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
C#m Fm7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
A#9 Fm7 A#9
Sometimes a man breaks down,
Fm7 A#9
and the good things he is looking for
Fm7 A#9
are crushed into the ground.
[Chorus]
Fm7 A#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9
sax solo
[Verse 2]
Fm7 A#9
Don't you understand what I'm saying? We need a god down here,
Fm7 A#9
a man to lead us children, take us from the valley of fear.
Fm7 A#9
Make the lights shine down on us, show us the road to go,
Fm7 A#9
help us survive, make us arrive, teach us what we need to know.
G# G#maj7
But like me, he don't know where he'll go wrong,
A#m7
he won't cry so many tears
C#m
till he finds out why he don't belong
G# G#maj7
like me, there's no room for us out there,
A#m7
you can lose your hope and pride,
C#m Fm7
when it comes to broken dreams you'll get your share.
A#9 Fm7 A#9
Sometimes a man breaks down down down down down,
Fm7 A#9
and the good things he is looking for
Fm7 A#9
are crushed into the ground
[Chorus 2]
Fm7 A#9 Fm7 A#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9 Fm7 A#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9 Fm7 A#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9 A#m7 Fm7
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? Break
[Coda]
Fm7 A#9 x4
(wah rhythm) Yea-ee-yea-ee-yea-ee-yeah....
Fm7 A#9
Get on up, look around, can't you feel the wind of change?
Fm7 A#9
Get on up, test the air, can't you see the wind of change? (repeat to fade)
Songbird
[Chorus 1]
E B/D# C#m B
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
A E F#m F#m/B B
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
E B/D# C#m B
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
A E F#m F#m/B E
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 1]
C#m G# C#m B F#/A# F#
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
A E F#m G#
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
C#m G# C#m B F#/A# F#
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
A E F#m F#m/B E
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 2]
E B/D# C#m B
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can’t go wrong bird
A E F#m F#m/B B
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
E B/D# C#m B
Though your wings are broken, the sky is so wide open
A E F#m F#m/B E
And the wind is waiting for you like an open door
[Verse 2]
C#m G# C#m B F#/A# F#
Though you go so far away, your voice will still be heard so well
A E F#m G#
You’ll never really ever know how beautiful you are
C#m G# C#m B F#/A# F#
When the moon is on the rise I’II try to make my songbird fly
A E F#m F#m/B E
I wonder if he ever will ‑‑ and if he really did, how far
[Chorus 3]
E B/D# C#m B
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong bird
A E F#m F#m/B E
You will go on and on bird, through the open door
F#m G#m A
E F#m G#m A
E B/D# C#m B
Go on with your song, bird ‑‑ you can't go wrong my bird
A E F#m F#m/B E
You will go on and on, bird, like you did before
F#m G#m A E F#m G#m A
Like you did before
E F#m G#m A
repeat to fade
Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
[Intro]
D#maj7 B7sus2
x4
[Verse]
D#maj7 B7sus2 D#maj7 B7sus2
First I rise, then I fall
D#maj7 B7sus2 D#maj7 B7sus2 Fm
Seems like you don't want the love of this man at all
[Bridge]
Cm A# G
And it's sure been a lonely time
Fm G Cm
Right up to the time I met you
Cm A# G
So if you take a love like mine,
[Chorus]
G# Gm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Fm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G#/A# A(add9)/A#
And my love won't desert me
[Verse]
D#maj7 B7sus2 D#maj7 B7sus2
So you say to yourself, "Boy, you're out of your brain
D#maj7 B7sus2 D#maj7 B7sus2 Fm
Do you think I'm gonna stand here all night in the rain?"
[Bridge]
Cm A# G
And it's the start of a love affair
Fm G Cm
The moment when I first met you
Cm A# G
And if you want, I'll take you there
[Chorus]
G# Gm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to break me
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Fm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G#/A# A(add9)/A#
And my love won't forsake me (break)
[Middle 8]
G# Gm
With my love, our love will seal it together
G#
Oh, with our love, you made a promise
A#
You'll always love me forever
[Chorus]
G# Gm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to break it
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Fm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G#/A#
And my love won't forsake me
[Chorus]
G# Gm
Ooh, be tender with my love
Fm G Cm
You know how easy it is to break it
G# Gm
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Fm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
G#/A# A(add9)/A# A/B A#/C
And my love won't forsake me [key changee]
A# Am
Ooh, be tender with my love
Gm A Dm
You know how easy it is to break it
A# Am
Fanny, be tender with my love,
Gm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/C
And my love won't forsake me
A# Am
Be tender with my love;
Gm A Dm
You know how easy it is to hurt me
A# Am
Fanny, be tender with my love
Gm
'Cause it's all that I've got,
B(add9)/C
And my love won't forsake me (repeat and fade)
All This Making Love
[Intro]
C#m C#
[Verse 1]
F#m A G#m
About an hour or more, when I go upstairs, you can read between the lines
F#m G#7
I can make it to the top, but then I gotta stop
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A#
But I'm all right, I'm really fine
A C#m/G# G#
It's just the wine and all this making love
F#m A G#m
In a day or so, it'll really show, gonna wear me to the ground
F#m G#7
It's just the way it goes, she keeps me on my toes
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A#
But I'm all right, and should I mind
A C#m/G# G#
It's just the wine and all this making love
F#m A G#m
And I can't keep still, gonna make a will, 'cause I'm losing all my hair
F#m G#7
I try to make it seem it isn't just a dream
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A#
And I'm all right, I'm almost there
A C#m/G# G#
It isn't fair to wake up all this making love
[Instrumental]
F#m G#7 C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A# A G#
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A# A
[Verse 2]
C#m C#
F#m A G#m
I get pleasure and pain, it's a gravy train, it's a wonderland, it's a ride
F#m G#7
And the rumor is I'm told, she's really got a hold
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A#
And I'm all right, I'm really fine
A C#m/G# G#
It's just the wine and all this making love
F#m A G#m
She'll be making me strung by the tip of my tongue like a tiger in a cage
F#m G#7
She's got me up a wall, I'm slowing to a crawl
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A#
I'm all right, I'm really fine
A C#m/G# G# F#m
It's just the wine and all this making love.
G#7 C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A# A G#
Too much too much too much too much... Too much too much
C#m C#m/C C#m/B C#m/A# A G#
too much... Too much too much too much too much...(repeat to fade)
Country Lanes
[Intro]
G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G#
[Verse 1]
C# G# D# G# D#
So warm is my morning sun, red is my rainbow
G# C# G#
Soft is the cool summer breeze when I saw your face
D# G# D# G# Fm
I saw the light in your eyes so dark and demanding
D# G# D#
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 1]
C# D# Fm
Whenever I cry my friend
G# C# D# G#
You're always away and so I pretend
F A#m
If I could live the dreams that I see
G# D#
Long live my love
[Chorus 1]
C# D# Fm
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G# C# D# G#
I'll never belong to someone again
F A#m
Living my whole life through
C# G# D#
Long live my love for you
{Instrumental]
G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G#
[Verse 2]
C# G# D# G# D#
My life has meaning now, I am a window
G# Fm
And all things seem clear to me now
D#
Like a light in the storm
[Bridge 2]
C# D# Fm
Whenever I cry my friend
G# C# D# G#
You're always away and so I pretend
F A#m
If I could live the dreams that I see
C# G# D#
Long live my love
[Chorus 2]
C# D# Fm
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G# C# D# G#
I'll never belong to someone again
F A#m
Living my whole life through
C# G# D#
Long live my love
C# D# Fm
Walking in country (country) lanes (country lanes)
G# C# D# G#
I'll never belong to someone again
F A#m
Living my whole life through
C# G# D#
Long live my love for you
[Coda]
G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G# D#/G# G#
Come On Over
[Intro]
D D# G# D# G# G#/A#
[Verse]
D#
If my life gets like a jig saw
G# D#
With the pieces out of place
A#
Come on over
D#
Put a smile back on my face
D#
And if all my bad days came at once
G# D#
You would know just what to do
A#
Come on over
A# D#
Baby, you will see me through
[Chorus]
G# A#
And if you think I need you
D# G#
Come on over
D#
Bring your love around
Gm Fm A#
You can dry away my tears
G# A#
And if you think I need you
D# G#
Come on over
D#
Lay your body down
Gm Fm
You know I will be here
A# D# G# D# G#
So bring your love around
[Verse]
D#
When I cannot see in front of me
G# D#
And I know my darkest day
A#
Come on over
A# D#
You can take it all away
[Chorus]
G# A#
And if you think I need you
D# G#
Come on over
D#
Bring your love around
Gm Fm A#
You can wipe away my tears
G# A#
And if you think I need you
D# G#
Come on over
D#
Lay your body down
Gm Fm
You know I will be here
A#
So bring your love around
D# G# D# G#
D# G# D#
Come on over
Edge of the Universe
[Intro]
C#
4-bar riff x2 (break)
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
[Verse]
C#
Just my dog and I
F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C#
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
F#/C# C# F#/C#
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
D#m Fm
Now I look out on forever
D#m G#
And it must be nice down there
D#m G#
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Interlude]
C# F#/C#
[Verse]
C#
Well, I'm ten feet tall
F#/C# C# F#/C#
But I'm only three feet wide
C#
And I live inside an ocean
F#/C# C# F#/C#
That flows on the other side
[Bridge]
D#m Fm
If I came back down tomorrow
D#m G#
Would it all be far too soon
D#m G#
And it looks like it's gonna be a lovely afternoon
[Interlude]
C# F#/C#
[Middle 8]
A# D# F
I thought that I was going home
A# D# F F
And all the way I kept on praying
A# D# F
I couldn't stop to turn around
A# D# F F
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
F# G#
[Verse]
C#
It's been my longest journey
F#/C# C# F#/C#
And I've come through the black of night
C#
I was tired and hungry
F#/C# C# F#/C#
When I saw your distant light
[Bridge]
D#m Fm
Well, I know this may sound crazy
D#m G#
But I'm sure I got here first
D#m G#
I'm just me, Shenandora, at the edge of the universe
[Interlude]
C# F#/C#
[Middle 8]
A# D# F
I thought that I was going home
A# D# F F
And all the way I kept on praying
A# D# F
I couldn't stop to turn around
A# D# F F
Well, here I am and here I'm staying
F# G#
[Verse]
C#
Just my dog and I
F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C#
Well, I didn't wanna bring her
F#/C# C# F#/C#
And I know it'll make her worse
[Bridge]
D#m Fm
Now I look out on forever
D#m G#
And it must be nice down there
D#m G#
And they call me Shenandora in the air
[Coda]
C#
4-bar riff x2 (break)
(na na na na...)
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C#
At the edge of the universe
C# F#/C# C# F#/C# C#
At the edge of the universe
Baby As You Turn Away
[Intro]
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
[Verse]:
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
Here am I one sad and lonely guy,
C# C#maj7 C#
one shadow of the man I used to be.
F#
Now it's past, the love I thought would last
F# G#
you thought I had you chained, and now you're free.
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
I know it's wrong but I'm still holding on,
C# C#maj7 C#
still praying you will soon come back to me.
F#
But then you go, you let your feelings show;
F# G#
you said I gave you pain, and now I see.
[Chorus]
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
A#m F# F#/F
think of what we had together.
D#m G#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
heart And it's
C# C#7
easier to say goodbye,
F# F#m
making me fall, making me try,
Fm F# G#
try to make you stay as you turn
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
away.
[Verse]
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
Now you're gone, this road I walk upon is
C# C#maj7 C#
just another place where I can hide.
F#
I'm still your man, there's proof of who I am;
F# G#
except without your love I'm dead inside.
[Chorus]
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
But baby, as you turn away, I will always
A#m F# F#/F
think of what we had together.
D#m G#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
heart And it's
C# C#7
easier to say goodbye,
F# F#m
making me fall, watching me try,
Fm F# G#
try to make you stay as you turn away.
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
baby, as you turn away
A#m F# F#/F
I will always think of what we had together.
D#m G#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
heart.
C# C#7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
F# F#m
watching me fall, making me try,
Fm F# G#
try to make you stay as you turn away.
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
Baby, as you turn away
A#m F# F#/F
I will always think of what we had together.
D#m G#
Maybe this is just your way of breaking my
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
heart.
C# C#7
And it's easier to say goodbye,
F# F#m
watching me fall, making me try,
Fm F# G#
try to make you stay as you turn
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
away.
[Coda]
C# C#maj7 C#6 C#maj7
Baby as you turn... (voc ad libs) (repeat to fade0