Neil Sedaka (born 13 March 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building era of songwriting. He teamed up with Howard Greenfield to write many major hit songs for himself and others. Sedaka wrote his 1959 hit "Oh! Carol" about his then-girlfriend, Carol Klein, later to become Carole King. In 1963, King released a humorous answer entitled "Oh Neil".The Laughter In the Rain Songfacts says Sedaka's hits dried up when The Beatles arrived Read more on Last.fm

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Intro:

	Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen
	Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Verse 1:

	 Db                 F7
	Tonight's the night    I've waited for
	Bbm                       Db7
	Because you're not a baby     anymore
	Gb             Gdim              Db          Bb7
	You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
	 Eb7                     Ab7
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Verse 2:

	What happened to that funny face
	My little tomboy now wears satins and lace
	I can't believe my eyes you're just a teenage dream
	 Eb7   Ab7               Db
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Bridge:

	Ab7
	When you were only six
	Db
	I was your big brother
	Ab7
	Then when you were ten
	Db
	We didn't like each other
	Bb7
	When you were thirteen
	            Ebm
	You were my funny valentine
	     Eb7 [N.C.]
	But since you've grown up
	      Eb7 [N.C.]
	Your future is sewn up
	 Ab7
	From now on you're gonna be mine, so

Verse 3:

	If I should smile with sweet surprise
	It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
	You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
	 Eb7   Ab7               Db    A7
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

[key change]

[repeat verse 3, in D]

	D                 F#7
	If I should smile     with sweet surprise
	Bm                                D7
	It's just that you've grown up before my very eyes
	 G             G#dim             D             B7
	You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
	 E7    A7                D
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Coda [repeat to fade]:

	 D              Bm
	Tra la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
	        G             A
	Happy birthday sweet sixteen

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Calendar Girl
Neil Sedaka


E                 C#m
I love, I love my calendar girl
E           C#m
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
E                         C#m
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
A              B          E    B7          
Each and every day of the year.

 E
(January) you start the year off fine
 C#m
(February)you're my little valentine
 E
(March)I'm gonna march you down the aisle
 C#m
(April) You're the Easter Bunny when you smile

A              F#7
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
  E                      C#7
I love, I love my little calendar girl
      F#7                     B7                     E
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
       A          E   B7
(Every day of the year)

 E
(May) Maybe if I ask your dad and mom
 C#m
(June)They'll let me take to you to the Junior prom
 E
(July) like a firecracker all aglow
 C#m
(August) When you're on the beach you steal the show

A              F#7
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
  E                      C#7
I love, I love my little calendar girl
      F#7                     B7                     E
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
       A          E   B7
(Every day of the year)

 E
(September)Light the candles ay your sweet sixteen
 C#m
(October) Romeo and Juliet on Halloween
 E
(November)I'll give tahanks taht you belong to me
 C#m
(December)You're the present 'neath my Christmas tree

A              F#7
Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl
  E                      C#7
I love, I love my little calendar girl
      F#7                     B7                     E
Every day (every day), every day (every day) of the year
       A          E   B7
(Every day of the year)

E                 C#m
I love, I love my calendar girl
E           C#m
Yeah, sweet calendar girl  3x

Calendar Girl

Do do do
A          F#m      D     E
down dooby doo down down, comma comma
A          F#m      D     E
down dooby doo down down, comma comma
A          F#m      D
down dooby doo down down
E              A    Bm A
breaking up is hard to do


                A  F#m  D        E
Don't take your love   away from me
A         F#m               D   E
Don't you leave my heart in misery
 A              F#m
'If you go then I'll be blue
       D              Bm      E
'Cause breaking up is hard to do


         A  F#m     D       E
Remember when   you held me tight
A                 D               E
And you kissed me all through the night
A                 F#m
Think of all that we've been through
    D              E       A
And breaking up is hard to do


                       Am Bm Am     Bm
They say that breaking up is hard to do
G
Now I know I know that it's true
Gm    C7       Gm          C7
Don't say that this is the end
  F                                E7             E
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again


         A  F#m
I beg of you
D             E
Don't say goodbye
A        F#m            D      E
Can't we give our love another try?
A             F#m
Come on baby, let's start anew
       D              E       A
'Cause breaking up is hard to do


                       Am  Bm  Am      Bm
They say that breaking up  is  hard to do
G
Now I know I know that it's true
Gm    C7       Gm          C7
Don't say that this is the end
  F                                E7             E
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again


         A  F#m
I beg of you
D             E
Don't say goodbye
A        F#m            D      E
Can't we give our love another try?
A             F#m
Come on baby, let's start anew
       D              E       A
'Cause breaking up is hard to do


A          F#m      D     E
Down dooby doo down down, comma comma
A          F#m      D     E
down dooby doo down down, comma comma
A          F#m      D
down dooby doo down down
E              A    Bm A
breaking up is hard to do

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Neil Sedaka Sings The Hits

Intro:
A F#m Bm E
A F#m Bm E

   A
Oh Carol!
           F#m
I am but a fool
           Bm
darling i love you
                      E
though you treat me cruel
     A
You hurt me
                F#m
and you make me cry
            Bm      E
but if you leave me
               A
I will surely die

N/A                            A
Darling, there will never be another
                 F#m
'cause i love you so
            Bm
don't ever leave me
                E
say you'll never go

                                A
I will always treat you as my sweet heart
                   F#m
no matter what you do
      Bm    E
oh! Soriya
                    A
i'm so in love with you

Instrumental


                               A
Darling, there will never be another
                  F#m
'cause i love you so
             Bm
don't ever leave me
                 E
say you'll never go


                               A
I will always treat you as my sweet heart
                   F#m
no matter what you do
      Bm    E
oh! Carol!       
                    A
I'm so in love with you

Oh Carol

Stairway To Heaven
Neil Sedaka

Intro:

	 F         Dm
	Climb up   way up high
	 F         Dm
	Climb up   way up high
	 F         Dm
	Climb up   way up high
	Bb       C [N.C.]

Verse 1:

	 F
	Well-a well-a well-a heavenly angel
	Dm
	I want you for my girl
	 Bb
	When I kissed your sweet, sweet lips
	   C [N.C.]                        B
	I knew you were out of this world

Chorus:

	 Bb
	I'll build a stairway to heaven
	 F
	I'll climb to the highest star
	Bb            G7
	I'll build a stairway to heaven
	      C7        /C        F   
	'Cause heaven is where you are

Verse 2:

	Well-a well-a well-a over the rainbow
	That's where I'm gonna climb
	Way up high where the bluebirds fly
	I'm gonna love you all the time

[sax solo over verse chords]

[repeat chorus]

	Well-a well-a well I gotta be going
	Gonna leave the world behind
	Every day in a heavenly way
	You're gonna drive me outta my mind

[repeat chorus]
Coda:	   
	(...are)
	Bb            G7
	I'll build a stairway to heaven
	      C7        /C        F   
	'Cause heaven is where you are

	  F       Dm
	Climb up  way up high  [repeat to fade]

Stairway To Heaven

INTRO:
A#                      Gm
Aaahhh..aaahhh..aaahhh..aaahhh..whoa..oohhh..oohhh
Cm                                F
oohhh..oohhh..whoa..oohhh..oohhh..oohhh..

#1.
A#                    Gm
How I'd like to look..into that 

little book..
    Cm                        F
the one that has the lock and key.
D#                        A#
And know the boy that you care for..
C                           F
the boy who's in your diar..y.

#2.
A#                       Gm
When it's late at night..what is the 
                 Cm
name you write?..oh, what I'd give if 
        F
I could see.
D#                    A#        C
Am I the boy that you care for..the boy 
                    A#
who's in your diar..y?

CHORUS:
A#7
Do you recall and make note of all..
    D#
the little things I say and do.
C
The name you underline..I'm hoping 
                F
that it's mine..darling, I'm so in 
                 F#
love with yooou..ooouu.

#3.
B                           G#m
Please don't leave me blue..make all 
                     C#m
my dreams come true..you know how much 
            F#
you mean to me.
E                        B    G#
Say I'm the boy that you care for..
C#            F#            B
the boy who's in your diar..y.

OUTRO:
B                       G#m
Aaahhh..aaahhh..aaahhh..aaahhh..whoa..oohhh..oohhh
C#m                               F#
oohhh..oohhh..whoa..oohhh..oohhh..oohhh..(x2)(Fade.)

The Diary

D                  Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil 
D                  Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil 
 

D          Bm                           G             A7       
Hey little devil you're always runnin' around 
D            Bm                                   G       A7       
It's time that someone started bringing you down 
D            G 
There'll be some changes made 
Bm            G 
Your rovin' days are through 
D     Bm                 G                       A                D    G D                
Hey little devil I'm gonna make an angel out of you 
 

D      Bm                 G       A7       
Hey little devil you got me all in a whirl 
D      Bm                                    G       A7       
You're a cute little devil and I'm gonna make you my girl 
D      G 
You're out to break my heart 
Bm              G 
But just before you do 
D     Bm            G        A     D    G D                
Hey little devil I'm gonna make an angel out of you 
 

G 
They say beware but I don't care 
Bm 
I love you just the same 
E 
You're an old heart breaker and a mischief maker 
A                  A7 
But I'm wise to your name 
 
Woh woh woh 
D                  Bm                 G       A7       
Hey little devil everything is gonna be fine 
D                  Bm                              G       A7       
'Cause someday soon I'm gonna make you all mine 
D                     G 
There'll be no runnin' around 
Bm                    G 
You met your Waterloo 
D     Bm            G              A           D    G D                
Hey little devil I'm gonna make an angel out of you 
 
Woh woh woh 
D      Bm                 G       A7       
Hey little devil everything is gonna be fine 
D      Bm                              G       A7       
'Cause someday soon I'm gonna make you all mine 
D               G 
There'll be no runnin' around 
Bm              G 
You met your Waterloo 
D     Bm            G              A           D    G D                
Hey little devil I'm gonna make an angel out of you 
 

D            Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil 
D            Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil 
 

D            Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil 
D            Bm 
Woh who who who yeah yeah yeah 
G            A 
Hey little devil

Little Devil

Neil Sedaka Sings: Little Devil And His Other Hits

Laughter In The Rain
Neil Sedaka

Verse 1

DM7        Bm7          Em7            A7
Strolling along country roads with my baby.

Em7          A7          D6
It starts to rain, it begins to pour.

    DM7      Bm7          Em7            A7
Without an umbrella we're soaked to the skin.

Em7      A7         D6            D  F#m  G
I feel a shiver run up my spine.

           G            G   A7sus4     A7
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine.

Chorus:

G          F#m
Oo, I hear laughter in the rain,

Em7              A7            D6
Walking hand in hand with the one I love.

G         F#m
Oo, how I love the rainy days

        Em7               F#7
And the happy way I feel inside.

Verse 2

DM7      Bm7         Em7     A7
After a while we run under a tree.

Em7       A7          D6
I turn to her and she kisses me.

DM7            Bm7          Em7          A7
There with the beat of the rain on the leaves

Em7      A7          D6         D  G
Softly she breathes and I close my eyes.

            G       G   A7sus4     A7
Sharing our love under stormy skies.

Laughter In The Rain

A
Girl we made it to the top
Dm
we went so high we couldn't stop
A                     Dm         A          
We climbed the ladder leading us nowhere
D                  Dm                      A    Dm7  G7
two of us together building castles in the air
C                                     Fm
we spun so fast we couldn,t tell, the gold ring from the carousel
C                     Fm                  C
How could we know the ride would turn out bad
E7            Am      D7                G7
Everything we wanted, was everything we had
G7                Fmaj7
I miss the hungry years
Fmaj7           Fm
The once upon a time
Fm              C
The lovely long ago
C                D9
We didn't have a dime
D9            Dm7
those days of me and you
Fm                Cmaj7
We lost along the way
C9                Fmaj7
How could I be so blind
Fmaj7          Fm
Not to see the door
Fm             C9
Closing on the world
C            D9
I now hunger for
D9                 Dm7    G13
Looking through my tears
Fm                C       Bm E7
I miss the hungry years

back to start

We shared our daydreams one by one
Making plans was so much fun
We set our goals and reached the highest star
Things that we were after
Were much better from afar

Here we stand just me and you
With everything and nothing too
It wasn't worth the price we had to pay
Honey take me home
Let's go back to yeterday

G7                Fmaj7
I miss the hungry years
Fmaj7           Fm
The once upon a time
Fm              C
The lovely long ago
C                D9
We didn't have a dime
D9            Dm7
those days of me and you
Fm                Cmaj7
We lost along the way
C9                Fmaj7
How could I be so blind
Fmaj7          Fm
Not to see the door
Fm             C9
Closing on the world
C            D9
I now hunger for
D9                 Dm7    G13
Looking through my tears
Fm                C       Bm E7
I miss the hungry years

Fm                C       Bm E7
I miss the hungry years

The Hungry Years

The Definitive Collection

INTRO: G7-C


C
I'm livin' in a house on the other 

side of town.
C
They're makin' a highway so they're 
                    G7
rippin' my buildin' down.
  C                            C7
I gotta find a place, within a week..
   F
or else I'll be sleepin' out on the street.
C              G7                   C
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacan..cy.

CHORUS:
C
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)..
C                      
walkin' up and walkin' down (no vacancy)..
                               F
I've been searchin' 'round the town (no vacancy)..
                   C
no apartment to be found (no vacancy)..
                   G7                         C    G7
on my dishwasher's pay (can't find a place to stay)


C
I found myself a place but the rent sure 

is a crime.
C
It's a cold water flat that was built in 
          G7
Lincoln's time.
    C
The paint is peelin' right off of the wall..
     F
good golly, the bathroom is in the hall.
C              G7                   C
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacan..cy.


INTERLUDE: C G7 C F..C G7 C C#


C#
I could budget myself, scrimp and save to 

get along.
C#
But it ain't no fun givin' up wine, women 
    G#7
and song.
         C#
So, I'll have a roof up above my head..
    F#
but under those conditions I would rather 

be dead.
C#             G#7                  C#
Woe is me, I'm lookin' for a vacan..cy.

CHORUS:
C#
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy)..
C#                   
walkin' up and walkin' down (no vacancy)..
                               F#
I've been searchin' 'round the town (no vacancy)..
                   C#
no apartment to be found (no vacancy)..
                   G#7                        C#    G#7
on my dishwasher's pay (can't find a place to stay)

OUTRO:
                          C#
All day long I'm walkin' 'round (no vacancy) (x5)(Fade.)

No Vacancy

The Many Sides Of Neil Sedaka

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Intro/Verse
A|--4--1--3--6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1--4---------------------------------------------------|
C|--8--5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
A|--1--4--4--4--6------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-----4------------------------------------------------|
C|--5--8-----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I----------8-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9-9-9-9---4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--8-8-8-8-8-9-6-6-8-9-I------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

School Friends

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

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