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Surf And Mull And Sex And Fun The Classic Recordings Of Mental As Anything Full Album by Mental as Anything
Surf And Mull And Sex And Fun The Classic Recordings Of Mental As Anything Full Album
Tuning: E A D G B E
TRACK LIST:
1. The Nips Are Getting Better
2. Egypt
3. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet
4. Come Around
5. Too Many Times
6. If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?
7. Berserk Warriors
8. Let''s Cook
9. I Didn''t Mean To Be Mean
10. Close Again
11. Spirit Got Lost
12. Brain Brain
13. Working For The Man
14. Apocalypso
15. You''re So Strong
16. Live It Up
17. Date With Destiny
18. Let''s Go To Paradise
19. He''s Just No Good For You
20. Don''t Tell Me Now
21. Concrete And Clay
22. Rock ''N'' Roll Music
23. The World Seems Difficult
24. Mr Natural
25. Nigel
26. Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun
1. THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER
[Intro]
G C D (x4)
[Verse]
G C D
Started out just drinking beer
G C D
I didn''t know how or why or what I was doing there
G C D
Just a couple more made me feel a little better
G C D G
Believe me when I tell you it was nothing to do with the letter
[Instrumental]
D G C D G
D G C D
[Verse]
G C D
Ran right out of beer, I took a look into the larder
G C D
No bones nothing I''d better go and get something harder
G C D
Back in a flash I started on a dash of Jamaica Rum
G C D
Me and Pat Malone, drinking on our own
[Chorus]
G C D
Whoa oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Whoa yeah, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Whoa oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D G
Yeah, mmm they''re getting bigger
[Instrumental]
D G C D G
D G C D
[Verse]
G C D
Sometimes I wonder what all these chemicals are doing to my brain
G C D
Doesn''t worry me enough to stop me from doing it again
G C D
Wipin’ out brain cells by the million but I don''t care
G C D
Doesn''t worry me even though I ain''t got a lot to spare
[Chorus]
G C D
Whoa oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Whoa yeah, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Whoa oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D G
Yeah, they''re getting bigger
[Outro]
D G C D G
D G C D G
D G C
2. EGYPT
[Intro]
E (x8)
E B A A E (x2)
[Verse 1]
E B
Egypt, I saw you
A E
On the television
E B
I saw your name
A E
Written on a wall
E B
I saw your picture
A E
In a magazine
[Instrumental]
E B A A E
[Verse 2]
E B
Egypt, can I ask you
A E
To lend me your blue sky
E B
And your dreamy
A E
Virginal tenderness
E B
I don''t know you very well
A E G# A
But I really like you
[Chorus]
B
Egypt, I''m a gonna
E G# A
See you soon
B
I''m a gonna walk on
E
Your foreshore
[Interlude]
E B A E
[Verse 3]
E B
Egypt, won''t you hold me
A E
Like I held a map of you
E B
I learned your location
A E
From a travel brochure
E B
Egypt, I need your
A E G# A
Sophisticated silence
[Chorus]
B
Egypt, I''m a gonna
E G# A
See you soon
B
I''m a gonna walk on
E
Your foreshore
[Link]
E B A E
E B A E G# A
[Chorus]
B
Egypt, I''m a gonna
E G# A
See you soon
B
I''m a gonna walk on
E G# A
Your foreshore
B E G# A
Egypt won''t you hold me in your desert sounds
B
With your tanks and your sand
E
Your interesting stones
[Outro]
E B A E
E B A E
E B A A E
3. (JUST LIKE) ROMEO & JULIET
[Intro]
E G A C
E A (x4)
[Verse 1]
E A E A
I got a girl just like I wanted
E A E A
She''s the kind I can take home to my mother
E A E A
She is fine, man you oughta see her
E A E A
She is mine of that I have no fear
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m G#m A B
Our love''s gonna be written down in history
[Chorus]
E A E A E A E A
Just like Romeo and Juliet
[Verse 2]
E A E A
I''m gonna buy her pretty presents
E A E A
Just like the ones in the catalogue
E A E A
Gonna show her how much I love her
E A E A
Let her know one way or another
[Pre-Chorus]
F# G# A B
Our love''s gonna be written down in history
[Chorus]
E A E A
Just like Romeo and Juliet
E A E A
Hep'' hep
[Instrumental]
E A (x8)
[Bridge]
C#
Something ''bout love and romance
C
Just wait ''til I get myself straight
B
I''m gonna take Romeo''s place
N.C.
Hey'' hey I ain''t gonna need no
[Verse 1]
F# B F# B
I got a girl just like I wanted
F# B F# B
She''s the kind I can take home to my mother
F# B F# B
She is fine, man you oughta see her
F# B F# B
She is mine of that I have no fear
[Pre-Chorus]
G# A# B C#
Our love''s gonna be written down in history
[Chorus]
F# B F# B
Just like Romeo and Juliet
F# B F# B
Hep'' hep
F# B F# B
A-baby
F# B F# B
Hep, hep
F# B F# B
Hey, babe
[Outro]
F# B F# B
Just like Romeo and Juliet
F# B F# B
Just like Romeo and Juliet
F# B F# B F#
Just like Romeo and Juliet
4. COME AROUND
[Intro]
F F F F
[Verse 1]
F Bb
You know where I can be found
F# C
I don''t see why you don''t come around
F
I have my own life
Bb F# C
And now I''m sure that you have many things to do
[Instrumental 1]
C# F# C# D
[Verse 2]
F Bb
I know I shouldn''t make things harder for you
F# C
Than they already are
F Bb
And I wouldn''t lose any sleep
F# C
If you don''t come on over in your car
[Chorus]
C# F#
So why don''t you come around sometime
C# F#
You know I''m usually here
C# F#
Leave all that bitterness behind
C# F#
I promise I''ll try not to leer
[Instrumental 2]
F Bb F# C
[Verse 3]
F Bb
Things are moving so quickly
F# C
I feel like I''m really losing touch
F Bb
Seeing you reminds me of days
F# C
When nothing really mattered very much
[Chorus]
C# F#
So why don''t you come around sometime
C# F#
You know I''m usually here
C# F#
Leave all that bitterness behind
C# F#
I promise I''ll try not to leer
[Outro]
C# F# C# D
E E D C#
5. TOO MANY TIMES
[Intro]
B E C#m (x2)
[Chorus]
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
[Verse 1]
B E C#m B
Too many times I''ve seen the sun come up through bloodshot eyes this week
E C#m B
No matter what I do since we broke up I find it hard to sleep
[Verse 2]
B E C#m B
The room is spinning from too many drinks I''ve drunken by myself
E B
I know that staying here and drinking beer is no good for my health
[Bridge]
F# B D A
What is there left to do, but to drink and watch the view
E
I think that it might rain this afternoon
[Chorus]
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
[Instrumental 1]
B E C#m B E B
[Bridge]
C#m D# F# E
The doctor that I went to couldn''t do any good
C#m D# F# E
he gave me pills for sleep and I took more than I should, than I should.
[Verse 1]
B E C#m B
Too many times I''ve seen the sun come up through bloodshot eyes this week
E C#m B
No matter what I do since we broke up I find it hard to sleep
[Instrumental 2]
B E C#m B
[Bridge]
F# B D A
What is there left to do, but to drink and watch the view
E
I think that it might rain this afternoon
[Outro]
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
B E
Too many times, too many times
6. IF YOU LEAVE ME CAN I COME TOO?
[Intro]
C G (x4)
[Verse 1]
D A
Words were exchanged last night
D A
You could call it a fight
D A
It''s such a shame, I never thought we would
D A
Wouldn''t be so bad, if it weren''t so good
[Verse 2]
D A
I''ve had enough of that,
D A
with other loves in days gone by
D A
It wasn''t much I know
D A
Just enough, enough to make me cry
[Chorus]
C G
If you leave me can I come too?
C G
We can always stay
C G
But if you leave me can I come too?
F G# G
And if you go, can I come too ooh
[Intro]
C G (x4)
[Verse 2]
D A
Don''t let it happen again
D A
Cause that I couldn''t take
D A
Once was quite enough
D
It''s easy to forgive
A
Harder to forget
[Chorus]
C G
If you leave me can I come too?
C G
We can always stay
C G
But if you leave me can I come too?
F G# G
And if you go, can I come too ooh
[Instrumental]
C G (x2)
C G C G
I''ve had enough of that
[Outro]
C G
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
C G
Can I come too
C G
Can I come too?
7. BESERK WARRIORS
[Intro]
E Bm (x2)
[Verse 1]
E Bm F#m
Bjorn is just a Viking
A Bm E
He is very handy with a sword
E Bm F#m
He loves nothing better
A Bm E
Than to cut and slash right through a hord
E Bm F#m A E
Mutilation, jubilation,
Bm F#m A
Friendly muscles in a tussle
[Interlude]
E Bm
[Verse 2]
E Bm F#m
Anna''s a girl viking
A Bm E
She is very handy with a spear
E Bm F#m
She won''t wear silk stockings
A Bm E
Armour plated garments are her sphere
E Bm F#m A E
In the fjords, You can hear them
Bm F#m A
Eerie horns blow, Viking love show
[Bridge 1]
E F#m A
Bjorn and Anna earnt their leisure
E F#m B
They have each other for their pleasure
[Instrumental]
A A G Bm
[Intro]
E Bm (x2)
[Verse 3]
E Bm F#m
Bjorn is on his longship
A Bm E
He and Anna fought it out today
E Bm F#m
He says it is their Waterloo
A Bm E
Vikings shouldn''t mix their work and play
Bm F#m A E
All that blonde hair for them to share
Bm F#m A
So much plunder cut asunder
[Bridge 2]
E F#m A
Now when Bjorn and Anna see each other
E F#m B
It''s on the battlefield, not as lovers
[Instrumental]
A A G Bm
[Outro]
E Bm F#m Bm E Bm F#m Bm
Those Vikings love to fight and play
E Bm F#m Bm E Bm F#m Bm
Fighting Berserk Warriors, Hey hey
E Bm F#m Bm E Bm F#m Bm
Those Vikings love to fight and play
E Bm F#m Bm E Bm F#m Bm
Fighting Berserk Warriors, Hey hey
E Bm F#m Bm E Bm F#m Bm
Those Vikings love to fight and play.....
8. LET''S COOK
[Intro]
A# G (x2)
[Verse 1]
G C
Let''s cook, let''s cook
G C
Let''s eat, let''s eat
G C
Let''s growl, let''s growl
G C
Let''s work, let''s work
[Intro]
A# G (x4)
[Verse 1]
G C
Let''s cook, let''s cook
G C
Let''s eat, let''s eat
G C
Let''s growl, let''s growl
G C
Let''s work, let''s work
[Intro]
A# G (x4)
[Instrumental]
C Bb (x3)
D
[Verse 1]
G C
Let''s cook, let''s cook
G C
Let''s eat, let''s eat
G C
Let''s grrrr, let''s growl
G C
Let''s work, let''s work
[Outro]
A# G (x2)
9. I DIDN''T MEAN TO BE MEAN
[Intro]
G F (x2)
[Verse 1]
G C G
It''s hard to be a nice guy all the time
G C G
Everybody knows that guilty feeling
G C G
When you hurt the one you love
G C G
Yes, I''m guilty of that crime
[Interlude]
G Gm G F (x2)
[Verse 2]
G C G
It''s a strain to maintain that loving feeling
G C G
Even when you say, "Don''t be cruel"
G C G
People being what they are, there''s danger
G C G
There''s gun battles in the suburbs
[Chorus]
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no
[Interlude]
G Gm G F (x2)
[Verse 1]
G C G
It''s hard to be a nice guy all the time
G C G
Everybody knows that guilty feeling
G C G
When you hurt the one you love
G C G
Yes, I''m guilty of that crime
[Verse 3]
G C G
Now I wouldn''t say I was no saint
G C G
But there are worse things that I ain''t
G C G
My old mum will stand by me
G C G
And she''s as true as she can be
[Chorus]
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no
[Intro]
G F (x2)
[Outro]
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no...no, no, no
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D D Bm Em G A D
Oh, no
D Bm Em
I didn''t mean to be mean
G A D
Oh, no
[Outro]
D Bm Em G A G
G A (x3)
10. CLOSE AGAIN
[Intro]
D D G Em
[Verse 1]
D Em
I''ve got toes and I''ve got feet
D Em
In snappy shoes they cross the street
D G
Through the gate and up the hall
A
They take me to your door
[Pre-Chorus 1]
G A
Once inside it''s ten to one
G A
That we''re gonna have some fun
[Chorus]
D G
Close again
D G
Close again
[Verse 2]
D Em
Drinking coffee in the heat
D Em
Lounging rhythms, slippered feet
D G
Morning sunshine on your lap
A
I love this a tender trap
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G A
Once again my hands are warm
G A
Feeling your familiar form
[Chorus]
D G
Close again
D G
Close again
D
And again
[Bridge]
C
S-slouching on the couches
G
Chatting and chewing and singing
A
Who needs shopping vouchers
A
I''m not buying this feeling
[Instrumental]
D D G Em (x3)
[Pre-Chorus 3]
G A
Once again my hands are warm
G A
Feeling your familiar form
G A
Here''s my bet, it''s ten to one
G A
That we''re gonna have some fun
[Chorus]
D G
Close again
D G
Close again
D G
And again
D G
And again
D G
And again
D G D G D G
Close again
[Outro]
D G D G D G D G
And again
11. SPIRIT GOT LOST
[Intro]
Em F (x4)
[Verse 1]
Em F Em F
Somebody said that it''s not a good time to sell
Em F
Economy''s down and your mind is unsound
Em F
And your body''s an empty shell
[Chorus]
C G C G
My spirit got lost now something is missing (something is missing)
C G C G
All the people ''round here are too bony for kissing (bony for kissing)
[Verse 2]
Em F
I was lying in bed when I woke up dead
Em F
Cool, but not too calm
Em F
Must''ve stolen my soul through a photograph
Em F
Or a jungle voodoo charm
[Chorus]
C G C G
My spirit got lost now something is missing (something is missing)
C G C G
All the people ''round here are too bony for kissing (bony for kissing)
[Bridge]
F
We dance around the gravestones
G
And we drag the chains around
F
We clatter ''n clank ''n we chatter ''n skank
G
And when we get down, it''s into the ground
[Instrumental]
Em F (x4)
[Verse 3]
Em F
There''ll always be a chair for you
Em F
In the corner of my heart
Em F
A table for two for me and you
Em F
For as long as we''re apart
[Chorus]
C G C G
My spirit got lost now something is missing (something is missing)
C G C G
All the people ''round here are too bony for kissing (bony for kissing)
[Bridge]
F
We dance around the gravestones
G
And we drag the chains around
F
We clatter ''n clank ''n we chatter ''n skank
G
And when we get down, it''s into the ground
[Verse 4]
Em
From cradle to grave
F Em F
Then back to the cradle again
Em
600 dumb creatures
F Em F
To make up the souls of ten men
[Chorus]
C G C G
My spirit got lost now something is missing (something is missing)
C G C G
All the people ''round here are too bony for kissing (bony for kissing)
C G C G
My spirit got lost now something is missing (The people ''round here are too bony for kissing)
C
My spirit got lost
G C G C G C G C
And I''m just about to get lost too
12. BRAIN BRAIN
[Intro]
G E (x2)
[Verse 1]
A
It''s midnight, we''re fighting
A C
It''s more than, just chiding
Em B G
No more she wants to feel these selfish hands
[Verse 2]
A
The flyscreen is broken
A C
More wrong words are spoken
Em B G
She''s leaving and I don''t know what to do
Em B G E
She''s leaving and I don''t know what to do...what to do
[Chorus]
A E D# C# B
Brain, brain, brain, brain won''t you help me
A G E
You know this day, isn''t going to last for long
A E D# C# B
Brain, brain, brain, brain won''t you guide me
A G E
These arms, these legs, propel them to another day
G E
Propel them to another day
[Intro]
G E (x2)
[Verse 3]
A
I just can not stall her
A C
As cab lights grow smaller
Em B G
An empty road reflects the crimson sky
[Verse 4]
A
The night lights are blinking
A C
At logic that''s sinking
Em B G
Digesting things that are not rational
Em B G E
Digesting things that are not rational...not rational
[Chorus]
A E D# C# B
Brain, brain, brain, brain won''t you help me
A G E
You know this day, isn''t going to last for long
A E D# C# B
Brain, brain, brain, brain won''t you guide me
A G E
These arms, these legs, propel them to another day
G E
Propel them to another day
[Chorus]
A E D# C# B
Brain, brain, brain, brain won''t you help me
A G E
These arms, these legs, propel them to another day
G E
Propel them to another day
G E
Propel them to another day
[Intro]
G E
[Outro]
A E (x8)
13. WORKING FOR THE MAN
[Intro]
G
Hey now, you''d better listen to me, every one of you
G
We''ve got a lotta lotta lotta lotta work to do
G
Forget about your women and that water can
C
Today you''re workin'' for the man
[Interlude]
Am Em Am
whoa-oh-oh oh oh oh
Am Em Am
whoa oh oh oh
[Verse 1]
Am Em Am Em Am
I''m pickin'' ''em up and I''m layin'' ''em down
Em Am Em Am
I believe he''s gonna work me into the ground
Em Am Em Am
I''m a pull to the left, I heave to the right
Em Am
I oughta kill him but it wouldn''t be right
[Chorus 1]
G C
''Cause I''m workin'' for the man, workin'' for the man
G C
I gotta lend him a hand, workin'' for the man
[Interlude]
Am Em Am
whoa-oh-oh oh oh oh
Am Em Am
whoa oh oh oh
[Verse 2]
Em Am Em Am
Pick up your feet, we''ve got a deadline to meet
Em Am Em Am
I''m gonna see you make it on time
Em Am Em Am
And don''t relax, I want elbows and backs
Em Am
I wanna see everybody from behind
[Chorus 2]
G C
''Cause you''re workin'' for the man, workin'' for the man
G C
You gotta lend him a hand, workin'' for the man
[Instrumental]
Am Em Am (x4)
[Bridge]
Am Em Am
Well the boss''s daughter sneaks me water
Em Am
Every time her daddy''s down the line
Em Am
She says "Meet me tonight, love me right
Em Am
And everything is gonna be fine"
Em Am
So I slave all day without much pay
Em Am
I''m just a-bidin'' my time
Am
''Cause the company and the daughter you see
G Am
They''re both gonna be all mine
[Chorus 3]
G C
Yeah I''m gonna be the man, gonna be the man
G C
You gotta lend me a hand if I''m gonna be the man
G C
Yeah I''m gonna be the man, gonna be the man
G C
You gotta lend me a hand if I''m gonna be the man
[Outro]
Am Em Am
whoa-oh-oh oh oh oh
Am Em Am
whoa oh oh oh
Am Em Am
whoa-oh-oh oh oh oh
Am Em Am
whoa oh oh oh
Em Am Em Am
Pickin'' them up and laying them down
Am Em Am
whoa oh oh oh
Em Am
Working for the man
Em Am
Working for the man
Em Am
Working for the man
14. APOCALYPSO
[Intro]
N.C.
Apocalypso! Apocalypso!
F# B F# (x4)
[Verse 1]
F#
Santa Claus is drinking beer
B F#
Trying not to worry
F#
Hearing things he don''t want to hear
B F#
''Cause he''s in a hurry
E
Say goodbye
F#
Say goodbye
[Verse 2]
F#
Now, Santa Claus is drinking gin
B F#
And trying not to worry
F#
Stops himself from listening in
B F#
''Cause he''s in a hurry
E
Say goodbye
F#
Say goodbye
[Chorus]
C# F#
Apocalypso it''s a special dance
B
Apocalypso
F# C#
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
E B
The smile off Santa''s face?
[Verse 3]
F#
White sheets and bright lights in the sky
B F#
Shining through his window
F#
Santa Claus is wondering why
B F#
There''s nothing on his radio
E
It must be time
F#
To say goodbye
[Chorus]
C# F#
Apocalypso it''s a special dance
B
Apocalypso
F# C#
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
E B
The smile off Santa''s face?
[Instrumental]
A E A E F#
[Verse 1]
F#
Santa Claus is drinking beer
B F#
Trying not to worry
F#
Hearing things he don''t want to hear
B F#
''Cause he''s in a hurry
E
Say goodbye
F#
Say goodbye
[Chorus]
C# F#
Apocalypso it''s a special dance
B
Apocalypso
F# C#
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
E B
The smile off Santa''s face?
[Outro]
F# B F# B
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
F# B F# B
Trying to wipe the smile off Santa''s face?
F# B F# B
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
F# B F# B
Trying to wipe the smile off Santa''s face?
F# B F# B
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
F# B F# B
Wipe that smile off Santa''s face?
F# B F# B
Tell me why they''re trying to wipe
F# B F# B
Trying to wipe the smile off Santa''s face?
F# B
Wipe the smile off Santa''s face
F# B
And burning off his beard
F# B
Blow the roof off Santa''s house
F# B
And drying all his tears
F# B
Blow that smile off Santa''s face
F# B
And burning off his beard
F# B
Blow the roof off Santa''s house
F# B F# B F# B
And drying all his tears
F# B F# B
Tears
F# B F# B
Tears
F# B F# B F# B F# B
Tears
F# B F# B
Ooh
F# B F# B
Ooh
15. YOU''RE SO STRONG
[Intro]
Bm A C B
[Verse 1]
G C
I walk along right next to you
F G
You seem to know just what to do
C
Your body tries to infiltrate
F G
Our privacy, it''s hard to wait
C
Easy darling, you can''t ignore
F G
All of the reasons that I love you for
C
The way we cook, the way you win
F G
When you wanna love me, I just must give in
[Chorus]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
You''re so strong
D Bm
You mightn''t think so, but I know
C G
You''re so strong
[Verse 2]
G C
You picked me up, you took me home
F G
Straightened me out, but didn''t leave me alone
C
The way you hug, the way you kiss
F G
I don''t know how much more I can take o'' this
[Chorus]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
You''re so strong
D Bm
You mightn''t think so, but I know
C G
You''re so strong
[Break]
Bm F#m C B (x2)
[Chorus]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
You''re so strong
D Bm
You mightn''t think so, but I know
C G
You''re so strong
G
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
G C
I walk along right next to you
F G
You seem to know just what to do
C
Your body tries to infiltrate
F G
Our privacy, it''s hard to wait
C
Easy darling, you can''t ignore
F G
All of the reasons that I love you for
C
The way you hug, the way you kiss
F G
I don''t know how much more I can take o'' this
[Chorus]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
You''re so strong
D Bm
You mightn''t think so, but I know
C G
You''re so strong
[Outro]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
Try not to break me baby
D Bm
Try not to break me baby
C G
You''re so strong
[Outro]
D Bm
Try not to break me baby (Babe, babe, babe)
C G
Try not to break me baby (You''re so strong)
D Bm
Try not to break me baby (Babe, babe, babe)
C G
Try not to break me baby (You''re so strong)
D Bm
Try not to break me baby (Babe, babe, babe)
C G
Try not to break me baby (You''re so strong)
D Bm
Try not to break me baby (Babe, babe, babe)
C G
Try not to break me baby (You''re so strong)
16. LIVE IT UP
[Intro]
F# Bm C D
[Verse 1]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don''t you know you''re worth your weight in gold?
D
I can''t believe that you''re alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse 2]
G
A close encounter with a hardhearted man
Em
Who never gave half of what he got
D
Has made you wish that you''d never been born
C
That''s a shame cause you got the lot
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey there, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let''s live it up
[Verse 3]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you''d level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that''s just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey there, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let''s live it up
[Bridge]
F# Bm
Just answer me the question why
C D
You stand alone by the phone in the corner and cry, baby
[Instrumental]
G Em D C
[Verse 1]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don''t you know you''re worth your weight in gold?
D
I can''t believe that you''re alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse 3]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you''d level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that''s just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey there, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let''s live it up
[Bridge]
G Em
Let''s live it up,
D
Live it up
C
Mmmm live it up
G
Hey there, you
Em
With the sad face
D
Come up to my place
C G C C C
Come up to my place, baby
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey there, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let''s live it up
[Chorus]
G Em D
You with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let''s live it up
[Outro]
Em D D C G
17. DATE WITH DESTINY
[Intro]
Am Em (x2)
[Verse 1]
Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
F
She''s real smart and sweet
Am G
Me loving her was always meant to be
Am F
To make my life complete
[Chorus]
G F F
I can''t avoid fate or a girl
G Am
I can''t avoid fate or a girl called Destiny
[Intro]
Am Em
[Verse 2]
Am
I''m goin'' to try and win her love tonight
F
I hope I''m good enough
Am G
Dressed in my best threads I hope I look alright
Am F
I usually look pretty rough
[Chorus]
G F F
I can''t avoid fate or a girl
G F F
I can''t avoid fate or a girl
G Am
I can''t avoid fate or a girl called Destiny
[Bridge]
Em F
Seems to me it''s got to be
Em F Am
Seems to me it''s got to be - Destiny
[Instrumental]
Am Em (x3)
F
[Verse 1]
Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
F
She''s real smart and sweet
Am G
Me loving her was always meant to be
Am F
To make my life complete
[Chorus]
G F F
I can''t avoid fate or a girl
G F F
I can''t avoid fate or a girl
G Am
I can''t avoid fate or a girl called Destiny
[Bridge]
Em F
Seems to me it''s got to be
Em F Am Em Am
Seems to me it''s got to be - Destiny
[Outro]
Em Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
Em Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
Em Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
Em Am Em F Dm Am
I got a date with a girl called Destiny
18. LET''S GO TO PARADISE
[Intro]
A G#
[Verse 1]
A Bm
Don''t care what anybody says about you no
A Bm
I''m gonna stick to you like superglue
A Bm
Their stories are like something from a horror show
A Bm
Your so-called friends have got it in for you
[Chorus]
E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A
They can go to hell
[Verse 2]
A Bm
We got to find a place where we can talk forever
A Bm
And find out what it''s all about
A Bm
Got a feeling maybe we could even stay together
A Bm
But this fiction we can do without
[Chorus]
E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A
They can go to hell
[Bridge]
F F#m
Don''t you wonder ''bout the time that you spend
C#m D E
Wasting your own when you could be wasting mine
E
Yeah yeah yeah
[Insrumental]
A Bm (x4)
[Chorus]
E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A
They can go to hell
[Verse 1]
A Bm
Don''t care what anybody says about you no
A Bm
I''m gonna stick to you like superglue
A Bm
Their stories are like something from a horror show
A Bm
Your so-called friends have got it in for you
[Chorus]
E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A
They can go to hell
[Outro]
E D
Paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
They can go to hell
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
They can go to hell
A E D
They can go to hell
A E D
They can go to hell
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
A E D
Let''s go to paradise
19. HE''S JUST NO GOOD FOR YOU
[Verse 1]
N.C
Don''t you get the feelin'' that
E
You''ve done this kind of thing before
A
You''ve been kicked in the teeth
G E
And now you''re goin'' back for more
A G E
Come with me - get out of the mess you''re in
A
You take your life in your hand
G E
Every time you fool around with him
[Chorus]
D A
He''s just no good for you, why are you goin'' back
G E A
You deserve a whole lot better than that
[Verse 2]
A
Your memory must be short
G E
Or you find it very easy to forgive
A
You must be a little bit crazy
G E
If you think that''s how you ought to live
[Chorus]
D A
He''s just no good for you, why are you goin'' back
G E A
You deserve a whole lot better than that
[Bridge]
F# F# Em F# B B A B
Stop and think
E E Em11 E E E Em11 E
While you''ve got the chance
F# F# Em F# B B A B
Stop and think
E E Em11 E E E Em11 E
or you''ll be over your head in a doomed romance
[Instrumental]
A G E
G G A G E
[Chorus]
D A
He''s just no good for you, why are you goin'' back
G E A
You deserve a whole lot better than that
[Verse 1]
A
Don''t you get the feelin'' that
G E
You''ve done this kind of thing before
A
You''ve been kicked in the teeth
G E
And now you''re goin'' back for more and more and mo-re
[Chorus]
D A
He''s just no good for you, why are you goin'' back
G E A
You deserve a whole lot better than that
[Outro]
D
Oh he''s just no good for you (you know that he''s just no good)
A
Why are you goin'' back (you know that he''s just no good)
G E A
You deserve a whole lot better than that
D
Oh he''s just no good for you (you know that he''s just no good)
A
Why are you goin'' back (you know that he''s just no good)
G E D F#m
You deserve a whole lot better than tha-at
A
Better than that
20. DON''T TELL ME NOW
[Intro]
C F C F
Oh yeah
C F C F
D# B Cm F
[Verse 1]
D#
See that you''ve come home
Gm
How long has it been?
G#
If you think you can walk in and gatecrash my life then
B
Just think again
[Verse 2]
D#
You tell me you''ve had fun
Gm
Your face supports that claim
G#
But it''s sad the way that you try to impress me
B
With name after name after name
[Chorus 1]
C F C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
[Verse 3]
D#
You grew up so fast
Gm
I was left behind
G#
I couldn''t believe you could leave me for him
B
It would injure my mind
[Verse 4]
D#
Here you come again (whatchya doin'' here?)
Gm
You haven''t changed at all (you know you work so long)
G#
You still lie like a sleeper and move like a diesel
B
And drink ''till you fall
[Chorus 2]
C F C F
Oh don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
You had my love (you had my love, love, my love)
C F C F
Do you want my hate (do you want my hate, hate, my hate)
[Instrumental]
D# B Cm F
D# Gm G# B
[Verse 1]
D#
See that you''ve come home (who have we here)
Gm
How long has it been? (how long has it been?)
G#
If you think you can walk in and gatecrash my life then
B
Just think again
[Chorus 2]
C F C F
Oh don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
You had my love (you had my love, love, my love)
C F C F
Do you want my hate (do you want my hate, hate, my hate)
[Outro]
C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late)
C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late)
C F C F
Don''t tell me now (it''s too late, late, too late)
C F C F
It''s too late
C F
Too late
C F
Much too late
C F C F
My heart, my heart, my heart, my heart, my heart
C F C F C F
My heart
21. CONCRETE AND CLAY
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A
You to me
D
Are sweet as roses in the morning
A
You to me
D G
Are soft as summer rain at dawn in love we share
F#m
That something rare
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The sidewalks in the streets
A
The concrete and the clay
[Chorus]
D
Beneath my feet
Bm
Begin to crumble
G A
But love will never die
D Bm
Because we''ll see the mountains tumble
G A
Before we say goodbye
G
My love and I will be
F#m A
In love eternally
A
That''s the way
D
Mmm, the way it''s meant to be
[Verse 2]
A
All around
D
I see the purple shade of evening
A
And on the ground
D G
The shadows fall and once again you''re in my arms
F#m
So tenderly
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The sidewalks in the streets
A
The concrete and the clay
[Chorus]
D
Beneath my feet
Bm
Begin to crumble
G A
But love will never die
D Bm
Because we''ll see the mountains tumble
G A
Before we say goodbye
G
My love and I will be
F#m A
In love eternally
A
That''s the way
D
Mmm, the way it''s meant to be
[Instrumental]
A D A D G F#m
[Pre-Chorus]
G
The sidewalks in the streets
A
The concrete and the clay
[Chorus]
D
Beneath my feet
Bm
Begin to crumble
G A
But love will never die
D Bm
Because we''ll see the mountains tumble
G A
Before we say goodbye
G
My love and I will be
F#m A
In love eternally
A
That''s the way
D
Mmm, the way it''s meant to be
A
That''s the way
D
That''s the way it''s meant to be
A
That''s the way
D
That''s the way it''s meant to be
[Outro]
A
You to me
D
Are sweet as roses in the morning
A
You to me
D A D A D A D
Are soft as summer rain at dawn in
22. ROCK ''N'' ROLL MUSIC
[Intro]
G
[Chorus]
G
Just let me hear some of that Rock and Roll music,
G
Any old time you choose it,
C
It''s got a back beat you can''t lose it,
G
Any old time you use it,
D
Gotta be Rock Roll music,
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
[Verse 1]
D
I''ve got no kick against modern jazz
G
Unless they try to play it too darn fast
C
And change the beauty of the melody
D
Until it sounded just like a symphony.
[Chorus]
N.C.
That''s why I go for that
G
Rock and Roll music
G
Any old time you choose it,
C
It''s got a back beat you can''t lose it,
G
Any old time you use it,
D
Gotta be Rock Roll music,
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
[Verse 2]
D
I took my loved one over ''cross the tracks
G
To hear a friend of mine awail a sax
C
I must admit they had a Rockin'' band
D
Man, they were goin'' like a hurricane
[Chorus]
N.C.
That''s why I go for that
G
Rock and Roll music
G
Any old time you choose it,
C
It''s got a back beat you can''t lose it,
G
Any old time you use it,
D
Gotta be Rock Roll music,
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
[Instrumental]
D G C D
G C G D G D G
[Verse 3]
D
We''ll get to hear them play a tango
G
And in the mood and take a mambo
C
A way too early caught a congo
D
A keep on rockin'' that piano
[Chorus]
N.C.
Why I go for that
G
Rock and Roll music
G
Any old time you choose it,
C
Got a back beat you can''t lose it,
G
Any old time you use it,
D
Gotta be Rock Roll music,
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
[Chorus]
G
Rock and Roll music
G
Any old time you choose it,
C
Got a back beat you can''t lose it,
G
Any old time you use it,
D
Gotta be Rock Roll music,
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
D C B A G
If you wanna dance with me.
23. THE WORLD SEEMS DIFFICULT
[Intro]
F#m F#m F#m F#m
[Verse 1]
A D F#m
How does a man get the love of a woman?
E
Or a woman of a man?
A D F#m
How does a man tell his feelings to a woman?
E
You know it''s hard to understand.
[Chorus]
A D F#m
The world seems difficult to me
E A
It''s such a shame to see
D F#m
The loneliness that lays to waste
E
Both you and me.
[Intro]
F#m F#m F#m F#m
[Verse 2]
A D F#m
Where can I find a lover to protect me?
E
Not run away with my mind.
A D F#m
How will I know that she won''t reject me?
E
Somebody give me a sign.
[Chorus]
A D F#m
The world seems difficult to me
E A
It''s such a shame to see
D F#m
The loneliness that lays to waste
E
Both you and me.
[Bridge 1]
Bm D G#m E
And if I''m lying, lying down
F#m
I''m confused.
Bm D G#m
And if I stand here long enough
E F#m
I just might find myself getting tough
E
And amused.
[Instrumental]
A D F#m E (x2)
[Bridge 2]
Bm D G#m
And if I stand here long enough
E F#m
I just might find myself getting tough
E
And amused.
[Verse 1]
A D F#m
How does a man get the love of a woman?
E
Or a woman of a man?
A D F#m
How does a man tell his feelings to a woman?
E
You know it''s hard to understand.
[Chorus]
A D F#m
The world seems difficult to me
E A
It''s such a shame to see
D F#m
The loneliness that lays to waste
E
Both you and me.
[Verse 2]
A D F#m
Where can I find a lover to protect me?
E
Not run away with my mind.
A D F#m
How will I know that she won''t reject me?
E
Somebody give me a sign.
[Chorus]
A D F#m
The world seems difficult to me
E A
It''s such a shame to see
D F#m
The loneliness that lays to waste
E
Both you and me.
[Chorus]
A D F#m
The world seems difficult to me
E A
It''s such a shame to see
D F#m
The loneliness that lays to waste
E
Both you and me.
24. MR NATURAL
[Intro]
D E D E D E D E
[Verse 1]
D E D E
I don''t drink, I don''t smoke
D E D E
I don''t sniff no coke
G A G A
New age, that''s me
G E G E
And that''s what you should be
[Chorus]
E D C Am E
I am Mr Natural
E D C Am E D E E7
You can call me Mr Natural
[Verse 2]
D E D E
I don''t drive no car
D E D E
I live by the stars
G A G A
I don''t eat no meat
G E G E
I am Mr Complete
[Chorus]
E D C Am E
I am Mr Natural
E D C Am E E7
You can call me Mr Natural
[Instrumental 1]
D E D E
G A G E
[Chorus]
E D C Am E
I am Mr Natural
[Link]
D E D E E7
[Verse 3]
D E D E
I don''t wear no skin
D E D E
I don''t care who wins
G A G A
When I know that I''m right
G E G E
I don''t get uptight
[Chorus]
E D C Am E
I am Mr Natural
E D C Am E
You can call me Mr Natural
[Chorus]
E D C Am E
I am Mr Natural
E D C Am E
You can call me Mr Natural
[Outro]
D E
Mr Natural
D E
Mr Natural
D E
Mr Natural-ooh-al
[Instrumental 2]
E D C Am
E7 E (x8)
25. NIGEL
[Intro]
D G D
D G D
[Verse 1]
D G D
Oh, by the way, Nigel died yesterday
D G D
A quiet guy, never had too much to say
G
He''d been seriously ill
G
He''d been going downhill
D G
For a very long time
D G
But he had a good time
[Verse 2]
D G D
Oh, by the way, Nigel died yesterday
D G D
A quiet guy, never had too much to say
G
He didn''t keep up his appearance
G
And he never phoned his parents
D G
They were very, very old
D G
And they could be so very rude
A
And they would say to their friends
[Chorus]
G D G D
"Look at him, he''s guilty as sin
G D A
Nobody knows what he''s on
G D
He''s as pale as as ghost
G D
As narrow as a post
G D A
But he''s our prodigal son
G E A
We''ll miss him when he''s gone"
[Verse 1]
D G D
Oh, by the way, Nigel died yesterday
D G D
A quiet guy, never had too much to say
G
He''d been seriously ill
G
He''d been going downhill
D G
For a very long time
D G
But he had a good time
A
And they would say to their friends
[Chorus]
G D G D
"Look at him, he''s guilty as sin
G D A
Nobody knows what he''s on
G D
He''s as pale as as ghost
G D
As narrow as a post
G D A
But he''s our prodigal son
G E A
We''ll miss him when he''s gone"
[Instrumental]
D G D | D G D | G G | D G | D G
G A
And they would say to their friends
[Chorus]
G D G D
"Look at him, he''s guilty as sin
G D A
Nobody knows what he''s on
G D
He''s as pale as as ghost
G D
As narrow as a post
G D A
But he''s our prodigal son
[Chorus]
G D G D
"Look at him, he''s guilty as sin
G D A
Nobody knows what he''s on
G D
He''s as pale as as ghost
G D
As narrow as a post
G D A
But he''s our prodigal son
G E A
We''ll miss him when he''s gone"
[Outro]
D G D
D G D
26. SURF & MULL & SEX & FUN
[Intro]
Am D E7 Dm E
Am D E7 Dm E
[Verse 1]
Am D E7 Dm E
Big, blonde Max, a waxy twin fin squeezed between her knees
Am D E7 Dm E
Love her stacks, when she does her radical re-entry
Am D
I take her blatantly, hands grip her tanned girth
G Em
We stare so vacantly out at the glassy surf
[Verse 2]
Am D
Oceans, oceans of skin
Am
Stretched upon the sand
D Am
Like foaming crusts they''re wrapped around each other
D
Seaweeds galore
Am
Hangin'' by the shore
D
Surf and mull and sex, that''s all life''s for
[Interlude]
Dm Em G
Dm Em G
Dm Em G
Dm Em Am
[Verse 3]
Am D E7 Dm E
More and more, more total bulk and brilliant untold gag
Am D E7 Dm E
What a score, ten points me ol'' and here''s a shoulder bag
Am D
I never go to school, hardly need to work at all
G E E E E
The world has got no rules, it''s just a coloured ball
E7
It''s just a coloured ball
[Chorus]
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm E Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh
[Instrumental]
Am D E7 Dm E
Am D E7 Dm E
Am D G
[Pre-Chorus]
E E E E
It''s just a coloured ball
E
It''s just a coloured ball
[Chorus]
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm G C Am
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Dm E Am
Ooh-ooh-ooh
[Outro]
N.C.
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
Am D Am D
Surf and mull and sex and fun
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