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Nothing Ever Happens by Del Amitri - Guitar Chords
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Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri - tabbed by John Crawford
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A great song, but much easier to play with a capo on the 3rd fret
CAPO 3
D: xx0232
Bm: 224432 or xx4432
G: 320003
A: 002220
Em: 022000
E: 022100
Intro ? D (x4)
D Bm
Post office clerks put up signs saying position closed
D Bm
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
G D
Janitors padlock the gates
A Bm
For security guards to patrol
G D
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
A G
While the married ones turn on a chat show
Prechorus
D G D
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Verse 2
D Bm
Gentlemen time please you know we can't serve any more
D Bm
Now the traffic lights stop when theres nothing to go
G D
And by five o clock everythings dead
A Bm
And every third car is a cab
G D
And ignorant people sleep in there beds
A Bm
Like the dope white mice in the college lab
Chorus
D G D G
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
Bm G
The needle returns to the start of the song
A G
And we all sing along like before
D G D
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
D Bm
Telephone exchanges click while theres nobody there
D Bm
The martians could land in the car park and no-one would care
G D
Close-circuit cameras in department stores
A Bm
Shoot the same movie every night
G D
And the stars of these films neither died nor get killed
A Bm
Just to survive constant action replay
Chorus
D G D G
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
Bm G
The needle returns to the start of the song
A G
And we all sing along like before
D G D
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Play these chords (this is while accordion plays):
Em Bm Em Bm E D E D
D Bm
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
D Bm
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about all the repeats on tv
G D
And computer terminals report some gains
A Bm
On the value of copper and tin
G D
While American businessmen snap up van Goths
A Bm
For the price of a hospital wing
Chorus
D G D G
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
Bm G
The needle returns to the start of the song-
A G
And we all sing along like before
D G D G
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
Bm G
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o clock
A G
And we'll all go along like before
D G D
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Any comments or suggestions,
We also have 7 songs by Del Amitri
- Always The Last To Know
- Be My Downfall
- Driving With The Brakes On
- Kiss This Thing Goodbye
- Nothing Ever Happens
- Roll To Me
- Tell Her This
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