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...SUNSHINE ON LEITH... by The Proclaimers (1988)
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*SUNSHINE ON LEITH*
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>1. I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)
>2. CAP IN HAND
>3. THEN I MET YOU
>4. MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES
>5. SEAN
>6. SUNSHINE ON LEITH
>7. COME ON NATURE
>8. I'M ON MY WAY
>9. WHAT DO YOU DO?
>10.IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT
>11.TEARDROPS
>12.OH JEAN
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1...I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
E
Verse 1:
E
When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you.
E
When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you.
E
If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you.
E
And if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you.
Chorus 1:
E A B
But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more.
E A B
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door.
Verse 2:
E
When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you.
E
And when the money comes in, for the work I do,
A B E
I'll pass almost every penny on to you.
E
When I come home, oh, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you.
E
And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you.
Chorus 2:
E A B
But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more.
E A B
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door.
Bridge 1:
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
Verse 3:
E
When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you.
E
And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream,
A B E
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you.
E
When I go out, well, I know I'm gonna be,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you.
E
And when I come home, yes, I know I'm gonna be,
A B C#m
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you,
F#m7 A/B E
I'm gonna be the man whose coming home with you.
Chorus 3:
E A B
But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more.
E A B
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door.
Bridge 1:
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
E
Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na),
A B E
Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da.
Chorus 4:
E A B
But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more.
E A
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles,
B A/B B E
To fall down at your door...
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E A B C#m F#m7 A/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 x02220 x24442 x46654 242222 x22222
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ()
2...CAP IN HAND... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D G A
I could tell the meaning of a word like se-rene,
D G A
I got some 'O' grades, when I was six-teen.
D G A
I can tell the difference, 'tween margarine and butter,
D G A
I can say "Saskatchewan", without starting to stutter.
Chorus 1:
A D
But I can't under-stand,
G D A (n.C) D
Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand.
Verse 2:
D G A
I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
D G A
I know it's evening, when day turns to night.
D G A
I can understand why Stran-raer lie so lowly,
D G A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
Chorus 2:
A D
But I can't under-stand,
G D A (n.C) D
Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand.
Bridge 1:
G D A D G D A D
We fight, when they ask us, we boast, then we cower.
G D A D
We beg, for a piece of;
G A
What's already, what's already, what's already ours.
Interlude:
D, G A (x4)
Verse 3:
D G A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
D G A
So I said I was in His lost tribe.
D G A
Getting handouts can be so frus-trating;
D G A
"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
Chorus 3:
A D
But I can't under-stand,
G D A (n.C) D
Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand.
A D
But I can't under-stand,
G D A (n.C) D
Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand.
A D
But I can't under-stand,
G D A (n.C) D
Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand.
Coda:
D
Cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand.
D
Cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G A Bm E7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 x02220 x24432 020100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ()
3...THEN I MET YOU... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
C D F (x4)
Verse 1:
C D
Thought that I'd be happy, going to be so happy,
F
Living life alone and never sharing anything.
C D
Thought that I was finished, thought that I was complete,
F
Thought that I was whole, instead of being half of something.
C D
Thought that I was growing, growing older, wiser,
F
Understanding why this world held nothing for my spirit.
C D
Thought that I was destined, destined to be nothing,
F
Destined to be nothing in this world and then I met you.
Chorus 1:
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.
Verse 2:
C D
Thought that God had failed me, thought my prayers were useless,
F
Thought that he would never give the chance for me to praise him.
C D
Thought the book was written, thought the game had ended,
F
Thought the song was sung and I could never sing another.
C D
Thought my faith was misplaced, thought my back was broken,
F
Broken by a weight that I was never fit to carry.
C D
Thought I knew this city, thought I knew all about it;
F
And then one night I went to Morningside and you were waiting.
Chorus 2:
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C D F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 xx0232 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ()
4...MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
G C G (x2), D7, C D7 G
Verse 1:
G C G
Just when every ray of hope was gone;
C G
I should have known that you would come a-long.
D7 C D7 G
I can't believe I ever doubted you; my old friend the blues.
Verse 2:
G C G
Another lonely night, a nameless town,
C G
If sleep don't take me first; you'll come a-round.
D7 C D7 G
'Cos I know I can always count on you; my old friend the blues.
Bridge 1:
G C G C
Lovers leave and friends will let you down.
G D G
But you're the only sure thing that I've found.
D7 C D7 G
No matter what I do, I'll never lose, my old friend the blues.
Solo:
G C G (x2), D7, C D7 G
Bridge 2:
G C G C
Lovers leave and friends will let you down.
G D G
But you're the only sure thing that I've found.
D7 C D7 G
No matter what I do, I'll never lose, my old friend the blues.
Coda:
G D7 C D7 G
Just let me hide my weary heart in you; my old friend the blues.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C D7 D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x32010 xx0212 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
5...SEAN... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
D
Sean, I'd say the best one came from Tupelo, Mississippi,
G A D
I'll tell you now that grown men cry and Irish girls are pretty.
Bridge 1:
D G A D
Ah-hai-A, hai-A, hai-A,
D G A D
Hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, hai-A.
Chorus 1:
D Dmaj7 G Em A7 D
Though fear and hurt and care, can lead me to des-pair.
D Dmaj7 G Em A D
I saw why I'm here, the morning you ap-peared.
Verse 2:
D
Sean, I sat awhile on clouds, to ask God if he's living.
G A D
I should have spent the time on knees, in thanks for what he's given.
Bridge 2:
D G A D
Ah-hai-A, hai-A, hai-A,
D G A D
Hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, hai-A.
Chorus 2:
D Dmaj7 G Em A7 D
From parents smart and strong, to both of us passed on.
D Dmaj7 G Em
From kings is where you come,
A D Bm
Through daughters and through sons,
A D
Through daughters and through sons.
Coda:
D
Sean, I'd say the best one, came from Tupelo, Mississippi
G A D
I'll tell you now that grown men cry; and Irish girls are pretty.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D G A Dmaj7 Em Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 x02220 xx0222 022000 x24432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
6...SUNSHINE ON LEITH... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G
My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
G7
Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow.
C Am
My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
D
You saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it.
Verse 2:
G
My tears are drying, my tears are drying,
G7
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
C Am
My tears are drying, my tears are drying,
D
Your beauty and kindness, made tears clear my blindness.
Chorus 1:
C D G C
While I'm worth, my room on this earth,
C D G
I will be with you.
C D G Em
While the chief, puts sunshine on Leith,
D G
I'll thank him for his work, and your birth, and my bir-th.
Solo:
G C Am D (x2)
Verse 3:
G
My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
G7
Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow.
C Am
My heart was broken, my heart was broken,
D
You saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it.
Chorus 2:
C D G C
While I'm worth, my room on this earth,
C D G
I will be with you.
C D G Em
While the chief, puts sunshine on Leith,
D G
I'll thank him for his work, and your birth, and my bir-th...
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Outro:
G C Am D
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G G7 C Am D Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 323000 x32010 x02210 xx0232 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
7...COME ON NATURE... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D7
Verse 1:
G C D D7
Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G D D7
Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
G C D D7
Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
G C G D7
Come on nature; just because I don't feel weak, don't mean I feel so strong.
Verse 2:
G C D D7
I've been known, to ask a few more favours than I should, of you.
G C D D7
And in time, I'm sure I'll still want things that you could never do.
C D D7
If she wasn't mine,
C D D7
If I was stepping out of line,
C Cm D D7
But she's mine and I'm in line, and she's the best I've ever seen.
G C G
Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
Bridge 1:
Dm G Dm G
Dark brown hair, green eyes and white skin.
Dm G Em G D7
You're perfect; every colour that she's in.
Verse 3:
G C D D7
Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G G D7
Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
Verse 4:
G C D D7
Her and me; I could be complete, if you could let it be.
G C D D7
My de-sire, is to stretch myself inside her body's fire.
C D D7
If I stumbled in,
C D D7
Then I could say that I had been,
C Cm Am D D7
To the Chamber where your greatest work of art was on dis-play.
G C G
Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
Bridge 2:
Dm G Dm G
Dark brown hair, green eyes and white skin.
Dm G Em G D7
You're perfect; every colour that she's in.
Coda:
G C D D7
Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G C G
Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D7 G C D Cm Am Dm Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0212 320003 x3201x xx0212 x35543 x02210 xx0231 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
8...I'M ON MY WAY... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Ab)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G
I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
D7
I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Chorus 1:
G C D C
I'm on my way, to what I want from this world,
G C D C
And years from now, you'll make it to the next world.
G C D C
And everything that you receive up yon-der;
G D7
Is what you gave to me, the day I wandered.
Verse 2:
G
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh
D7
I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday, yay yay yay-yay.
Chorus 2:
G C D C
I took the road that brought me to your home town,
G C D C
I took the bus, to streets that I could walk down.
G C D C
I walked the streets, to find the one I'd looked for,
G D7
I climbed the stair, that led me to your front door.
Bridge 1:
C D7 G G7
And now, that I don't want for anything.
C D7 G D7
I'd have Al Jolson sing; 'I'm sitting on top of the world'.
Verse 3:
G
I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
D7
Oh, I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can.
Chorus 3:
G C D C
To keep my feet from jumping from the ground dear,
G C D C
To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth dear.
G C D C
To keep the past, the past and not the pre-sent,
G D7
To try and learn, when you teach me a lesson.
Bridge 2:
C D7 G G7
And now, that I don't want for anything.
C D7 G D7
I'd have Al Jolson sing; 'I'm sitting on top of the world'.
Verse 4:
G
I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
D7
I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today.
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Chorus 4:
G C D C
I'm on my way, to what I want from this world,
G C D C
And years from now, you'll make it to the next world.
G C D C
And everything that you receive up yon-der;
G D C
Is what you gave to me, the day I wan-dered.
G C D C
I'm on my way, to what I want from this world,
G C D C
And years from now, you'll make it to the next world.
G C D C
And everything that you receive up yon-der;
G D7
Is what you gave to me, the day I wandered.
Coda:
G
I'm on my way, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way, I'm on my way.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G D D7 C G7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 xx0232 xx0212 x32010 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ()
9...WHAT DO YOU DO?... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
G G7 C Cm, G D7 C
Verse 1:
G G7
Yeah, I know you're right, I see it in your fierce eyes.
C Cm
But me I've never thought straight, since the day I had the first doubt.
G D7
Yes, I know you're right, and I'll back you to a point, pal.
C G
But I'll never be constrained by, a-nother man's ideas now.
Verse 2:
G G7
I spent too long on this road, looking for the answers,
C Cm
But poverty and failure, aren't what I'm after.
G D7
I painted "fight" on factories, but they closed the factory down, pal.
C G
I want to find out where the heart's gone, find out where the nerves gone.
Chorus 1:
D C G
What do you do, when de-mocracy fails you?
B7 C G
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
D C G
What do you do, when the rest can't see it's true?
B7 C G
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Verse 3:
G G7
Pat votes the Scots way, just like her mother,
C Cm
But south always takes all; just like her brother.
G D7
The next time she might vote; so might the others,
C G
But time's running out, pal, 'cos they're giving up in numbers.
Chorus 2:
D C G
What do you do, when de-mocracy's all through?
B7 C G
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
D C G
What do you do, when mi-nority means you?
B7 C G
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G G7 C Cm D7 D B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 323000 x32010 x35543 xx0212 xx0232 x21202
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
10...IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Verse 1:
C F G7 C
It's Saturday night, I'm feeling on song.
C F G7 C
I think I'm al-right, I know I'm all wrong.
Chorus 1:
G7 C F G7
The drink that I had, three hours a-go,
Dm G G7
Has been joined by fourteen others, in a steady flow.
Verse 2:
C F G7 C
So let me walk straight, don't let me feel pain.
C F G7 C
I'm gonna scratch cars, with my keys a-gain.
Chorus 2:
G7 C F G7
'Cos when I go home and fall on my bed,
Dm G G7
If it doesn't leave my stomach, it'll split my head.
Solo: (Whistling)
C F G7 C (x2)
Chorus 3:
G7 C F G7
'Cos when I go home and fall on my bed,
Dm G G7
If it doesn't leave my stomach, it'll split my head.
Verse 3:
C F G7 C
It's Saturday night, I'm feeling on song.
C F G7 C
I think I'm al-right, I know I'm all wrong.
Chorus 4:
G7 C F G7
The drink that I had, three hours a-go,
Dm G G7
Has been joined by fourteen others, in a steady flow.
Coda:
C F G7 C
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F G7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 323000 xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
11...TEARDROPS... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
G C G (x2), D7 C G, D7
Verse 1:
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face,
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face.
D7 C G D
Diamonds, of water and salt from your body,
D7
Coming down to meet my kisses.
Verse 2:
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face,
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face.
D7 C G D
Staining, your skin and my skin and be-ginning,
D7
The stories that you can't begin.
D
The way I feel could be despised,
D7
But it's a vision that I prize.
Chorus 1:
G Cm G
Teardrops, tear-drops.
C G
I'm not trying to make you feel pain,
D7 G
Or joy to make the tears flow.
Cm G D D7
But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so.
Bridge 1:
G C G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha,
C G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha.
Cm G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha wha,
Cm D7
Wha wha wha, wha wha, wha wha wha.
Verse 3:
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face,
G C G
Teardrops, running down your face.
D7 C G D
Let me, let me brush them with my fingers;
D D7
Comfort you and say it's alright.
D D7
It's so strong, this way I feel,
D D7
Some-times I want to beg or steal you.
Chorus 2:
G Cm G
Teardrops, tear-drops.
C G
I'm not trying to make you feel pain,
D7 G
Or joy to make the tears flow.
Cm G D D7
But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so.
Coda:
G C G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha,
C G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha.
Cm G
Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha wha,
Cm D7
Wha wha wha, wha wha, wha wha wha.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G C D7 D Cm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 x32010 xx0212 xx0232 x35543
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
12...OH JEAN... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine on Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D A, A D (x2)
Verse 1:
D A
I'd never been lucky with girls, I confess,
D
Don't know who to blame for my lack of success.
D A
'Cos even with ones up the back of a bus;
D
There was always the risk of a slap in the puss.
Chorus 1:
D A D
But Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you.
Verse 2:
D A
The first time I met you, it did cross my mind,
D
The next time I saw you, there wasn't the time.
D A
The third time I saw you, I thought that I would,
D
The fourth time I met you, I knew that I could.
Chorus 2:
D A D
But Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you.
Bridge 1:
D A
I love her, I love her, I love her,
D
I love her, I love her, I love her.
Verse 3:
D A
I want you forever, I want you for good,
D
So I'm gonna treat you the way that I should.
D A
For your soul and body, my heart's gonna pound,
D
Even after the day that I'm laid in the ground.
Chorus 3:
D A D
'Cos Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you.
D A D
Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you.
Coda:
D A
I love her, I love her, I love her,
D
I love her, I love her, I love her.
D A
I love her, I love her, I love her,
D
I love her, I love her, I love her.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ()
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