...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
But I would walk five hundred miles,
A B
And I would walk five hundred more.
E A
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles,
B
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
But I would walk five hundred miles,
A B
And I would walk five hundred more.
E A
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles,
B
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,
A B E
I'm gonna be the man whose coming home with you.
Chorus 3:
E
But I would walk five hundred miles,
A B
And I would walk five hundred more.
E A
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles,
B
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
But I would walk five hundred miles,
A B
And I would walk five hundred more.
E A
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles,
B E
To fall down at your do-o-or.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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E A B C#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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 "Saskatchawen", 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
We fight, when they ask us,
G D A D
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.
Instrumental:
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
Thought that I'd be happy,
D
Going to be so happy,
F
Living life alone and never sharing anything.
c
Thought that I was finished,
D
Thought that I was complete,
F
Thought that I was whole, instead of being half of something.
c
Thought that I was growing,
D
Growing older, wiser,
F
Understanding why this world held nothing for my spirit.
c
Thought that I was destined,
D
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
Thought that God had failed me,
D
Thought my prayers were useless,
F
Thought that he would never give the chance for me to praise him.
c
Thought the book was written,
D
Thought the game had ended,
F
Thought the song was sung and I could never sing another.
c
Thought my faith was misplaced,
D
Thought my back was broken,
F
Broken by a weight that I was never fit to carry.
c
Thought I knew this city,
D
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
I can't believe I ever doubted you;
c D7 G
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
'Cos I know I can always count on you;
c D7 G
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
No matter what I do, I'll never lose,
c D7 G
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
No matter what I do, I'll never lose,
c D7 G
My old friend the blues.
Coda:
G D7
Just let me hide my weary heart in you;
c D7 G
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
5...SEAN... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D/A
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
Though fear and hurt and care,
Em A7 D
Can lead me to des-pair.
D Dmaj7 G Em
I saw why I'm here,
A D
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
From parents smart and strong,
Em A7 D
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
xx0231 320003 x02220 xx0222 022000 x24432
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
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
I'll thank him for his work,
G
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
I'll thank him for his work,
G
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
7...COME ON NATURE... by The Proclaimers
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*from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)*
Intro:
D7
Verse 1:
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
Let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
Just because I don't feel weak, don't mean I feel so strong.
Verse 2:
G
I've been known,
c D D7
To ask a few more favours than I should, of you.
G
And in time,
c D D7
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
But she's mine and I'm in line,
D D7
And she's the best I've ever seen.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
Let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
Bridge 1:
Dm G
Dark brown hair,
Dm G
Green eyes and white skin.
Dm G
You're perfect;
Em G D7
Every colour that she's in.
Verse 3:
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
Verse 4:
G
Her and me,
c D D7
I could be complete, if you could let it be.
G
My de-sire,
c D7
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
Come on nature;
c D D7
Let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long.
Bridge 2:
Dm G
Dark brown hair,
Dm G
Green eyes and white skin.
Dm G
You're perfect;
Em G D7
Every colour that she's in.
Coda:
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I don't want to read a book or talk about the world.
G
Come on nature;
c D D7
I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D7 G c D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0212 320003 x3201x xx0212
Cm Am Dm Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35543 x02210 xx0231 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
Yeah, I know you're right,
G7
I see it in your fierce eyes.
c
But me I've never thought straight,
Cm
Since the day I had the first doubt.
G
Yes, I know you're right,
D7
And I'll back you to a point, pal.
c
But I'll never be constrained by,
G
An-other man's ideas now.
Verse 2:
G
I spent too long on this road,
G7
Looking for the answers,
c Cm
But poverty and failure, aren't what I'm after.
G
I painted "fight" on factories,
D7
But they closed the factory down pal.
c
I want to find out where the heart's gone,
G
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
Pat votes the Scots way,
G7
Just like her mother,
c
But south always takes all;
Cm
Just like her brother.
G
The next time she might vote;
D7
So might the others,
c
But time's running out pal,
G
'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 021200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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 A
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 A
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 A
'Cos Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you.
D A D A
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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D A
EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 x02220
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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Sunshine On Leith album chords by Proclaimers, added : November 4th, 2008
