Nothing Ever Happens Del Amitri
Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
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[F]Post office clerks put up signs saying position cl[Dm]osed
[F]And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their c[Dm]oats
J[Bb]anitors padlock the g[F]ates
For s[C]ecurity guards to pa[Bb]trol
And b[Bb]achelors phone up their fr[F]iends for a drink
While the m[C]arried ones turn on a c[Bb]hat show
And th[F]ey'll all be lonely ton[Bb]ight and lonely tom[F]orrow
Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their bed
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
N[F]othing ever h[Bb]appens, n[F]othing happens at [Bb]all
The n[Dm]eedle returns to the st[Bb]art of the song
And we [C]all sing along like bef[Bb]ore
And we'll [F]all be lonely ton[Bb]ight and lonely tom[F]orrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores
Shoot the same movie everyday
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on TV
And computer terminals report some gains
In the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens
tune: normal
capo: 5th fret (Try it without capo or capo at the 3rd fret, it is easier to sing)
lyrics: taken from the album
tempo: waltz (hear and count - you will agree)
[Verse]
[C]Post office clerks put up signs saying position c[Am]losed
And s[C]ecretaries turn off typewriters and put on their c[Am]oats
J[F]anitors padlock the ga[C]tes
For sec[G]urity guards to patr[F]ol
And b[F]achelors phone up their fr[C]iends for a drink
While the m[G]arried ones turn on a ch[F]at show
And they'll [C]all be lonely ton[F]ight and l[G]onely tom[C]orrow
[Verse]
[C]Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anym[Am]ore
Now the tr[C]affic lights change to stop, when theres nothing to [Am]go
And by f[F]ive o'clock everything's d[C]ead
And [G]every third car is a c[F]ab
And i[F]gnorant people sl[C]eep in their beds
Like the d[G]oped white mice in the c[F]ollege lab
[Cborus]
N[C]othing ever h[F]appens,[C] nothing happens at [F]all
The n[Am]eedle returns to the st[F]art of the song
And we [G]all sing along like bef[F]ore
And they'll [C]all be lonely ton[F]ight and l[G]onely tom[C]orrow
[Verse]
[C]Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody th[Am]ere
The M[C]artians could land in the carpark and no one would c[Am]are
[F]Close-circuit cameras in d[C]epartment stores
Shoot the s[G]ame movie every d[F]ay
And the st[F]ars of these films neither d[C]ie nor get killed
Just surv[G]ive constant action r[F]eplay
[Cborus]
N[C]othing ever h[F]appens,[C] nothing happens at [F]all
The n[Am]eedle returns to the st[F]art of the song
And we [G]all sing along like bef[F]ore
And they'll [C]all be lonely ton[F]ight and l[G]onely tom[C]orrow
[Bridge: D C]
[Verse]
[C]Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody n[Am]eeds
While [C]angry from Mancaster writes to complain about
A[Am]ll the repeats on TV
And [F]computer terminals r[C]eport some gains
On the v[G]alues of copper and [F]tin
While am[F]erican businessmen sn[C]ap up Van Goghs
For the pr[G]ice of a hospital w[F]ing
Chorus:
N[C]othing ever h[F]appens,[C] nothing happens at [F]all
The n[Am]eedle returns to the st[F]art of the song
And we [G]all sing along like bef[F]ore
N[C]othing ever h[F]appens,[C] nothing happens at [F]all
They'[Am]ll burn down the synago[F]gues at six o'clock
And we [G]all go along like bef[F]ore
And they'll [C]all be lonely ton[F]ight and l[G]onely tom[C]orrow
Notes: This song is very easy to play and to sing.
It seems to be a good stuff to learn to change between the basic chords.
In the last verse the second and the third line seems strange to the metre.
Listen carefully to the song. It will be clear if you heard it.
(I have transcribed the song because I missed it on OLGA. I think, it is a very nice song
to sing, when you are sitting on a nice and warm summer evening with some fine people
on the beach, staring at the fire and feel good. Dream on...;))
Have fun and greetings from Germany
Thomas Bernard, Frankfurt/Main
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