Nothing Ever Happens Del Amitri
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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]Post office clerks put up signs saying position clos[Bm]ed
[D]And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coat[Bm]s
J[G]anitors padlock the gate[D]s
For secur[A]ity guards to patrol[Bm]
And bachelor[G]s phone up their frien[D]ds for a drink
While the married one[A]s turn on a chat sho[G]w
Prechorus
And the[D]y'll all be lonely ton[G]ight and lonely tomo[D]rrow
Verse 2
[D]Gentlemen time please you know we can't serve any [Bm]more
[D]Now the traffic lights stop when theres [Bm]nothing to go
[G]And by five o clock everythings de[D]ad
[A]And every third car is a [Bm]cab
[G]And ignorant people sleep in there[D] beds
Like the do[A]pe white mice in the college la[Bm]b
Chorus
N[D]othing ever ha[G]ppens, noth[D]ing happens at all[G]
The needl[Bm]e returns to the start of the s[G]ong
And we all s[A]ing along like befo[G]re
And we'll a[D]ll be lonely ton[G]ight and lonely tomor[D]row
[D]Telephone exchanges click while theres nob[Bm]ody there
[D]The martians could land in the car park and no-one w[Bm]ould care
[G]Close-circuit cameras in departm[D]ent stores
[A]Shoot the same movie every nig[Bm]ht
[G]And the stars of these films neither died nor get killed[D]
Just to survi[A]ve constant action rep[Bm]lay
Chorus
N[D]othing ever hap[G]pens, noth[D]ing happens at al[G]l
The needl[Bm]e returns to the sta[G]rt of the song
And we al[A]l sing along like befo[G]re
And we'll a[D]ll be lonely ton[G]ight and lonely tomor[D]row
Play these chords (this is while accordion plays):
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm] [E] [D] [E] [D]
[D]Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody n[Bm]eeds
[D]While angry from Manchester writes to complain a[Bm]bout all the repeats on tv
[G]And computer terminals report [D]some gains
[A]On the value of copper and [Bm]tin
[G]While American businessmen snap [D]up van Goths
For the pric[A]e of a hospital wing[Bm]
Chorus
[D]Nothing ever hap[G]pens, noth[D]ing happens at al[G]l
The needle[Bm] returns to the start of the s[G]ong-
And we a[A]ll sing along like befo[G]re
[D]Nothing ever ha[G]ppens, no[D]thing happens at a[G]ll
[Bm]They'll burn down the synagogues at six o cl[G]ock
And we'll all[A] go along like before[G]
And we'll a[D]ll be lonely ton[G]ight and lonely tom[D]orrow
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