...SONGS OF LOVE... by Neil Hannon
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*from 'Casanova' (1996)*
Intro:
C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|
C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|
(x2)
Verse 1:
C F
Pale, pubescent beasts,
G
Roam through the streets,
Am
And coffee-shops,
Dm7 F
Their prey gather in herds,
Eb
Of stiff knee-length skirts,
C#
And white ankle-socks.
C
But while they search,
A
For a mate,
G
My type hiber-nate,
Am
In bedrooms a-bove,
D7 F
Com-posing their songs,
C
Of love.
Verse 2:
C F
Young, uniform minds,
G
In uniform lines,
Am
And uniform ties,
Dm7
Run round,
F
With trousers on fire,
Eb
And signs of de-sire,
C#
They cannot dis-guise.
C F
While I try to find words,
G
As light as the birds,
Am
That circle a-bove,
D7 F
To put in my songs,
C
Of love.
Bridge 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/neil_hannon/songs_of_love_crd.html ]
Ab Bb
Fate doesn't hang,
C
On a wrong,
Am
Or right choice,
Ab Bb
Fortune de-pends,
C
On the tone,
G
Of your voice.
Verse 3:
C
So sing while,
F
You have time,
G
Let the sun shine,
Am
Down from a-bove;
D7
And fill you,
F C
With songs of love.
Solo:
C F G Am,
Dm7 F Eb C#
C F G Am,
D F C
Bridge 2:
Ab Bb
Fate doesn't hang,
C
On a wrong,
Am
Or right choice,
Ab Bb
Fortune de-pends,
C
On the tone,
G
Of your voice.
Verse 3:
C
So let's sing,
F
While we still can,
G
While the sun hangs,
Am
High up a-bove,
D F
Wonderful songs,
Am C
Of lo..ove,
D7 F
Beautiful songs,
G C
Of love.
Outro:
C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|
C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|
(x2)
(End on C)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C F G Am Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 x03210 320003 x02210 xx0211
Eb C# D Ab Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
6654xx 4432xx xx0232 466544 688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)