[Intro - bpm 87 - Just bass drum] [F] (with drums - triplet fill on snare is same technique as higher ground - end with strum upstroke as come into the one of the bass drum)
[Verse 1, 2] [F] Sun is shining in the sky, there aint a [Em7]cloud [A]in [Dm]sight, its stopped [G] raining every [Em]bodys in a [A]play, and dont you [Bb] know, its a [Bb/C] beautiful new [F] day, he he hey [Bb/C]
[F] Running down the avenue, see how the [Em7]sun [A]shines [Dm]brightly, in the [G] city on the [Em] streets where once was [A] pity Mr [Bb] Blue Sky is [C] living here to [F] day he he hey, [Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb] [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [F] Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the [Em7]hu [A]man [Dm]race, a cela [G] bration Mr [Em] Blue Skys up there [A] waiting and to [Bb]day, is the [Bb/C] day we've waited [F]for, aa aa ahh[Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Metal Mickey bit with verse chords] [F] Mr Blue Sky [Em7]Mis [A]ter [Dm]blue sky [G] sky [Em] [A] Mister [Bb]blue [Bb/C] sky [F]why [Bb/C]
[Verse 4 - ODD Db COMING UP SIMON :-)] [F] Mr Blue you did it right, but soon comes [Em7] Mist [A] er [Dm] Night, creeping [G]over now his [Em]hand is on your [A]shoulder never [Bb]mind, I'll re [Bb/C] member you this, [Db] I'll re [Eb] member you this [(Dm)] (way
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Operatic bit - still same chords as Chorus) [Dm][Dm/C][Bbmaj7][Bbmaj7/A] - [Gm][F][Eb][Bb] x 2 - slow second time from Eb to Bb to finish
[Intro - BPM 120 - No drums - Drop D] Arp - just DGB strings - Dm Dm#5 (xx0331) C Dm Dm#5 Dm C Dm x2
(Drums in after first phrase) [Dm][F][Am][Dm] x2 (perhaps don't play 13 to 10 pull offs as hard to then play chord) E -----10------10--------------10-----------------------------13---12-----------13-------10 B 10h13--13p10-10---------10h13--13p10-10--------10----------13--13--------10h13--13p10--10 G -------------x----------------------10---10h12----------14--14--------------------------x D -------------0-----------------------10h12------------------------x---------------------0 A -------------0-----------------------8----------------------------0---------------------0 D -------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------0
Dr B S B S B S B S B S B
[Verse] [Dm] (stop) Half past twelve ........ And I'm [Gm] (drums in) watching the late show in my flat all alone How I hate to spend the evening on my [Dm] own
[Dm] (stop) Autumn winds ... Blowing [Gm] (drums in) outside the window as I look around the room And it makes me so depressed to see the [Dm] gloom [Bb] There's not a soul out there (High E - 0 1 3 1 0 - Snare between first 0 and 1) [Gm] No one to hear my prayer [Dm/A][A]
[Chorus] [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight [Bb] Won't somebody [Dm] help me chase these [C] shadows [Dm] away [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight [Bb] Take me through the [Dm] darkness to the [C] break of the [Dm] day
[Interlude] [Dm][F][Am][Dm] x2
[Verse] [Dm] Movie stars .... Find the [Gm] end of the rainbow, with that fortune to win It's so different from the world I'm living [Dm] in
[Dm] Tired of T.V. ..... I open the [Gm] window and I gaze into the night But there's nothing there to see, no one in [Dm] sight [Bb] There's not a soul out there (E 0 1 3 1 0) [Gm] No one to hear my prayer [Dm/A][A]
[Chorus] [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight... [Bb] Ah [Dm] ah [C] ah [Dm] ah [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight... [Bb] Ah [Dm] ah [C] ah [Dm] ah [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight... [Bb] Ah [Dm] ah [C] ah [Dm] ah [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight... [Bb] Ah [Dm] ah [C] ah [Dm] ah
[Vamp - Solo] [Dm] x 10000
[Partial Verse] [Bb] There's not a soul out there (E 0 1 3 1 0) [Gm] No one to hear my prayer [Dm/A][A]
[Chorus] x2 [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight [Bb] Won't somebody [Dm] help me chase these [C] shadows [Dm] away [Dm] Gimme gimme [Bb] gimme a [C] man after [Dm] midnight [Bb] Take me through the [Dm] darkness to the [C] break of the [Dm] day