Nick - Sing Bridge - also sing hey bit with v35 on
Intro - just chords and vox (with some oos in background) the a 'And 2'' pickup
Capo at 7 for original key (C) - Melody for backing in G follows E - 3 0 0 2 - main melody starts on G
BPM 158 [CHORDS] G Em C D
[Verse 1] [G] Here's my story it's sad but true [Em] It's about a girl that I once knew [C] She took my love then ran around [D] With every single guy in town.
[Verse 2] [G] Yeah, I should have known it from the very start, [Em] This girl will leave me with a broken heart. [C] Now listen people what I'm telling you [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Verse 3] [G] I miss her lips and the smile on her face, [Em] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace. [C] So if you don't wanna cry like I do [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] Sue goes out with other guys.
[Verse 4] [G] Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] She goes out with other guys.
[Verse 5] [G] Here's the moral and the story from that guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Intro - No drums CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky] (play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Verse] The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home [A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny [A/E] after [Dm] noon And I can't sail [C7] my yacht He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got [A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F] [A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Verse] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa [A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and [Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer [A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus] [D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail away [G][G7]  Or give me [C7] Two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after (TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] [Repeat a few times]