Babybird - Goodnight Chords & Tabs

 

Goodnight Chords & Tabs

Babybird Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Chords

Goodnight Chords

   
From Babybird’s seminal 1990‘s album Ugly Beautiful. 
Still a live favourite.

Chords 
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A       X0222x
D       xx023x
E(2)    xx245x
E       02210x
A/B     x2x22x
A/C#    x4222x


Intro
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A   D   x 2 (guitar on 2nd time only)

A   D   E   D x 2


Verse 1
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A            D      E(2)           D
  I hold you closely you push me a-way
A            D             E       D
  I want for-ever you just want to-day
A              D      E(2)           D
  Give me your fingers wash out your mouth
A             D              E      D
  Bite off my tongue on this bloody couch


Chorus 1
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A             D        E(2)           D
  But I don't blame you you're always right
A            D               E         D
  I'm like a bad day on your good good night
A   D   E(2)  D
A   D   E     D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/babybird/goodnight_crd.html ]
Verse 2
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A                      D      E(2)               D
  I hear the tick of a bomb-ah all you hair in a fuse
A              D              E               D
  You asked me for a light to blow away these blues
A          D   E(2)          D
  Run me a bath then plug me in
A            D  E           D
  I'm like a TV learning to swim


Chorus 2
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A             D        E(2)           D
  But I don't blame you you're always right
A            D               E         D
  I'm like a bad day on your good good night


Inst | Mmmm’s!
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     A        A/B      A/C#     D
Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm
     A        A/B      A/C#     D
Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm Mmmm-mmmm


Verse 3
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NC - but melody is the same as the other verses
  I hold you closely you push me a-way
  I want for-ever you just want to-day
A              D      E(2)           D
  Give me your fingers wash out your mouth
A             D              E      D
  Bite off my tongue on this bloody couch


Chorus 3 | out
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A             D        E(2)           D
  But I don't blame you you're always right
A            D               E         D
  I'm like a bad day on your good good night
A             D        E(2)           D
  But I don't blame you you're always right
A            D               E                   A
  I'm like a bad day on your good good good good night



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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2012 

watfordkev@gmail.com