original from 1987
Phil Collins ruins it! (I thought it was Fatso kicking in there)
The lyrics are pulled straight from Black’s site. The chords I’ve stuck on as they sound best to me. There are quite a few versions out there so this is mine how I currently do it. Anyone who knows me will not be at all surprised that I currently play it as on acoustic 12-string guitar like “Zombie Dance” from my “Crawling Chaos” days. Givvus a while and I’ll release it! There’s a version on Colin’s site which has similar chords, down-tuned a semitone, and with a bass picking out a slightly different path. It’s well different to his original from the 80′s.
This is a Strangely Perfect take on the track, as promised (added 6 March 2008). It’s the first thing I’ve put down since 1985… (Remixed with Gongyo Bell addition 18 March 2008)
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I’ve always liked it. It’s been in my head a lot recently, enough to get me to transpose it to paper!
INTRO:
Em G Em C D
Em D G D Em
VERSE 1:
Em G
Here I go out to sea again
Em
The sunshine fills my hair
G D
and dreams hang in the air
Em G
Gulls in the sky and in my blue eyes
Em
You know it feels un-fair
G D
There’s magic every-where
Em Am
Look at me standing
Em Am
Here on my own again
CHORUS:
VERSE 2:
Em G
The sun’s in your eyes, the heat is in your hair
Em
They seem to hate you
G D
Because you’re there
Em G
And I need a friend, oh I need a friend
Em
to make me happy
G D
Not stand there on my own
Em Am
Look at me standing
Em Am
Here on my own again
CHORUS:
VERSE 3:
Em G
I need a friend, oh I need a friend
Em
to make me happy
G D
Not so alone
Em Am
Look at me here
Em Am
Here on my own again
CHORUS:
CHORUS:
Em Am G Am
Up straight in the sunshine
Em G
No need to run and hide
Em C D
It’s a wonderful, wonderful life
Em G
No need to laugh or cry
Em C D
It’s a wonderful, wonderful life
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