DEL AMITRI - "nothing ever happens" Tablature

From: mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk (Martin McCarthy)
Subject: Re: CRD: Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri

Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
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F Dm
Post office clerks put up ...
F Dm
And secretaries turn off ...
Bb F
Janitors padlock ...

Gm Bb
C Bb
For security ...
Bb F
And bachelors phone up ...

Gm Bb
C Bb
While the married ...

F Gm F
F Bb F
And they'll all be lonely ....

[snip]

F Bb F Bb
Nothing ever happens, ...
Dm Bb
The needle returns ...
C Bb
And we all sing ...

F Gm F
F Bb F
And we'll all be lonely ...

Then before verse 4 there's a wee instrumentally bit over the chords:

Gm Dm Gm Dm G F G F

Also, there's a second guitar with capo on the 5th fret playing:

Verse: C Am C Am F C G F C G F (C F C)
Chorus: C F C F Am F G F C F C
Instr: Dm Am Dm Am D C D C

Hope this is of some use, and not too wrong.

Martin McCarthy - mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk



From: Dan Rolander <drolander@delphi.com
Subject: Nothing Ever Happens (correction)

Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri
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F Dm
Post office clerks put up ...
F Dm
And secretaries turn off ...
Bb F
Janitors ...
C Bb
For security ....
Bb F
And bachelors phone up ...
C Bb
While the married ...

F Bb F
And they'll all be lonely...


F Bb F Bb
Nothing ever happens, ...
Dm Bb
The needle returns to ...
C Bb
And we all sing ...

F Bb F
And we'll all be lonely ...

del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens

From album: waking hours

tune: normal
capo: 5th fret (Try it without capo or capo at the 3rd fret, it is easier to sing)
lyrics: taken from the album
tempo: waltz (hear and count - you will agree)

[Verse]
C Am
Post office clerks put up ...
C Am
And secretaries turn off ...
F C
Janitors ...
G F
For security ...
F C
And bachelors phone up ...
G F
While the married ones ...


C F G C
And they'll all be lonel...


[Verse]
C Am
Gentlemen time please, yo...
C Am
Now the traffic lights change ...
F C
And by five ...
G F
And every third ...
F C
And ignorant people ...
G F
Like the doped white ...


[Chorus]
C F C F
Nothing ever happens...
Am F
The needle returns ...
G F
And we all sing ...

C F G C
And they'll all be ...


[Verse]
C Am
Telephone exchanges click ...
C Am
The Martians could land in ...
F C
Close-circuit cameras ...
G F
Shoot the same...
F C
And the stars of these ...
G F
Just survive ...


[Chorus]
C F C F
Nothing ever happens, ...
Am F
The needle returns to ...
G F
And we all sing along ..

C F G C
And they'll all be lonely ...


[Bridge: D C]
[Verse]
C Am
Bill hoardings advertise ...
C
While angry from ...
Am
All the ...
F C
And computer terminals ...
G F
On the values of co...
F C
While american ...
G F
For the price of a ...


Chorus:
C F C F
Nothing ever happens, ...
Am F
The needle returns to ...
G F
And we all sing ...
C F C F
Nothing ever happens, ...
Am F
They'll burn down the ...
G F
And we all go along ...

C F G C
And they'll all be lonely ....



Notes: This song is very easy to play and to sing.
It seems to be a good stuff to learn to change between the basic chords.
In the last verse the second and the third line seems strange to the metre.
Listen carefully to the song. It will be clear if you heard it.
(I have transcribed the song because I missed it on OLGA. I think, it is a very nice song
to sing, when you are sitting on a nice and warm summer evening with some fine people
on the beach, staring at the fire and feel good. Dream on...;))


Have fun and greetings from Germany

Thomas Bernard, Frankfurt/Main