Don't Sleep In The Subway
1967
gbTony Hatch / Jackie Trent (sung by Petula Clark)
ABB7BbBmCC#mCmCm7DD7D7sus4Dsus4EbEmEm7-5FF#GG#G#m
21 chords used in this song
GDEmBm
GYou wander aDround on your Emown little Bmcloud
CGD7sus4D7
When you Cdon't see the Gwhy or the D7sus4wherefore D7
GDEmBm
GYou walk out on Dme when we Emboth disaBmgree
CGD7sus4D7
'Cause to Creason is Gnot what you D7sus4care for D7
BG#C#mF#G#m
BI've heard it G#all a million C#mtimes F#beG#mfore
DB7EmADsus4D
DTake off your B7coat, my love, and Emclose Athe Dsus4door D
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
CmBb
CmDon't stand in the Bbpouring rain
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
Cm
The Cmnight is long
Bb
ForBbget your foolish pride
EbEm7-5
EbNothing's Em7-5wrong
Cm7FBb
Now Cm7you're Fbeside me againBb
BbG#
BbG#
GF
GF
GDEmBm
GYou try to be Dsmart, then you Emtake it to Bmheart
CGD7sus4D7
'Cause it Churts when your Gego is deD7sus4flated D7
GDEmBm
GYou don't reaDlize that it's Emall comproBmmise
CGD7sus4D7
And the Cproblems are Gso overD7sus4rated D7
BG#C#mF#G#m
BGoodbye means G#nothing when it's C#mall F#for G#mshow
DB7EmADsus4D
DSo why preB7tend you've somewhere Emelse Ato Dsus4go D
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
CmBb
CmDon't stand in the Bbpouring rain
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
Cm
The Cmnight is long
Bb
ForBbget your foolish pride
EbEm7-5
EbNothing's Em7-5wrong
Cm7FBb
Now Cm7you're Fbeside me againBb
BbG#
BbG#
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
CmBb
CmDon't stand in the Bbpouring rain
EbBb
EbDon't sleep in the Bbsubway, darling
Cm
The Cmnight is long
Bb
ForBbget your foolish pride
EbEm7-5
EbNothing's Em7-5wrong
Cm7FBb
Now Cm7you're Fbeside me againBb
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§Petula Clark[ G ]
§Ray Conniff Singers[ A ]