Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Tuning: soprano C CHORDS g-C-E-A C#m7 1-1-0-2 Asus2 2-4-0-2 Intro: | D | Bm7 E | C#m7 | % | 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | D | D C#m7 | Bm7 | Bm7 Asus2 |
Instrumental: | D A D | D A A A | D A D | D A A A | (I got appointments ...) Verse 1: D A D I got appointments, work I have to do Bm F# Bm Bm7 E Keeping me so busy all the day through A F#m They're the things that keep me from thinking of you, aaaaaah ... Bm A A D Asus2 D A : Baby, I miss you so, I know I'm never gonna make it (Oh I’m so restless...) Verse 2: D A D I'm so restless, I don't care what I say Bm F# Bm Bm7 E And I lose my temper ten times a day A F#m Still, it's even worse when the night's on its way Bm Asus2 It's bad, o-o-o-o-oh, so bad Chorus: D Bm7 A : Somehow, I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) Bridge: D Bm7 E How I fear the time when shadows start to fall Bm7 Asus2 Sitting here alone and staring at the wall Chorus: D Bm7 A : Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights A D : (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : Somehow I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) Interlude: | D | Bm7 E | C#m7 | % | 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | D | D C#m7 | Bm7 | Bm7 Asus2 | Instrumental: | D A D | D A A A | D A D | D A A A | D A : (instrumental) (No one to turn to ...) Verse 3: D A D No one to turn to, you know how it is Bm F# Bm Bm7 E I was not prepared for something like this A F#m Now I see them clearly, the things that I miss (Aaaaaaah ...) Bm A A D Asus2 D : Baby, I feel so bad, I know I'm never gonna make it (I got my business ...) Verse 4: D A D I got my business to help me through the day Bm F# Bm Bm7 E People I must write to, bills I must pay A F#m But everything's so different when night's on its way Bm Asus2 It's bad, oh, so bad Chorus: D Bm7 A : Somehow, I'd be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : I'd have courage left to fight if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) Bridge: D Bm7 E How I fear the time when shadows start to fall Bm7 Asus2 Sitting here alone and staring at the wall Chorus: D Bm7 A : Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights A D : (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) Chorus: variation D Bm7 A : If it ... wasn't ... for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) D Bm7 A : If it ... wasn't ... for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it) Interlude: | D | Bm7 E | C#m | % | Chorus: D Bm7 A : Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights A D : (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) Interlude: | D | Bm7 E | C#m | % | Chorus: variation D Bm7 A : If it ... wasn't ... for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it) D Bm7 A : If it ... wasn't ... for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could make it) Chorus: (fade out) D Bm7 A : Even I could see a light if it wasn't for the nights A D : (Even I could see a light I think that I could make it) D Bm7 A : Guess my future would look bright if it wasn't for the nights A D : (If it wasn't for the nights, I think that I could take it)
Written by: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus. From: “Voulez-Vous” (1979).