Vendelay
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[Intro ]| D | D | D | D
D
Well it's been half a year
Em Em2 Em
since my ball was properly stocked
A A6 A
And relations on whole
D
hasn't quite been "oh so clock!"
D
But though you're not the key
Em Em2 Em
To this Emotional lock
A A6 A
That still doesn't change
D
The value of your stocks
Em B7/D# G
Now I hear that people´s talking garbage about you
G F# Bm
And as goes with such things the most of it ain't true
Bm/F# G A F#m G
So I write this song just to say to you
A D
I believe in you, I do, Vendelay
D
Now the word is on the street
Em Em2 Em
that your ball gets properly stocked
A A6 A D
And by word you consider it being "Oh so clock!"
D
Well now I'm not your spokesman
Em Em2 Em
but still a man of words
A A6 A
And no matter how untrue
D
I know garbage always hurts
Em B7/D#
I don't know nowadays
G
what it takes to get bewitched
F#
For a person like me
Bm
Who's just starving to get ditched
Bm/F# G A F#m G
Let's just hope that our ropes ain't so firmly fixed
A
And if you'd ask me I'd say:
D
- Nix, Vendelay
lalala
(same chords as in the verse)
Em B7/D#
I know that life is very bad
G
When you're picking up the pieces of what you had
And people say:
F#
I want you, I want you, I want you!
Bm
Yeah, they want you all right
Bm/F#
- But just for a while
G A
But hang on in there
F#m G
And you'll pull it through
A
'Cause I believe in you, I do
D
And there's a reason why I do, Vendelay
| D D7/C | G/B G | A | D
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.