Nothing Ever Happens chords by Del Amitri

Chords with lyrics

Nothing Ever Happens  - Del Amitri
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FF                         DmDm
Post office clerks put up ...
FF                           DmDm
And secretaries turn off ...
 Bb majorBb          FF
Janitors padlock ...

   G minorGm          Bb majorBb
   C majorC          Bb majorBb
For security ...
   Bb majorBb            FF
And bachelors phone up ...

      G minorGm           Bb majorBb
      C majorC            Bb majorBb
While the married ...

   FF           G minorGm         FF
    FF           Bb majorBb         FF
And they'll all be lonely ....

[snip]

 FF      Bb majorBb    FF         Bb majorBb
Nothing ever happens, ...
   DmDm           Bb majorBb
The needle returns ...
    C majorC           Bb majorBb
And we all sing ...

     FF        G minorGm         FF
      FF        Bb majorBb         FF
And we'll all be lonely ...

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

G minorGm DmDm G minorGm DmDm G+G FF G+G FF

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

Verse: C majorC A minorAm C majorC A minorAm FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF (C majorC FF C majorC)
Chorus: C majorC FF C majorC FF A minorAm FF G+G FF C majorC FF C majorC
Instr: DmDm A minorAm DmDm A minorAm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD C majorC

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

Martin McCarthy - [email protected]

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

   FF           Bb majorBb         FF
And they'll all be lonely...


 FF      Bb majorBb    FF         Bb majorBb
Nothing ever happens, ...
   DmDm           Bb majorBb
The needle returns to ...
    C majorC           Bb majorBb
And we all sing ...

     FF        Bb majorBb         FF
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 majorC                        A minorAm
Post office clerks put up ...
   C majorC                         A minorAm
And secretaries turn off ...
 FF           C majorC
Janitors ...
    G+G          FF
For security ...
   FF             C majorC
And bachelors phone up ...
      G+G            FF
While the married ones ...


      C majorC        FF     G+G    C majorC
And they'll all be lonel...


[Verse]
C majorC                         A minorAm
Gentlemen time please, yo...
     C majorC                          A minorAm
Now the traffic lights change ...
    FF             C majorC
And by five ...
  G+G           FF
And every third ...
   FF        C majorC
And ignorant people ...
     G+G            FF
Like the doped white ...


[Chorus]
 C majorC      FF   C majorC          FF
Nothing ever happens...
   A minorAm           FF
The needle returns ...
    G+G           FF
And we all sing ...

      C majorC        FF     G+G    C majorC
And they'll all be ...


[Verse]
C majorC                        A minorAm
Telephone exchanges click ...
   C majorC                          A minorAm
The Martians could land in ...
FF             C majorC
Close-circuit cameras ...
      G+G        FF
Shoot the same...
     FF              C majorC
And the stars of these ...
     G+G          FF
Just survive ...


[Chorus]
 C majorC      FF   C majorC          FF
Nothing ever happens, ...
   A minorAm           FF
The needle returns to ...
    G+G           FF
And we all sing along ..

      C majorC        FF     G+G    C majorC
And they'll all be lonely ...


[Bridge: D MajorD C majorC]
[Verse]
C majorC                       A minorAm
Bill hoardings advertise ...
   C majorC
While angry from ...
 A minorAm
All the ...
  FF          C majorC
And computer terminals ...
    G+G          FF
On the values of co...
    FF          C majorC
While american ...
     G+G         FF
For the price of a ...


Chorus:
 C majorC      FF   C majorC          FF
Nothing ever happens, ...
   A minorAm           FF
The needle returns to ...
    G+G           FF
And we all sing ...
 C majorC      FF   C majorC          FF
Nothing ever happens, ...
   A minorAm           FF
They'll burn down the ...
    G+G          FF
And we all go along ...

      C majorC        FF     G+G    C majorC
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.
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