Bachelor Kisses chords by The Go-betweens

Band: Go-Betweens
Song: "Bachelor Kisses"
written by Forster, Robert Derwent Garth / Mclennan, Grant William.

Chord analysis: Mats Fagergren (mats.fagergren@roxling,com)
2015-02-19

The chords and picking used in the intro are also used in the verse.
Chord description see info after lyrics.

Intro:
.
   G5/C     Gadd9/D    G        Em/A
I--x-----------------I--x-------x-------I
I-----0---------0----I----0-------0-----I
I-------0---------0--I------0-------0---I
I--x---------x-------I--x-------x-------I
I--10--------12------I--5-------7-------I
I--8---------10------I--3-------5-------I

verse:
G5/C      Gadd9/D
Hey wait, please wait
G               Em/A
Don't rush off, you won't be late
G5/C      Gadd9/D
Wait, yes, he'll wait
G               Em/A
The engine's running at the gate
C                 Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D                  Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word

Refr:
N.C            Cmaj7      Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow
N.C           Cmaj7       Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow


G5/C        Gadd9/D
Hand, hands like hooks
G              Em/A
You'll get hurt if you play with crooks
G5/C        Gadd9/D
Your hand, that's all he took
G              Em/A
The world opened up for your looks
C               Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D                  Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word


N.C            Cmaj7      Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow
N.C           Cmaj7       Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow

Interlude:
Em
The arcade lights are hanging down
         Aadd9      Em     Aadd9
The rain surrenders to the town
Em
The world of men don't mean a thing
         Aadd9         Em           Aadd9
When all they give you is a diamond ring

**Instrumental verse**
C                  Bm7
Don't believe what you've heard
D                  Em
'Faithful's' not a bad word

refr.x2
N.C            Cmaj7      Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow
N.C           Cmaj7       Bm7       Am7
Oh, won't you save these bachelor kisses now
         G
They're for your brow

**
For Chords in intro and verse see above, the other chords are played
as below:
           E,A,D,G,B,e
Chords

Cmaj7:    8,10,10,9,0,0
Bm7       7,9,7,7,7,7
D         10,9,8,8,8,x  alt. 10,12,12,11,10,10
Am7       5,7,5,5,5,5
G         3,5,5,4,3,3
Em        x,7,9,9,8,7 and in interlude 0,2,2,0,0,0
Aadd9     x,0,2,2,0,0