Conversation chords by Colin Hay

Chords with lyrics

Taken from the Peaks and Valleys album. Pretty simple song, use open chords if you'd prefer.

Standard tuning

Chords used:

C# minorC#m - 9 11 11 9 9 9
BB - 799877
A augmentedA - 577655
E MajorE - 022100




Intro - C# minorC#m - BB - A augmentedA - E MajorE - BB x 2 E MajorE

E MajorE       A augmentedA      BB
Never ever been to New York city


E MajorE      A augmentedA     BB
Don't know if I ever will


E MajorE       A augmentedA          BB
Some of my friends say I should go there


A augmentedA               BB   E MajorE
I think I'll just hang around here until


E MajorE       A augmentedA      BB
Never could stand to take a telling

E MajorE       A augmentedA      BB
Even when I knew I stood wrong

E MajorE       A augmentedA      BB
Used to get up early in the morning

A augmentedA               BB   E MajorE
It's funny the things you do when you're young


Chorus:

C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA          E MajorE
Oh no, its almost time to go

  A augmentedA        BB       E MajorE
I think I'll step outside into the sun

C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA        E MajorE
Hey hey, its almost midday

  A augmentedA        BB       E MajorE
I wanna have a band before the winter comes