...SUNSHINE ON LEITH... by The Proclaimers (1988) -----------------------................... ........................................... *SUNSHINE ON LEITH* ------------------- >1. I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) >2. CAP IN HAND >3. THEN I MET YOU >4. MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES >5. SEAN >6. SUNSHINE ON LEITH >7. COME ON NATURE >8. I'M ON MY WAY >9. WHAT DO YOU DO? >10.IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT >11.TEARDROPS >12.OH JEAN ........................................... 1...I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)... by The Proclaimers -------------------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: E Verse 1: E When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you. E When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you. E If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you. E And if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you. Chorus 1: E A B But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more. E A B Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door. Verse 2: E When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you. E And when the money comes in, for the work I do, A B E I'll pass almost every penny on to you. E When I come home, oh, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you. E And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you. Chorus 2: E A B But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more. E A B Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door. Bridge 1: E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. Verse 3: E When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you. E And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream, A B E I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you. E When I go out, well, I know I'm gonna be, A B E I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you. E And when I come home, yes, I know I'm gonna be, A B C#m I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you, A B E I'm gonna be the man whose coming home with you. Chorus 3: E A B But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more. E A B Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door. Bridge 1: E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. E Na na, na na, (na na, na na), na na, na na, (na na, na na), A B E Dum deedle dum, deedle dum, deedle da da da. Chorus 4: E A B But I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more. E A B E Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles, to fall down at your door. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- E A B C#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022100 x02220 x24442 x46654 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 2...CAP IN HAND... by The Proclaimers ------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: D Verse 1: D G A I could tell the meaning of a word like se-rene, D G A I got some 'O' grades, when I was six-teen. D G A I can tell the difference, 'tween margarine and butter, D G A I can say "Saskatchawen", without starting to stutter. Chorus 1: A D But I can't under-stand, G D A (n.C) D Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand. Verse 2: D G A I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight, D G A I know it's evening, when day turns to night. D G A I can understand why Stran-raer lie so lowly, D G A They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie. Chorus 2: A D But I can't under-stand, G D A (n.C) D Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand. Bridge 1: G D A D We fight, when they ask us, G D A D We boast, then we cower. G D A D We beg, for a piece of; G A What's already, what's already, what's already ours. Instrumental: D G A (x4) Verse 3: D G A Once I thought I could make God a bribe, D G A So I said I was in His lost tribe. D G A Getting handouts can be so frus-trating; D G A "Get in line son, there's five million waiting". Chorus 3: A D But I can't under-stand, G D A (n.C) D Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand. A D But I can't under-stand, G D A (n.C) D Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand. A D But I can't under-stand, G D A (n.C) D Why we let someone else rule our land; we're cap in hand. Coda: D Cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand. D Cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D G A Bm E7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 320003 x02220 x24432 020100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 3...THEN I MET YOU... by The Proclaimers ---------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Eb) Intro: C D F (x4) Verse 1: C D Thought that I'd be happy, going to be so happy, F Living life alone and never sharing anything. C D Thought that I was finished, thought that I was complete, F Thought that I was whole, instead of being half of something. C D Thought that I was growing, growing older, wiser, F Understanding why this world held nothing for my spirit. C D Thought that I was destined, destined to be nothing, F Destined to be nothing in this world and then I met you. Chorus 1: C D F C I... met you, I... met you. Verse 2: C D Thought that God had failed me, thought my prayers were useless, F Thought that he would never give the chance for me to praise him. C D Thought the book was written, thought the game had ended, F Thought the song was sung and I could never sing another. C D Thought my faith was misplaced, thought my back was broken, F Broken by a weight that I was never fit to carry. C D Thought I knew this city, thought I knew all about it; F And then one night I went to Morningside and you were waiting. Chorus 2: C D F C I... met you, I... met you. C D F C I... met you, I... met you. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C D F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 xx0232 133211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 4...MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES... by The Proclaimers ------------------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: G C G (x2), D7, C D7 G Verse 1: G C G Just when every ray of hope was gone; C G I should have known that you would come a-long. D7 C D7 G I can't believe I ever doubted you; my old friend the blues. Verse 2: G C G Another lonely night, a nameless town, C G If sleep don't take me first; you'll come a-round. D7 C D7 G 'Cos I know I can always count on you; my old friend the blues. Bridge 1: G C G C Lovers leave and friends will let you down. G D G But you're the only sure thing that I've found. D7 C D7 G No matter what I do, I'll never lose, my old friend the blues. Solo: G C G (x2), D7, C D7 G Bridge 2: G C G C Lovers leave and friends will let you down. G D G But you're the only sure thing that I've found. D7 C D7 G No matter what I do, I'll never lose, my old friend the blues. Coda: G D7 C D7 G Just let me hide my weary heart in you; my old friend the blues. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G C D7 D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x32010 xx0212 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 5...SEAN... by The Proclaimers -----------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: D Verse 1: D Sean, I'd say the best one came from Tupelo, Mississippi, G A D I'll tell you now that grown men cry and Irish girls are pretty. Bridge 1: D G A D Ah-hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, D G A D Hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, hai-A. Chorus 1: D Dmaj7 G Em A7 D Though fear and hurt and care, can lead me to des-pair. D Dmaj7 G Em A D I saw why I'm here, the morning you ap-peared. Verse 2: D Sean, I sat awhile on clouds, to ask God if he's living. G A D I should have spent the time on knees, in thanks for what he's given. Bridge 2: D G A D Ah-hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, D G A D Hai-A, hai-A, hai-A, hai-A. Chorus 2: D Dmaj7 G Em A7 D From parents smart and strong, to both of us passed on. D Dmaj7 G Em From kings is where you come, A D Bm Through daughters and through sons, A D Through daughters and through sons. Coda: D Sean, I'd say the best one, came from Tupelo, Mississippi G A D I'll tell you now that grown men cry; and Irish girls are pretty. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D G A Dmaj7 Em Bm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 320003 x02220 xx0222 022000 x24432 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 6...SUNSHINE ON LEITH... by The Proclaimers ------------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Bb) Intro: G Verse 1: G My heart was broken, my heart was broken, G7 Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow. C Am My heart was broken, my heart was broken, D You saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it. Verse 2: G My tears are drying, my tears are drying, G7 Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. C Am My tears are drying, my tears are drying, D Your beauty and kindness, made tears clear my blindness. Chorus 1: C D G C While I'm worth, my room on this earth, C D G I will be with you. C D G Em While the chief, puts sunshine on Leith, D G I'll thank him for his work, and your birth, and my bir-th. Solo: G C Am D (x2) Verse 3: G My heart was broken, my heart was broken, G7 Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow, sorrow. C Am My heart was broken, my heart was broken, D You saw it, you claimed it, you touched it; you saved it. Chorus 2: C D G C While I'm worth, my room on this earth, C D G I will be with you. C D G Em While the chief, puts sunshine on Leith, D G I'll thank him for his work, and your birth, and my bir-th... Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Outro: G C Am D (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G G7 C Am D Em EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 323000 x32010 x02210 xx0232 022000 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 7...COME ON NATURE... by The Proclaimers ---------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: D7 Verse 1: G C D D7 Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world. G D D7 Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl. G C D D7 Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long. G C G D7 Come on nature; just because I don't feel weak, don't mean I feel so strong. Verse 2: G C D D7 I've been known, to ask a few more favours than I should, of you. G C D D7 And in time, I'm sure I'll still want things that you could never do. C D D7 If she wasn't mine, C D D7 If I was stepping out of line, C Cm D D7 But she's mine and I'm in line, and she's the best I've ever seen. G C G Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long. Bridge 1: Dm G Dm G Dark brown hair, green eyes and white skin. Dm G Em G D7 You're perfect; every colour that she's in. Verse 3: G C D D7 Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world. G G D7 Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl. Verse 4: G C D D7 Her and me; I could be complete, if you could let it be. G C D D7 My de-sire, is to stretch myself inside her body's fire. C D D7 If I stumbled in, C D D7 Then I could say that I had been, C Cm Am D D7 To the Chamber where your greatest work of art was on dis-play. G C G Come on nature; let me show the way that I've been feeling all a-long. Bridge 2: Dm G Dm G Dark brown hair, green eyes and white skin. Dm G Em G D7 You're perfect; every colour that she's in. Coda: G C D D7 Come on nature; I don't want to read a book or talk about the world. G C G Come on nature; I just want to spend some time being boy to the girl. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D7 G C D Cm Am Dm Em EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0212 320003 x3201x xx0212 x35543 x02210 xx0231 022000 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 8...I'M ON MY WAY... by The Proclaimers --------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: Ab) Intro: G Verse 1: G I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. D7 I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. Chorus 1: G C D C I'm on my way, to what I want from this world, G C D C And years from now, you'll make it to the next world. G C D C And everything that you receive up yon-der; G D7 Is what you gave to me, the day I wandered. Verse 2: G I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh D7 I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday, yay yay yay-yay. Chorus 2: G C D C I took the road that brought me to your home town, G C D C I took the bus, to streets that I could walk down. G C D C I walked the streets, to find the one I'd looked for, G D7 I climbed the stair, that led me to your front door. Bridge 1: C D7 G G7 And now, that I don't want for anything. C D7 G D7 I'd have Al Jolson sing; 'I'm sitting on top of the world'. Verse 3: G I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. D7 Oh, I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can. Chorus 3: G C D C To keep my feet from jumping from the ground dear, G C D C To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth dear. G C D C To keep the past, the past and not the pre-sent, G D7 To try and learn, when you teach me a lesson. Bridge 2: C D7 G G7 And now, that I don't want for anything. C D7 G D7 I'd have Al Jolson sing; 'I'm sitting on top of the world'. Verse 4: G I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. D7 I'm on my way, from misery to happiness today. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. Chorus 4: G C D C I'm on my way, to what I want from this world, G C D C And years from now, you'll make it to the next world. G C D C And everything that you receive up yon-der; G D C Is what you gave to me, the day I wan-dered. G C D C I'm on my way, to what I want from this world, G C D C And years from now, you'll make it to the next world. G C D C And everything that you receive up yon-der; G D7 Is what you gave to me, the day I wandered. Coda: G I'm on my way, I'm on my way. I'm on my way, I'm on my way. I'm on my way, I'm on my way. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G D D7 C G7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 xx0232 xx0212 x32010 323000 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 9...WHAT DO YOU DO?... by The Proclaimers ----------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: G G7 C Cm, G D7 C Verse 1: G G7 Yeah, I know you're right, I see it in your fierce eyes. C Cm But me I've never thought straight, since the day I had the first doubt. G D7 Yes, I know you're right, and I'll back you to a point, pal. C G But I'll never be constrained by, a-nother man's ideas now. Verse 2: G G7 I spent too long on this road, looking for the answers, C Cm But poverty and failure, aren't what I'm after. G D7 I painted "fight" on factories, but they closed the factory down, pal. C G I want to find out where the heart's gone, find out where the nerves gone. Chorus 1: D C G What do you do, when de-mocracy fails you? B7 C G Ah, ah, ah, ah. D C G What do you do, when the rest can't see it's true? B7 C G Ah, ah, ah, ah. Verse 3: G G7 Pat votes the Scots way, just like her mother, C Cm But south always takes all; just like her brother. G D7 The next time she might vote; so might the others, C G But time's running out, pal, 'cos they're giving up in numbers. Chorus 2: D C G What do you do, when de-mocracy's all through? B7 C G Ah, ah, ah, ah. D C G What do you do, when mi-nority means you? B7 C G Ah, ah, ah, ah. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G G7 C Cm D7 D B7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 323000 x32010 x35543 xx0212 xx0232 021200 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 10...IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT... by The Proclaimers ---------------------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Verse 1: C F G7 C It's Saturday night, I'm feeling on song. C F G7 C I think I'm al-right, I know I'm all wrong. Chorus 1: G7 C F G7 The drink that I had, three hours a-go, Dm G G7 Has been joined by fourteen others, in a steady flow. Verse 2: C F G7 C So let me walk straight, don't let me feel pain. C F G7 C I'm gonna scratch cars, with my keys a-gain. Chorus 2: G7 C F G7 'Cos when I go home and fall on my bed, Dm G G7 If it doesn't leave my stomach, it'll split my head. Solo: (Whistling) C F G7 C (x2) Chorus 3: G7 C F G7 'Cos when I go home and fall on my bed, Dm G G7 If it doesn't leave my stomach, it'll split my head. Verse 3: C F G7 C It's Saturday night, I'm feeling on song. C F G7 C I think I'm al-right, I know I'm all wrong. Chorus 4: G7 C F G7 The drink that I had, three hours a-go, Dm G G7 Has been joined by fourteen others, in a steady flow. Coda: C F G7 C (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C F G7 Dm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 133211 323000 xx0231 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 11...TEARDROPS... by The Proclaimers -----------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: G C G (x2), D7 C G, D7 Verse 1: G C G Teardrops, running down your face, G C G Teardrops, running down your face. D7 C G D Diamonds, of water and salt from your body, D7 Coming down to meet my kisses. Verse 2: G C G Teardrops, running down your face, G C G Teardrops, running down your face. D7 C G D Staining, your skin and my skin and be-ginning, D7 The stories that you can't begin. D The way I feel could be despised, D7 But it's a vision that I prize. Chorus 1: G Cm G Teardrops, tear-drops. C G I'm not trying to make you feel pain, D7 G Or joy to make the tears flow. Cm G D D7 But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so. Bridge 1: G C G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha, C G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha. Cm G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha wha, Cm D7 Wha wha wha, wha wha, wha wha wha. Verse 3: G C G Teardrops, running down your face, G C G Teardrops, running down your face. D7 C G D Let me, let me brush them with my fingers; D D7 Comfort you and say it's alright. D D7 It's so strong, this way I feel, D D7 Some-times I want to beg or steal you. Chorus 2: G Cm G Teardrops, tear-drops. C G I'm not trying to make you feel pain, D7 G Or joy to make the tears flow. Cm G D D7 But when they roll una-shamed; they move me so. Coda: G C G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha, C G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha wha. Cm G Wha, wha wha, wha wha wha, wha wha wha, Cm D7 Wha wha wha, wha wha, wha wha wha. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G C D7 D Cm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x32010 xx0212 xx0232 x35543 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 12...OH JEAN... by The Proclaimers ---------------................... *from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)* Intro: D A, A D (x2) Verse 1: D A I'd never been lucky with girls, I confess, D Don't know who to blame for my lack of success. D A 'Cos even with ones up the back of a bus; D There was always the risk of a slap in the puss. Chorus 1: D A D A But Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you. Verse 2: D A The first time I met you, it did cross my mind, D The next time I saw you, there wasn't the time. D A The third time I saw you, I thought that I would, D The fourth time I met you, I knew that I could. Chorus 2: D A D A But Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you. Bridge 1: D A I love her, I love her, I love her, D I love her, I love her, I love her. Verse 3: D A I want you forever, I want you for good, D So I'm gonna treat you the way that I should. D A For your soul and body, my heart's gonna pound, D Even after the day that I'm laid in the ground. Chorus 3: D A D A 'Cos Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you. D A D A Jean, oh Jean, you let me get lucky with you. Coda: D A I love her, I love her, I love her, D I love her, I love her, I love her. D A I love her, I love her, I love her, D I love her, I love her, I love her. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D A EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 x02220 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) ...........................................
