# From: mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk (Martin McCarthy) Subject: Re: CRD: Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri --------------------

^FPost office clerks put up signs saying position cl^Dmosed ^FAnd secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their c^Dmoats J^Bbanitors padlock the g^Fates

Gm Bb

For se^Ccurity guards to patr^Bbol And b^Bbachelors phone up their fr^Fiends for a drink

Gm Bb

While the ma^Crried ones turn on a cha^Bbt show F Gm F And the^Fy'll all be lonely toni^Bbght and lonely tomo^Frrow

[snip]

N^Fothing ever h^Bbappens, n^Fothing happens at ^Bball The n^Dmeedle returns to the st^Bbart of the song And we ^Call sing along like bef^Bbore

F Gm F

And we'll a^Fll be lonely toni^Bbght and lonely tomo^Frrow Then before verse 4 there's a wee instrumentally bit over the chords:

Gm Dm Gm Dm G F G F Also, there's a second guitar with capo on the 5th fret playing: Verse: C Am C Am F C G F C G F (C F C) Chorus: C F C F Am F G F C F C Instr: Dm Am Dm Am D C D C Hope this is of some use, and not too wrong. Martin McCarthy - mmc@ehabitat.demon.co.uk From: Dan Rolander <drolander@delphi.com Subject: Nothing Ever Happens (correction) Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri --------------------

^FPost office clerks put up signs saying position cl^Dmosed ^FAnd secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their c^Dmoats J^Bbanitors padlock the g^Fates For s^Cecurity guards to pa^Bbtrol And b^Bbachelors phone up their fr^Fiends for a drink While the m^Carried ones turn on a c^Bbhat show

And th^Fey'll all be lonely ton^Bbight and lonely tom^Forrow Gentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anymore Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go And by five o'clock everything's dead And every third car is a cab And ignorant people sleep in their bed Like the doped white mice in the college lab

N^Fothing ever h^Bbappens, n^Fothing happens at ^Bball The n^Dmeedle returns to the st^Bbart of the song And we ^Call sing along like bef^Bbore

And we'll ^Fall be lonely ton^Bbight and lonely tom^Forrow Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there The Martians could land in the carpark and no one would care Close-circuit cameras in department stores Shoot the same movie everyday And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed Just survive constant action replay

Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow Bill hoardings advertise products that nobody needs While angry from Manchester writes to complain about All the repeats on TV And computer terminals report some gains In the values of copper and tin While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs For the price of a hospital wing Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all The needle returns to the start of the song And we all sing along like before Nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock And we'll all go along like before And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow 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]

^CPost office clerks put up signs saying position c^Amlosed And s^Cecretaries turn off typewriters and put on their c^Amoats J^Fanitors padlock the ga^Ctes For sec^Gurity guards to patr^Fol And b^Fachelors phone up their fr^Ciends for a drink While the m^Garried ones turn on a ch^Fat show

And they'll ^Call be lonely ton^Fight and l^Gonely tom^Corrow

[Verse]

^CGentlemen time please, you know we can't serve anym^Amore Now the tr^Caffic lights change to stop, when theres nothing to ^Amgo And by f^Five o'clock everything's d^Cead And ^Gevery third car is a c^Fab And i^Fgnorant people sl^Ceep in their beds Like the d^Goped white mice in the c^Follege lab

[Chorus]

N^Cothing ever h^Fappens,^C nothing happens at ^Fall The n^Ameedle returns to the st^Fart of the song And we ^Gall sing along like bef^Fore

And they'll ^Call be lonely ton^Fight and l^Gonely tom^Corrow

[Verse]

^CTelephone exchanges click while there's nobody th^Amere The M^Cartians could land in the carpark and no one would c^Amare ^FClose-circuit cameras in d^Cepartment stores Shoot the s^Game movie every d^Fay And the st^Fars of these films neither d^Cie nor get killed Just surv^Give constant action r^Feplay

[Chorus]

N^Cothing ever h^Fappens,^C nothing happens at ^Fall The n^Ameedle returns to the st^Fart of the song And we ^Gall sing along like bef^Fore

And they'll ^Call be lonely ton^Fight and l^Gonely tom^Corrow

[Bridge: D C] [Verse]

^CBill hoardings advertise products that nobody n^Ameeds While ^Cangry from Mancaster writes to complain about A^Amll the repeats on TV And ^Fcomputer terminals r^Ceport some gains On the v^Galues of copper and ^Ftin While am^Ferican businessmen sn^Cap up Van Goghs For the pr^Gice of a hospital w^Fing

Chorus:

N^Cothing ever h^Fappens,^C nothing happens at ^Fall The n^Ameedle returns to the st^Fart of the song And we ^Gall sing along like bef^Fore N^Cothing ever h^Fappens,^C nothing happens at ^Fall They'^Amll burn down the synago^Fgues at six o'clock And we ^Gall go along like bef^Fore

And they'll ^Call be lonely ton^Fight and l^Gonely tom^Corrow 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. (I have transcribed the song because I missed it on OLGA. I think, it is a very nice song 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

Del Amitri - Nothing ever happens