Capo: 3

Nothing Ever Happens - Del Amitri - tabbed by John Crawford -------------------- A great song, but much easier to play with a capo on the 3rd fret CAPO 3 D: xx0232 Bm: 224432 or xx4432 G: 320003 A: 002220 Em: 022000 E: 022100 Intro ' D (x4)

^DPost office clerks put up signs saying position clos^Bmed ^DAnd secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coat^Bms J^Ganitors padlock the gate^Ds

For secur^Aity guards to patrol^Bm And bachelor^Gs phone up their frien^Dds for a drink

While the married one^As turn on a chat sho^Gw Prechorus

And the^Dy'll all be lonely ton^Gight and lonely tomo^Drrow Verse 2

^DGentlemen time please^Bm you know we can't serve any more ^DNow the tra^Bmffic lights stop when theres nothing to go

^GAnd by five o clock eve^Drythings dead ^AAnd every thir^Bmd car is a cab

^GAnd ignorant peop^Dle sleep in there beds Like ^Athe dope white mice in ^Bmthe college lab

Chorus

N^Dothing ever ha^Gppens, noth^Ding happens at all ^G The needl^Bme returns to the start of the s^Gong And we all s^Aing along like befo^Gre

And we'll a^Dll be lonely ton^Gight and lonely tomor^Drow ^DTelephone exc^Bmhanges click while theres nobody there

^DThe martians could land^Bm in the car park and no-one would care ^GClose-cir^Dcuit cameras in department stores

^AShoot the sam^Bme movie every night ^GAnd the stars of these films neither died nor get killed ^D

Just to survi^Ave constan^Bmt action replay

Chorus

N^Dothing ever hap^Gpens, noth^Ding happens at al^Gl The needl^Bme returns to the sta^Grt of the song And we al^Al sing along like befo^Gre

And we'll a^Dll be lonely ton^Gight and lonely tomor^Drow

Play these chords (this is while accordion plays): Em Bm Em Bm E D E D

^DBill hoardings advertise^Bm products that nobody needs ^DWhile angry from Manchest^Bmer writes to complain about all the repeats on tv

^GAnd computer termin^Dals report some gains ^AOn the value of^Bm copper and tin

^GWhile American ^Dbusinessmen snap up van Goths For the pric^Ae of a ^Bmhospital wing

Chorus

^DNothing ever hap^Gpens, noth^Ding happens at al^Gl The needle^Bm returns to the start of the s^Gong- And we a^All sing along like befo^Gre

^DNothing ever ha^Gppens, no^Dthing happens at a^Gll

^BmThey'll burn down the ^Gsynagogues at six o clock And we'll all^A go along ^Glike before

And we'll a^Dll be lonely ton^Gight and lonely tom^Dorrow Any comments or suggestions, wheres_my_pint@hotmail.com

Del Amitri - Nothing ever happens