Текст песни A-Ha — Scoundrel Days + аккорды для гитары
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 11:26:18 +0100
From: Matteo Rocco
Subject: CRD: Scoundrel_days-Album.crd by a-ha
ALBUM NAME: Scoundrel days
GROUP: A-ha
WORDS AND MUSIC:
Scoundrel days - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and Pal Waaktaar
The swing of things - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
I've been losing you - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
October - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Manhattan skyline - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and
Pal Waaktaar
Cry wolf - words by Mags and Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags
We're looking for the whales - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags
The weight of the wind - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Maybe maybe - words and music by Mags
Soft rains of April - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and
Pal Waaktaar
MY NAME: Matteo Rocco
MY E-MAIL: [email protected]
*** USE NOT-PROPORTIONAL (monospaced)
FONTS TO APPRECIATE MY EFFORTS AND
PLAY IN TIME !!! ***
There may be some hints like these:
Rhthym | |. |:lenght=1 |~=0.5 |~~=0.25 |.=1.5 d=2 d=2 d.=3 o=4
Chords C A-/B | D harmony/bass melody | here means end of measure
Lyrics yooohoo!!
Choir (yeah!!)
Notes c a single notes of the lead singer
Choir g e second voice
ALBUM NAME: Scoundrel days
GROUP: A-ha
WORDS AND MUSIC:
Scoundrel days - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and Pal Waaktaar
Thw swing of things - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
I've been losing you - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
October - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Manhattan skyline - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and
Pal Waaktaar
Cry wolf - words by Mags and Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags
We're looking for the whales - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags
The weight of the wind - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Maybe maybe - words and music by Mags
Soft rains of April - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags and
Pal Waaktaar
MY NAME: Matteo Rocco
MY E-MAIL: [email protected]
*** USE NOT-PROPORTIONAL (monospaced)
FONTS TO APPRECIATE MY EFFORTS AND
PLAY IN TIME !!! ***
... far to be perfect ... just hope it helps ya ...
SCOUNDREL DAYS
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(B-) | (B-) | (B-)(9) | (B-)(9)
o o o o
B- E-(9)
Was that somebody screaming it wasn't me for sure
o o
Bb G- G-(7)
I lift my head up from uneasy pillows put my feet on the floor
D4 G-
cut my wrist on a bad thought and head for the door
B- E-(9)
outside on the pavement the dark makes no noise
Bb G-
I can feel the sweat on my lips leaking into my mouth
o o
D4 G-
I'm heading out for the steep hills they're leaving me no..
o---o-o-o o o o
B- E- G D A- C G D | A-
cho..ice and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
E- G D A- C G D
we belie........ve through the lies and the hating
,---3---,
o D D D
A- E- /E /G /A
that love goes free
B-9 E-(9)
for want of an option I run the wind 'round
Bb G-
I dream pictures of houses burning never knowing nothing else to do
o o
F C G-
with death comes the morning unannounced and new
B- E-
was it too much to ask for to pull a little weight
Bb G-
they forgive anything but greatness these are scoundrel days
o--o
D4 G- B-
and I'm close to calling out their names as pride hits my fa..ce
o-----o
E- G D A- C G
yeeheehee and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
D A- E- G D A- C G D
we belie.......ve through the lies and the hating
(uoh no!)
o o o o
A- /E G- /F /E /Eb G- G-4/F G-/E
that love goes free........ through scoundrel days..... yehy.... hm
G-4/Eb | G- | G-4/F | G-/E | G-4/Eb | G-(9) | G-/F | G-/E | G-4/Eb
ah ah
B- E-
I reach the edge of town I've got blood in my hair
Bb G-
their hands touch my body from everywhere
o o
D4 G- B- | B- |
but I know that I've made it as I run into the air
o o
B-
hmeah yeah
E- G D A- C G
and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
D A- E- G D A- C G D
we belie.......ve through the lies and the hating
(uoh no!)
A- /E E- | G | D | A- | C | G | D A- G_|
that love goes free........ oh wo through scoundrel days
THE SWING OF THINGS
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| | d |. |. |------| | d |. |.------- |
( ) B- B- | D6 E F#-4 | F#-4 B- B- | D6 E F#-4-- |
| | d |. |. |------| | d |. |. ----- |
B- B- B- | D6 E(9) F#-4 | F#-4 B- B- | D6 E(9) F#-4 |
F#- | D | A | B- | D | D | F#-
o |. |~--d o |. |~-d
B- D E B- | D E |
You say the world's an eventful place
B- D E B- | D E |
you give me news I don't want to know
B- E F#- G A B- | D E | B- | D
you say that I should care that I should speak my mind
E7 F#- D A B- D
oh but how can I speak of the world rushing by with a lump in my throat and
A D E7 F#- D A B-
tears in my eyes oh have we come to the point of no turning back or is it
D D D C# C# C# C# C# C# A B B D D D
F# G# A A A A A A A E F# F# F# F# A
D F#- B- D E | B- | D E | B- | D E |
still time to get into the swing of things
E E E E E D C#
C# C# C# C# C# B A
B- | D C#-/E E9 |
B- D E B- | D E |
let us walk through this windless city
B- D E B- | D E |
I'll go on till the winter gets me
B- E F#- G A B- | D E |
"Oh sleep..." you wrote "sleep my dear..." in a letter somewhere
o D D
B- D E7 F#- D A B- D
oh but how can I sleep with your voice in my head with an ocean
A D E F#- D A
between us and room in my bed oh have I come to the point where I'm losing
o |. |. |
B- D F#- B- D E9 B- |
the grip or is it still time to get into the swing of things
|. |. | |. |. |
B- | D E9 B- | B- | D E9 B- | B- | D E F#- |
D | E F#- D A B-
oh when she gloves in the dark and I'm weak by the sight of this
D A D E F#- D
breathtaking beauty in which I can hide oh there's a world full out there
A B- D A D
of people I fear but given time I'll get into the swing of things yes
E7 F#- D A B- D
when she gloves in the dark and I'm struck by the sight I know that I'll
A A G# A
D E D E
o o
A D E7 F#- D | A | B- | D | D A D
need this for the rest of my li.........fe but I know
G# F# F# F# F# F# F#-E E D c#d C#
D D D D C# C# D-C# C# B A B A
D D
F#- D A B- D | D | A | D E7
that I'll need this... ...the rest of my life oh but I'll
o o
F#- D A B- D A | D E7 |
nee....d this you know that I'll nee....d this
F#- D A B- D
what have I done what lies I have told I've played games with the ones that
F# E E E C#
C# C# c#c# A
A D E7 F#- D A B-
rescued my soul oh have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip or
(oh but I'll neeeee...................d this)
C# C# D D
A A B F#
F# G# A A
D F#- B-_|
is it still time to get into the swing of things
I'VE BEEN LOSING YOU
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D5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | D5 | D5_|
D- G/D D- A-
it wasn't rain that washed away rinsed out the colours of your eyes
F C D- G
putting the gun down on the bedside table I must have realized
D- G/D D-
it wasn't the rain that made no difference and I could have sworn it
A- F C
wasn't me yet I did it all so coldly almost slowly
o--------d
D- G | A F G
plain for all to see oh c'mon please now talk to me
(aaah!)
D D
C G D4 D F C
tell me things I could find helpful how can I stop now
(aaah!)
D D
G D4 D F C
is there nothing I can do I have lost my way
E- D5 | D5 | D5 |
I've been losing you hm
D5 D- G/D D-
I can still hear our screams competing you're hissing your s's
A- F C D-
like a snake now in the mirror stands half a man I thought no one could
G D- G/D D-
break it wasn't the rain that made no difference nervously drumming on:
A- F C
"Run away!" but I want the guilt to get me thoughts to wreck me
o---------d
D- G F G
preying on my mind so please now talk to me
(aaah!)
C G D4 D F C
tell me things I could find helpful how can I stop now
(aaah!)
o
G D5 F C
is there nothing I can do.. I have lost my way
|. d |~----|.
E- A- | D | A- | D | A- | D | A- /G F7+ | F7+ E-
I've been losing you
D5 F
please now talk to me
(aaah!)
C G D4 D F C
tell me things I could find helpful how can I stop now
(aaah!)
G D4 D F C
is there nothing I can do talk to me tell me
(please now aaah!)
G D4 D F C
oh tell me what to do......... oh how can I stop now
(helpful aaah!)
d d o o o o
G D E F C A- D-
is there nothing I can do I have lost my way I've been losing you
o o o o o o
D-/C G-7 Bb D-_|
you I've been losing you you I've been losing you...
N.C. | D- | D- | D- | D-
babe
D- | D- | D- | D-
Hm Hm
D- | D- | D- | D-
hmmm Hm Hm
o | | | | | | | |
D- | D- | D- | D- D-7 D-6 D-7 D-6 | D-7 D-6 D-7 D-6 |
hmmm hm run away now
| | | | | | | |~ |~---d.. |~--- |o
D-7 D-6 D-7 D-6 | D-7 D-6 D-7 D-6 D-7| D-7------- | D- | D- ...
OCTOBER
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effects
D7+ | G | D7+ | G | D7+ | G | D7+ | G
E- C G C-7
Dawn awaits a sleepless English town of coloured grey
E- C G C-7
here I roam the streets without you as summer fades away
o D D o o D D
F#-7 E F#-7 E A7+ | D7+ G D7+ | F#o D |
down in the city at nights hmmmmmmm the cold wind blows
E- C G C-7
wherever you may be right now it must be getting late
E- C G C-7
you're probably asleep already I am wide awake
D D
F#-7 E F#-7 | E A7+ | D7+ | G | D7+ | G | D7+ | G | D7+ |
down in the city at nights mmmmmmmhh...
D D
F#o D | E- C G C-7
don't be lonely so you've told me but don't you worry now
E- C G C-7 | G | C-7
loneliness can be ignored and time has shown me how
F#-7 E F#-7 E A7+ D7+ G D7+ | G | D7+ |
down in the city at nights oh I'm missing you so much *whistle*
G | D7+ | G | D7+ | G | D7+ | B-
*whistle* *whistle*
F#-7 E F#-7 E7+ F#-7 E F#-7 E7+_|
down in the city hm down in the city hhm hmm
MANHATTAN SKYLINE
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3/4
F | F | F |
D. D. D. D. D. D. D. D.
F D- Bb7+
We sit and watch umbrellas fly I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
D. D. D.
F D- Bb7+
I hear myself say "My boat's leaving now" so we shake hands and cry
D. D. D.
C D- F D- F7+ F
now I must wave goodbye wave goodbye wave goodbye wave goodbye
4/4
o------d d o
Bb G _| D- F Bb
wave goodbye.......... you know I don't want to cry again
(wave goodbye)
C G- D- F Bb
don't want to cry again I don't want to say goodbye
C G- D- F Bb C G-
don't ever want to cry again I don't want to run away I don't want to race
3/4
o D D D. D.
D- F Bb C G- D- F | G-
this pain I'll never see your face again eh! oh but how how can you
D. D. D | D. D. D.
C A D- G- | C A/C# D- F6 G- C
say that I didn't try you see things in the depths of my eyes
A A A G F E
C C Bb A G
D. D. D. D.
A/C# D- | G- | C_| F
that my love's run dry no! I'll leave
E E E E F
C C# C# C# D
D. D. D. D. D. D. D.
D- Bb7+
to their goodbyes I've come to depend on the look in their eyes my
D. D. D.
F D- Bb7+
blood's sweet for pain the wind and the rain bring back words of a song
C D- F D- F7+ F
and they say wave goodbye wave goodbye wave goodbye wave goodbye
4/4
o------d
Bb /F G _| D- F Bb
wav