Chords for 10 Memorable voting moments at the Eurovision Song Contest
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[Dm] [F] [C]
[Dm] [F] The voting has always been one of the [C] most exciting [Dm] elements of the show.
[F] Let's have a look at 10 [C] of the most [Dm] memorable moments.
[F] [C]
[Dm] In the [F] first years of the contest [G] it was not [C] that simple to deliver the votes.
Allo Paris?
Allo Paris?
[Dm] The votes had to be called in via telephone, [F] which sometimes took a while.
Bonsoir Paris.
[G] In 1967 the presenter was [C] quite sure that the winner could be announced.
Meine Damen und Herren, [Dm] der Sieger beim Song Contest 1967 in [C] Wien
[F]
Still waiting for the Irish vote.
[G] Oh, I'm so sorry.
Good evening Vienna, this [C] is Dublin.
[F] Good evening Dublin.
Could we have your [G] votes please?
I [F] thought we were going to be left out.
[C] I'm so sorry.
In [Dm] [Bb]
1969 in Madrid, four countries [G] received the same amount of points.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Brown [C] to tell me [Dm]
exactly who the winners of this year are.
It has never happened.
[F]
All four [G] countries were announced as winners and they all got to perform their song again.
Four countries.
[F] Good evening Yugoslavia.
In [G]
1981 the presenter had trouble reaching the Yugoslav [C] jury.
[D] Good evening [F] Yugoslavia.
When they [G] finally reached Yugoslavia there was another small problem.
[Dm] Ah, there you are, Yugoslavia, [F] roaring through.
Good evening Yugoslavia.
Could I have your [C] votes please?
[G] Thank you very much.
This is a bit of a [C] problem here.
In 1988 the voting was an absolute thriller.
Switzerland's entry, Ne [Dm] partez pas sans moi, performed by Celine Dion, [Fm] beat the runner-up,
the [G] United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald, by just a single [F] point.
[B] [C]
[Dm]
Just three years later the voting was even closer.
[F]
At the end of the voting procedure both [G] Sweden and France had 146 points each.
[C]
Both had received the same number of 12 points,
although [Dm] Swedish entrant Carola received more 10 points votes than [F] France.
Ah, it's not a draw.
Sweden have won it.
And therefore the contest [G] went to Malmö the year after.
In [C] 1993 Niamh Kavanagh was heading for an Irish [Dm] victory on home ground.
The presenter got very excited about another [F] Irish victory whilst the Netherlands was calling.
[G]
[Cm]
That puts [G] them 10 points in the lead.
Ireland, 12 points.
[N] One point for the United Kingdom, was 11 points in the lead.
Now a step back, 12 points behind [Eb] Ireland.
It's not a draw.
[Cm] [D] Ireland 10 points.
Sorry, Ireland 10 points.
Excuse me, I got carried away.
[N]
A little partiality there.
You can't blame the lady, it's not easy to [Eb] stand there.
Will [C] Sweden give us any [D] points this year?
In 1996 [G] the love-hate relationship [Eb] between Norway and Sweden was parodied by Norwegian [Dm] presenter Ingrid Brinn.
We [Eb] have given you Swedes [Cm] 156 points, [D] while you have given us only 82.
[Gm] So you owe us
We'll see [Eb] if we can change that tonight.
Yes, [F] because you owe us 76 points, so [Dm] maybe we can get them tonight.
[Eb] In [Cm] 2003, with Belgium in the [D] lead and Turkey close behind, Slovenia was the last [Gm] country to cast its votes [Eb] and decided the eventual [F] winner.
Here on this paper [Dm] are the final points which [Eb] are going to decide tonight's winner.
And I know [Cm] you're anxiously awaiting them, so [D] here I go.
Bye.
No, no, no, come back.
[C] Ok, ok, ok, just joking, ok.
Let's go.
Please, you're the only [Dm] person who can change [G] the situation, so please, we're curious to find out [D] your vote.
10 points to [Eb] Turkey.
[G]
[Eb] [Dm] I think that's it.
[Am] [A] [E]
[A] In [Dm] 2009 Alexander [Gm] Rybak's song Fairytale won with [Am] 387 points, [D] the highest amount of points to date.
[Dm]
[D] [A]
[Gm] However, it was [Dm] in 1973 [A] when the highest score ever was achieved in the Eurovision Song [Dm] Contest.
Anne-Marie David from Luxembourg scored 81% of the available points at that [Am] time.
Can [Dm] this year's winner beat Rybak's record?
[D] With 1008 points [Am] up for grabs, the record is there [D] for the taking.
[N]
[Dm] [F] The voting has always been one of the [C] most exciting [Dm] elements of the show.
[F] Let's have a look at 10 [C] of the most [Dm] memorable moments.
[F] [C]
[Dm] In the [F] first years of the contest [G] it was not [C] that simple to deliver the votes.
Allo Paris?
Allo Paris?
[Dm] The votes had to be called in via telephone, [F] which sometimes took a while.
Bonsoir Paris.
[G] In 1967 the presenter was [C] quite sure that the winner could be announced.
Meine Damen und Herren, [Dm] der Sieger beim Song Contest 1967 in [C] Wien
[F]
Still waiting for the Irish vote.
[G] Oh, I'm so sorry.
Good evening Vienna, this [C] is Dublin.
[F] Good evening Dublin.
Could we have your [G] votes please?
I [F] thought we were going to be left out.
[C] I'm so sorry.
In [Dm] [Bb]
1969 in Madrid, four countries [G] received the same amount of points.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Brown [C] to tell me [Dm]
exactly who the winners of this year are.
It has never happened.
[F]
All four [G] countries were announced as winners and they all got to perform their song again.
Four countries.
[F] Good evening Yugoslavia.
In [G]
1981 the presenter had trouble reaching the Yugoslav [C] jury.
[D] Good evening [F] Yugoslavia.
When they [G] finally reached Yugoslavia there was another small problem.
[Dm] Ah, there you are, Yugoslavia, [F] roaring through.
Good evening Yugoslavia.
Could I have your [C] votes please?
[G] Thank you very much.
This is a bit of a [C] problem here.
In 1988 the voting was an absolute thriller.
Switzerland's entry, Ne [Dm] partez pas sans moi, performed by Celine Dion, [Fm] beat the runner-up,
the [G] United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald, by just a single [F] point.
[B] [C]
[Dm]
Just three years later the voting was even closer.
[F]
At the end of the voting procedure both [G] Sweden and France had 146 points each.
[C]
Both had received the same number of 12 points,
although [Dm] Swedish entrant Carola received more 10 points votes than [F] France.
Ah, it's not a draw.
Sweden have won it.
And therefore the contest [G] went to Malmö the year after.
In [C] 1993 Niamh Kavanagh was heading for an Irish [Dm] victory on home ground.
The presenter got very excited about another [F] Irish victory whilst the Netherlands was calling.
[G]
[Cm]
That puts [G] them 10 points in the lead.
Ireland, 12 points.
[N] One point for the United Kingdom, was 11 points in the lead.
Now a step back, 12 points behind [Eb] Ireland.
It's not a draw.
[Cm] [D] Ireland 10 points.
Sorry, Ireland 10 points.
Excuse me, I got carried away.
[N]
A little partiality there.
You can't blame the lady, it's not easy to [Eb] stand there.
Will [C] Sweden give us any [D] points this year?
In 1996 [G] the love-hate relationship [Eb] between Norway and Sweden was parodied by Norwegian [Dm] presenter Ingrid Brinn.
We [Eb] have given you Swedes [Cm] 156 points, [D] while you have given us only 82.
[Gm] So you owe us
We'll see [Eb] if we can change that tonight.
Yes, [F] because you owe us 76 points, so [Dm] maybe we can get them tonight.
[Eb] In [Cm] 2003, with Belgium in the [D] lead and Turkey close behind, Slovenia was the last [Gm] country to cast its votes [Eb] and decided the eventual [F] winner.
Here on this paper [Dm] are the final points which [Eb] are going to decide tonight's winner.
And I know [Cm] you're anxiously awaiting them, so [D] here I go.
Bye.
No, no, no, come back.
[C] Ok, ok, ok, just joking, ok.
Let's go.
Please, you're the only [Dm] person who can change [G] the situation, so please, we're curious to find out [D] your vote.
10 points to [Eb] Turkey.
[G]
[Eb] [Dm] I think that's it.
[Am] [A] [E]
[A] In [Dm] 2009 Alexander [Gm] Rybak's song Fairytale won with [Am] 387 points, [D] the highest amount of points to date.
[Dm]
[D] [A]
[Gm] However, it was [Dm] in 1973 [A] when the highest score ever was achieved in the Eurovision Song [Dm] Contest.
Anne-Marie David from Luxembourg scored 81% of the available points at that [Am] time.
Can [Dm] this year's winner beat Rybak's record?
[D] With 1008 points [Am] up for grabs, the record is there [D] for the taking.
[N]
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_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [F] The voting has always been one of the [C] most exciting [Dm] elements of the show.
[F] Let's have a look at 10 [C] of the most [Dm] memorable moments.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ In the [F] first years of the contest [G] it was not [C] that simple to deliver the votes.
Allo Paris? _
Allo Paris?
[Dm] _ _ The votes had to be called in via telephone, [F] which sometimes took a while. _
Bonsoir Paris.
_ [G] _ In 1967 the presenter was [C] quite sure that the winner could be announced.
Meine Damen und Herren, _ [Dm] der Sieger beim Song Contest 1967 in [C] Wien_
_ [F] _
Still waiting for the Irish vote.
[G] Oh, I'm so sorry.
Good evening Vienna, this [C] is Dublin.
[F] Good evening Dublin.
_ Could we have your [G] votes please?
I [F] thought we were going to be left out.
[C] I'm so sorry.
In [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ 1969 in Madrid, four countries [G] received the same amount of points.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Brown [C] to tell me [Dm]
exactly who the winners of this year are.
It has never happened.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ All four [G] countries were announced as winners and they all got to perform their song again.
Four countries.
_ [F] Good evening Yugoslavia.
In [G]
1981 the presenter had trouble reaching the Yugoslav [C] jury.
_ [D] Good evening [F] Yugoslavia.
When they [G] finally reached Yugoslavia there was another small problem.
[Dm] Ah, there you are, Yugoslavia, [F] roaring through.
Good evening Yugoslavia.
Could I have your [C] votes please?
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank _ you very much.
This is a bit of a [C] problem here.
_ _ In 1988 the voting was an absolute thriller.
_ _ Switzerland's entry, Ne [Dm] partez pas sans moi, performed by Celine Dion, [Fm] beat the runner-up,
the [G] United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald, by just a single [F] point.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Just three years later the voting was even closer.
[F] _
At the end of the voting procedure both [G] Sweden and France had _ 146 points each.
[C]
Both had received the same number of 12 points,
although [Dm] Swedish entrant Carola received more 10 points votes than [F] France.
Ah, it's not a draw.
Sweden have won it.
And therefore the contest [G] went to Malmö the year after.
_ In [C] 1993 Niamh Kavanagh was heading for an Irish [Dm] victory on home ground.
The presenter got very excited about another [F] Irish victory whilst the Netherlands was calling.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
That puts [G] them 10 points in the lead.
Ireland, 12 points.
_ _ [N] One point for the United Kingdom, was 11 points in the lead.
Now a step back, 12 points behind [Eb] Ireland.
It's not a draw.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Ireland 10 points.
Sorry, Ireland 10 points.
Excuse me, I got carried away.
_ _ _ [N] _
_ A little partiality there.
You can't blame the lady, it's not easy to [Eb] stand there.
Will [C] Sweden give us any [D] points this year?
In 1996 [G] the love-hate relationship [Eb] between Norway and Sweden was parodied by Norwegian [Dm] presenter Ingrid Brinn.
We [Eb] have given you Swedes _ [Cm] 156 points, [D] while you have given us only 82.
_ [Gm] So you owe us_
We'll see [Eb] if we can change that tonight.
Yes, [F] because you owe us 76 points, so [Dm] maybe we can get them tonight.
[Eb] _ _ In [Cm] 2003, with Belgium in the [D] lead and Turkey close behind, Slovenia was the last [Gm] country to cast its votes [Eb] and decided the eventual [F] winner.
Here on this paper [Dm] are the final points which [Eb] are going to decide tonight's winner.
And I know [Cm] you're anxiously awaiting them, so [D] here I go.
Bye.
No, no, no, come back.
[C] Ok, ok, ok, just joking, ok.
Let's go.
Please, you're the only [Dm] person who can change [G] the situation, so please, we're curious to find out [D] your vote.
10 points to [Eb] Turkey.
_ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] I think that's it. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] In _ [Dm] 2009 Alexander [Gm] Rybak's song Fairytale won with _ [Am] 387 points, [D] the highest amount of points to date.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ However, it was [Dm] in 1973 [A] when the highest score ever was achieved in the Eurovision Song [Dm] Contest.
Anne-Marie David from Luxembourg scored 81% of the available points at that [Am] time.
Can [Dm] this year's winner beat Rybak's record?
[D] With _ 1008 points [Am] up for grabs, the record is there [D] for the taking.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] The voting has always been one of the [C] most exciting [Dm] elements of the show.
[F] Let's have a look at 10 [C] of the most [Dm] memorable moments.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ In the [F] first years of the contest [G] it was not [C] that simple to deliver the votes.
Allo Paris? _
Allo Paris?
[Dm] _ _ The votes had to be called in via telephone, [F] which sometimes took a while. _
Bonsoir Paris.
_ [G] _ In 1967 the presenter was [C] quite sure that the winner could be announced.
Meine Damen und Herren, _ [Dm] der Sieger beim Song Contest 1967 in [C] Wien_
_ [F] _
Still waiting for the Irish vote.
[G] Oh, I'm so sorry.
Good evening Vienna, this [C] is Dublin.
[F] Good evening Dublin.
_ Could we have your [G] votes please?
I [F] thought we were going to be left out.
[C] I'm so sorry.
In [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ 1969 in Madrid, four countries [G] received the same amount of points.
I'm going to ask Mr.
Brown [C] to tell me [Dm]
exactly who the winners of this year are.
It has never happened.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ All four [G] countries were announced as winners and they all got to perform their song again.
Four countries.
_ [F] Good evening Yugoslavia.
In [G]
1981 the presenter had trouble reaching the Yugoslav [C] jury.
_ [D] Good evening [F] Yugoslavia.
When they [G] finally reached Yugoslavia there was another small problem.
[Dm] Ah, there you are, Yugoslavia, [F] roaring through.
Good evening Yugoslavia.
Could I have your [C] votes please?
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank _ you very much.
This is a bit of a [C] problem here.
_ _ In 1988 the voting was an absolute thriller.
_ _ Switzerland's entry, Ne [Dm] partez pas sans moi, performed by Celine Dion, [Fm] beat the runner-up,
the [G] United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald, by just a single [F] point.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
Just three years later the voting was even closer.
[F] _
At the end of the voting procedure both [G] Sweden and France had _ 146 points each.
[C]
Both had received the same number of 12 points,
although [Dm] Swedish entrant Carola received more 10 points votes than [F] France.
Ah, it's not a draw.
Sweden have won it.
And therefore the contest [G] went to Malmö the year after.
_ In [C] 1993 Niamh Kavanagh was heading for an Irish [Dm] victory on home ground.
The presenter got very excited about another [F] Irish victory whilst the Netherlands was calling.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
That puts [G] them 10 points in the lead.
Ireland, 12 points.
_ _ [N] One point for the United Kingdom, was 11 points in the lead.
Now a step back, 12 points behind [Eb] Ireland.
It's not a draw.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Ireland 10 points.
Sorry, Ireland 10 points.
Excuse me, I got carried away.
_ _ _ [N] _
_ A little partiality there.
You can't blame the lady, it's not easy to [Eb] stand there.
Will [C] Sweden give us any [D] points this year?
In 1996 [G] the love-hate relationship [Eb] between Norway and Sweden was parodied by Norwegian [Dm] presenter Ingrid Brinn.
We [Eb] have given you Swedes _ [Cm] 156 points, [D] while you have given us only 82.
_ [Gm] So you owe us_
We'll see [Eb] if we can change that tonight.
Yes, [F] because you owe us 76 points, so [Dm] maybe we can get them tonight.
[Eb] _ _ In [Cm] 2003, with Belgium in the [D] lead and Turkey close behind, Slovenia was the last [Gm] country to cast its votes [Eb] and decided the eventual [F] winner.
Here on this paper [Dm] are the final points which [Eb] are going to decide tonight's winner.
And I know [Cm] you're anxiously awaiting them, so [D] here I go.
Bye.
No, no, no, come back.
[C] Ok, ok, ok, just joking, ok.
Let's go.
Please, you're the only [Dm] person who can change [G] the situation, so please, we're curious to find out [D] your vote.
10 points to [Eb] Turkey.
_ [G] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] I think that's it. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] In _ [Dm] 2009 Alexander [Gm] Rybak's song Fairytale won with _ [Am] 387 points, [D] the highest amount of points to date.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ However, it was [Dm] in 1973 [A] when the highest score ever was achieved in the Eurovision Song [Dm] Contest.
Anne-Marie David from Luxembourg scored 81% of the available points at that [Am] time.
Can [Dm] this year's winner beat Rybak's record?
[D] With _ 1008 points [Am] up for grabs, the record is there [D] for the taking.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _