Chords for A Flock of Seagulls- "Nightmares" HQ/remastered 2013
Tempo:
150.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bb
Gbm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [Gb]
[D] You keep stopping when you could be [Bb] walking,
[D] looking at the pictures [Gm] on the wall.
[Bb]
[D] You keep quiet when you should [Bb] be talking,
[D] you just don't make any sense [Bb] at all.
[G]
[D]
When we were [Bb] children,
[D] you were lying in [Bb] your bed,
[D] among the satin sheets [Bb] and little blue,
[D] no mother there to kiss [Bb] your head.
[Em] [G]
You were a nightingale, a nightingale, [Gbm]
[G]
a [Gbm]
nightingale, [G] a nightingale, a nightingale.
[Gbm]
[G] [D] But now it's different, you [Bb] are older,
[D] there's no one here to hold [Bb] your hand.
[D] You are a nightingale, [Bb]
[D] there's no one left to [Bb] understand.
[G]
You [Bm] are [G] my heart, I keep having my share, my whole being will be friendly, friendly,
[Gbm]
[G] but you leave me still.
[Gbm]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[Bm]
[G]
[Gbm] [Bm]
[G] [Gbm]
[G] So [D] you're left standing in the [Bb] corner,
[D] you keep your fist into the wall,
[Gm]
[D] a fading dream, a fading [Bb] memory,
[D] a shooting star that had [Bb] to go.
[G] Mama, Mama, I keep having nightmares.
Mama, Mama, Mama, I'm on fire.
Mama, Mama, hold me tight, hold tight.
[B] Mama, Mama, do [G] you love me still?
[Gbm]
[Db] [B] Do you [G] love me still?
[Gbm]
[G] Do you love me still?
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [Gb]
[D] You keep stopping when you could be [Bb] walking,
[D] looking at the pictures [Gm] on the wall.
[Bb]
[D] You keep quiet when you should [Bb] be talking,
[D] you just don't make any sense [Bb] at all.
[G]
[D]
When we were [Bb] children,
[D] you were lying in [Bb] your bed,
[D] among the satin sheets [Bb] and little blue,
[D] no mother there to kiss [Bb] your head.
[Em] [G]
You were a nightingale, a nightingale, [Gbm]
[G]
a [Gbm]
nightingale, [G] a nightingale, a nightingale.
[Gbm]
[G] [D] But now it's different, you [Bb] are older,
[D] there's no one here to hold [Bb] your hand.
[D] You are a nightingale, [Bb]
[D] there's no one left to [Bb] understand.
[G]
You [Bm] are [G] my heart, I keep having my share, my whole being will be friendly, friendly,
[Gbm]
[G] but you leave me still.
[Gbm]
[G] [Em]
[D]
[Bm]
[G]
[Gbm] [Bm]
[G] [Gbm]
[G] So [D] you're left standing in the [Bb] corner,
[D] you keep your fist into the wall,
[Gm]
[D] a fading dream, a fading [Bb] memory,
[D] a shooting star that had [Bb] to go.
[G] Mama, Mama, I keep having nightmares.
Mama, Mama, Mama, I'm on fire.
Mama, Mama, hold me tight, hold tight.
[B] Mama, Mama, do [G] you love me still?
[Gbm]
[Db] [B] Do you [G] love me still?
[Gbm]
[G] Do you love me still?
Key:
G
D
Bb
Gbm
Bm
G
D
Bb
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [D] You keep stopping when you could be [Bb] walking, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] looking at the pictures [Gm] on the wall.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You keep quiet when you should [Bb] be talking, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] you just don't make any sense [Bb] at all. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
When we were [Bb] children, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ you were lying in [Bb] your _ bed, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ among the satin sheets [Bb] and little blue, _
_ _ _ [D] _ no mother there to kiss [Bb] your head. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
You were a _ nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ a nightingale, _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
a _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
nightingale, [G] _ a _ _ _ nightingale, _ _ a nightingale.
_ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] But now it's different, you [Bb] are older, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ there's no one here to hold [Bb] your hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ You are a _ nightingale, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ there's no one left to _ [Bb] understand.
_ [G] _ _
_ You [Bm] are [G] my heart, I keep having my share, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ my whole being will be friendly, friendly,
[Gbm] _
[G] but _ _ _ _ _ you leave me still.
_ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ So [D] you're left standing in the [Bb] corner, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ you keep your fist into the wall,
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ a fading dream, a fading [Bb] memory, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] a shooting star that had [Bb] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, Mama, I keep having nightmares. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama, Mama, Mama, I'm on fire. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mama, Mama, hold _ me tight, hold tight. _ _
_ _ [B] Mama, Mama, do [G] you love me still?
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _ Do you [G] love me still?
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Do you love me still? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [D] You keep stopping when you could be [Bb] walking, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] looking at the pictures [Gm] on the wall.
[Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You keep quiet when you should [Bb] be talking, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] you just don't make any sense [Bb] at all. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
When we were [Bb] children, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ you were lying in [Bb] your _ bed, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ among the satin sheets [Bb] and little blue, _
_ _ _ [D] _ no mother there to kiss [Bb] your head. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
You were a _ nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ a nightingale, _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
a _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
nightingale, [G] _ a _ _ _ nightingale, _ _ a nightingale.
_ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] But now it's different, you [Bb] are older, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ there's no one here to hold [Bb] your hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ You are a _ nightingale, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ there's no one left to _ [Bb] understand.
_ [G] _ _
_ You [Bm] are [G] my heart, I keep having my share, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ my whole being will be friendly, friendly,
[Gbm] _
[G] but _ _ _ _ _ you leave me still.
_ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ [G] _ So [D] you're left standing in the [Bb] corner, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ you keep your fist into the wall,
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ a fading dream, a fading [Bb] memory, _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] a shooting star that had [Bb] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Mama, Mama, I keep having nightmares. _ _ _
_ _ _ Mama, Mama, Mama, I'm on fire. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mama, Mama, hold _ me tight, hold tight. _ _
_ _ [B] Mama, Mama, do [G] you love me still?
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _ Do you [G] love me still?
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Do you love me still? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _