Chords for Al Stewart - Soho (needless to say) da Past, Present and Future 1973

Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

B

E

Ebm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Stewart - Soho (needless to say) da Past, Present and Future 1973 chords
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[Ab] [Db] [Abm]
[Eb] [B] [Abm]
[G] [Abm] [Fm] [E]
[Dbm] [Gm] [Abm]
[G] [B] [Abm] [B]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Gb] I'm [E] alone [Gb] on your streets [E] on a Friday.
[Ebm] [B]
[Ebm] I've been here [Abm] all of the day.
[Gb] [E] I'm going [Gb] nowhere with nowhere [Ab] to go.
[Abm] [Db] [Abm] Look for [Eb] supporters taking the [B] waters, they're looking [Abm] around for the Twilight Daughters.
Non-stop [Eb] strip club, photographic [B] bookshop, come and do the [Abm] bargain, take your time and have a [E] good look.
Old [Db] man laughs with flowers in his hair.
[Abm] East bed, the [Eb] headline, Middle East [B] deadline, jazz musicians are down on.
[Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Gb] [E] I'm alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on a Friday.
[Ebm] [B] I've been [Ebm] here all [Abm] of the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go.
[Dbm] Soho feeds the needs and hides the deeds, the mind that flees, [Abm] disenchanted.
[Ebm] [E] Downstream [Ab] in the night, [Dbm] Soho hears the lies, the [Db] ghost of Christ, the lonely slyest [B] that she's [Ebm] seen.
[Ab]
[Abm] Lost [Dbm] in a dream.
[F]
[Ab] The sun goes [G] down on a neon [B] aeon, though you thought the joke was [Fm] plain to hear to Richard [Abm] Cotillion.
[Eb] Animation, bar [Abm] conversation, anticipation, [E] disimposition.
Poor old [Dbm] whiner turns with dust in his [Gm] eyes.
[Abm] Begs for the [G] dredge from the bottom of the [B] pigs' mine, you've never seen a lady [F] lay down and spread her legs [B] like.
[Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Gb] I'm [E] alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on
[Ebm] a Friday.
[B] I've been [Ebm] here all of [Abm] the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go.
[Bb] [B] [Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Ebm] [E] I'm alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on a [Ebm] Friday.
[B] I've been here [Ebm] all [Abm] of the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go.
[Bbm] [B]
[Db] [Abm]
[Eb] [B] [F] [Dbm]
[Abm]
[B] [F] [Abm]
[G] [Gb] [Abm] [Eb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Ab]
[Abm] [F] [B]
[F] [Abm] [F]
[Ebm] [F] [Abm] [G]
[B]
[Abm] [F] [Dbm] [Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
[Db] [Eb]
[Abm]
[F] [Abm] [G]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
E
2311
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To learn Al Stewart - (Needless to Say) Soho chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, Ebm, Abm, B, Abm, Eb, Abm, Gb and E. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 113. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Minor in mind.

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[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Abm] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] I'm [E] alone [Gb] on your streets [E] on a Friday.
[Ebm] _ _ [B] _
[Ebm] I've been here [Abm] all of the day.
[Gb] _ [E] I'm going [Gb] nowhere with nowhere [Ab] to _ go. _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ Look for [Eb] supporters taking the [B] waters, they're looking [Abm] around for the Twilight Daughters.
Non-stop [Eb] strip club, photographic [B] bookshop, come and do the [Abm] bargain, take your time and have a [E] good look.
Old [Db] man laughs with flowers in his hair.
[Abm] East bed, the [Eb] headline, Middle East [B] deadline, jazz musicians are down on. _
[Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Gb] _ [E] I'm alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on a Friday.
[Ebm] _ _ [B] I've been [Ebm] here all [Abm] of the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] Soho feeds the needs and hides the deeds, the mind that flees, [Abm] disenchanted.
[Ebm] _ _ [E] Downstream [Ab] in the night, [Dbm] Soho hears the lies, the [Db] ghost of Christ, the lonely slyest [B] that she's _ [Ebm] seen.
[Ab] _ _
[Abm] Lost [Dbm] in a dream.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Ab] The sun goes [G] down on a neon [B] aeon, though you thought the joke was [Fm] plain to hear to Richard [Abm] Cotillion.
[Eb] Animation, bar [Abm] conversation, anticipation, _ [E] disimposition.
Poor old [Dbm] whiner turns with dust in his [Gm] eyes.
[Abm] Begs for the [G] dredge from the bottom of the [B] pigs' mine, you've never seen a lady [F] lay down and spread her legs [B] like.
[Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Gb] I'm [E] alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on _
[Ebm] a Friday.
[B] I've been [Ebm] here all of [Abm] the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go.
[Bb] _ _ [B] _ [Ebm] Soho needless [Abm] to say, [Ebm] _ [E] I'm alone on [Gb] your streets [E] on a [Ebm] Friday.
[B] I've been here [Ebm] all [Abm] of the day.
[Gb] I'm [E] going nowhere [Gb] with nowhere [Ab] to go.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Abm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [F] _
[Ebm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [G] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [F] _ [Dbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [G] _ _ _

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This song, written by Bert Jansch, is featured on the album Greatest Hits.

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