Chords for Colin Hay | Comedy Bang Bang - Next Year People
Tempo:
59.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
Gb
Ebm
Abm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Bbm] [Ebm]
Yeah?
You [Bbm] can't live without hope [B] that things will change [Gb] for the better.
[Abm] You can't live without the dream of [B] someone reading [Ebm] your letter.
[Bbm] We've had dust [B] storms before and spit out [Gb] the dirt.
[Abm] We've had droughts before [B] but none quite [Ebm] like.
[Bbm] We've had winds that cut up [B] your face [Gb] all to pieces.
[Abm] Black blizzards that stripped [B] all the paint [Ebm] off your car.
[Bbm] Fires like [B] twisters, no sisters [Gb] of mercy.
[Abm] They come with no [B] warning, only [Ebm] that sound.
[Abm] God is roaring drunk [B] and out [Ebm] on.
[Gb] Next year [B] everything [Gb] will come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall [B] and we'll dance [Ebm] on.
[Gb] We'll fill up our [B] bellies with [Gb] plentiful food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [B] and be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] will wait and [B] see.
When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
[Ebm]
[Bbm] Henry got hit by [B] lightning twice [Gb] in the head.
[Abm] Stood and walked away, [B] we thought [Ebm] he was dead.
[Bbm] Now he talks funny, [B] says he's wired [Gb] to the sky.
[Abm] He walks for miles and [B] miles and no [Ebm] one knows why.
[Bbm] The bank men they [B] came and wrote things [Gb] down on paper.
[Abm] We all went outside [B] and just stood [Ebm] around.
[Bbm] We were glad when they left, they [B] brought nothing [Gb] but heartache.
[Abm] And the seed we had planted, [B] it stayed [Ebm] in the ground.
[Gb] Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall and [B] we'll dance on.
[Ebm] [Gb] We'll fill up our bellies [Bm] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [Bm] and be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, you [Ebm] and me.
[Db] [Ebm] [Bbm] Dry endless [B] plains and we [Gb] suffer the worst.
[Abm] Are we being [B] punished or [Ebm] are we just [Bbm] cursed?
It's almost ten [B] years and [Gb] no drop of rain.
[Abm] Only mocking blue [B] skies bringing [Ebm] more of the same.
[Bbm] Our mother was crying [B] when they sent [Gb] us to stay.
[Abm] With strangers in the town [B] and we both [Ebm] ran away.
[Bbm] Back to [B] the dust and see Henry [Gb] again.
[Abm] We're creatures of habit and [B] don't you know.
[Abm] One day [B] we'll reap what [Ebm] we sow.
[Gb]
Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will [B] fall and we'll dance [Gb] on.
We'll fill up our bellies [B] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink and [B] be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year [Ebm] people, you and me.
[Ebm]
[G] [Bb] Very nice.
Yeah?
You [Bbm] can't live without hope [B] that things will change [Gb] for the better.
[Abm] You can't live without the dream of [B] someone reading [Ebm] your letter.
[Bbm] We've had dust [B] storms before and spit out [Gb] the dirt.
[Abm] We've had droughts before [B] but none quite [Ebm] like.
[Bbm] We've had winds that cut up [B] your face [Gb] all to pieces.
[Abm] Black blizzards that stripped [B] all the paint [Ebm] off your car.
[Bbm] Fires like [B] twisters, no sisters [Gb] of mercy.
[Abm] They come with no [B] warning, only [Ebm] that sound.
[Abm] God is roaring drunk [B] and out [Ebm] on.
[Gb] Next year [B] everything [Gb] will come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall [B] and we'll dance [Ebm] on.
[Gb] We'll fill up our [B] bellies with [Gb] plentiful food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [B] and be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] will wait and [B] see.
When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
[Ebm]
[Bbm] Henry got hit by [B] lightning twice [Gb] in the head.
[Abm] Stood and walked away, [B] we thought [Ebm] he was dead.
[Bbm] Now he talks funny, [B] says he's wired [Gb] to the sky.
[Abm] He walks for miles and [B] miles and no [Ebm] one knows why.
[Bbm] The bank men they [B] came and wrote things [Gb] down on paper.
[Abm] We all went outside [B] and just stood [Ebm] around.
[Bbm] We were glad when they left, they [B] brought nothing [Gb] but heartache.
[Abm] And the seed we had planted, [B] it stayed [Ebm] in the ground.
[Gb] Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall and [B] we'll dance on.
[Ebm] [Gb] We'll fill up our bellies [Bm] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [Bm] and be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, you [Ebm] and me.
[Db] [Ebm] [Bbm] Dry endless [B] plains and we [Gb] suffer the worst.
[Abm] Are we being [B] punished or [Ebm] are we just [Bbm] cursed?
It's almost ten [B] years and [Gb] no drop of rain.
[Abm] Only mocking blue [B] skies bringing [Ebm] more of the same.
[Bbm] Our mother was crying [B] when they sent [Gb] us to stay.
[Abm] With strangers in the town [B] and we both [Ebm] ran away.
[Bbm] Back to [B] the dust and see Henry [Gb] again.
[Abm] We're creatures of habit and [B] don't you know.
[Abm] One day [B] we'll reap what [Ebm] we sow.
[Gb]
Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will [B] fall and we'll dance [Gb] on.
We'll fill up our bellies [B] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink and [B] be merry.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year [Ebm] people, you and me.
[Ebm]
[G] [Bb] Very nice.
Key:
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[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ Yeah?
You [Bbm] can't live without hope [B] that things will change [Gb] for the better.
[Abm] You can't live without the dream of [B] someone reading [Ebm] your letter.
_ _ [Bbm] We've had dust [B] storms before and spit out [Gb] the dirt.
[Abm] We've had droughts before [B] but none quite [Ebm] like.
_ _ [Bbm] We've had winds that cut up [B] your face [Gb] all to pieces.
[Abm] Black blizzards that stripped [B] all the paint [Ebm] off your car.
[Bbm] Fires like [B] twisters, no sisters [Gb] of mercy.
[Abm] They come with no [B] warning, only [Ebm] that sound. _
[Abm] God is roaring drunk [B] and out [Ebm] on. _ _
[Gb] Next year [B] everything [Gb] will come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall [B] and we'll dance [Ebm] on.
[Gb] We'll fill up our [B] bellies with [Gb] plentiful food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [B] and be merry.
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] will wait and [B] see.
When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bbm] Henry got hit by [B] lightning twice [Gb] in the head.
[Abm] Stood and walked away, [B] we thought [Ebm] he was dead.
[Bbm] Now he talks funny, [B] says he's wired [Gb] to the sky.
[Abm] He walks for miles and [B] miles and no [Ebm] one knows why.
_ [Bbm] The bank men they [B] came and wrote things [Gb] down on paper.
[Abm] We all went outside [B] and just stood [Ebm] around.
[Bbm] We were glad when they left, they [B] brought nothing [Gb] but heartache.
[Abm] And the seed we had planted, [B] it stayed [Ebm] in the ground.
_ _ [Gb] Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall and [B] we'll dance on.
[Ebm] [Gb] We'll fill up our bellies [Bm] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [Bm] and be merry. _ _
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, you [Ebm] and me.
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Dry endless [B] plains and we [Gb] suffer the worst.
[Abm] Are we being [B] punished or [Ebm] are we just [Bbm] cursed?
It's almost ten [B] years and [Gb] no drop of rain.
[Abm] Only mocking blue [B] skies bringing [Ebm] more of the same. _
[Bbm] Our mother was crying [B] when they sent [Gb] us to stay.
[Abm] With strangers in the town [B] and we both [Ebm] ran away.
[Bbm] Back to [B] the dust and see Henry [Gb] again.
[Abm] We're creatures of habit and [B] don't you know. _
_ [Abm] One day [B] we'll reap what [Ebm] we sow.
_ _ [Gb] _
Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will [B] fall and we'll dance [Gb] on.
We'll fill up our bellies [B] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink and [B] be merry. _
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year [Ebm] people, you and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] Very nice. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah?
You [Bbm] can't live without hope [B] that things will change [Gb] for the better.
[Abm] You can't live without the dream of [B] someone reading [Ebm] your letter.
_ _ [Bbm] We've had dust [B] storms before and spit out [Gb] the dirt.
[Abm] We've had droughts before [B] but none quite [Ebm] like.
_ _ [Bbm] We've had winds that cut up [B] your face [Gb] all to pieces.
[Abm] Black blizzards that stripped [B] all the paint [Ebm] off your car.
[Bbm] Fires like [B] twisters, no sisters [Gb] of mercy.
[Abm] They come with no [B] warning, only [Ebm] that sound. _
[Abm] God is roaring drunk [B] and out [Ebm] on. _ _
[Gb] Next year [B] everything [Gb] will come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall [B] and we'll dance [Ebm] on.
[Gb] We'll fill up our [B] bellies with [Gb] plentiful food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [B] and be merry.
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] will wait and [B] see.
When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Bbm] Henry got hit by [B] lightning twice [Gb] in the head.
[Abm] Stood and walked away, [B] we thought [Ebm] he was dead.
[Bbm] Now he talks funny, [B] says he's wired [Gb] to the sky.
[Abm] He walks for miles and [B] miles and no [Ebm] one knows why.
_ [Bbm] The bank men they [B] came and wrote things [Gb] down on paper.
[Abm] We all went outside [B] and just stood [Ebm] around.
[Bbm] We were glad when they left, they [B] brought nothing [Gb] but heartache.
[Abm] And the seed we had planted, [B] it stayed [Ebm] in the ground.
_ _ [Gb] Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will fall and [B] we'll dance on.
[Ebm] [Gb] We'll fill up our bellies [Bm] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink [Bm] and be merry. _ _
[Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, you [Ebm] and me.
_ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bbm] Dry endless [B] plains and we [Gb] suffer the worst.
[Abm] Are we being [B] punished or [Ebm] are we just [Bbm] cursed?
It's almost ten [B] years and [Gb] no drop of rain.
[Abm] Only mocking blue [B] skies bringing [Ebm] more of the same. _
[Bbm] Our mother was crying [B] when they sent [Gb] us to stay.
[Abm] With strangers in the town [B] and we both [Ebm] ran away.
[Bbm] Back to [B] the dust and see Henry [Gb] again.
[Abm] We're creatures of habit and [B] don't you know. _
_ [Abm] One day [B] we'll reap what [Ebm] we sow.
_ _ [Gb] _
Next year [Bm] everything will [Gb] come good.
[Abm] The rains they will [B] fall and we'll dance [Gb] on.
We'll fill up our bellies [B] with plentiful [Gb] food.
[Abm] We'll eat, drink and [B] be merry. _
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year people, [Ebm] you and me.
_ [Gb] Yeah, next year people [Abm] wait and see.
[B] When next year [Ebm] people, you and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] Very nice. _