Chords for DAVID GATES (1975) - The Old Grey Whistle Test ("(I Use The) Soap")
Tempo:
164.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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I
[Em]
[F#m] [G]
[Em]
[G] use the soap to wash [E] the dirt off my face.
with pencil so [E] that I can erase.
to do when [Am] someone's taking my place?
[C] with you.
[Em]
[F#m] [G]
[Em]
[G] use the soap to wash [E] the dirt off my face.
with pencil so [E] that I can erase.
to do when [Am] someone's taking my place?
[C] with you.
100% ➙ 164BPM
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Em
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_ _ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ use the soap to wash [E] the dirt off my face.
_ _ _ [G] _ I write with pencil so [E] that I can _ erase.
_ _ [C] _ But what's to do when [Am] someone's taking my place?
_ [D] With you, _ _ _ _ _ [C] with you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ I know to stop when [Em] the light turns to red.
_ _ [G] _ _ And when it rains I know [Em] to cover my head.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ But what's to do when [Am] I wished I were dead?
_ _ [D] Over you, _ _ _ _ _ [C] over you. _
_ _ _ [A] Over you. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Open [G] to write off [D] tomorrow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ And [G] to wash [D] off the sorrow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I woke to find that [E] the world was not [Em] there.
_ _ _ [G] _
It ceased to me when I [E] found you did not [Em] care. _ _ _ _
[C] _ And my ambition _ [Am] vanished into thin [A] air.
Along [D] with _ you, _ _ _ [C] with _ you.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Now my emotions find [Em] it hard to let go. _ _
_ [G] _ _ And as for me I'll find a [Em] new road to [Bm] hoe. _
_ [C] _ _ But maybe this time I [Am] will take it more slow.
_ Than [D] before, _ _ _ _ than [C] before, _ _ _ _ _ [G] than before. _ _ _ Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ use the soap to wash [E] the dirt off my face.
_ _ _ [G] _ I write with pencil so [E] that I can _ erase.
_ _ [C] _ But what's to do when [Am] someone's taking my place?
_ [D] With you, _ _ _ _ _ [C] with you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ I know to stop when [Em] the light turns to red.
_ _ [G] _ _ And when it rains I know [Em] to cover my head.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ But what's to do when [Am] I wished I were dead?
_ _ [D] Over you, _ _ _ _ _ [C] over you. _
_ _ _ [A] Over you. _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Open [G] to write off [D] tomorrow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ And [G] to wash [D] off the sorrow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I woke to find that [E] the world was not [Em] there.
_ _ _ [G] _
It ceased to me when I [E] found you did not [Em] care. _ _ _ _
[C] _ And my ambition _ [Am] vanished into thin [A] air.
Along [D] with _ you, _ _ _ [C] with _ you.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Now my emotions find [Em] it hard to let go. _ _
_ [G] _ _ And as for me I'll find a [Em] new road to [Bm] hoe. _
_ [C] _ _ But maybe this time I [Am] will take it more slow.
_ Than [D] before, _ _ _ _ than [C] before, _ _ _ _ _ [G] than before. _ _ _ Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _