Chords for For Debbie & her friends
Tempo:
104.15 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Gb
Db
Ebm
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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to dislike it.
But you said you liked people I think once.
I like children.
And does singing
in a sense bring you to people in another sort of way?
If it doesn't, [Abm] I need to be so careful
because I don't want to sound pompous or conceited but I reckon I can achieve more
as an educator if you like by writing and singing and being what I am now than by doing what I was
for the last three years, that is being a school teacher.
Do you want to be a social commentator
an entertainer?
I want to be both.
You want to be both?
Yes, both aspects appeal because
from my writing point of view I want to say things, I want to say important things
but I want to put it across in a way that it will appeal to all people.
Do you see?
I don't want to
be terribly intellectual or anything so that most people say what's he on about, what's he [Ebm] talking
about now, what's he singing about.
I don't want to do that, I don't want to be that.
I want to
appeal to a lot of people but at the same time I want to say things that matter, I want to sing
about things that matter.
Growing up [Ab] can be [Db] a lot of fun
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
Learning how to [Ab] walk, [Gb]
dance [Db] and run
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
I know someone [Ab] [Db] very special, she takes [Gb] such care
Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] wheelchair
[Gb] This [Ab] [Gb] is the song from [Abm] Clifford's new album [Bb] that particularly intrigued Tony Jasper.
It's called For Debbie and [Db] Her Friends.
Who [Ab] is Debbie?
Well she's my daughter.
And how old is Debbie?
She's 10.
She's 10 that's right, how did you know?
You've all met Debbie as [Abm] well have you?
[Bb] So she spent two days here [Db] didn't she?
Yeah, first and final.
First and final.
[Ab] And she sat on your dinner table?
Yeah.
[E] Where's Debbie now?
[Ab] Well she goes to [Db] a boarding school in Kent because [Ab] she's handicapped, she can't walk.
This is all her life she's been like that?
Yes, she has
[E] what is termed medically a cerebral palsy, which is commonly called, she's a spastic
because she was born prematurely and [Ab] caused brain damage and she's never been able to walk.
So she goes to a [A] very [Ab] lovely school in Kent called the Thomas De La Rue school.
She [E] comes home about once every, what would it be Martin?
A year.
It isn't once a year!
She was home last week, she comes home about once every six weeks.
[Ab] And to end of term holidays as well.
Do you feel that people in society tend to take people like Debbie and say that they're different, whereas in fact really they're [Bb] just,
you know, they're really, to be part and parcel of society we should accept people.
Indeed, this is another of my
Another of your things?
Yes.
This is why you wrote this song?
Yes, yes, because I wrote it initially for her, but it's something I needed to express in a song I [Abm] felt at the time.
But I hope that it will carry some sort of message for society and its attitude towards [Ab] disabled people.
I feel very strongly about this, that handicapped people, disabled people, whether they're physically handicapped, whether they're mentally handicapped,
should be very [Bb] much a part of the community and shouldn't be hidden away, shouldn't be isolated in hospitals.
[Ab] I'm not sentimental about her condition, or well that's perhaps a contradiction because the song [Db] is [E] sentimental in a way.
But it is a quiet [Abm] acceptance, I mean, but she realises her [E] condition.
Oh indeed, it's an acceptance which has been with us for a long time and we've, I think, instilled the acceptance into her.
She's become very independent, you know, because of it, she does everything for [Ab] herself and she relies on us now for nothing, [Db]
except [Bbm] love.
You have taught [Ebm] me more [Gb] than any [Ab] book I've [Db] ever read
[Bbm] And now [Ebm] I find [Gb] that I refer to you [Ab] instead
[Eb] [Ebm] You ask [Ab] me if I [Gb]
believe [Db] in [Gb] God
[Ab] I [Gb]
[Ebm] say [Ab] he's someone [Gb]
I'm [Db] not sure [Gb] of
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] Then you say [Ab] that's [Db] silly of me
He must [Gb] be there
[Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] [Gb] wheelchairs
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in
But you said you liked people I think once.
I like children.
And does singing
in a sense bring you to people in another sort of way?
If it doesn't, [Abm] I need to be so careful
because I don't want to sound pompous or conceited but I reckon I can achieve more
as an educator if you like by writing and singing and being what I am now than by doing what I was
for the last three years, that is being a school teacher.
Do you want to be a social commentator
an entertainer?
I want to be both.
You want to be both?
Yes, both aspects appeal because
from my writing point of view I want to say things, I want to say important things
but I want to put it across in a way that it will appeal to all people.
Do you see?
I don't want to
be terribly intellectual or anything so that most people say what's he on about, what's he [Ebm] talking
about now, what's he singing about.
I don't want to do that, I don't want to be that.
I want to
appeal to a lot of people but at the same time I want to say things that matter, I want to sing
about things that matter.
Growing up [Ab] can be [Db] a lot of fun
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
Learning how to [Ab] walk, [Gb]
dance [Db] and run
[Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
I know someone [Ab] [Db] very special, she takes [Gb] such care
Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] wheelchair
[Gb] This [Ab] [Gb] is the song from [Abm] Clifford's new album [Bb] that particularly intrigued Tony Jasper.
It's called For Debbie and [Db] Her Friends.
Who [Ab] is Debbie?
Well she's my daughter.
And how old is Debbie?
She's 10.
She's 10 that's right, how did you know?
You've all met Debbie as [Abm] well have you?
[Bb] So she spent two days here [Db] didn't she?
Yeah, first and final.
First and final.
[Ab] And she sat on your dinner table?
Yeah.
[E] Where's Debbie now?
[Ab] Well she goes to [Db] a boarding school in Kent because [Ab] she's handicapped, she can't walk.
This is all her life she's been like that?
Yes, she has
[E] what is termed medically a cerebral palsy, which is commonly called, she's a spastic
because she was born prematurely and [Ab] caused brain damage and she's never been able to walk.
So she goes to a [A] very [Ab] lovely school in Kent called the Thomas De La Rue school.
She [E] comes home about once every, what would it be Martin?
A year.
It isn't once a year!
She was home last week, she comes home about once every six weeks.
[Ab] And to end of term holidays as well.
Do you feel that people in society tend to take people like Debbie and say that they're different, whereas in fact really they're [Bb] just,
you know, they're really, to be part and parcel of society we should accept people.
Indeed, this is another of my
Another of your things?
Yes.
This is why you wrote this song?
Yes, yes, because I wrote it initially for her, but it's something I needed to express in a song I [Abm] felt at the time.
But I hope that it will carry some sort of message for society and its attitude towards [Ab] disabled people.
I feel very strongly about this, that handicapped people, disabled people, whether they're physically handicapped, whether they're mentally handicapped,
should be very [Bb] much a part of the community and shouldn't be hidden away, shouldn't be isolated in hospitals.
[Ab] I'm not sentimental about her condition, or well that's perhaps a contradiction because the song [Db] is [E] sentimental in a way.
But it is a quiet [Abm] acceptance, I mean, but she realises her [E] condition.
Oh indeed, it's an acceptance which has been with us for a long time and we've, I think, instilled the acceptance into her.
She's become very independent, you know, because of it, she does everything for [Ab] herself and she relies on us now for nothing, [Db]
except [Bbm] love.
You have taught [Ebm] me more [Gb] than any [Ab] book I've [Db] ever read
[Bbm] And now [Ebm] I find [Gb] that I refer to you [Ab] instead
[Eb] [Ebm] You ask [Ab] me if I [Gb]
believe [Db] in [Gb] God
[Ab] I [Gb]
[Ebm] say [Ab] he's someone [Gb]
I'm [Db] not sure [Gb] of
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] Then you say [Ab] that's [Db] silly of me
He must [Gb] be there
[Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] [Gb] wheelchairs
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in
Key:
Ab
Gb
Db
Ebm
Abm
Ab
Gb
Db
to dislike it.
_ _ But you said you liked people I think once.
I like children.
And does singing
in a sense bring you to people in another sort of way?
If it doesn't, [Abm] I need to be so careful
because I don't want to sound pompous or conceited but I reckon I can achieve more
as an educator if you like by writing and singing and being what I am now than by doing what I was
for the last three years, that is being a school teacher.
Do you want to be a social commentator
an entertainer?
_ I want to be both.
You want to be both?
Yes, both aspects appeal because
from my writing point of view I want to say things, I want to say important things
but I want to put it across in a way that it will appeal to all people.
Do you see?
I don't want to
be terribly intellectual or anything so that most people say what's he on about, what's he [Ebm] talking
about now, what's he singing about.
I don't want to do that, I don't want to be that.
I want to
appeal to a lot of people but at the same time I want to say things that matter, I want to sing
about things that matter.
_ Growing up [Ab] can be [Db] a lot of fun
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ Learning how to [Ab] walk, [Gb]
dance [Db] and run
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ I know someone [Ab] _ [Db] very special, _ she takes [Gb] such care
_ Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] wheelchair
_ [Gb] This [Ab] _ [Gb] is the song from [Abm] Clifford's new album [Bb] that particularly intrigued Tony Jasper.
It's called For Debbie and [Db] Her Friends.
_ Who [Ab] is Debbie?
Well she's my daughter.
_ And how old is Debbie?
She's 10.
She's 10 that's right, how did you know?
_ You've all met Debbie as [Abm] well have you?
_ [Bb] So she spent two days here [Db] didn't she?
Yeah, first and final.
First and final.
[Ab] And she sat on your dinner table?
Yeah.
_ [E] _ _ Where's Debbie now?
[Ab] Well she goes to [Db] a boarding school in Kent because [Ab] she's handicapped, she can't walk. _
This is all her life she's been like that?
Yes, she has _
[E] _ what is termed medically a cerebral palsy, which is commonly called, she's a spastic
because she was born prematurely and [Ab] caused brain damage and _ she's never been able to walk.
So she goes to a [A] very [Ab] lovely school in Kent called the Thomas De La Rue school.
She [E] comes home about once every, what would it be Martin?
A year.
It isn't once a year!
She was home last week, she comes home about once every six weeks.
[Ab] And _ _ to end of term holidays as well.
Do you feel that people in society tend to take people like Debbie and say that they're different, whereas in fact really they're [Bb] just,
you know, they're really, to be part and parcel of society we should accept people.
Indeed, this is another of my_
Another of your things?
Yes.
This is why you wrote this song?
Yes, yes, because I wrote it initially for her, but it's something I needed to express in a song I [Abm] felt at the time.
But I hope that it will carry some sort of message for _ society and its attitude towards [Ab] disabled people.
I feel very strongly about this, that handicapped people, disabled people, whether they're physically handicapped, whether they're mentally handicapped,
should be very [Bb] much a part of the community and shouldn't be hidden away, shouldn't be _ isolated in hospitals. _
[Ab] I'm not sentimental about her condition, or well that's perhaps a contradiction because the song [Db] is [E] sentimental in a way.
But it is a quiet [Abm] acceptance, I mean, but she realises her [E] condition.
Oh indeed, it's an acceptance which has been with us for a long time and we've, I think, instilled the acceptance into her.
She's become very independent, you know, because of it, she does everything for [Ab] herself and she relies on us now for nothing, [Db]
except [Bbm] love.
You have taught [Ebm] me more [Gb] than any [Ab] book I've [Db] ever read
_ [Bbm] _ And now [Ebm] I find [Gb] that I refer to you [Ab] instead _
_ [Eb] _ [Ebm] You ask [Ab] me if I [Gb]
believe [Db] in [Gb] God
[Ab] I _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ say [Ab] he's someone [Gb]
I'm [Db] not sure [Gb] of
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ Then you say [Ab] that's [Db] silly of me
_ He must [Gb] be there
_ [Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] _ [Gb] wheelchairs
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in
_ _ But you said you liked people I think once.
I like children.
And does singing
in a sense bring you to people in another sort of way?
If it doesn't, [Abm] I need to be so careful
because I don't want to sound pompous or conceited but I reckon I can achieve more
as an educator if you like by writing and singing and being what I am now than by doing what I was
for the last three years, that is being a school teacher.
Do you want to be a social commentator
an entertainer?
_ I want to be both.
You want to be both?
Yes, both aspects appeal because
from my writing point of view I want to say things, I want to say important things
but I want to put it across in a way that it will appeal to all people.
Do you see?
I don't want to
be terribly intellectual or anything so that most people say what's he on about, what's he [Ebm] talking
about now, what's he singing about.
I don't want to do that, I don't want to be that.
I want to
appeal to a lot of people but at the same time I want to say things that matter, I want to sing
about things that matter.
_ Growing up [Ab] can be [Db] a lot of fun
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ Learning how to [Ab] walk, [Gb]
dance [Db] and run
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ I know someone [Ab] _ [Db] very special, _ she takes [Gb] such care
_ Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] wheelchair
_ [Gb] This [Ab] _ [Gb] is the song from [Abm] Clifford's new album [Bb] that particularly intrigued Tony Jasper.
It's called For Debbie and [Db] Her Friends.
_ Who [Ab] is Debbie?
Well she's my daughter.
_ And how old is Debbie?
She's 10.
She's 10 that's right, how did you know?
_ You've all met Debbie as [Abm] well have you?
_ [Bb] So she spent two days here [Db] didn't she?
Yeah, first and final.
First and final.
[Ab] And she sat on your dinner table?
Yeah.
_ [E] _ _ Where's Debbie now?
[Ab] Well she goes to [Db] a boarding school in Kent because [Ab] she's handicapped, she can't walk. _
This is all her life she's been like that?
Yes, she has _
[E] _ what is termed medically a cerebral palsy, which is commonly called, she's a spastic
because she was born prematurely and [Ab] caused brain damage and _ she's never been able to walk.
So she goes to a [A] very [Ab] lovely school in Kent called the Thomas De La Rue school.
She [E] comes home about once every, what would it be Martin?
A year.
It isn't once a year!
She was home last week, she comes home about once every six weeks.
[Ab] And _ _ to end of term holidays as well.
Do you feel that people in society tend to take people like Debbie and say that they're different, whereas in fact really they're [Bb] just,
you know, they're really, to be part and parcel of society we should accept people.
Indeed, this is another of my_
Another of your things?
Yes.
This is why you wrote this song?
Yes, yes, because I wrote it initially for her, but it's something I needed to express in a song I [Abm] felt at the time.
But I hope that it will carry some sort of message for _ society and its attitude towards [Ab] disabled people.
I feel very strongly about this, that handicapped people, disabled people, whether they're physically handicapped, whether they're mentally handicapped,
should be very [Bb] much a part of the community and shouldn't be hidden away, shouldn't be _ isolated in hospitals. _
[Ab] I'm not sentimental about her condition, or well that's perhaps a contradiction because the song [Db] is [E] sentimental in a way.
But it is a quiet [Abm] acceptance, I mean, but she realises her [E] condition.
Oh indeed, it's an acceptance which has been with us for a long time and we've, I think, instilled the acceptance into her.
She's become very independent, you know, because of it, she does everything for [Ab] herself and she relies on us now for nothing, [Db]
except [Bbm] love.
You have taught [Ebm] me more [Gb] than any [Ab] book I've [Db] ever read
_ [Bbm] _ And now [Ebm] I find [Gb] that I refer to you [Ab] instead _
_ [Eb] _ [Ebm] You ask [Ab] me if I [Gb]
believe [Db] in [Gb] God
[Ab] I _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ say [Ab] he's someone [Gb]
I'm [Db] not sure [Gb] of
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ Then you say [Ab] that's [Db] silly of me
_ He must [Gb] be there
_ [Ebm] Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in your [Db] _ [Gb] wheelchairs
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ Tell me what [Ab] it's like [Gb] in