Chords for Really Free - John Otway
Tempo:
165.2 bpm
Chords used:
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E
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G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] But one thing I didn't ask [G] permission for, and I did it because I knew that if I asked permission, I'd just been told [Gb] no.
[G] First box.
[N]
The reason I've got the first box is a lot of people that have known me and seen me in the past two years,
and he isn't tonight.
And you might wonder why, and that's because he's joined Eddie and the Hot Rods.
[Db] And you might [Ebm] wonder why Eddie and the Hot Rods, and that's because they [G] have bigger hips.
[G] So what I've done is I've actually replaced him with the [Dbm] first box.
[G] First box.
[N]
The reason I've got the first box is a lot of people that have known me and seen me in the past two years,
and he isn't tonight.
And you might wonder why, and that's because he's joined Eddie and the Hot Rods.
[Db] And you might [Ebm] wonder why Eddie and the Hot Rods, and that's because they [G] have bigger hips.
[G] So what I've done is I've actually replaced him with the [Dbm] first box.
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[E] _ _ But one thing I didn't ask [G] permission for, and I did it because I knew that if I asked permission, _ I'd just been told [Gb] no. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ First box.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ reason I've got the first box is a lot of people that have known me and seen me in the past two years,
have seen me with Mikey Tarris [Ab]-Richard, and _ he isn't tonight. _ _ _
_ And you might wonder why, and that's because he's joined Eddie and the Hot Rods.
[C] _ _
[Db] _ And you might [Ebm] wonder why Eddie and the Hot Rods, and that's because they [G] have bigger hips.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ So what I've done is I've actually replaced him with the [Dbm] first box.
_ And what I thought might be an idea is, [N] when the solos come up, you just close your eyes, I don't think you'll notice the difference.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So here we go, this is a Christmas hit in 1977, [Ab] and _ you [G] might not know this, but if you have a Christmas hit, it's not just for Christmas. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's for life.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Well, _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been in the [Db] morning.
[E] _ Tell me, baby, what do you see?
I see my true love, and [A] she waltzes and [E] she kisses me, I [A] say, [B] cool, baby, that's [E] really great.
I go, well, nanny, [A] I have to go.
[E] Tell me, baby, is it good to me?
Your mum?
Huh?
[A] They just [E] want to get me, [A] I say.
Cool, baby, [B] that's really [E] great.
[Dbm] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, _ _ [B]
hey, hey, hey, hey, _ hey.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _
_ Shall _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I talk into you?
No, no.
_ No, no?
[A] What's [E] wrong with me?
Every time I [A] go [E] near you, you're [A] made of yourself.
Cool, [B] baby, that's really great.
I try singing in the [A] bathroom.
[E] Tell me, honey, [A] when the [E] heat's on me.
Every time [A] the moon [E] soars, my [A] body, I say, cool, [B] baby, that's really great. _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ It's a pinky. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] So,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ I wake [A] up in the morning.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I see my true _ _ [A] love. _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ see my bloody [F] hit. _ _ _ _
_ _ She walks over and [Bb] kisses me.
[A] I say, _ go on [B] baby, that's really [E] free.
I walk in and out of [A] your house.
_ [E] Doesn't matter if it is or isn't.
_ Come on, pop.
[A] They [B] just want to get to [A] know us.
I say, go on [B] baby, that's really free.
I [Dbm] walk in and _ out _ [B] of your house. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ First box.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ reason I've got the first box is a lot of people that have known me and seen me in the past two years,
have seen me with Mikey Tarris [Ab]-Richard, and _ he isn't tonight. _ _ _
_ And you might wonder why, and that's because he's joined Eddie and the Hot Rods.
[C] _ _
[Db] _ And you might [Ebm] wonder why Eddie and the Hot Rods, and that's because they [G] have bigger hips.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ So what I've done is I've actually replaced him with the [Dbm] first box.
_ And what I thought might be an idea is, [N] when the solos come up, you just close your eyes, I don't think you'll notice the difference.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So here we go, this is a Christmas hit in 1977, [Ab] and _ you [G] might not know this, but if you have a Christmas hit, it's not just for Christmas. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's for life.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[E] Well, _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been in the [Db] morning.
[E] _ Tell me, baby, what do you see?
I see my true love, and [A] she waltzes and [E] she kisses me, I [A] say, [B] cool, baby, that's [E] really great.
I go, well, nanny, [A] I have to go.
[E] Tell me, baby, is it good to me?
Your mum?
Huh?
[A] They just [E] want to get me, [A] I say.
Cool, baby, [B] that's really [E] great.
[Dbm] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, _ _ [B]
hey, hey, hey, hey, _ hey.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _
_ Shall _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ I talk into you?
No, no.
_ No, no?
[A] What's [E] wrong with me?
Every time I [A] go [E] near you, you're [A] made of yourself.
Cool, [B] baby, that's really great.
I try singing in the [A] bathroom.
[E] Tell me, honey, [A] when the [E] heat's on me.
Every time [A] the moon [E] soars, my [A] body, I say, cool, [B] baby, that's really great. _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ It's a pinky. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] So,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ I wake [A] up in the morning.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I see my true _ _ [A] love. _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ see my bloody [F] hit. _ _ _ _
_ _ She walks over and [Bb] kisses me.
[A] I say, _ go on [B] baby, that's really [E] free.
I walk in and out of [A] your house.
_ [E] Doesn't matter if it is or isn't.
_ Come on, pop.
[A] They [B] just want to get to [A] know us.
I say, go on [B] baby, that's really free.
I [Dbm] walk in and _ out _ [B] of your house. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _