Chords for Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) Interview with Germany's Euromaxx

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Give a Little Bit [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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by Roger Hodgson, [Ab] the [Bm] legendary voice of Supertramp.
Not [Gb] only was this song one of [E] the band's biggest hits, it [Em] also made Hodgson [G] famous. _
Even 38 [D] years after its [A] debut, it's still a crowd [D] pleaser at [A] every _ concert.
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] After two hours, [Ab] _ I think people [N] forget who they are and they are just coming, you know,
hopefully the heart is open and everyone's together and _ when we all sing Give a Little
Bit at the end, _ that's [G]
what I feel the _ _ medicine of music [Cm] can do for people.
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Hodgson is one of the [Gb] biggest rock stars of the [Fm] _
1970s and 80s.
An accident in which he
broke both wrists nearly cost him his career.
_ [Eb]
But in the end, nothing could [Fm] stand between
him and [Cm] his music.
It wasn't [Db] long before he was back on stage [Gb] singing songs [Fm] inspired
by his life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Time, time [Eb] is _ always on the [Fm] run.
_ _ [Cm] We've _ only just [Db] begun. _ _
_ [Gb] Love is in the [Fm] wind. _
_ _ _ When I was [N] younger, _ _ I was _ like most people, very confused, not ready to be an [Gm] adult, not
_ _ _ ready to, [G] you know, I had a good education, but it was _ _ _ _ hard in many ways, so I had many
questions and those questions then _ created my songs.
The logical song, [Eb] for example, is
[N] _ _ when I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful.
It was wonderful, but then they
sent me [Eb] away, you know, to teach me how to be sensible and I lost sight of who I truly am.
[Cm] That's what you say, _ [Ab] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F]
criminal, _ _ _ [Cm] _ you're me, the [Ab] actual, you're [Gm] _ acceptable, _
_ [Bb] _ respectable,
_ [Ab] all _ [F] presentable, a very true girl. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Look at my hair.
[Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
That was me at age, _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
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_ _ _ [Eb] I don't know, maybe [A] 14, 13, 14 maybe?
Right.
[Ab] _ In my [A] _
boarding school outfit [Db] and _ I was still a very sweet [A] boy. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ Roger Hodgson formed the group together with Rick Davies in _ [Db]
1969.
_ Their [Gb] catchy lyrics,
_ [Ab]
Hodgson's [Eb] falsetto voice, and the use of instruments that were new at the time made for a strong
[F] mix.
[Db] _
Supertramp sold millions of albums and enjoyed enormous [A] success throughout [B] both the
U.S. and Europe.
But [F] in 1983, [Db] Hodgson [A] left the band to be able to spend more [B] time with his family.
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_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
It's like it's raining again.
[F] _ Breakfast [Bb] in America [Eb] and The Logical Song were all written
by [F] Hodgson.
[Bb] To this day, [Eb] the high-pitched [A] voice is his [Bm] trademark.
_ _ _ Oh, take [A] me if you want [Dbm] me.
_ Come to take [Gbm] me as you find [Dbm] me.
_ Oh, I'm needing [B] your love
so [E] bad.
I'm needing [Bm] your _ love [Dbm] so bad.
I'm needing [C] [D] your love.
_ [A] _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ But [Am]
Hodgson's [Bb] departure didn't mean the end of Supertramp.
[Gbm] Their songs are still played
on the radio and [A] numerous [E] musicians have covered their [Dbm] hits, _ _ _ [D] including the German [Ebm] techno outfit
Scooter.
[G] Their rendition of The Logical Song [Gb] stormed the European charts in _ 2001. _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
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[N] mean, this was a very unique, you know, Scooter turned The Logical [A] Song into a techno
or whatever, you know.
_ _ _ He's really radically changed it.
So I'm not a great fan of it.
[D] I understand why [C] it was a hit.
Now, Roger Hodgson shares his past and present music with his fans during his current world
tour until the end of the year. _ _ _
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