Chords for Searchers - TV early 90s
Tempo:
129.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
G
F#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Some people may remember hits like these.
you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you [G] know the reason why
[G] the three tops kiss the sky
[C#] [F#]
[E]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F]
you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you [G] know the reason why
[G] the three tops kiss the sky
[C#] [F#]
[E]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F]
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A
E
G
F#m
C#
A
E
G
Some people may remember hits like these.
If you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you [G] know the reason why
Why [A] the sunset hugs the ocean and [G] the three tops kiss the sky
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] _ I'm thinking of magic potions
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm thinking of magic potions
_ _ _ _ Chipsy, won't you make a [B] magic potion?
The kind for [G#m] love and devotion
I'm thinking [B] of magic potion number [A#] 309
_ [G#] Terrific stuff.
It's their fourth decade now.
They're heading for their fifth.
The Searchers are here.
They're on tour _ now, aren't you?
With all the best stuff from the [D#] 60s and here they are.
We've [E] got_
I must say this.
Excuse me.
_ It's just a bit of [Gm] help there.
They've driven_
draw the tune, too.
The only thing is, if you're reading it, Richard,
[E] you have to turn it upside down because_
Because it doesn't make sense.
I actually saw you [G] guys in 1989. _
Wembley [C] with Cliff Richards?
Yeah, I was there.
Wasn't that the best ever?
There was 80,000 people.
I know, it was amazing.
On each of the two days.
I was there.
I couldn't see it as well.
You were fabulous.
[D#] Let me say this.
It's John on lead, right?
I'll do this from memory.
He lied.
That's me.
John on lead, right?
Got Frank on bass.
[G] Put your hand up, Frank.
Spencer on lead vocals.
And Billy.
[Am] Still beating the drum.
Hi, Billy.
[G] _
What year did you get together?
_ _ [D#] John can tell you that more than I [E] can.
It started late [G] 59, would you believe?
58, 59?
Well, that is six decades then.
Well, yeah.
But the recording came in 63.
Yeah, [E] first the group turned professional in 62 and the first hit was 63.
So you can choose [C] your anniversary really.
Is it just you on [G] this tour?
No.
[B] Helen Shapiro, [G#] Swinging Blue Jeans.
[E] You know what our researchers [F] said about the Swinging Blue Jeans on our brief today?
They called them the Singing Blue Jeans.
Don't you dare.
The best one.
The Bulging [G#] Blue Suits.
_ _ _ Sounds quite good, really.
We don't mean it, Ray.
We weren't going to do your first_
Bobby V, by the way.
Bobby V is on three tapes.
It starts on Friday, by the way.
We haven't actually got into it.
It starts on Friday at Derby.
All right, now, you were_
Go on, Jenny.
[G] Well, you do_
Is it Sweets for_
I actually know Sweets for_
Here it is.
_ I'm not doing that one.
We're not doing that one.
Is that your first hit?
We weren't going to.
We were intending [G] to.
But you're going to do Needles and Pins.
We are indeed.
[A] Needles and Pins.
Yeah, exactly.
Do you still go zzz at the end?
Of course, yeah.
But still it begins, needles and pins.
Do you want to see?
No, I can't.
I'll spoil it.
You can play guitar.
Yeah, [A] we've just heard you play guitar, [C] I have to say.
We've [D#] got to play [G] guitar, you know.
All right, I'll have a quick [A] burst.
Go on. _
Go on, go on, go on.
Can you give me the heavy rock effect?
Oh, God.
It's getting fuzzy now.
I'm not heavy rockin'. Right here.
All right, this takes me back to_
Ed Zeppelin plays Needles and Pins.
There we go.
This is 1974 at the Windsor Pop Festival.
And we got [E] slung out by the police. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Can you do it in A?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] We'll put that in, then.
_ How's it, Plectrum?
Over here, please.
Right, we can put that in.
I think it's in case you follow that.
We've got to do that a little bit.
[Em] Have you done that?
Yeah, I've done it.
[A] OK, all right.
[Am] _ Needles and Pins, thank you.
OK.
Go on, get it on!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So this day
I saw a face
[Em] It was a [F#m] face I loved
And I knew
I had to [A] unaway
_ _ Get down on my knees [F#m] and pray
And I think away _
Sooner [A] and keener _ _ _ _
Needles [F#m] and pins are
_ _ Because of [D] all my fights
_ _ The tears [E] I had to hide
_ Yeah, I thought I [A] was smart
I ain't want a heart
Don't [F#m] think I do
But now I see
She was [A] sitting on me
Let up, go ahead
Take a [F#m] slumber, stay here
One day she will see
Just how to [A] save you _ _ _
Get [F#m] down on your knees
_ Yeah, that's how [D] it begins
_ She feel those needles [E] and pins
Her nerve, her nerve
_ [C#] _ Why can't I stop
And tell [B] myself I'm wrong
I'm wrong, so wrong _
_ [A] _ Why can't I stand up
And tell [G#] myself I'm strong
_ _ [E] Because I saw her [C#] today
_ I saw her face
It was a [A#m] face I loved
And I knew
I had to [C#] unaway
_ And get down on my knees [A#m] and pray
And I think away
Sooner and [C#] keener _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] Needles and pins are _ _ _
Because of [F#] all my fights
_ _ The tears [G#] I had to _ hide _ _ _
[C#] Needles and pins are
Because of _ _ _ all my fights
The tears I had to hide
Needles and pins are
_ [C#m] _ _
Because _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ of all [D#] my fights
_ _ _ The tears
If you're thinking what I'm thinking, then you [G] know the reason why
Why [A] the sunset hugs the ocean and [G] the three tops kiss the sky
[F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] _ I'm thinking of magic potions
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm thinking of magic potions
_ _ _ _ Chipsy, won't you make a [B] magic potion?
The kind for [G#m] love and devotion
I'm thinking [B] of magic potion number [A#] 309
_ [G#] Terrific stuff.
It's their fourth decade now.
They're heading for their fifth.
The Searchers are here.
They're on tour _ now, aren't you?
With all the best stuff from the [D#] 60s and here they are.
We've [E] got_
I must say this.
Excuse me.
_ It's just a bit of [Gm] help there.
They've driven_
draw the tune, too.
The only thing is, if you're reading it, Richard,
[E] you have to turn it upside down because_
Because it doesn't make sense.
I actually saw you [G] guys in 1989. _
Wembley [C] with Cliff Richards?
Yeah, I was there.
Wasn't that the best ever?
There was 80,000 people.
I know, it was amazing.
On each of the two days.
I was there.
I couldn't see it as well.
You were fabulous.
[D#] Let me say this.
It's John on lead, right?
I'll do this from memory.
He lied.
That's me.
John on lead, right?
Got Frank on bass.
[G] Put your hand up, Frank.
Spencer on lead vocals.
And Billy.
[Am] Still beating the drum.
Hi, Billy.
[G] _
What year did you get together?
_ _ [D#] John can tell you that more than I [E] can.
It started late [G] 59, would you believe?
58, 59?
Well, that is six decades then.
Well, yeah.
But the recording came in 63.
Yeah, [E] first the group turned professional in 62 and the first hit was 63.
So you can choose [C] your anniversary really.
Is it just you on [G] this tour?
No.
[B] Helen Shapiro, [G#] Swinging Blue Jeans.
[E] You know what our researchers [F] said about the Swinging Blue Jeans on our brief today?
They called them the Singing Blue Jeans.
Don't you dare.
The best one.
The Bulging [G#] Blue Suits.
_ _ _ Sounds quite good, really.
We don't mean it, Ray.
We weren't going to do your first_
Bobby V, by the way.
Bobby V is on three tapes.
It starts on Friday, by the way.
We haven't actually got into it.
It starts on Friday at Derby.
All right, now, you were_
Go on, Jenny.
[G] Well, you do_
Is it Sweets for_
I actually know Sweets for_
Here it is.
_ I'm not doing that one.
We're not doing that one.
Is that your first hit?
We weren't going to.
We were intending [G] to.
But you're going to do Needles and Pins.
We are indeed.
[A] Needles and Pins.
Yeah, exactly.
Do you still go zzz at the end?
Of course, yeah.
But still it begins, needles and pins.
Do you want to see?
No, I can't.
I'll spoil it.
You can play guitar.
Yeah, [A] we've just heard you play guitar, [C] I have to say.
We've [D#] got to play [G] guitar, you know.
All right, I'll have a quick [A] burst.
Go on. _
Go on, go on, go on.
Can you give me the heavy rock effect?
Oh, God.
It's getting fuzzy now.
I'm not heavy rockin'. Right here.
All right, this takes me back to_
Ed Zeppelin plays Needles and Pins.
There we go.
This is 1974 at the Windsor Pop Festival.
And we got [E] slung out by the police. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Can you do it in A?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] We'll put that in, then.
_ How's it, Plectrum?
Over here, please.
Right, we can put that in.
I think it's in case you follow that.
We've got to do that a little bit.
[Em] Have you done that?
Yeah, I've done it.
[A] OK, all right.
[Am] _ Needles and Pins, thank you.
OK.
Go on, get it on!
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So this day
I saw a face
[Em] It was a [F#m] face I loved
And I knew
I had to [A] unaway
_ _ Get down on my knees [F#m] and pray
And I think away _
Sooner [A] and keener _ _ _ _
Needles [F#m] and pins are
_ _ Because of [D] all my fights
_ _ The tears [E] I had to hide
_ Yeah, I thought I [A] was smart
I ain't want a heart
Don't [F#m] think I do
But now I see
She was [A] sitting on me
Let up, go ahead
Take a [F#m] slumber, stay here
One day she will see
Just how to [A] save you _ _ _
Get [F#m] down on your knees
_ Yeah, that's how [D] it begins
_ She feel those needles [E] and pins
Her nerve, her nerve
_ [C#] _ Why can't I stop
And tell [B] myself I'm wrong
I'm wrong, so wrong _
_ [A] _ Why can't I stand up
And tell [G#] myself I'm strong
_ _ [E] Because I saw her [C#] today
_ I saw her face
It was a [A#m] face I loved
And I knew
I had to [C#] unaway
_ And get down on my knees [A#m] and pray
And I think away
Sooner and [C#] keener _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] Needles and pins are _ _ _
Because of [F#] all my fights
_ _ The tears [G#] I had to _ hide _ _ _
[C#] Needles and pins are
Because of _ _ _ all my fights
The tears I had to hide
Needles and pins are
_ [C#m] _ _
Because _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ of all [D#] my fights
_ _ _ The tears