Chords for The Hollies Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction 2010 Part 1 of 4

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_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'm trying and I try but I can't say _ goodbye.
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[Bm] All together, [E] we're The Hollies.
[B] Come on little [A] lover, _ _ _ come on and discover my [E] _ _ love _ _ for you.
We rely mainly [G] on vocals help, you know, a blend of three harmonies.
That's myself, Alan and Tony with instrumental backing. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Em] All for the Afro _ -Holsky, yeah.
_ _ [D] Damn, make it, make _ _ _ [A] [D] it.
It's just one look.
[G] A group who hail [Dm] from up [E] there in the north, ladies and gentlemen.
Those just one lookers, here they [B] come, The Hollies.
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
Look through [Bb] any window, yeah. _ _
What do [G] you see?
[D] Baby, I [Gm] need _ _ _ _ you, baby, I can't let go.
[Bb] But I want you, baby, [A] I gotta have [D] you.
No, I can't let [G] go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Basically, The Hollies were like three instruments, guitar, bass and drums.
Because when Graham was stood there with his guitar on, I mean, it was never plugged [N] in.
Yeah.
_ _ _ Tony was really doing [C] all the work there, you know.
_ [D] Till you leave and then I'll be here.
[G] Still we all ain't right. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F] So many [Am] _ [Dm] [C] people need [G] me.
[F] I've got [Dm] so [Am] [Dm] much, [C] so much to [G] do.
_ [F] But when [Am] my [C] traveling is over, I'll [Dm] be [G] back with interest.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ Please keep my [G] letters in reverse.
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Oh, come on and I'll _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ show you.
[Em] Ladies and gentlemen, The Hollies.
_ _ I can [C] feel, I [G] can see, I [C] can touch, I [F] can feel.
[C] I can taste all the sugars, [A] you've seen me all year.
[C] You've given all [A] the things I've ever been.
[Bb] I never know what I feel, I [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ [C] carry it.
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_ _ _ _ _ You induct The Hollies into [Bm] the Rock and Roll Hall of [Gb] Fame from [A] the E Street Band, Stevie Van Zandt.
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_ _ _ But I digress.
I love that commercial.
Tell you one thing, _ Iggy is cool. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The only way to accurately explain [B] how important The Hollies are _ is to [G] provide a little historical perspective.
_ So I beg your indulgence for a moment for what may seem like [N] a digression but actually _ _ isn't.
Don't worry.
_ _ It's only about 10 minutes long, so relax for a minute.
_ _ First of all, every 10, 20 years, I think we should put this night in perspective.
_ You know, a lot of us in this room, _ we've been doing this a long time. _
And we can't help it, I guess, if we take it a little bit for granted.
You know, some of us don't even show up for this amazing evening.
_ And it can be a little, I guess, disappointing to see the business now become _ pretty much artistically, financially and spiritually bankrupt. _
_ With a few exceptions.
_ I say that so we can pretend we're the exceptions. _ _ _ _
It's temporary, probably, it's a cycle thing, you know.
There's a lot of good new bands out there.
And hopefully we will create an infrastructure to support them.
But it's easy to become a little bit cynical, let's face it. _
So _ _ _ _ it's good once a year that we stop for a minute and think about what we do.
And this is it.
_ This is our best night.
_ _ The Grammys, nice people.
_ _ _ _ _ Good show.
_ A lot of fun.
_ With all due respect, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ American Music Awards, _ nice people.
A lot of fun. _
_ _ _ _ But _ this Hall of Fame thing _ really just has a little bit _ of a scale.
_ _ This is pretty good.
_ _ This is as good as it's going to get. _
_ As frustrating as it can be, _ _ this is the best thing we do.
And we should really enjoy it. _
Because this night makes us think about what we do.
And when you rise above it for a minute,
you realize something that day to day we don't think about often enough.
And that is this thing we do _ is beautiful, man. _
We make music, creating art, _ inspiring people, motivating people,
making people feel good, helping them understand a little bit about life,
helping them get through the day, feel a little bit less confused, a little less alone.
What Andrew L.
Goldman called the industry of human happiness.
_ It's truly a divine craft that we work our hands in.
And that's why and what we celebrate this night.
_ _ Of course, we didn't have any of these big ideas when we started.
Frankly, most of us were just trying to get laid. _ _ _ _
Maybe get a little bit famous.
_ Maybe get a little bit rich.
But it was_ _ _ _
_ _ _ And of course, trying to avoid having to work for a living.
_ _ And something really went wrong with that one.
Do I have to name any names?
_ _ _ We _ _ _ are a strange combination of troubadours, court jesters, rabble-rousers and magicians,
_ catching and communicating the magic of music.
_ And that would be a good job in any era.
But for those of us who have lived in a time which will surely be remembered as a Renaissance period,
we are truly blessed.
I sincerely believe the 20-year period from 1951 to 1971 will be studied and analyzed for hundreds of years to come.
_ _ It may sound crazy, but I believe someday history could be remembered as pre-'60s and post-'60s.