Chords for The Selecter - The Whisper (1980)
Tempo:
146 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] I saw you coming right across the [C#] way [A] Down somebody that's never seen the day
[E] My stomach's shuddering and I'm feeling [C#] really [B] bad
You [E]
[A] wanna leave me and do what you [F#] like [E] Maybe [C#]
you [F#m] didn't love me [E] anyway
Money in my pockets and nowhere to go
[A] This is the thing that I saw so so
[E] Leaving people I just don't [B] wanna meet
[G#m] Stay, [E] don't shine for my [A] day
I'm out tonight looking for some [E] affection
That I [F#m] may get no [E] satisfaction
[A] Hey hey, you just gotta whisper
[E]
[A]
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself every
[E]
day
I've heard the rumors and gossip and lies
[A] You wanna leave me and [C#m] do what you like
[E] Maybe you didn't love me [C#m] [B] anyway
[E] Stay, don't shine for my day
I'm [A] out tonight looking for some [E] affection
That [B] I may [F#m] get no [E] satisfaction
[A] Hey hey, you just gotta [E] whisper
You just gotta [A] whisper
[B]
It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself there's nothing to [A]
me
[E]
[A]
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself
[A] Hey hey,
[E]
you just gotta whisper
[A] You just gotta whisper
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself there's nothing to me
[E]
[E] My stomach's shuddering and I'm feeling [C#] really [B] bad
You [E]
[A] wanna leave me and do what you [F#] like [E] Maybe [C#]
you [F#m] didn't love me [E] anyway
Money in my pockets and nowhere to go
[A] This is the thing that I saw so so
[E] Leaving people I just don't [B] wanna meet
[G#m] Stay, [E] don't shine for my [A] day
I'm out tonight looking for some [E] affection
That I [F#m] may get no [E] satisfaction
[A] Hey hey, you just gotta whisper
[E]
[A]
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself every
[E]
day
I've heard the rumors and gossip and lies
[A] You wanna leave me and [C#m] do what you like
[E] Maybe you didn't love me [C#m] [B] anyway
[E] Stay, don't shine for my day
I'm [A] out tonight looking for some [E] affection
That [B] I may [F#m] get no [E] satisfaction
[A] Hey hey, you just gotta [E] whisper
You just gotta [A] whisper
[B]
It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself there's nothing to [A]
me
[E]
[A]
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself
[A] Hey hey,
[E]
you just gotta whisper
[A] You just gotta whisper
[B] It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself there's nothing to me
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
C#
F#m
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ [E] I saw you coming right across the [C#] way [A] _ Down somebody that's never seen the day
[E] My stomach's shuddering and I'm feeling [C#] really [B] bad _ _
You _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ wanna leave me and do what you [F#] like [E] Maybe [C#]
you [F#m] didn't love me _ [E] anyway _
_ _ _ Money _ in my pockets and nowhere to go
[A] This is the thing that I saw so so
[E] Leaving people I just don't [B] wanna meet
_ _ [G#m] Stay, _ [E] _ don't shine for my _ _ [A] _ day
I'm out tonight looking for some [E] affection _
That I [F#m] may get no _ [E] satisfaction
_ _ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _ _ you just gotta whisper
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ It's just a quiet thing _ but it don't bother me _
I tell myself every _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ day
_ _ I've heard the rumors and gossip and lies
[A] You wanna leave me and [C#m] do what you like
[E] Maybe you didn't love me [C#m] _ [B] anyway _
_ _ [E] Stay, _ _ don't shine for my day
I'm [A] _ out tonight looking for some [E] affection _
That [B] I may [F#m] get no _ [E] satisfaction
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _ you just gotta [E] whisper _
You just gotta [A] whisper _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
It's just a quiet _ thing but it don't bother _ me
I tell myself there's nothing _ to _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ me
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
you just gotta whisper
[A] You _ _ just gotta whisper
[B] _ It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
_ I tell myself there's nothing _ _ to me
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[E] My stomach's shuddering and I'm feeling [C#] really [B] bad _ _
You _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ wanna leave me and do what you [F#] like [E] Maybe [C#]
you [F#m] didn't love me _ [E] anyway _
_ _ _ Money _ in my pockets and nowhere to go
[A] This is the thing that I saw so so
[E] Leaving people I just don't [B] wanna meet
_ _ [G#m] Stay, _ [E] _ don't shine for my _ _ [A] _ day
I'm out tonight looking for some [E] affection _
That I [F#m] may get no _ [E] satisfaction
_ _ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _ _ you just gotta whisper
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ It's just a quiet thing _ but it don't bother me _
I tell myself every _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ day
_ _ I've heard the rumors and gossip and lies
[A] You wanna leave me and [C#m] do what you like
[E] Maybe you didn't love me [C#m] _ [B] anyway _
_ _ [E] Stay, _ _ don't shine for my day
I'm [A] _ out tonight looking for some [E] affection _
That [B] I may [F#m] get no _ [E] satisfaction
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _ you just gotta [E] whisper _
You just gotta [A] whisper _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
It's just a quiet _ thing but it don't bother _ me
I tell myself there's nothing _ to _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ me
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
I tell myself _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Hey hey, _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
you just gotta whisper
[A] You _ _ just gotta whisper
[B] _ It's just a quiet thing but it don't bother me
_ I tell myself there's nothing _ _ to me
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _