Please No More Sad Songs

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                           Please no more sad songs - Idle Race

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Tabbed by: Robert McMillan

E-mail: mcmillan_ra (at) hotmail.com



Tuning: Standard



The Idle Race, the band Jeff Lynne was in before he joined the Move 

(and therefore - before ELO). I am surprised that they are not already

in the Ultimate Guitar database, so thought I'd post one. 

(Here's a link to their biog - they have long since split.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-idle-race-mn0000081981/biography)



The F D chord sequence at the end of the verses is the same as the intro riff. 



The F might be better as an Fmaj7, the F sounds right to me. Also, I am not 

sure that the guitar fill after the first chorus is right, it's very 

fast and I'm not particularly good at picking those bits up. I play

rhythm more than lead, so...



Corrections and comments welcome.





Intro

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    F           D

e|-----------12---------------|

B|--------13----15-13---------|

G|-----14-------------14------|

D|--15------------------------|

A|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|





Verse

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G                        Em

Yes she's leaving on the train,

                   C

Never coming back again,

    D             D7    F D (intro riff)

The lines go far ahead.

G                        Em

Got a job fixed in the city,

                         C

Wants to be a star she's pretty,

    D             D7      F D (intro riff)

And I don't get a part.



Chorus

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   G              B7

So please no more sad songs,

  C              Am

I heard enough today,

         G                 Am    D        C        G

Isn't it nice, holding you tight,     remember- er-er



(Fill)

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-17p15p12--------------------------|

G|----------16p14p12h14h16--12h14p12-|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|



Verse

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                        Em

Left a note here on the floor

                            C

Where she used to knock the door

  D                D7     F  D (intro riff)

I found when I got home



G                        Em

  Said you're gonna be a singer

                  C 

Be a star, a real swinger,

  D              D7      F  D (intro riff)

I hope it's very nice.



Chorus

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   G              B7

So please no more sad songs,

  C              Am

I heard enough today,

         G                 Am    D        C        G

Isn't it nice, holding you tight,     remember- er-er



Bridge

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F                  Em            D

   Thought she was joking when I looked around

F              Em               Am 

   Went to her room and saw her things had gone,

    Cm

She must have flown

   G          B7

Oh Ahhhhh ahh ahhh ahhhhh

F              C

Aaahhhh aaahhh aaaahhhh aaaahhh

Am                       D         G        

Aaaahhh aaaahhhh aaaahhh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah



               Cm

e|---------------------------------|

B|-------------16---------16p15----|

G|----15p14p12---------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|





Verse

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G                        Em

Guess she's left upon a train,

                   C

Never coming back again,

    D                D7    F D (Intro riff)

The lines went far away.

G                        Em

Got her job in the big city,

                         C

She became a star so pretty 

    D                D7      F D (Intro riff)

Now I don't know her name.



Chorus

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   G              B7

So please no more sad songs,

  C              Am

I heard enough today,

         G                 Am    D        C        G   C

Isn't it nice, holding you tight,     remember- er-er



   G              B7

So please no more sad songs,

  C              Am

I heard enough today,

         G                 Am    D        C        G

Isn't it nice, holding you tight,     remember- er-er



Am       G                 Am    D        C        G

Isn't it nice, holding you tight,     remember- er-er