YOU MAY WISH TO DETUNE THE BOTTOM E STRING DOWN ONE TONE TO ’D’

KEYBOARD INTRO:

D(bass note only, muted with plectrum hand, playing 8th notes) / / / |

	D	D	D
/ / / / | G	D A	| A	D |

	D	D	D	D	D
G	D A	| / / / / | G	D A	| A	D |

	D
G	D A(sus4) | / / / / | / / / / ||

BAND IN:

	D	D	D	D
G	/ D / | A	/ D / | G	/ D / | A	/ D / ||

VERSE I:

G[D	D	A[D	D
]They say that	love often	]passes in a	second, and

G[D	D	A[D
]You can	never catch it	]up, so I’m

Em7	D	A
Hanging on to	you as though	eternity beckoned, but it’s

Em7	D	A
Clear that the	match is	rough

A7(sus4)	D	A7
Common-sense will	tell me not to	try and continue, but I’m

A7(sus4)D A7

After a piece of that diamond in you, So

Bm

Keep an eye open, My

C

Spirit ain’t broken, Your

G

Love’s so incredible, Your

A7(sus4)

Body’s so edible, You

	A7
Give me an overdose of	love,

	G[D	D	A[D	D	G[D	D	A[D
But just a little is	]enough.		]		]		]

VERSE II:

G[D	D	A[D	D
]I’m like a	connoseiur of	]champagne	cognac, The

G[D	D	A[D
]Perfume nearly	beats the	]taste

Em7	D	A
I eat an	oyster and I	feel the contact, But

Em7	D	A
More than	one would be	a waste

A7(sus4)	D	A7
Some people	want an endless	line, that’s true, But

A7(sus4)	D	A7
All I hope to	have’s a little	time with you, A

Bm

Smile sets me reeling, A

C

Kiss feels like stealing, Your

G

Love is like heroin, This

A7(sus4)

Addict is mellowing,

	A7
I can’t pretend that I’m	tough,

	G[D	D	A[D	D	G[D	D	A[D	D
When just a little is	]enough.		]		]		]

*** INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:

	etc, repeated ad infinitum
Dm / / / C(no 3rd) | Dm

G[D	D	A[D	D
]Just like a	sailor heading	]into the	sea, There’s a

G[D	D	A[D
]Gale blowing	in my	]face, The

Em7	D	A
High wind	scares me but I	need the breeze, And I

Em7	D	A
Can’t head for	any other	place

A7(sus4)	D	A7
Life would seem so	easy on the	other tack, But

A7(sus4)	D	A7
Even a	hurricane won’t	turn me back, You

Bm

Might be an island, on the

C

Distant horizon, but the

G

Little I see looks like

A7(sus4)

Heaven to me, and I don’t

	A7
Care if the ocean gets	rough,

-- forget the rest... E(no 3rd) / / / | x 4

’Cause just a little is enough.

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK:

[Repeat all chords from "They say that love often passes" . . . "match

is

rough"]

Common-sense will tell me not to try and continue, but I’m

A7(sus4)	A7
After a piece of that diamond in	you, So

A7(sus4)	A7
Keep an eye open, My

Bm

Spirit ain’t broken, Your

C

Love’s so incredible, Your

G

Body’s so edible, You

A7(sus4)

Give me an overdose of love,

	A7
But just a little is	enough.

	repeat to fade
E(no 3rd) / / / |

*** This INSTRUMENTAL BREAK is dominated by the D MINOR chord

(or Eb minor, if playing a keyboard). Yet, the guitar is playing only ’power-chords’ (ie, no 3rds). So, the guitar is not responsible for the tonal ’colour’ here. Just slide from C to D (power-chords) across the end/start of each bar.

This same process is happening throughout the ’E(no 3rd)’ sections

Towards the end. If you like, slide from D to E (power-chords) in the same way.