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XTC - Making Plans for Nigel

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Chord diagram for F
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      Song: Making plans for Nigel 
Artist: XTC
Composer: Colin Moulding
Album: Drums and wires

Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar.com)  26th Mar 2015

G  = 355433    F   = 133211    D(b5) = xx0234
Em = 022000    Em7 = 022030    D5    = xx0235
Bm = x24432    D   = xx0232    E     = 022100
Am = 577555    D4  = xx0233    C     = x32010
                               N.C.  = No chords

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[Intro]
                     G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
                     ^  ^
    G             Em            Bm 
||: /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / :||[x2]

[Verse 1]
G               Em                Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,  (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G            Em                   Bm
    We only want what's best for him,   (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em                Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,  (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em                Bm
    Nigel just needs that helping hand, (Ah - hoo - oo!)
Am                                G                  F
    And if young Nigel says he's happy, he must be happy,
            Em                Em7          D   D4  D(b5)  D5
He must be happy, he must be happy in his work----------------!

[Verse 2]
  G            Em           Bm
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

G               Em               Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,     (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em                   Bm
    He has his future in a- British Steel, (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em               Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,     (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G                   Em                  Bm
    Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed,
      Am                                  G                 F
Yeah-----, and if young Nigel says he's happy, he must be happy,
            Em                Em7          D   D4  D(b5) D5
He must be happy, he must be happy in his work----------------!

[Bridge]
E                                   F
   Nigel is not outspoken, but he likes to speak,
         C                 G
And he loves to be spoken to,
          F                C           G
                Nigel is happy in his work,
(In his work------!)

          F                C           G
                Nigel is happy in his work!
(In his work------!)                        (His world!)

[Verse 3]
G               Em                Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,  (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G            Em                   Bm
    We only want what's best for him,   (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em                Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel,  (Ah - hoo - oo!)
G               Em                Bm
    Nigel just needs this helping hand, (Ah - hoo - oo!)
Am                                G                  F
    And if young Nigel says he's happy, he must be happy,
            Em                Em7          D   D4  D(b5)  D5
He must be happy, he must be happy in his work---------------!

[Guitar break]
    G            Em             Bm
||: /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / :||[x2]

[Verse 3]
     G                 Em               Bm
Mmm-----,  we're only making plans for Nigel,
           G              Em                     Bm
(Oo - oo - oo!)  We only want what's best ...for him,
           G                       Em              Bm
(Oo - oo - oo!) Mmmm, we're only making plans for Nigel,
           G                 Em                Bm
(Oo - oo - oo!)  Nigel just needs this helping hand,
           G                 Em               Bm
(Oo - oo - oo!)  We're only making plans for Nigel,
           G                  Em                   Bm
(Oo - oo - oo!)  He has his future in a- British Steel,
 Bm        N.C.
Steel,     steel---, steel----, steel---, steel----, yeah-----!
 (Oo - oo - oo!)

G               Em                Bm
    We're only making plans for Nigel!

[Coda]
      Bm          G       Em       Bm
||:  Nigel,     Nigel,   Nigel,   Nigel! :|| [Repeat]
      (Oo - oo - oo!)
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/xtc/making_plans_for_nigel_chords_1724403

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