Biography:
Neil Hannon (born November 7, 1970) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and lead member of the orchestral pop group The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy will always be my band because... I thought of it first!"
In 2005 he contributed vocals to his long-time collaborator Joby Talbot's soundtrack for the movie version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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...SONGS OF LOVE... by Neil Hannon
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*from 'Casanova' (1996)*
Intro:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
Verse 1:
C F
Pale, pubescent beasts,
G Am Am/G
Roam through the streets and coffee-shops.
Dm7 F
Their prey gather in herds,
D# C#
Of stiff knee-length skirts and white ankle-socks.
C F
But while they search for a mate,
G Am Am/G
My type hiber-nate, in bedrooms a-bove,
D7 F G C
Com-posing their songs, of love.
Interlude:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
Verse 2:
C F G Am Am/G
Young, uniform minds, in uniform lines and uniform ties.
Dm7 F
Run round, with trousers on fire,
D# C#
And signs of de-sire they cannot dis-guise.
C F
While I, try to find words,
G Am Am/G
As light as the birds, that circle a-bove,
D7 F G C F, C
To put in my songs, of love.
Bridge 1:
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C C/B Am
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C G
Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.
Verse 3:
C F
So sing while, you have time,
G Am Am/G
Let the sun shine, down from a-bove;
D7 F G C
And fill you with songs, of love.
Interlude:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
Solo:
C F G Am Am/G, Dm7 F D# C#
C F G Am Am/G, D7 F G C, F C, F
Bridge 2:
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C C/B Am
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C G
Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.
Verse 4:
C F
So let's sing, while we still can,
G Am Am/G
While the sun hangs, high up a-bove.
D7 F G Am C
Wonderful songs, of love...
D7 F G (C)
Beautiful songs, of love.
Outro:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------| (x2), C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C F G Am Am/G Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 320003 x02210 302210 xx0211
D# C# D7 G#maj7 Dm7b5 C/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 x46664 xx0212 4x554x x5656x x20010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
------------------................
*from 'Casanova' (1996)*
Intro:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------| (x2)
Verse 1:
C F
Pale, pubescent beasts,
G Am Am/G
Roam through the streets and coffee-shops.
Dm7 F
Their prey gather in herds,
D# C#
Of stiff knee-length skirts and white ankle-socks.
C F
But while they search for a mate,
G Am Am/G
My type hiber-nate, in bedrooms a-bove,
D7 F G C
Com-posing their songs, of love.
Interlude:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
Verse 2:
C F G Am Am/G
Young, uniform minds, in uniform lines and uniform ties.
Dm7 F
Run round, with trousers on fire,
D# C#
And signs of de-sire they cannot dis-guise.
C F
While I, try to find words,
G Am Am/G
As light as the birds, that circle a-bove,
D7 F G C F, C
To put in my songs, of love.
Bridge 1:
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C C/B Am
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C G
Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.
Verse 3:
C F
So sing while, you have time,
G Am Am/G
Let the sun shine, down from a-bove;
D7 F G C
And fill you with songs, of love.
Interlude:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
Solo:
C F G Am Am/G, Dm7 F D# C#
C F G Am Am/G, D7 F G C, F C, F
Bridge 2:
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C C/B Am
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong, or right choice.
G#maj7 Dm7b5 C G
Fortune de-pends on the tone, of your voice.
Verse 4:
C F
So let's sing, while we still can,
G Am Am/G
While the sun hangs, high up a-bove.
D7 F G Am C
Wonderful songs, of love...
D7 F G (C)
Beautiful songs, of love.
Outro:
C F C F C F C F
e|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
B|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|------1--1--1--|--1--1--1--|
G|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|------0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|
D|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|------2--2--2--|--3--2--3--|
A|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|--3---3--3--3--|--3--3--3--|
E|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------| (x2), C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C F G Am Am/G Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 133211 320003 x02210 302210 xx0211
D# C# D7 G#maj7 Dm7b5 C/B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 x46664 xx0212 4x554x x5656x x20010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
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