Tuning: Standard
[Chords]
Am: 002210
Bm: x24432
Bm6: x20102
Bm7: x20202
Bdim: 120100
C: 032010
D: 000232
D/F: 1x0232
Em: 022000
Em7: 02x030
Emadd4: 002003
F: 133211
G: 320003
Gadd2: 320203
G6: 320000
G/F (G7): 320001
[Verse progression]
Gadd2-G Emadd4-Em Bm7-Bm6 Bm7-Bm6
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs that helping hand
[Chorus]
Am G
And if young Nigel says he's happy
G/F
He must be happy
Em7
He must be happy
D
He must be happy in his work
[Solo]
G Em Bdim-Bm Bdim-Bm
[Verse]
We're only making plans for Nigel
He has this future in a British steel
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel's whole future is as good as sealed
[Chorus]
Am G
And if young Nigel says he's happy
G/F
He must be happy
Em7
He must be happy
D
He must be happy in his work
[Bridge]
E
Nigel isn't outspoken
C
But he likes to speak
G6 D/G G
And he loves to be spoken to
F C G
Nigel is happy in his work
[Verse]
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs that helping hand
[Chorus]
Am G
And if young Nigel says he's happy
G/F
He must be happy
Em7
He must be happy
D
He must be happy in his work
[Solo] (x2)
G Em Bdim-Bm Bdim-Bm
[Verse/Outro]
We're only making plans for Nigel
We only want what's best for him
We're only making plans for Nigel
Nigel just needs this helping hand
We're only making plans for Nigel
He has this future in a British steel
(steel, stea-steal, stea-steal, stea-steal, stea-steal)
We're only making plans for Nigel