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Dont Sleep in the Subway

Petula Clark
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

orchestra arr. for guitar

G

v v v v v v v v v v

	---------|-----------------|-----------------|
	---------|-----3-------5---|-6-----1---------|
	-----2---|-0---4-------6---|-7-----2-----2---|
	-0-3---3-|-----------------|-----------3---3-|
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|

G

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

G D/F# Em Bm

You wander around on your own little cloud

C G D7sus4 D7

When you don't see the why or the wherefore

G D/F# Em Bm

Ooh, you walk out on me when we both disagree

C G D7sus4 D7

'Cause to reason is not what you care for

B/F# G#7/F# C#m/F# F# G#m

I've heard it all a million times before

D/A B7/A Em/A A Dsus4 D

Take off your coat, my love, and close the door

Chorus:

Eb Bb/D

Don't sleep in the subway, darling

Cm Bb

Don't stand in the pouring rain

Eb Bb/D

Don't sleep in the subway, darling

Cm

The night is long

Bb/D

Forget your foolish pride

Eb6 Em7-5

Nothing's wrong

Cm7/F F (Bb)

Now you're beside me again

after 1st chorus:

Bb

v v v v v v v v

	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----6-------8---|-9-----4---------|
	-----7-------9---|10-----5---------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

Gb

v v v v v v v v

	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----3-------5---|-6-----1---------|
	-----4-------6---|-9-----2---------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

between chorus repeats at end:

Bb Ab/Bb

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 2:

You try to be smart, then you take it to heart

'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated

You don't realize that it's all compromise

And the problems are so overrated

Goodbye means nothing if it's just for show

So why pretend you've somewhere else to go

repeat chorus to fade

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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