Chords for Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life - Top of the Pops
Tempo:
137.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Bm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] When boys are just 11 [G] they begin to grow and hide [A] at a faster rate than they have done before.
[Bm] They develop curiosity [G] and start to fantasize [A] about things they've never thought of doing before.
[Bm] These dreams are no more harmful [G] than the usual thoughts the boys have [A] of becoming football
stars or millionaires.
[Bm] As long as the distinction [G] between fantasy and fiction [A] remains, it's just a nature walk.
It's just the facts of [G] life, there's no master [D] plan.
Walk me home from [A] school, I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting [G] ideas, and when you sleep at [D] night, they develop into something you've never
[A] thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of [G] life, [Bm] there's no master plan.
A boy sits by the [G] telephone, wanting to call a girl, [A] but not daring to because she might say no.
[Bm] At last he summons up the [G] courage, phones her and discovers [A] someone else has asked her
first and she said yes.
[Bm] Now's the time to deal [G] with the fear of the irritated.
[A] No one gets through life without being hurt.
[Bm] At this point the boy who's listening [G] to this song is probably asleep, and the girl
[A] is with him.
Uncle Uhka's got to get back there.
It's just the facts [G] of life, there's no master [D] plan.
Walk me home from [A] school, I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting [G] ideas, and when you sleep [D] at night, they develop into something [A] you've never
thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of [G] life, [F#] there's no master plan.
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] [G]
[A] It's all the nature walk.
It's just the thought [G] of life.
It's so hard to [D] plan.
Walk this hell from [A] school.
I let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting quite [G] deep.
I'm going to keep [D] it now.
It's going to take me to sleep tonight.
[A] [G]
[N]
[A]
[Bm] When boys are just 11 [G] they begin to grow and hide [A] at a faster rate than they have done before.
[Bm] They develop curiosity [G] and start to fantasize [A] about things they've never thought of doing before.
[Bm] These dreams are no more harmful [G] than the usual thoughts the boys have [A] of becoming football
stars or millionaires.
[Bm] As long as the distinction [G] between fantasy and fiction [A] remains, it's just a nature walk.
It's just the facts of [G] life, there's no master [D] plan.
Walk me home from [A] school, I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting [G] ideas, and when you sleep at [D] night, they develop into something you've never
[A] thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of [G] life, [Bm] there's no master plan.
A boy sits by the [G] telephone, wanting to call a girl, [A] but not daring to because she might say no.
[Bm] At last he summons up the [G] courage, phones her and discovers [A] someone else has asked her
first and she said yes.
[Bm] Now's the time to deal [G] with the fear of the irritated.
[A] No one gets through life without being hurt.
[Bm] At this point the boy who's listening [G] to this song is probably asleep, and the girl
[A] is with him.
Uncle Uhka's got to get back there.
It's just the facts [G] of life, there's no master [D] plan.
Walk me home from [A] school, I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting [G] ideas, and when you sleep [D] at night, they develop into something [A] you've never
thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of [G] life, [F#] there's no master plan.
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] [G]
[A] It's all the nature walk.
It's just the thought [G] of life.
It's so hard to [D] plan.
Walk this hell from [A] school.
I let you hold [C] my hand.
[G]
[A]
You're getting quite [G] deep.
I'm going to keep [D] it now.
It's going to take me to sleep tonight.
[A] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
A
Bm
D
C
G
A
Bm
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] When boys are just 11 [G] they begin to grow and hide [A] at a faster rate than they have done before.
_ [Bm] They develop curiosity [G] and start to fantasize [A] about things they've never thought of doing before.
_ [Bm] These dreams are no more harmful [G] than the usual thoughts the boys have [A] of becoming football
stars or millionaires.
_ [Bm] As long as the distinction [G] between fantasy and fiction [A] remains, it's just a nature walk.
It's just the facts of [G] _ life, _ _ there's no master [D] plan. _ _ _
Walk me home from [A] school, _ _ _ I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You're getting _ [G] ideas, _ _ and when you sleep at [D] _ night, they develop into something you've never
_ [A] _ thought of before. _
It's just the facts [C] of _ _ [G] life, _ _ [Bm] there's no master plan.
A boy sits by the [G] telephone, wanting to call a girl, [A] but not daring to because she might say no.
_ [Bm] At last he summons up the [G] courage, phones her and discovers [A] someone else has asked her
first and she said yes.
_ _ [Bm] Now's the time to deal [G] with the fear of the irritated.
[A] No one gets through life without being hurt.
_ [Bm] At this point the boy who's listening [G] to this song is probably asleep, and the girl
[A] is with him. _
Uncle Uhka's got to get back there.
It's just the facts [G] of life, _ _ _ there's no master [D] plan. _ _ _ _
Walk me home from [A] school, _ _ _ I'll let you hold [C] my _ hand.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
You're getting [G] ideas, _ _ _ and when you sleep [D] at night, _ they develop into something [A] _ _ you've never
thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of _ _ [G] life, _ _ [F#] there's no master plan. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ It's all the nature walk.
It's just the thought [G] of life. _ _ _
It's so hard to [D] plan. _ _ _ _
Walk this hell from [A] school.
_ I let you hold [C] my _ hand.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
You're getting quite [G] deep. _ _ _
I'm going to keep [D] it now.
_ _ It's going to take me to sleep tonight. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] When boys are just 11 [G] they begin to grow and hide [A] at a faster rate than they have done before.
_ [Bm] They develop curiosity [G] and start to fantasize [A] about things they've never thought of doing before.
_ [Bm] These dreams are no more harmful [G] than the usual thoughts the boys have [A] of becoming football
stars or millionaires.
_ [Bm] As long as the distinction [G] between fantasy and fiction [A] remains, it's just a nature walk.
It's just the facts of [G] _ life, _ _ there's no master [D] plan. _ _ _
Walk me home from [A] school, _ _ _ I'll let you hold [C] my hand.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You're getting _ [G] ideas, _ _ and when you sleep at [D] _ night, they develop into something you've never
_ [A] _ thought of before. _
It's just the facts [C] of _ _ [G] life, _ _ [Bm] there's no master plan.
A boy sits by the [G] telephone, wanting to call a girl, [A] but not daring to because she might say no.
_ [Bm] At last he summons up the [G] courage, phones her and discovers [A] someone else has asked her
first and she said yes.
_ _ [Bm] Now's the time to deal [G] with the fear of the irritated.
[A] No one gets through life without being hurt.
_ [Bm] At this point the boy who's listening [G] to this song is probably asleep, and the girl
[A] is with him. _
Uncle Uhka's got to get back there.
It's just the facts [G] of life, _ _ _ there's no master [D] plan. _ _ _ _
Walk me home from [A] school, _ _ _ I'll let you hold [C] my _ hand.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
You're getting [G] ideas, _ _ _ and when you sleep [D] at night, _ they develop into something [A] _ _ you've never
thought of before.
It's just the facts [C] of _ _ [G] life, _ _ [F#] there's no master plan. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ It's all the nature walk.
It's just the thought [G] of life. _ _ _
It's so hard to [D] plan. _ _ _ _
Walk this hell from [A] school.
_ I let you hold [C] my _ hand.
[G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
You're getting quite [G] deep. _ _ _
I'm going to keep [D] it now.
_ _ It's going to take me to sleep tonight. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _