Chords for Gilbert O'Sullivan - They've Only Themselves To Blame
Tempo:
94.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
E
F#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#]
[B] [A] [E]
[C#m] I'm afraid that from today [F#] our meeting [B] must be temporarily [A] postponed.
[E]
[C#m] It seems our parents followed [F#] us one evening,
[A] caught us walking one [B] another home.
[G#m] Now I've been confined till [C#m] further notice,
[E] told I should be thoroughly [A] ashamed.
[Am] And for all the good that [E] it will do [C#m] me, [F#] they've only themselves [B] to blame.
[C#m] I don't understand a [F#] word they're saying, [B] telling me it's for our [A] own good.
[E] [C#m] Do they think that we're just [F#] children playing?
[F#m] How can we be so [B] misunderstood?
[G] I'm a man the same as [Em] any [G] other, [C] younger [Em] though I may be [D] in my [Am] years.
[Bm] Tell me I'm a child who [Em] should know better, [G] [C] and you won't [Em] see me holding [F#m] back the [B] tears.
[C#m]
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [E] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [G#m] Can't they get it through their [C#m] heads, I love you?
[E] Must I try so hard [A] to explain, [Am] if we're reported missing [E] in the morning?
[F#] They've only themselves [F#m] to blame.
[G#m] They've only themselves to [C#m] blame.
[F#m] They've only themselves, [B] only themselves, [E] only themselves,
[A] only themselves to [C#m] blame.
[A] [B] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
[C#m] I'm afraid that from today [F#] our meeting [B] must be temporarily [A] postponed.
[E]
[C#m] It seems our parents followed [F#] us one evening,
[A] caught us walking one [B] another home.
[G#m] Now I've been confined till [C#m] further notice,
[E] told I should be thoroughly [A] ashamed.
[Am] And for all the good that [E] it will do [C#m] me, [F#] they've only themselves [B] to blame.
[C#m] I don't understand a [F#] word they're saying, [B] telling me it's for our [A] own good.
[E] [C#m] Do they think that we're just [F#] children playing?
[F#m] How can we be so [B] misunderstood?
[G] I'm a man the same as [Em] any [G] other, [C] younger [Em] though I may be [D] in my [Am] years.
[Bm] Tell me I'm a child who [Em] should know better, [G] [C] and you won't [Em] see me holding [F#m] back the [B] tears.
[C#m]
[F#] [B]
[F#m] [E] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [G#m] Can't they get it through their [C#m] heads, I love you?
[E] Must I try so hard [A] to explain, [Am] if we're reported missing [E] in the morning?
[F#] They've only themselves [F#m] to blame.
[G#m] They've only themselves to [C#m] blame.
[F#m] They've only themselves, [B] only themselves, [E] only themselves,
[A] only themselves to [C#m] blame.
[A] [B] [E]
Key:
B
C#m
E
F#
A
B
C#m
E
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] I'm afraid that from today [F#] our meeting [B] must be temporarily [A] postponed.
[E] _
[C#m] It seems our parents followed [F#] us one evening, _
[A] caught us walking one [B] another home. _ _
[G#m] Now I've been confined till [C#m] further notice, _
[E] told I should be thoroughly [A] ashamed. _
[Am] And for all the good that [E] it will do [C#m] me, [F#] they've only themselves [B] to blame. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I don't understand a [F#] word they're saying, _ [B] telling me it's for our [A] own good.
[E] _ _ [C#m] Do they think that we're just [F#] children playing?
_ [F#m] How can we be so [B] misunderstood?
_ _ _ [G] I'm a man the same as [Em] any [G] other, _ [C] younger [Em] though I may be [D] in my [Am] years.
_ [Bm] Tell me I'm a child who [Em] should know better, [G] _ [C] and you won't [Em] see me holding [F#m] back the [B] tears.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] Can't they get it through their [C#m] heads, I love you?
[E] Must I try so hard [A] to explain, _ [Am] if we're reported missing [E] in the morning?
[F#] They've only themselves [F#m] to blame.
_ _ [G#m] They've only themselves to [C#m] blame.
_ [F#m] They've only themselves, [B] only themselves, _ [E] only themselves, _
[A] only themselves to [C#m] blame. _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] I'm afraid that from today [F#] our meeting [B] must be temporarily [A] postponed.
[E] _
[C#m] It seems our parents followed [F#] us one evening, _
[A] caught us walking one [B] another home. _ _
[G#m] Now I've been confined till [C#m] further notice, _
[E] told I should be thoroughly [A] ashamed. _
[Am] And for all the good that [E] it will do [C#m] me, [F#] they've only themselves [B] to blame. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] I don't understand a [F#] word they're saying, _ [B] telling me it's for our [A] own good.
[E] _ _ [C#m] Do they think that we're just [F#] children playing?
_ [F#m] How can we be so [B] misunderstood?
_ _ _ [G] I'm a man the same as [Em] any [G] other, _ [C] younger [Em] though I may be [D] in my [Am] years.
_ [Bm] Tell me I'm a child who [Em] should know better, [G] _ [C] and you won't [Em] see me holding [F#m] back the [B] tears.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] Can't they get it through their [C#m] heads, I love you?
[E] Must I try so hard [A] to explain, _ [Am] if we're reported missing [E] in the morning?
[F#] They've only themselves [F#m] to blame.
_ _ [G#m] They've only themselves to [C#m] blame.
_ [F#m] They've only themselves, [B] only themselves, _ [E] only themselves, _
[A] only themselves to [C#m] blame. _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _