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Howard Goodall (born 1958 in Bromley, South London) is a British composer, most notably of television themes, but also musical theatre, and has more recently turned television presenter. He has written popular themes for, among many others, the television comedy series Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mr Bean, The Thin Blue Line, The Vicar of Dibley and QI. He was a Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford where he read Music in the 1970s. While there he met Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, and also participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1977.
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Tongue Tied from the Red Dwarf episode Parallel Universe, s02e06
Music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor
Altered version which was originally from mikasapinata
These are approximations based roughly on the bassline, the chords themselves may need different variations.
Introduction is some form of the following chords:
D D C C
E E D D
D D C C
E E D D
D D C C
[Verse 1]
G F#
When I saw you for the first time (first time)
Em C
My knees began to quiver (quiver)
G F#
And I got a funny feeling (feeling)
Em C
In my kidneys and my liver (digestive system baby)
[Bridge]
C G A
My hands they started shakin' (shakin')
C G A
My heart began a-thumpin' (boom, boom, boom)
C A
My breakfast left my body (huey, huey, huey)
G D
Now darling tell me something
[Chorus]
G Bm
Why do you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C A
Whenever you are near me? (near me)
B C
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
B C
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
C G
Whenever you're in town
C G
You make me feel a clown, girl
G Bm
Yes, you make me tongue tongue (tied tied) tongue tied
C A
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
B C
Tied tied, (tongue tongue)
B C
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C G
Whenever you're around
B C
Woop pap pow
[Verse 2]
G F#
I saw you 'cross the dance floor (dancin')
E C
I thought of birds and bees (reproductive system baby)
G F#
But when I tried to speak to ya (talk, talk)
E C
My tongue unravelled to my knees (flippety-flippety-flop)
[Bridge]
C G A
I tried to say "I love you" (love you)
C G A
But it came out kind of wrong, girl (wrong girl)
C A
It sounded like "nunubididoo" (tongue tied)
G D
Nuh-mur-nuh-murh-ni-nong-nurl
[Chorus]
G Bm
That's 'cause you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C A
Whenever you are near me (near me)
B C
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
B C
Murmy nurmy (nurmy murmy)
C G
Whenever you're in town (in town)
C G
My trousers they go brown, girl
G Bm
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) tongue tied
C A
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
B C
Be-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
B C
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C G
Whenever you're around
B C
Woop pap pow
[Break]
G C
G A
Oh, I'm beggin' on my knees
G A
Sweet, sweet darling, listen please
G C
Understand me when I say
N.C
Gedurble-diggle-doggle-niggle-foggle-nibble-nay
Key change to A
[Chorus]
A C#
I'm trying to say I'm tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
D B
Whenever you are near me (really)
C# D
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
C# D
Murmy nurmy (murmy nurmy)
D A
Whenever you're in town (in town)
D A
I drool so much I drown, girl
A C#
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) ningy nongy
D B
Why can't I tell you clearly (clearly)
C# D
Ge-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
C# D
Durgle dobby (durgle dobby)
D A
Whenever you're around (around)
C# D A
Whenever you're around, girl
Music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Rob Grant & Doug Naylor
Altered version which was originally from mikasapinata
These are approximations based roughly on the bassline, the chords themselves may need different variations.
Introduction is some form of the following chords:
D D C C
E E D D
D D C C
E E D D
D D C C
[Verse 1]
G F#
When I saw you for the first time (first time)
Em C
My knees began to quiver (quiver)
G F#
And I got a funny feeling (feeling)
Em C
In my kidneys and my liver (digestive system baby)
[Bridge]
C G A
My hands they started shakin' (shakin')
C G A
My heart began a-thumpin' (boom, boom, boom)
C A
My breakfast left my body (huey, huey, huey)
G D
Now darling tell me something
[Chorus]
G Bm
Why do you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C A
Whenever you are near me? (near me)
B C
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
B C
Tied tongue (tied tongue)
C G
Whenever you're in town
C G
You make me feel a clown, girl
G Bm
Yes, you make me tongue tongue (tied tied) tongue tied
C A
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
B C
Tied tied, (tongue tongue)
B C
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C G
Whenever you're around
B C
Woop pap pow
[Verse 2]
G F#
I saw you 'cross the dance floor (dancin')
E C
I thought of birds and bees (reproductive system baby)
G F#
But when I tried to speak to ya (talk, talk)
E C
My tongue unravelled to my knees (flippety-flippety-flop)
[Bridge]
C G A
I tried to say "I love you" (love you)
C G A
But it came out kind of wrong, girl (wrong girl)
C A
It sounded like "nunubididoo" (tongue tied)
G D
Nuh-mur-nuh-murh-ni-nong-nurl
[Chorus]
G Bm
That's 'cause you make me tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
C A
Whenever you are near me (near me)
B C
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
B C
Murmy nurmy (nurmy murmy)
C G
Whenever you're in town (in town)
C G
My trousers they go brown, girl
G Bm
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) tongue tied
C A
Why can't I tell you clearly? (clearly)
B C
Be-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
B C
Tongue tied (tongue tied)
C G
Whenever you're around
B C
Woop pap pow
[Break]
G C
G A
Oh, I'm beggin' on my knees
G A
Sweet, sweet darling, listen please
G C
Understand me when I say
N.C
Gedurble-diggle-doggle-niggle-foggle-nibble-nay
Key change to A
[Chorus]
A C#
I'm trying to say I'm tongue tied (tongue tied) tongue tied
D B
Whenever you are near me (really)
C# D
I'm nurmy murmy (nurmy murmy)
C# D
Murmy nurmy (murmy nurmy)
D A
Whenever you're in town (in town)
D A
I drool so much I drown, girl
A C#
Yes, you make me nongy nangy (nangy nongy) ningy nongy
D B
Why can't I tell you clearly (clearly)
C# D
Ge-dobby-durgle (dobby durgle)
C# D
Durgle dobby (durgle dobby)
D A
Whenever you're around (around)
C# D A
Whenever you're around, girl
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