Biography:
Michael Philip "Mike" Batt (born 6 February 1949, Southampton, England) is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes," and discovering Katie Melua.
Batt began his career in pop music at the age of eighteen as a signed artist with Liberty Records, having answered the same advertisement as Elton John and Bernie Taupin placed by Ray Williams in the New Musical Express.
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Tabbed by Harvey Gibb
Intro
G / G / C / Am G / G / C / Am G / G / G / G
Verse 1
G Bm C G
I watched the planes come in on the early morning flights
C G C G D
But I could not stand to see them land, without you
G Bm C A
Now I am thumbing through my forty-fives on another endless night
Am G B Em C D G
And the same old lines, going back in time, tell me this is nothing new
Chorus 1
G D C Am D
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause its Raining In My Heart
Am D G C D
All the sad songs, take me back to you now that I know we are apart
D C D
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say
D G D G
I wish it was Yes - ter - day
G / G / C / Am G / G / C / Am G / G / G / G
Verse 2
G Bm C G
So I sit here playing solitaire it is a game I know well
C G C G D
Ever since that day, you called to say Its Over
G Bm C A
Now Ive made my reservation at the Heartbreak Hotel
Am G B Em C D G
While I am living without you,I am thinking about you,like Only The Lonely do
Chorus 2
G D C Am D
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause it is Raining In My Heart
Am D G C D
All the sad songs take me back to you now that I know we are apart
D C D
Now I know what Paul Simon meant by the words he found
D G D G
I wish I was Homeward Bound
G / G / C / Am
Chorus 3 ( KEY CHANGES UP to A )
A E D Bm E
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause it is Raining In My Heart
Bm E A D E
All the sad songs, take me back to you now that I know we are apart
E D E
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say
E A E A
I wish it was Yes - ter - day
A / A / D / Bm
Intro
G / G / C / Am G / G / C / Am G / G / G / G
Verse 1
G Bm C G
I watched the planes come in on the early morning flights
C G C G D
But I could not stand to see them land, without you
G Bm C A
Now I am thumbing through my forty-fives on another endless night
Am G B Em C D G
And the same old lines, going back in time, tell me this is nothing new
Chorus 1
G D C Am D
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause its Raining In My Heart
Am D G C D
All the sad songs, take me back to you now that I know we are apart
D C D
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say
D G D G
I wish it was Yes - ter - day
G / G / C / Am G / G / C / Am G / G / G / G
Verse 2
G Bm C G
So I sit here playing solitaire it is a game I know well
C G C G D
Ever since that day, you called to say Its Over
G Bm C A
Now Ive made my reservation at the Heartbreak Hotel
Am G B Em C D G
While I am living without you,I am thinking about you,like Only The Lonely do
Chorus 2
G D C Am D
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause it is Raining In My Heart
Am D G C D
All the sad songs take me back to you now that I know we are apart
D C D
Now I know what Paul Simon meant by the words he found
D G D G
I wish I was Homeward Bound
G / G / C / Am
Chorus 3 ( KEY CHANGES UP to A )
A E D Bm E
Well I feel like Buddy Holly cause it is Raining In My Heart
Bm E A D E
All the sad songs, take me back to you now that I know we are apart
E D E
Now I know how Paul McCartney felt when he got up to say
E A E A
I wish it was Yes - ter - day
A / A / D / Bm
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