Biography:
Rab Noakes (Born "Robert Noakes", 13th May 1947) is a Scottsh singer / songwriter. He still records and releases albums to this day but was most prominent in the 1970's. His best known single, "Branch" from the album "Red Pump Special" was released in 1974 and although it did not reach a significant position in the UK charts it did receive considerable airplay at the time.
Noakes was also an early member of "Stealers Wheel", though he does not feature on any released recordings by them having left before this period of their success.
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Other songs:
- A Brighter Blue
- A Love Story
- A Question Of Travelling
- Absence
- All Gone Wrong
- All In Down And Out Blues
- As Big As His Size
- Blue Dream
- Branch
- Buttons And Bows
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Clear Day
- Dance Me To The End Of Love
- Darling Be Home Soon
- Deep Water
- Dishonest
- Do Right Woman
- Do That Again
- Do You See The Lights
- Dont Act Like Your Heart Isnt Hard
- Dont Say Money Doesnt Matter
- Eat Neuk Misfortune
- Fallen Ones
- Gently Does It
- Goodbye Booze
- High And Dry
- I Forget
- I Had A Girlfriend
- I Wont Let You Down
- Im Walkin Here
- Ive Hardly Started Yet
- Lenny Bruce
- Lights
- Lonely Boy Tonight
- Long Dark Night
- Love Is A Gamble
- Love Of My Life
- Mary Skeffington
- Memories
- Moonlight And Gold
- Nancys Minuet
- Nashville Blues
- Niel Gows Apprentice
- November Afternoon
- Only Happy When It Rains
- Open All Night
- Open The Door
- Psycho Killer
- Que Sera Sera
- Radio And Tv
- Restless
- Roll On Saturday
- Same Old Place
- Shes All I See
- Show Me The Way To Go Home
- So How Come
- Somebody Counts On Me
- Somethings Wrong
- Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
- Thats The Way The Whole Thing Ends
- The Guernsey Kitchen Porter
- The Same Sky
- The Sketcher And The Last Train
- The Two Sisters
- Together Forever
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Too Old To Die
- Turn A Deaf Ear
- Wait Down Here
- Waiting Here For You
- What Are You Doing Here
- Whats The Matter
- When This Bloody War Is Over
- When Youre Not Here
- Without Me Just With You
- Wrong Joke Again
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Rab Noakes - Somebody Counts On Me
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
F C
Everything is going right there now
Am C
Everything is going straight
F Fm G
But you know I must think twice right now
G/F Em G
It's really getting quite late__
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[VERSE 2:]
F C
Sleepy mornings in the summer
Am C
You have been good to me, it's true
F Fm G
But you know I can't sit any longer
G/F Em G
There's more to summer days than you___
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's somewhere I've got to be___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[VERSE 3:]
F C
It doesn't matter what news you have to tell me
Am C
Or what songs you have to sing
F Fm G
Or what goods you have to sell me
G/F Em G
Or even what gifts you have to bring
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C D7 F C
[VERSE 4:]
F C
Someday when all my work is over
Am C
And all my songs are sung
F Fm G
And there's nothing more to bother me
G/F Em G
I'll do some counting in return
CHORUS:
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's somewhere I've got to be___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[OUTRO:] C D7 F C
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
F C
Everything is going right there now
Am C
Everything is going straight
F Fm G
But you know I must think twice right now
G/F Em G
It's really getting quite late__
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[VERSE 2:]
F C
Sleepy mornings in the summer
Am C
You have been good to me, it's true
F Fm G
But you know I can't sit any longer
G/F Em G
There's more to summer days than you___
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's somewhere I've got to be___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[VERSE 3:]
F C
It doesn't matter what news you have to tell me
Am C
Or what songs you have to sing
F Fm G
Or what goods you have to sell me
G/F Em G
Or even what gifts you have to bring
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[INSTRUMENTAL:] C D7 F C
[VERSE 4:]
F C
Someday when all my work is over
Am C
And all my songs are sung
F Fm G
And there's nothing more to bother me
G/F Em G
I'll do some counting in return
CHORUS:
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's somewhere I've got to be___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[CHORUS:]
C D7 F
And I must take my leave o' you now___
C
There's someone I've got to see___
D7 F
There's no more that I can give to you now, because
C
Somebody counts on me
[OUTRO:] C D7 F C
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