Biography:
Graham Parker (born November 18, 1950 in London) is a British rock singer and songwriter. He continues to be best-known as the leader (and singer) of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour, though he has has a number of solo albums to his name. Despite moderate commercial success, he has consistently been hailed by critics as one the most prominent musicians of his generation, with his wittily-heated, often class-conscious lyrics and energy-fueled music preceding the arrival punk rock and new wave music.
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Other songs:
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Always Greener
- Area 51 In Your Heart
- Back Door Love
- Back In Time
- Between You And Me
- Bring Me A Heart Again
- Broken Skin
- Christmas Is For Mugs
- Discovering Japan
- First Responder
- Get Started Start A Fire
- Girl In Need
- Head On Straight
- Hold Back The Night
- Hotel Chambermaid
- Imaginary Television
- Its My Party But I Wont Cry
- Local Girls
- More Questions Than Answers
- Nation Of Shopkeepers
- New York Shuffle
- Nothings Gonna Pull Us Apart
- Protection
- See Things My Way
- Snowgun
- Something Youre Going Through
- Stick To Me
- Stop Cryin About The Rain
- The Kid With The Butterfly Net
- Three Martini Lunch
- Watch The Moon Come Down
- Weather Report
- What Do You Like
- You Cant Be Too Strong
- Youre Not Where You Think You Are
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Intro as in verse
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
Take your money and take your time
B E A G#m F#m
You already taken mine
B E A G#m F#m
I bet your wondering how it's gone this way
B E A F#
The shoes on the other foot now Bet you're wondering how ... but
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of prizes you going to heap on me?
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of love lay at my door?
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of mercy you going to show to me?
B E A F#
When I'm lying on the floor ... come on baby
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
BRIDGE
F#m7 B A
All this praise it's just a passing phase
F#m7 B A
Pretty soon you'll change your tune
F#m7 B A
You build me up, like a while to knock me down?
E A B E B A E
I don't trust you baby it's something to see through
HAMMOND PLAYS OVER [CHORUS] CHORDS
Come on baby yeah uh uh You better keep your eyes open
B E
B E
B E
F# B E
F# B E F#
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
Come on down out of the stratosphere
B E A G#m F#m
You don't need to look for clues
B E A G#m F#m
Because I've been up there and it still ain't clear
B E A F#
It's just like jumping at the moon ... jumping
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
REPEAT [VERSE] progression (ENDS ON B)]
B E A G#m F#m
B E A G#m F#m
B E A G#m F#m
B E A F#
B
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
Take your money and take your time
B E A G#m F#m
You already taken mine
B E A G#m F#m
I bet your wondering how it's gone this way
B E A F#
The shoes on the other foot now Bet you're wondering how ... but
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of prizes you going to heap on me?
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of love lay at my door?
B E A G#m F#m
What kind of mercy you going to show to me?
B E A F#
When I'm lying on the floor ... come on baby
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
BRIDGE
F#m7 B A
All this praise it's just a passing phase
F#m7 B A
Pretty soon you'll change your tune
F#m7 B A
You build me up, like a while to knock me down?
E A B E B A E
I don't trust you baby it's something to see through
HAMMOND PLAYS OVER [CHORUS] CHORDS
Come on baby yeah uh uh You better keep your eyes open
B E
B E
B E
F# B E
F# B E F#
[VERSE]
B E A G#m F#m
Come on down out of the stratosphere
B E A G#m F#m
You don't need to look for clues
B E A G#m F#m
Because I've been up there and it still ain't clear
B E A F#
It's just like jumping at the moon ... jumping
[CHORUS]
B E
It's just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
B E
Just something you're going through
F# B E
You better keep your eyes open Keep your eyes open
F# B E F#
You better keep your eyes open
REPEAT [VERSE] progression (ENDS ON B)]
B E A G#m F#m
B E A G#m F#m
B E A G#m F#m
B E A F#
B
Gramercy Arms
Grammatrain
Grampall Jookabo (...)
Gramsespektrum
Gran Radio Rivie (...)
GRANDGEORGE
Grandmas Basemen (...)
Grandmaster Flas (...)
Grandpa Jones
Grandprize