Biography:
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962, in Leith). They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released eleven studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD.
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid were born in Leith, Scotland in 1962, and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty.
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Other songs:
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Letter From America
- Sunshine On Leith
- Act Of Remembrance
- Beautiful Truth
- Cap In Hand
- Come On Nature
- Free Market
- I Hate My Love
- I Met You
- Im Gonna Be 500 Miles
- Im On My Way
- In My Home
- In Recognition
- Its Saturday Night
- King Of The Road
- Lady Luck
- Lets Get Married
- Life With You
- Like Comedy
- Make My Heart Fly
- Misty Blue
- My Old Friend The Blues
- Oh Jean
- Over And Done With
- Role Model
- Sean
- Spinning Around In The Air
- Streets Of Edinburgh
- Teardrops
- The Part That Really Matters
- Then I Met You
- Theres A Touch
- Throw The R Away
- What Do You Do
- What Makes You Cry
- When Youre In Love
- Whole Wide World
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LIKE COMEDY - The Proclaimers
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Tabbed by: goatsrock117
Tuning: Standard
F (133211)
C (x32010)
Am (x02210)
Dm (xx0231)
Bb (113331)
G (320033)
[Verse 1]
F C
You were built to last a lifetime
F C
Just not the life that you live
Am Dm
You don't have to make it worse
Bb C
'Cause the world isn't perfect
Am Dm
And you don't need to give a toss
Bb C
But you'd make it better if you did
C C
You did, you did, you did...
[Verse 2]
F C
You were made to be lovin'
F C
Not a source of bitterness and hate
Am Dm
And when you turn them on yourself
Bb C
You make one more useless martyr (oh-ooh)
Am Dm
Make the best of here and now
Bb C
Heaven or hell can wait
C C C
They'll wait, they'll wait, let 'em wait...
[Chorus]
Bb F
When you lose your appetite for self-destruction
Bb F
You can stop viewing life as tragedy
Bb Dm
Give it a few more years and look from this angle
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
[Verse 3]
F Bb G C
Oh, you were made to be happy
F Bb G C
Not mired in sorrow and regret
Am Dm
Misery comes around enough
Bb C
You don't need to invite him
Am Dm
And when he leaves you should grab
Bb C
All the joy you can get
C C C
You can get, you can get, you can get
[Chorus]
Bb F
When you lose your appetite for self-destruction
Bb F
You can stop viewing life as tragedy
Bb Dm
Give it a few more years and look from this angle
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
[Outro]
F C Bb C
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha)
F C Bb C
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha)
F C Bb C F
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, ha...)
LIKE COMEDY - The Proclaimers
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Tabbed by: goatsrock117
Tuning: Standard
F (133211)
C (x32010)
Am (x02210)
Dm (xx0231)
Bb (113331)
G (320033)
[Verse 1]
F C
You were built to last a lifetime
F C
Just not the life that you live
Am Dm
You don't have to make it worse
Bb C
'Cause the world isn't perfect
Am Dm
And you don't need to give a toss
Bb C
But you'd make it better if you did
C C
You did, you did, you did...
[Verse 2]
F C
You were made to be lovin'
F C
Not a source of bitterness and hate
Am Dm
And when you turn them on yourself
Bb C
You make one more useless martyr (oh-ooh)
Am Dm
Make the best of here and now
Bb C
Heaven or hell can wait
C C C
They'll wait, they'll wait, let 'em wait...
[Chorus]
Bb F
When you lose your appetite for self-destruction
Bb F
You can stop viewing life as tragedy
Bb Dm
Give it a few more years and look from this angle
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
[Verse 3]
F Bb G C
Oh, you were made to be happy
F Bb G C
Not mired in sorrow and regret
Am Dm
Misery comes around enough
Bb C
You don't need to invite him
Am Dm
And when he leaves you should grab
Bb C
All the joy you can get
C C C
You can get, you can get, you can get
[Chorus]
Bb F
When you lose your appetite for self-destruction
Bb F
You can stop viewing life as tragedy
Bb Dm
Give it a few more years and look from this angle
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
G F C
Where it looks more and more and more like comedy
[Outro]
F C Bb C
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha)
F C Bb C
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha)
F C Bb C F
Like comedy (ha, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha, ha...)
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