Biography:
Mental As Anything is an Australian New Wave/rock music band who, since the late 70s have released numerous albums & singles and have produced many innovative music videos. Although they have worked in a much broader musical idiom, Mental As Anything are in many respects comparable to British band Madness, in that their music is typically delivered with a quirky, ironic sense of humour and a strong visual identity. Founding members Martin Plaza and
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[Intro]
F# Bm C D
[Verse]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold?
D
I can't believe that you're alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse]
G
A close encounter with a hardhearted man
Em
Who never gave half of what he got
D
Has made you wish that you'd never been born
C
That's a shame cause you got the lot
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Verse]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you'd level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Bridge]
F# Bm
Just answer me the question why
C D
You stand alone by the phone in the corner and cry, baby
[Solo]
G Em D C
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5/7/9----5/7-7-4---7/9-10-----|
A|----5---------7---------5-------------|
E|----------------------------------8---|
[Verse]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold?
D
I can't believe that you're alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you'd level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Outro]
G Em
Let's live it up,
D
Live it up
C
Live it up
G
Hey yeah, you
Em
With the sad face
D
Come up to my place
C Cmaj9 G C C
Come up to my place, baby
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
F# Bm C D
[Verse]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold?
D
I can't believe that you're alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse]
G
A close encounter with a hardhearted man
Em
Who never gave half of what he got
D
Has made you wish that you'd never been born
C
That's a shame cause you got the lot
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Verse]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you'd level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Bridge]
F# Bm
Just answer me the question why
C D
You stand alone by the phone in the corner and cry, baby
[Solo]
G Em D C
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5/7/9----5/7-7-4---7/9-10-----|
A|----5---------7---------5-------------|
E|----------------------------------8---|
[Verse]
G
How can you see looking through those tears?
Em
Don't you know you're worth your weight in gold?
D
I can't believe that you're alone in here
C
Let me warm your hands against the cold
[Verse]
G
If you smiled the walls would fall down
Em
On all the people in this pickup joint
D
But if you laughed you'd level this town
C
Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
[Outro]
G Em
Let's live it up,
D
Live it up
C
Live it up
G
Hey yeah, you
Em
With the sad face
D
Come up to my place
C Cmaj9 G C C
Come up to my place, baby
[Chorus]
G Em D
Hey yeah, you with the sad face
D C G
Come up to my place and live it up
Em D
You beside the dance floor
D C G
What do ya cry for, let's live it up
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