Biography:
Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948, in Ealing, West London, England) is a singer-songwriter, and a founding member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano. He also acts as a record producer for his own recordings, and occasionally for other artists.
With an extensive solo career spanning dozens of albums, Peter Hammill is certainly more than just the front-man and leader of Van Der Graaf Generator (VdGG).
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[Verse 1]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what it's like
C Em
To feel somebody next to me and hear her breathing peacefully
D G D C Em
When I wake up at ni-i-ight, wake up at night
[Verse 2]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what to say
C Em
If I meet somebody who might easily resemble you
D G D C Em
I smile, but look awa-a-ay, I look away
[Interlude]
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C C G G | C C D D |
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C G F G | D D D D |
[Verse 3]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what to do
C Em
How to make the whole thing right and how to help if she's uptight
C Em
And when to run and when to fight, how to make her stay the night
D G D C Em
That's if I ever kne-e-ew, if I ever knew
[Verse 4]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what it's like
C Em
To feel somebody next to me and hear her breathing peacefully
D G D C Em
When I wake up at ni-i-ight, wake up at night
[Outro]
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C C G G | C C D D |
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C G F G | D D D D |
| G | G | D | D |
| C | C | Em | Em |
| D | G D | C | C | Em | Em |
| G | G | D | D |
| C | C | Em | Em |
| D | G D | C | C | Em | Em |
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what it's like
C Em
To feel somebody next to me and hear her breathing peacefully
D G D C Em
When I wake up at ni-i-ight, wake up at night
[Verse 2]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what to say
C Em
If I meet somebody who might easily resemble you
D G D C Em
I smile, but look awa-a-ay, I look away
[Interlude]
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C C G G | C C D D |
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C G F G | D D D D |
[Verse 3]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what to do
C Em
How to make the whole thing right and how to help if she's uptight
C Em
And when to run and when to fight, how to make her stay the night
D G D C Em
That's if I ever kne-e-ew, if I ever knew
[Verse 4]
G D
Been alone so long that I've forgotten what it's like
C Em
To feel somebody next to me and hear her breathing peacefully
D G D C Em
When I wake up at ni-i-ight, wake up at night
[Outro]
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C C G G | C C D D |
| F F C G | C C G G | Am Am Am Am |
| F F C G | C G F G | D D D D |
| G | G | D | D |
| C | C | Em | Em |
| D | G D | C | C | Em | Em |
| G | G | D | D |
| C | C | Em | Em |
| D | G D | C | C | Em | Em |
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