Harry Nilsson - Anthology

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HARRY NILSSON

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Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Relaxed beat

!

Have you

slid

a

ev

- er watched a

moon - beam

- cross your win -dow pane?

danced a

- bout the weath - er

vane

or

t

or

set

As it

strug-gled with a

- tled on

a

mov

bit

of rain,

- ing train

or

and

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I

won - dered where the train has been?

Or

on

a

fence

with bits

,

of

crap

I

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--

- in'

to

light-ing up the

win - dow

pane-

the

sides

-

tracks

of

of the

the

tire

weath - er

and the eyes of those- who

-

less

vane

freight,

-

think they saw

train

and the bits of

it

and

rain,

and the

hap- pe

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Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

,

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pe- tals

of

a flow - er.

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er,

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Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderately

Well, you

wash

price

your

sins

you've got - ta

a

3

got - t a

have-

- way,, you got-ta have-

you

g o t - ta

soap -

it's

give-

the

love - or your

a

1-

-

C A

you've got me

F(Cbass)

go

- way and you got - ta

-

C7

stay

loose,

it's the

V

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d~wn,down,down,down,down,down,- -od

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down. -

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1- -

to

the

bot - tom,

-

to

bot - tom of

the

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a

you'vegotrne

hole,

go

-

-

go

- in'

in' go - in' 'round,

down

a

hole,

-

- to the bot - tom, -

down.,

-

you've got me

go

-

in'-

go

- in'

to the

I- -

go

- in' down, down,

down.

I

go-in'

down.

3

Down,

I- -

you've

got

me

go

you've got

me

go

down.

- in',

3

go

- in'

round,

-

-

-

-

-

3

You've got me

F(C bass)

m

go

-

in',

go

-

in'

L'I

Repeats with gradual fade

E

Words and Music by PETER HAM AND TOM EVANS

Slowly

face

I

goes.

as

you were

leav

- ing, but I

You a1 - ways

guess that's just

smile but in your eyes your sor - row

the

way the

shows,

sto - ry

yes, it

I

on - ly fair that Ishould let you

I

give an

- y - more. -

I can't

know

what youshould

live

if

know:

liv-ing is with-out you,

I can't

-

I can't

1)

I-

I

I-

give

I can't

can't for

- get this

ev

guessthat'sjust the way the sto

an

-

y

- 'ning or your

- ry

goes.

- more.

face

No, I

as

You a1 - ways

you were leav - ing, but I

smile but in your eyes your sor-row

D.S. % and fade

I

shows,

yes, it

shows. ,

I can't

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Calypso beat

I

I

0

-

Brud-der bought a co

had an - ud-der one she paid it for de lime.

She put de

(

lime

in

de co - co - nut ,she drank 'em bot' up she put de

I

lime

in

de co - co - nut, she call '. de doc-tor woke 'im up,said

co - nut, he bought it for

a dime, his sis - ter

lime in

de co - co - nut, she drank 'em bot' up she put de

lime

de co - co - nut ,she drank 'em bot' up she put de

"Doc

in

- tor,

ain't there noih-in' I can take? "I said "Doc -

this be1 - ly ache." I said

I

-

I

lime in de co - co-nut, you drank'em bot' up,you put de

I

lime in de co - co - nut'you drank 'em bot' up, you put de

tor,

to re-lieve

"Doc

-

lime in

lime

in

tor,

ain't there noth-in'

I

can take?" I

de co - co-nut, you drank 'em bot'

said

up, you put de

de co - co-nut, you call ;our doc-tor,woke 'im up,said

1

"Doc - tor,

ain't there noth- in'

I can take?" I said,

"Doc - tor,

to

I

"DOC-tor,

ain't there noth-in'

I can take?" I said,

"Doc - tor,

to re - lieve

1

lime in de co - co-nut,youdrink 'em bot' to- ged-der put de

I

lime in de

co

- co-nut, drink 'em bot' up, put de

re - lieve

this be1 - ly ache," I

said

this be1 - ly ache."You put de

lime in de co - co-nut and - you'll feel - bet-ter, put de

lime

in

de co - co - nut and call

me in the morn - ing."

I

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lime

in the

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co - co - nut,you drink 'ern boty up, put a

I

lime

I

lime in the

1

lime

I

in the co - co- nut ,you drink 'em bot' up, put the

in the

co - co - nut and drink 'em bot' to-geth-er

co - co - nut, drink 'em

lime in the

put the

both -down, put the

ain't there noth-in' you can Take? I say, woo

lime

co - co - nut ,You're sucha sil - 1y wom -'an. Put

in the co - co - nut. then vou'll feel

bet - ter put the

lime in your co - co - nut,and call me in the morn-ing, woo

to

a

-

re-lieve your bel-ly ache ,you say,well

ain't there noth - in'

ain't there noth-in'

1

w

-

I can take? I say woo - woo

I can take, I say

wow

ain't there noth- ing I can take," I said, "Doc

tor,

to re-lieve your bel- ly ache, you say yow -

-

to re-lieve this be1 - ly ache, I said "Doc -

-

ain't there noth- ing I can take," I said, "Doc -

tor,

D. S. A

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r

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ain't there 110th-ing

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'it

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I

I

I

you're such a sil

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& and fade -

I

m

m I

worn-an. Put the

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Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Some - times-

I

I

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go

to

--

sleep,

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with

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out you,

I

I

side.

.

I

Some nights I

I

the riv - er's

I

I

can't

spend

far -

make it

a

a

-

lone

with

with - out you.

too wide

- lone,-

- out you,

I

need

-

you

I-

side.

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U

U

8

Poco piii lnosso ~ b m

Eb7

nev-er leave

I- -

1'11

nev

- er leave -

just

a

you

a

mem - o

- ry.

- lone-!

I

1

I

noth - ing

grows.

I

love you

so

I

much

ba

- by.

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

With a beat

You can

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Guitarists tune 6th string to D.

climb

a

moun

-

w

tain,

,

you can

but you'll

I

,

shake

me

nev

-

er

be

free.

or

up,-

whoa,

You can

I

can

I

bring

you

down,

I

oh. we can

make each 0th

- er hap - py,

we

can

1

Words and Music I: HARRY NlLSSOl

Ad lib.

I

Long

a-go,

far

a - way,-

life

was

clear,

Slow and steady

I

close

your

eyes:-

Re

Jl4

rn

Emaj7

(Add 9)

.

mem-ber mem-ber,,

-

is a life i s

u

place from long a - go,, just a mem- o - ry,,

Re Re

-

mem-ber,, mem-ber,,

filled with close your

ev eyes

-

'ry-thing you know,, and you can s e e ,

mem-ber,,

Re - mem-ber,, Re - mem-her,-

turn a - round.

Re

love

is

when you're sad and feel-in1 down,, think of all that life can b e ,

-

Re Re -

mem-her.-

on

-

ly

in

a

dream,-

Re

-

mem-ber.

I

nev

-

Re

er as it

seems,-

life

was

clear,

life i s

dream.

Long a

I

- mem-her,-

close

your

eyes.-

- go,

far

a

-

way,-

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderate Boogie Rock

I

(

It

was

want- ed

take

to

get

fif

in

-

ty

it

four,

then I'd

when she

walked - through the

have to get

on -

it.

door -

I

with .the

sang

red

my

balls off

I-

I-

eyes

to

for you, ba

get -

the

I worked my

high,

But when

I

note,

woke up

I

was

a - lone. -

Ba

D7 0

- by, ba

-

by

c o m e

back,

G

need you to

make,

a good

To Coda

Well,

I

saw

her

I

-

I

could-n't

get

to - day

- tin'

get

start

in-

-

back

-

ed,

it,

I

in

di

Stu

I

felt brok-en

-

heart

- o

-

"A",

sang for

we

a

min

ed. -

I

were

just

- ute,

she

sang

,

my

Repeat and fade I

I

I I

I

-

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderately

1.Spoken: 2.Spoken: 3.Spoken:

"Come here, c'Roy, "Come here,

She said, She said, She said,

The other day I met a girl named Joy. The other day 1 met a girl named Joy. The other day I met a girl named Joy.

I h gonna I'm I'm

make you m y joy boy." gonna make you m y joy boy." gonna muke you feel all clummy

Things Well, inside."

went she

good, took

II

Y

Now, Now, Now,

things went bad. me for a ride, sort o f a "joy-ride." Things went good, things went bad.

Y

C1 I I I

think think think

of of of

Joy, Joy, Joy,

it it

makes me sad, all weird I gel makes m e sad,

it makes m e sad. inside. it makes me sad.

every every every

time time time

Chorus: G7 Y

m m

P

a

I

r

I

I to

Ismg:JOY

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m

P

a

P

I

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world

1

a

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I was

P

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r

I

I

1

a

beau

r

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ti

-

I ful

joy

meant

on

sor

t/

C' I

I I

1

girl,-

but

c

G+

C

me

h

n v

r

1 1

I

- row.

I

1 to

Last time

Spoken: Now

3

And

got a have a

question. problem.

if if

then then

you haven't got an answer, you never had a question,

But

if

you

never

had

you haven't you'd never

a

problem,

I

1

well, everyone would be happy.

IU

There'd never be a love song.

~ u ift everyone was hopp?..

Joy was a beautiful girl,

But to

me

joy

meant

only sorrow.

I

Words and Music by HARRY NILSSON

Moderately

Tacet I

I

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r

I

A

a

r

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0

I

b

V

just

in

case I'm

wrong.

Turn on your re-cord play

- er, -

lis-ten

to my

song,

Coda

$

I-

turnon your night light ba-by, b y - by I'm

gone.

Tacet

Repeat arzd fade

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Slow beat sb

I

Bang, bang, shoot 'em up

Bang,

des - tin

- y.

bang, shoot 'em up

-Moderate tempo ( r' = d )

I-

Bang, bang,shoot 'em up o n e , x v o , three.

I

want-ed

to

be

a

space

1

One, two, three, four.

man, -

that's

what

I

want

- ed

to

I

1-

bring me back

I

round

and

down

-

a - round

and a

safe - ly

-

t

o

.

the sea.

round and a - round

is a l l - she ev - e r say

But

to

a -

me.-

1

I

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A

rl

w

moon,

I

knew 'that

it

. l

I I l

had

I I

I I

1

I

to

be

I

I

I

I r2

I

fun.

I

I

Hey,

I

Moth - er Earth,

-

want - ed

to

down -

bring me back

won't-cha

A - round

be

and

a

- ro*d-

and

a

-

round

safe - ly to -

and

a - rozd-

the sea.-

is

just-

Ah

ground. 3

Ah

I

Hey,

Moth-er Earth,

bet

- ter

bring me

back

down-

safe

- ly t o -

the sea.,

-

she

No-bod-y

ev

-

er

say

cares

a

- bout

me.

hey! YouMoth-er Earth,you bet

- ter

I

-

round and a - r o x d - and a - round and a - r o x d - i s t h e

prob-lem of a space

-

man. -

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderate Rock

I-

You're ( You're)

C

break - in' my break - in' my

heart, heart,

you! 00h!

I

I

-

,

you're you're

You

a in'

good my

timeglass

-

now I'm es

blue. too. -

tear-in' tear -in'

it it

I want All stepped on my

a a

- part, - part, -

so fuck ooh,

to do a s s , .

is have you're brea

YO Yo1

I-

I

wan-na boo - ga - 103, wan-na drive my car,

run down to buy a lot - ta

-

-

ooh!

-

Tramps stuff

-

-

You're break-in' my heart, I'm go - in' in - sane,

have a dance or I've had e -nough of

_.

you're there' s

tear-in' it a - part - but fuck no one to blame so fuck

-

I

You're you!

I

You

got - ta have your

way, -

there's

two,, you,,

noth-in'left

to

say,

-

there'snoth-in' left

I-

tear-in' it

a

to

- part - but

L

I

I

I

n

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1

rl'

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I

rl

rl

w

Doo doo doo doo doo doo

I

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L

I

h

I

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etc.

1

I

heart, , you're

you. -

I

1

I

I

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break - in' my

You're

ooh! .

do,

I

rl

I

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I

L

I

I I

h

C

I

I

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A

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderately slow

You I

could do could be

the laun - dry, a plumb - er.

I'll we

-

ave -

come by on could wait 'ti1

Mon - day, sum - mer,

-

you we-

-

I

-

- could go

-

-

Ve Ve

to to

go

could

- gas

-

I

-

-

loo loo

can

loo loo

be

so

loo loo

eas

loo loo

-

y,

7

loo, loo,

let

be be

and and

gas

-

w

ooh life

the wheel of

ver ver

- y - y

-

py. py.

Ooh Ooh -

loo loo, gam - ble,

oargam -

hap hap

w

loo is

loo just

for - tune

loo a

spin. -

We couldmake a

1

-

ble

if

re - cord,

you want

to

sell -

win.

a

-

lot of cop - ies,- - ew

could play Las Ve

Ooh loo loo loo loo

- gas

and -

loo, life ,

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON and RICHARD PERRY

d'

- -

I'd rath - er be

I

I*

I'd rath-er be

dead,

dead,

I'd

dead

I'd rath-er

than wet my

be

I

dead,

rath -er be

dead,

bed.

I'd rath-er be

I

said

I

dead,

Oh, I'd rath

I

than car - ry

on,

I'd rath-er go a

OhI'drath-er

I t t

and you're bet-ter off

be

- er

be

- way

than feel this

there

t * dead

gone

tho' it does-n't seem

-

fair.

Oh I'd rath - er be

I

I

-

I'd rath-er be

my

I

\

I

I'd

dead

- I'd rath - er keep

A

dead,

I I

than wet

my

-

I

rl

but you're bet - ter off n I I

I'd

and dress

I

r

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l

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A

I

I I

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my

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I

+r

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dead

be

self

\

I

A

I

than I

-

rath-er

I

I

I

1

\

A

dead,

be

bed.

health

1

\

rath -er

sit-ting

I \

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I

on

I

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a

Words and Music by

HARRY NILSSON

Moderatelv

Well the

I

A

come to the light can be

chanc- es are slim - mer of end of the night - there might

end akd the bright, there and

find -in' your way. be a big band

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ev - 'ry-thing's strang - er than mat- ter what hap - pens I

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I

world.

swear all

world.

but I

my thoughtsare

a

it used to bet it's 0.

could-n't

be

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I

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moun-tains when you're mad,

I

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riv

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love you for your snow,

G9 0 0

love the way you wear your

world

*

your

in

the

world,

t

your

and those

deep

des - erts down be

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blue

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trees.

The most

and

though there

are

beau

times

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when I

I

doubt you

I

when you get

see -

I

if it's

old - er

re

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