Chords for "How Are You"

Date: September 13, 1997  3:31 PM
From: Christopher Carl Heckman


                             How Are You
      Written by Ray Davies, tabbed by Christopher Carl Heckman

        Recycling the riff from "Tired Of Waiting For You".
        Dave's lead line (when the chord changes to C) is
        ggg f e ggg f e ggg f e ccc d ee | (f).


F G F G F G F G F 
                  

     F      G      F G  F       G               F    
It's been a while,    I haven't seen you for at least

  G             F        G                F    G 
A year or more, or is it less? I can't be sure   

F      G        F G F              G              
 Well, anyway,       you must have heard about the

F               G    F             G          
Troubles that I had, but somehow I got through

F        G              F    G           F G        C   
I always managed to ...  and by the way,    How are you?

F           G     F         G     
How is your life? How is it going?

F             G            F          G     
Are you still dreaming and making big plans?

F           G      F              G      
How are the nights are they still lonely?

F             G              F          G     
Are you still struggling the way that I am? Oh

C                         F    G F G F G F G 
How, how are you? How are you?               


G                              C      G     
You always said that you would try to change

G                             C    G   
Turn a new leaf and start all over gain

G                               C       G    
But I bet you're making all the same mistakes

G        C                           G          C     
You're a lot like me, that's why I'm still your friend


F      G           F G F            G                F          G   
 Still no offence,     no more hard feelings left on silly sentiment

F           G                 F    
No harm was ever felt or ever meant

G       F    G    F G F            G              F            G       
 You go your way,     I'm bound to see you on the street again some day

    F      G       F                   C                
And when I do I'll always say, How are you? How are you?


F           G     F         G     
How is your life? How is it going?

F             G            F          G     
Are you still dreaming and making big plans?

F           G       F              G      
How are the nights? Are they still lonely?

F             G              F          G     
Are you still struggling the way that I am? Oh

C                         F    G F G F G F G F G 
How, how are you? How are you?                   



        Solo: over 1st half of bridge


  G                          C       G    
I know you're making all the same mistakes

         C                          G          C     
You're a lot like me that's why I'm still your friend


F G          F G       F               G           F   G 
I better go,   I gotta thousand little things I better do

    F          G              F           G 
Ah, but it was really good to talk to you   

F   G          F            G              F            G       
 Be on my way, I'm bound to see you on the street again some day

F          G           F G F G        C                
And when I do I'll say,       How are you? How are you?


F           G     F         G     
How is your life? How is it going?

F             G            F          G     
Are you still dreaming and making big plans?

F           G       F              G      
How are the nights? Are they still lonely?

F             G              F          G     
Are you still struggling the way that I am? Oh

F    G F G F       G    F G F       G    F G F G F G 
How,       how are you?     How are you?



Date: December 26, 1998 1:05 PM
From: Mariano Joven III


Right before the songs goes into "how are you?", you go into a C chord.  I
believe that there should be several more different chords after the C
chord, before going back to the F & G repetitions.



Date: October 7, 2006
From:  Mariano Joven

What about the following sequence, after C:
Em, Am, A?
Pls comment.