Chords for "Underneath The Neon Sign"

From: IAN GRANT
Date: Wed, Sep 11, 1996 3:23 PM


Underneath The Neon Sign  by Raymond Douglas Davies 

Notes of the Riff Descending F pentatonic scale beginning on A


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F               C       
All I see is imitation 
                        F                                            
And there's no earth beneath my feet. 
                                C                
There are no trees or fields in front of me 
              F                                  
Only slabs of concrete. 
F7                   Bb                              
Skyscrapers reaching up to the clouds, 
                                F                 
Don't give the moon a chance to shine, 
                       C                          
And I've got imitation moonlight 
Bb (sound then mute)         F    (riff)                                        
Standing underneath the neon sign. 


F (sound then mute) C                                                 
Is it real or just illusion? 
                    F                             
Can there be a time when it's night? 
                  C                               
Is it merely my delusion 
             F                                    
Or my senses telling me lies. 
F7                Bb                                
Is it just hallucination? 
                     F                            
Have I been drinking too much wine? 
                            C                     
I don't know if it's day or night, 
         Dm                  G7                      
When I'm underneath the neon sign. 
Dm                  F                               
Underneath the neon sign____. 


F G Ab A                 Dm               F                
       Electronic nature made by man with robots in mind. 
F G Ab A               Dm           Bb                       F
       Big city lights guide my way into the night, darkness shines 
                C                            F  (riff)
       When I'm standing underneath the neon sign. 


                   C                              
If there isn't any sunshine 
                      F                          
We'll some-day buy the neon sign 
                        C                         
And if we can't see any stars at night 
                        F                         
We'll sit and watch the traffic lights. 
                   Bb                              
If there isn't any day-time 
               F                                  
I've got an imitation dawn, 
                    C                             
I've got a simulated sunshine 
                             F                    
Standing underneath the neon sign. 

(Instrumental:  C F C F F7)
         Bb                                        
Is it an illusion? 
                     F                            
Have I been drinking too much wine? 
                                C                 
Can there be day-time when it's night 
Dm                  G7                               
Underneath the neon sign. 
Dm                  F                               
Underneath the neon sign____. 
F G Ab A                                                 
       Is it mother nature 
Dm                     Bb                            
Playing tricks with my eyes 
             F                                    
For darkness shines 
         C                            F            
When I'm standing underneath the neon sign. 

(Outro- Riff. Three descents and fade)

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