Chords for "Yo-Yo"
Date: May 17, 1997 2:16 PM
From: Ryoji Shirai
Yo - Yo
Written by: Ray Davies
Published by: Davray Music Ltd.
Intro: Dm C Am Dm
Dm C
There are many different people,
Am Dm
Livin' double lives.
F
One for the office,
C Dm Bb
And one that they take home to their wives.
F C
He sits in the armchair, watching channel 4,
Dm Bb
With his brains not expected home for an hour or more.
Dm C Am
He's still drifting to and fro, like a yo-yo.
Dm C Am Dm
His wife is in the kitchen, fixin' her old man's tea
F
She's thinking to herself,
C Dm Bb
"He's not the man that married me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."
F C
They used to laugh together, now he's never at home.
Dm Bb
Now she's fighting back the tears, she can't even laugh alone.
Dm C Am
She's just sitting by the telephone, like a yo-yo.
F C Bb C
You needed me when you were crying,
F C Bb C
But now you're laughing I'm the last thing on your mind.
F C Bb C
First you love me, then you don't.
F C Bb
I'm up and down,
Am Dm C
Like a yo-yo.
Am
Yo-yo.
F C Bb C
Ah, you thought you knew me pretty well,
F C Bb C
But with people like me you never can tell.
F C Bb C
You can only guess which way I'll go.
F C Bb
You got me sussed, but you don't know,
C C
I'm a yo-yo.
Bb
Just like a yo-yo on a string.
C C
I'm a yo-yo.
Bb
Little child playing with a yo-yo.
C C Bb Am Dm C Am
Yo-yo, yo-yo.
Dm C Am Dm
Girl you had me dangling, like a yo-yo on a string,
F C Dm Bb
But with you at the controls I could accomplish anything, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah.
F C
You were just playing, I was a little boy,
Dm Bb
But when I grew into a man you just threw away your toy,
Dm C
Like a yo-yo.
Am
Yo-yo.
F C Bb C
You might be popular, but it won't last for long,
F C Bb C
So don't give up the day job, in case it all goes wrong.
F C Bb C F C Bb
Look at your ego, watch it go, up and down,
Am Dm C
Like a yo-yo.
Am
Yo-yo.
F C Bb C
You needed me when you were crying,
F C Bb C
But now you're laughing I'm the last thing on your mind.
F C Bb C
First you love me, then you don't.
F C Bb
I'm up and down,
Am Dm C
Like a yo-yo.
Am
Yo-yo.
F C Bb C
I'm a yo-yo (yo-yo).
F C Bb C
Like a yo-yo.
*Beautiful chords change....His life needs F and Bb,it used many songs.
This album was made sad feeling,we feels it.....I think so,don't you?
Albums this song can be found on:
* Give The People What They Want
* One More For The Road
Date: April 4, 2001 3:16 PM
From: John Kerrigan
There's a C chord which follows Dm before F at l-i-ves etc.
This is transcribed for me by my brother Ronnie Kerrigan. I play it
that way and you'll find that this is correct.
YO YO Ray Davies
transcribed by Ronnie Kerrigan
Intro: Dm C Am Dm C Am
Dm C Am Dm C
There are many different people, living double li-ve-s.
F C Dm Bb
One for the office and one that they take home to their wi-ve-s.
F C
He sits in the armchair and watches channel four,
Dm Bb
but his brains not expected home for a hour or more.
Dm C Am
He's still drifting to and fro, like a Yo Yo-o.
Dm C Am Dm C
Wife's in the kitchen, fixing her old man's t-e-a.
F C Dm
She's thinking to herself, he's not the man who married me,
Bb
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
F C
They used to laugh together, now he's never at home.
Dm Bb
Now she's fighting back the tears, she can't even laugh alone.
Dm C Am
She's sitting by the telephone, like a Yo Yo-o.
F C / Bb C
You needed me, when you would cry.
F C / Bb C
Now, you're laughin', I'm the last thing on your mind.
F C / Bb C
First you love me, then you don't.
F C / Bb Am Dm C Am
I'm up and down, like a Yo Yo.
F C / Bb C
Argh, you thought you knew me really well.
F C / Bb C
With people like me, you never can tell.
F C / Bb C
You can only guess, which way I'll go.
F C / Bb C
You got me sussed, but you don't know.
C Bb
I'm a Yo Yo. Just like a Yo Yo on a string
C Bb
I'm a Yo Yo. Little child, playin' with a Yo Yo.
C Bb Am
Yo Yo.
Dm C Am
Yo Yo.
Dm C Am Dm C
Girl you had me danglin', like a Yo Yo on a str-in-g.
F C Dm
But with you at the controls, I could accomplish anything.
Bb
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
F C
You were just playing, I was a liitle boy.
Dm Bb
But when I grew into a man, you threw away your toy.
Dm C Am
Like a Yo Yo. Yo Yo-o.
F C / Bb C
You might be popular, but it won't last for long.
F C / Bb C
So don't give up the day job, in case it all goes wrong.
F C / Bb C
Look at your ego, watch it go.
F C / Bb Am Dm C
Up and down, like a Yo Yo.
Am
Yo Yo.
F C / Bb C
You needed me, when you were cryin'.
F C / Bb C
But now that you're laughing, I'm the last thing on your mind.
F C / Bb C
First you love me, then you don't.
F C / Bb Am Dm C
I'm up and down, like a Yo Yo.
Am
Yo Yo.
F C Bb C F C Bb CF C Bb C F - - -> fade
I'm a Yo Yo (Yo Yo) Like a Yo Yo. Like a Yo Yo.
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