Madness – Never Ask Twice (Guitar)

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[Intro] C#dim Cdim Bdim A#dim Adim G#dim Gdim F#dim [Verse 1]
Dm                C#aug
Please observe my continental

Am/C                C#aug
alligator skin line shoulder bag

Dm                               C#aug
I've covered it in stickers from far and wide

Am/C                             C#aug    Dm  Em
And stuffed it full of suits and matching ties
[Chorus 1]
Fm                                  Eaug
I've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the land

Cm/D#                             Eaug
And there's not a single person I can't understand

Fm                               Eaug
I've forgotten the languages and wave my cash

Cm/D#                           A#7    C7
I've enjoyed every minute of it with a splash
[Verse 2]
Dm                    C#aug
I wear a Panama on my Brilcremed hair

Am/C                      C#aug
I think I carry it with a certain flair

Dm                       C#aug
When travelling abroad I know the score

Am/C                        C#aug    Dm      Em
With the voice of authority from the first-a-world war
[Chorus 2]
Fm                               Eaug
I went all through to Congo on a magic pleasure knock

Cm/D#                             Eaug
Staving off disease with hallucinogenic drugs

Fm                              Eaug
With a mind-bending root from a local native source

Cm/D#                           A#7         C7
Made my mind and my body have a premature divorce
[Link] C#7 C7 C#7 C7 C#7 C7 C#7 D7 [Bridge]
D#m               Em                     D#m
I felt like I was sliding from a massive height

D#m                   Em                           Fdim
It seemed like it was morning in the middle of the night

Fdim               F#dim                          Fdim
My eyes were open, though there's nothing much to see

Fdim               F  G#  F  G#
A swirling mist of images
[Instrumental] Dm C#aug Am/C C#aug Dm C#aug Am/C C#aug Dm Em Fdim Edim D#dim Ddim C#dim Cdim Bdim A#dim [Verse 3]
Fm                             Eaug
The seas are my friend and the skies my home

Cm/D#                             Eaug
When clinging to the arm-rests, I travel alone

Fm                         Eaug
I'm always ready to give advice

Cm/D#                 Eaug  Fm  Gm
Travelling companions never ask twice
[Chorus 1]
G#m                                 Gaug
I've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the land

B/F#                              Gaug
And there's not a single person I can't understand

G#m                              Gaug
I've forgotten the languages and wave my cash

B/F#                            C#7    D#7
I've enjoyed every minute of it with a splash
[Instrumental] Fm Eaug Cm/D# Eaug Fm Eaug Cm/D# Eaug Fm Gm [Chorus 1]
G#m                                 Gaug
I've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the land

B/F#                              Gaug
And there's not a single person I can't understand

G#m                              Gaug
I've forgotten the languages and wave my cash

B/F#                            C#7    D#7
I've enjoyed every minute of it with a splash
[Instrumental] Fm Eaug Cm/D# Eaug Fm Eaug Cm/D# Eaug Fm Gm G#m Gaug B/F# Gaug G#m Gaug B/F# C#7 D#7