Catchphrase
1. from the album 'Taking Off' and the c.d. 'Recollections 1'
2. from the television shows 'Old Grey Whistle Test' and "Innes Book Of Records'
(Taking Off/Recollections version)
Key: Bb
Capo 1, play A
Intro: Bb C7 F7 Bb *A+
**(Capo): (A) (B7) (E7) (A) *(G#+)
Bb C7 F7 Bb *A+
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) *(G#+)
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
C7
(B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
And not just another shallow entertainer
C7
(B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
A-tellin' what I know is true
Bb
(A)
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
I wanna make love to you!
Instr: Bb C7 F7 Bb *A+
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) *(G#+)
Bb C7 F7 Bb Bb7
(A) (B7) (E7)(A) (A7)
Eb7
(D7)
Burn baby burn, shake baby shake,
Bb7
(A7)
One foot on the gas and one foot on the brake
Eb7
(D7)
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
C7 F7
(B7) (E7)
A poet for a lie and a clown for the truth.
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
And not just another shallow entertainer
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
Tellin' what I know is true
Bb
(A)
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
I wanna make love to you!
Instr: Bb C7 F7 Bb *A+
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) *(G#+)
Bb C7 F7 Bb Bb7
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) (A7)
Eb7
(D7)
Burn baby burn, shake baby shake,
Bb7
(A7)
One foot on the gas and one foot on the brake
Eb7
(D7)
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
C7 F7
(B7) (E7)
A poet for a lie and a clown for the truth.
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
And not just another shallow entertainer
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb *A+
(E7) (A) *(G#+)
Tellin' what I know is true
Bb
(A)
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb G7
(E7) (A) (F#7)
I wanna make love to you (Indeed I do)
C7 F7 Bb G7
(B7) (E7) (A) (F#7)
I wanna make love to you (Indeed I do)
C7 F7 Bb F7 Bb
(B7) (E7) (A) (E7) (A)
I wanna make love to you
NB:
*The chords indicated by '*' (ie: G#+ and A+) may
sound a little unusual here! You could probably get by
without them altogether, since it is just the
background instruments which are making it have that
kind of 'feel' to it.
**Capo chords indicated in parentheses.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Old Grey Whistle Test/IBoR version)
Key: Bb
Capo 1, play A
Intro: Bb C7 F7 Bb
*(Capo): (A) (B7) (E7) (A)
**Ahhh.........
Bb C7 F7 Bb F7
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) (E7)
Ahhh.......
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
C7
(B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
And not just another shallow entertainer
C7
(B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
A-tellin' what I know is true
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna make love to you!
Instr**: Bb C7 F7 Bb
(A) (B7) (E7) (A)
Ahhh.........
Bb C7 F7 Bb Bb7
(A) (B7) (E7)(A) (A7)
Ahhh.......
Eb7
(D7)
Burn baby burn, shake baby shake,
Bb7
(A7)
One foot on the gas and one foot on the brake
Eb7
(D7)
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
C7 F7
(B7) (E7)
A poet for a lie and a clown for the truth.
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
C7
(B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
And not just another shallow entertainer
C7
(B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
Tellin' what I know is true
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna make love to you!
Instr**: Bb C7 F7 Bb
(A) (B7) (E7) (A)
Ahhh.........
Bb C7 F7 Bb Bb7
(A) (B7) (E7) (A) (A7)
Ahhh.......
Eb7
(D7)
Burn baby burn, shake baby shake,
Bb7
(A7)
One foot on the gas and one foot on the brake
Eb7
(D7)
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
C7 F7
(B7) (E7)
A poet for a lie and a clown for the truth.
Bb C7
(A) (B7)
I wanna catchphrase, I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
I wanna gimmick, I wanna hit
C7
(B7)
I'm just a poor boy with a song and a smile
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
And not just another shallow entertainer
C7
(B7)
I'm a clean-cut boy-next-door
F7 Bb
(E7) (A)
Tellin' what I know is true
Bb
(A)
I wanna catchphrase
C7
(B7)
I wanna start a craze
F7 Bb G7
(E7) (A) (F#7)
I wanna make love to you (Indeed I do)
C7 F7 Bb G7
(B7) (E7) (A) (F#7)
I wanna make love to you (Indeed I do)
C7 F7 Bb A Bb
(B7) (E7) (A) (G#) (A)
I wanna make love to you
NB:
*Capo chords indicated in parentheses.
**The parts with "Ahhh..." are just instrumentals in
the "Old Grey Whistle Test" version.
The "Old Grey Whistle Test" version is actually in the
key of A; use the chords written in parentheses, but
without a capo.
First version, slow and sweet, second version, Neil is a little punker!
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