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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