On and On

Stephen Bishop

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On and On

Written by Stephen Bishop
Key: C
On and On Key GG
On and On Key G#G#
On and On Key AA
On and On Key A#A#(one step down)
On and On Key BB(half step down)
On and On Key CC(original key)
On and On Key C#C#(half step up)
On and On Key DD(one step up)
On and On Key D#D#
On and On Key EE
On and On Key FF
On and On Key F#F#
	  		

Intro: 
   Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------|| 
 B|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|| 
 G|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|| 
 D|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|| 
 A|3------------------------|3------------------------|3------------------------|3------------------------|| 
 E|------------5------------|------------5------------|------------5------------|------------5------------|| 
   T                         T                         T                         T 
                                                                                        V3 only: Got the.. 

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   Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Dm11        F/G 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------|------------1------------| 
 B|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|8-----------1------------| 
 G|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|10----------2------------| 
 D|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|10----------3------------| 
 A|3------------------------|3------------------------|3------------------------|-------------------------| 
 E|------------5------------|------------5------------|------------5------------|10----------3------------| 
   T                         T                         T 
 V1 Down in Jamaica they got  lots of pretty women.    Steal your money then they   break your heart. 
 V2 Poor ol' Jimmy sits  a---lone in the moonlight --- saw his woman kiss  a --- nother man, so he... 
 V3 sun on my shoulders and my toes  in  the  sand.    Woman's left me for some  ----  other man. Oh, but.. 


   Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Dm11        F/G           C           Am 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|------------1------------|0------------------------| 
 B|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3|8-----------1------------|----3-------1------------| 
 G|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----|10----------2------------|--------5---2------------| 
 D|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|10----------3------------|----5-------2------------| 
 A|3------------------------|3------------------------|-------------------------|3-----------0------------| 
 E|------------5------------|------------5------------|10----------3------------|-------------------------| 
   T                         T                                                   T 
 V1 Lonesome Sue,   she's in love with ol' Sam         Take him from the fire into the frying pan. On and.. 
 V2 Takes a ladder, steals the stars from the sky      Puts on Sinatra  and  starts  to  cry.      On and.. 
 V3 I don't care, I'll just dream  and  stay  tan.     Toss up my heart    and see where it lands. On and.. 

Chorus 
  Dm7                        Dm7/G                     Cadd9                     A7sus7      A7 
E|1-------------------------|1------------------------|0------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|1-------------------------|1------------------------|3------------------------|3-----------2------------| 
G|2-------------------------|2------------------------|0------------------------|0-----------0------------| 
D|0-------------------------|-------------------------|2------------------------|2-----------2------------| 
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|3------------------------|0-----------0------------| 
E|--------------------------|3------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
 1 on...            She just keeps on trying. And she smiles________   when  she  feels  like  crying. 
 2 on...             he just keeps on trying. And he  smiles________   when   he  feels  like  crying. 
 3 on...              I just keep  on trying. And I   smile_________   when    I  feel   like   dying. 

   Dm7                       Dm7/G                     Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11 
 E|1------------------------|1------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------| 
 B|1------------------------|1------------------------|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3| 
 G|2------------------------|2------------------------|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----| 
 D|0------------------------|-------------------------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------| 
 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|3------------------------|3------------------------| 
 E|-------------------------|3------------------------|------------5------------|------------5------------| 
                                                       T                         T 
 1 On and on...       On and on...              On and on...                                Mmmm... To V2 
 2 On and on...       On and on...              On and on...                                    Well my... 
 3 On and on...       On and on...              On and on...                                *On and... 
                                                                                  *Proceed to Final Chorus 

Bridge 
   Fmaj7                     Em7                       Dm7       Dm7/G           Cadd9 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|1----------1-------------|0------------------------|| 
 B|1------------------------|3------------------------|1----------1-------------|3------------------------|| 
 G|2------------------------|0------------------------|2----------2-------------|0------------------------|| 
 D|3------------------------|2------------------------|0------------------------|2------------------------|| 
 A|-------------------------|2------------------------|-------------------------|3------------------------|| 
 E|1------------------------|0------------------------|-----------3-------------|-------------------------|| 
      First time_____  is the last time.        It can make  you feel   so   bad.               But if you 

   Fmaj7                     Em7                       Am7        D7             F/G 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------|1--| 
 B|1------------------------|3------------------------|1----------3-------------|1--| 
 G|2------------------------|0------------------------|0----------5-------------|2--| 
 D|3------------------------|2------------------------|2----------4-------------|3--| 
 A|-------------------------|2------------------------|0----------5-------------|---| 
 E|1------------------------|0------------------------|-------------------------|3--| 
      Know it,          show it.                   Hold on       tight,   don't let her say "Good ---ni-- 

   F/G 
 E|1------------------------|| 
 B|1------------------------|| 
 G|2------------------------|| 
 D|3------------------------|| 
 A|-------------------------|| 
 E|3------------------------|| 
   --ght!"__________________   Proceed to Intro 

Final Chorus 

   Dm7                       Dm7/G                     Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11 
 E|1------------------------|1------------------------|0------------------------|0------------------------| 
 B|1------------------------|1------------------------|----3-------3-----------3|----3-------3-----------3| 
 G|2------------------------|2------------------------|--------5-----------5----|--------5-----------5----| 
 D|0------------------------|-------------------------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------| 
 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|3------------------------|3------------------------| 
 E|-------------------------|3------------------------|------------5------------|------------5------------| 
                                                       T                         T 
   On...              On and on...              On and on...                                 On and 
   On...              On and on___________      On and on________________________________         Ooh ohh__ 


   Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9 
 E|0------------------------|0------------------------|| 
 B|----3-------3-----------3|3------------------------|| 
 G|--------5-----------5----|5------------------------|| 
 D|----5-----------5--------|5------------------------|| 
 A|3------------------------|3------------------------|| 
 E|------------5------------|-------------------------|| 
   T                         T 
  ooh_______________________ 

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Bonus 

Multiple Guitar Intro: 

  GTR1 
   Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11          Cadd9       Am11 
E|------------------------0|------------------------0|------------------------0|------------------------0| 
B|--------1-------------1--|--------1-------------3--|--------3-------------3--|--------3-------------3--| 
G|----0---------------0----|----0---------------0----|----0---------------0----|----0---------------0----| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|3-----------0------------|3-----------0------------|3-----------0------------|3-----------0------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|      
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 |GTR2 
E|0-----------0------------|0-----------0------------|0------------------------|0------------------------| 
B|----3------------3-------|----3------------3-------|----1---1-------------3--|----1---1-------------1-3| 
G|--------5---------------5|--------5---------------5|------------2-------0---0|------------2-------0----| 
D|------------7---------5--|------------7---------5--|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 

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T = thumb 

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