Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 16:39:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brent Lehman 
Subject: a/alphaville/lassie_come_home.crd

"Lassie Come Home" by Alphaville, from their album _Afternoons_in_Utopia_.
Good for solo performance by a fire on the beach.
Copyright 1986 WEA Musik GmbH
_Afternoons_in_Utopia_ is an Atlantic Records title, cat. no. 81667-2


Suggested strum rhythm: 1---2---3---4---
                        d--ud--d-d-ud--u
Variations throughout the song are advised.


(The recording has a lengthy introduction whose chord structure is identical
to the rest of the song.  It is omitted here.)


                         C                         Am
                         Lonely boy...
                         Em                        G
People drifting...
                         C                         Am
There's a little...
                         Em                        G
Painting portraits...
                         Bb                        F
                            Lovely lady smile
                         C                         G
                I'm only operating...
            D            Em                        Am
                            This was authentic...
                         E                         Dm
This was authentic...
                         Am                        E
                            He had no chance...
                         G                         D
It hit her...


(Chord structure of this stanza is the same as the last)
                         C                         Am
                         In the park...
                         Em                        G
on which she's giving...
                         C                         Am
They videoed...
                         Em                        G
It rode an orange...
                         Bb                        F
                            Keep on riding, sir
                         C                         G
Open up the door...
            D            Em                        Am
                            This was authentic...
                         E                         Dm
This was authentic...
                         Am                        E
                            I had no chance...
                         G                         D
It hit her...


                         C                         Am
                         Lonely girl...
                         Em                        G
Lightning struck...
                         C                         Am
And now it's falling...
                         Em                        G
Somewhere a telephone...
                         Bb                        F
                            Hello junkie...
                         C                         G
Listen now...
            D            Bb                        F
                            Keep on riding, sir
                         C                         G
Open up the door...
            D            Bb                        F
                            Lassie come home
                         C                         G
                            Oooh...
            D


Bb---F---C---G-D-  repeats and fades to end.