INTRO E |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7----0---0-0---0- B |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7----4b5-4-2-0-2- G |8-8-8-8-8---9-9--8---8-8-8-8-8--9-9--8------------2-2- D |9-9-9-9-9---9-9--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9--------------2- A |9-9-9-9-9---7-7--9---9-9-9-9-9--7-7--9--------------0- E |7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--------------0- E |---------------------------------------------------0--0 B |4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-0-------4-4-4-4-5-4--2-0---------0--2 G |4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-----4-4-4-4-4-4------2-------1--2 D |---------------------------------------------------2--2 A |---------------------------------------------------2--0 E |---------------------------------------------------0--0 1ST VERSE My life is a valuable thing I want to keep it that way I won't cry My life's such a valuable thing Some things don't fade away I don't mind 2ND VERSE We give the best we can give We won't forget we can't forgive Keep us radioactive free Strike a bell in Hiroshima park You know that we can't see in the dark We try & we try & we try... CHORUS Who waits for the planes to come When everybody's got you on the run South Pacific carry on 3RD VERSE It seems to me that what we're saying Nobody wants to talk about This is no time to be wondering why I do the best I can do The human jungle and the global zoo I'll find my way it's a very special world CHORUS Why wait for the planes to come When everybody's got us on the run South Pacific carry on Here comes the Hercules Here comes the submarines Dmajb5 Sinking South Pacific dreams Intro to Solo E |----------------------------- B |----------------------------- G |----------------------------- D |----------------------------- A |----444-222-4----444-222-4--- E |-22-------------22----------- Solo (something like this!) over E |---------------------------------------------------------- B |---------------------------------------------------------- G |---------------------------------------------------------- D |---------------------------------------------------------- A |---------------------------------------------------------- E |-0-4/5-4-2-0-0-4/5-4-2-0-2-0--0-4/5-4-2-0-0-4/5-4-2-0-2-0- E |----------------- B |----------------- G |----------------- D |----4-2---2------ Play this twice A |2-5-----5--5-4-2- E |----------------- E |---------------- B |3-2------------- G |----4-2-1------- D |----------4-2--- A |---------------- E |---------------- Play Twice A This is something I will remember This is something I will remember ? This is something I will remember Remember Remember CHORUS Why wait for the planes to come When everybody's got us on the run South Pacific carry on Here comes the Hercules Here comes the submarines Dmajb5 Sinking South Pacific dreams SOLO OVER Chord (I haven't worked this out yet.)

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